Messing About In Sailboats

Sunset on 2006

Sunset in Hawaii - Dec 2006. Happy New Year y'all Read more →

Manta Rays in Hawaii

I just returned from an amazing week in Hawaii, indulging my other passion, scuba diving. We we were on the Big Island of Hawaii and I got six dives in off the Kona Coast. The unique thing about the diving here is the underwater landscape which is volcanic. Diving through lava tubes - very cool looking for eel and octopi. The wildlife is not the best I have ever seen with one mind-blowing exception - Manta Rays. The big thing thing to do in Hawaii is a Manta Ray night dive. It is truly one of the most exceptional things I have ever done. A regular dive is you an 4-6 other divers with a dive master poking around the coral looking for fishies. On a Manta night dive, you and 60-70 other divers sit on the bottom in a big tight circle with big flashlights pointing up to the... Read more →

Skiffs in Oz c/o Scuttlebutt

“Determination can conquer almost anything”

Nice article on NYTimes with a lovely slide-show. Read more →

What do you want for Christmas?

First off, I am not offering just helping with the annual question of "what do you want for Christmas". So as a way to avoid you getting socks, unusual underwear, terrible ties, navel cleaners, nostril-pluckers and other useless crap, I have created a list that you will see prominently if you move your eyeballs to the right. These are my favorite sailing or boat books. Although all the books link to Amazon, I am not collecting any affiliate fees, I offer them only out of the bounty of heart as we enter the season of joy and goodwill to all. PS: If you have any ideas to add to the list I will gladly add them. Enjoy! Read more →