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  • Salt nomads

    When I was very young I had a conversation with God. She asked me what is it in this world … Continue reading → Click here for full post: http://artofhookie.org/2020/02/salt-nomads/ YouTube: Art Of Hookie More

  • CopperCoat Antifouling Nightmare

    We had CopperCoat Antifouling applied to the hull of our Oyster 56′ in 2016. Since then we’ve had nothing but problems. To get the full story, to date, watch the following video that highlights: our first CopperCoat application in North Carolina a haul out in South Carolina for CopperCoat USA Click here for full post: […] More

  • Recommendation – Ocean Signal MOB1

    I don’t think we find anything as worrisome as the idea of a man overboard.  Since we often sail with just two on board, one of us is always on watch, while the other needs to try and sleep in order to stay useful. For me, the idea of waking up to find that Lisa […] More

  • Recommendation – Fujinon Techno-Stabi

    Fujinon Techno-Stabi When you are preparing to cruise you buy a lot of things that you hope will make cruising safer and more enjoyable.  On Footloose no single item has had a greater impact than the addition of these stabilized Fujinon Techno-Stabi binoculars. Being able to see where you are is obviously important for navigation, […] More

  • Moving Stuff… The Malone HandiRack

    Recently we decided we should unload our boat, as we were just plain carrying too much “stuff”. You’ve all seen the George Carlin bit “Stuff” right?  When you are leaving to go cruising you are not quite sure what will be important, so we spent a few hours going through every storage space in the […] More