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Time is very relative on the open waters
Posted on March 13th, 2009 CommentsWith the return of Daylight Saving Time last Sunday, my mind went wandering off to the meaning of time on the open waters. Time is very relative out there.
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Victualing is grocery shopping of a different kind
Posted on March 8th, 2009 CommentsWhen it comes to groceries, I’m not really a planner. Or volume buyer. I never had a Costco or Sam’s Club membership, and I intend to keep it that way. I don’t need 48 rolls of kitchen towel, nor do I have the space to store them. I’m not interested in saving a couple of bucks on a dozen steak value pack, even if I had the appetite or the freezer to handle them. I’d rather walk down to the local store and get my supplies for the day (or two). There’s one big exception though. And that is victualing for a prolonged stay at sea. Victualing? Who uses that term? Sailors do.
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Yachts spend a lot of time on land
Posted on March 3rd, 2009 CommentsFor devices designed and built to sail, yachts spend an awful lot of time on land. They also spend a lot of time shored up in marinas, but that’s a different matter altogether, probably deserving a separate post.
Michiel de Boer
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