Saturday, April 04, 2026

Sailing Anarchy has been sold

Word on the docks is that Scott sold the website to another party. I have been following them for 25 years. Another blogger bites the dust. I maybe the last one left!

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Almost lost his Keel

Here is a fascinating look at how boats are manufactured. It also looks at some of the weaknesses of the grid system used in building production boats. Especially around the keel. In this story, we look at the forces that caused cracks at the bottom of the boat from the 9' keel and resulted in the boat taking on water.

Saturday, March 21, 2026

From the Darkside: The Great Loop

Did you know you can boat from Lake Michigan to New York, down the Intercoastal to FLA and then back up to Lake Michigan? The distance is about 6000 miles and lots of folks love it.