Finally Legal: H2uh0 turns 21

Hard to believe I have kept going for this long. Of the original bloggers I started following back in 2001, no one is left but me. Frogma, Horse's Mouth, Wet Ass, Proper Course, EVK4, and many others have moved on. I love sailing and everything about it so I continue on. My boat Aquarius continues to perform at top levels. She was amazing on our 7 month voyage to Mexico and back. Now she sails between 100 and 150 days a year on the SF Bay and she continues to impress. I have a bunch of international travel with my wife coming up as we head back to Eastern Europe for a cruise from Turkey to Venice with lots of cool stops along the way. South Africa and New Zealand are coming up later this year. My sailing plans include one more Baja Haha in November and tons of day sails on the bay. I have been out twice this week and the winds have been over 25 each day. The boat handles it well. Lastly, I have my 50th high school reunion back in Wilmington, Delaware in October. I was a DJ for 30 years in the bay area and this will be my last gig. I am having a blast working out the 100 song playlist. Songs from the 60's and up to 1976 are on the list. Here are 5 songs from the list. Whiter Shade of Pale, Use Me, Bridge over Troubled Waters, Stairway to Heaven and Amie. I am getting close to 70 and hope to continue to sail for at least 10 more years. I sure do love it out there and sharing my love of the water with my friends and family. In my next lifetime I plan to follow in the footsteps of this beautiful lady!

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 (his site was one of the many that inspired me to start my own blog). Another blogger bites the dust. I may be the last one left!

Big boyz in town

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.

Too Much Fun!

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.