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Tag Archives: Chesapeake Bay
The Moment That Makes It
A Facebook friend asked a question I have not thought about for a long time. As often happens a simple answer became a short essay, because I’m like that. Question: Been thinking a lot about the wind and I am … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations, Uncategorized, voyages
Tagged boat, Chesapeake Bay, craft, dragonsong, jib, main, rhode River, sailing, sailor, silence, water
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Crab House Meditations
I love a small town on a river. They lack the pretense of either big cities or trendy ski resorts. There may not be much to do but sometimes that is exactly what is desired in a destination. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations, Uncategorized, voyages
Tagged Chesapeake Bay, Crab, maryland, Oxford, Restaurant, Tred Avon
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The Log Of Dragonsong: Spring Milk Shake Cruise 1993 Day 2
May 21 0300, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD. There is something about a lighthouse that brings the mind to muse on directions, dangers, and the eternal search for havens of rest. I am lounging on the upper balcony … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, voyages
Tagged boat, Chesapeake Bay, lighthouse, sailboat, sailing, sailor, screwpile
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The Log Of Dragonsong: Spring Milk Shake Cruise 1993 Day 1
In the Spring of 1993 I took a Cruise of several days in my 23 foot sloop Dragonsong. It was a needed break in a heavy schedule of working full time and going to Community College part-time. In those days … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, voyages
Tagged boat, Chesapeake Bay, cruise, cruising, maryland, river, sailing, st. michaels, wye
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The Silent Boatyard At The End of The Year
Winter is the silent season. Beaches are deserted, marinas grow quiet and cold weather puts a freeze on normal human hub-bub. The Caribbean may be hopping this time of year but the Olympic Peninsula, where I live is not. Around … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, boatyard, Chesapeake Bay, launch, Olympic Peninsula, sailboat, sailor, season, spring, Winter, yard
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The Weather Outside is Frightful
As I sit here tonight there is about ten inches of snow on the ground outside. Most of it hit the ground earlier today while I was at work. The temperature is 25 degrees. That is pretty low by Port … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, chesapeake, Chesapeake Bay, dragonsong, haul, rhode River, sailboat, sailing, season, seaward 23, snow, Winter
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Building a Memory, Modeling the Brewer Cat
I first became interested in boats, sailing vessels in particular, when I saw my first ship models. They were in display cases in the Cabrillo Beach museum in San Pedro, Ca. I was awed by the web of rigging on … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, boat-building, branscom, catboat, Chesapeake Bay, donald, Good Old Boat, magazine, marshall, model, museum, sailboat, sailing, sailor, watercraft, Woodenboat
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Boat Shows I have Known, Wooden and Otherwise
Ever since I began sailing I have enjoyed attending boat shows. They have fed my fantasies and drained my pockets. I have sampled there varied themes and locations: sailboat, powerboat, small boat, wooden, metal, kayaks, used, indoor, outdoor. In fair … Continue reading
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Tagged boat-building, Chesapeake Bay, MASCF, naval architect, Olympic Peninsula, Port Angeles, Port Townsend, sailboat, schooner
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The Tao Of Sailing Off The Hook
It’s a noisy, busy, world filled with fast-paced events and ever more complicated people. Â Hustle is the name of the game and it brings us many modern advantages. Â I do appreciate most of those things but as sailor I am … Continue reading
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Tagged anchor, anchorage, chart, Chesapeake Bay, Christ, hook, Lao Tzu, mast, meditation, pilotage, sailboat, sailing, silence, tao, water, watercraft, Woodenboat, Yachting Monthly, zen
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This Present Morning
As you can tell by my previous post I have a soft spot in my heart for the Chesapeake Bay. I used to live in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. That was about 150 miles from Edgewater, Maryland where my sailboat was … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Chesapeake Bay, Olympic Peninsula, sailboat, Straits of Juan de Fuca
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