“Remember when I sailed through New York harbor?!” I say to my sister-in-law. I’ve just arrived at her and my brother’s house in my home state. “That was fucking crazy.” “Of course I remember,” she says. “I never thought about it as a wild body of water. I mean Click here for full post: http://www.dinghydreams.com/2021/04/25/the-hobo-sailor-times/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hobo-sailor-times […] More
I feel like a giant piece of shit that hasn’t actually done anything of any merit. I have no idea why famous ocean sailors like Sam Holmes, Sean D’epagnier, Charlie Doane, and now Matt Rutherford fuck with me at all. I am not even in the same class as them. Click here for full post: […] More
When I think of the East Coast the first thing that comes to mind is not a wild landscape. Yes, there are beautiful ocean beaches, historic lighthouses, protected national seashores, and a variety of other delights ashore. But the majority of shoreline is privately owned. I think of the Click here for full post: http://www.dinghydreams.com/2021/02/13/atlantic-coast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=atlantic-coast […] More
Where do you find the heart of sailing? Is it witnessing both a sunset and a sunrise at sea? Is it in a boatyard with no fresh water, skin itchy with fiberglass? Is it in stepping ashore after a long passage, and drinking sparkling water with a lemon you foraged Click here for full post: […] More
The first time I ever went to a sauna was in the mountains above the Napa Valley in California. With pools fed by higher elevation hot springs there was a steam room, and sauna. This broke the image in my mind of a sauna full of old white men at Click here for full post: […] More
‘Sail it ‘til it sinks.” Said Tom the brewer with the beautiful wooden boat from 1937. I’m more like sail it to the islands and abandon or sell it for really cheap somewhere else. He shrugs his shoulders and takes a sip of his beer before he walks away. He Click here for full post: […] More
COMRADES, On Labor Day weekend 2020 I hauled my boat for three days and three days only to paint the bottom, remove the old prop shaft and fiberglass the hole, and make a small repair to the rudder that will prevent me from losing the rudder in the event of Click here for full post: […] More
There’s a tropical storm bearing down and it’s about to clip my anchorage. I wasn’t going to write this on the internet anywhere so my parents wouldn’t worry. But they found out about it on their own accord. I’ve got two anchors out and am protected from the wind direction Click here for full post: […] More
I first met my friend Jake in a boatyard on Lake Champlain while I was sitting on the rocks taking apart a trolling motor that I never would end up getting to work. He cracked open a micro brew and shouted from the ground up to another mate Click here for full post: http://www.dinghydreams.com/2020/04/13/two-crows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-crows Instagram: […] More
All the world cruisers are here having parties, and I’m like THERE’S A PANDEMIC, MY BOAT’S NOT FINISHED, FUCK YOUR PARTY. One of the Swedes talks about his quintessential American experience driving a big truck listening to country music. “Ha,” I say. “Don’t forget what is really behind that Click here for full post: http://www.dinghydreams.com/2020/04/07/shelter-in-place/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shelter-in-place […] More
A surveyor wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole (I know this because my friend’s a surveyor and said so), but that’s a legit home made 12-volt lithium battery for $300 vs. the $700-1000 you’ll pay for a “marine” one. Each cell is about three volts and that Click here for full post: http://www.dinghydreams.com/2020/02/05/earth-intruder/ […] More
A surveyor wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole (I know this because my friend’s a surveyor and said so), but that’s a legit home made 12-volt lithium battery for $300 vs. the $700-1000 you’ll pay for a “marine” one. Each cell is about three volts and that Click here for full post: http://www.dinghydreams.com/2020/02/05/earth-intruder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=earth-intruder […] More