Posts by Tim Henry
Does the Boat Make a Difference?
About 10 years, ago we hosted a group of six folks for a charter aboard ‘ti Profligate in the Caribbean.
The male in one of the couples spent most of his time on the phone doing business deals, while his wife, who wore a lot of sweatpants, did craft books. More »
The male in one of the couples spent most of his time on the phone doing business deals, while his wife, who wore a lot of sweatpants, did craft books. More »
Another Sailor Survives the Golden Globe
Since it began last July, we’ve been calling the 50th anniversary of the Golden Globe Race the most grueling ocean racing event in recent memory.
We can’t believe how much we’ve been understating it. More »
Surfing the Webb
On Monday’s we like to surf the www-dots to see what kind of sailing news percolated over the weekend. The web brought us to Webb. Well, sort of.
Webb Chiles is reportedly struggling through light winds off the west coast of Central America. More »
Randall Reeves Re-Rounds Cape Horn
We got the following email from Randall Reeves not long after we posted ‘Lectronic on Wednesday:
Well, Mo is around and has passed for the second time this passage under Cape Horn, thus completing her circuit of the Southern Ocean via the Capes, non-stop and solo. More »
Photo of the Day
With a little luck, the Matthew Turner has been coming along just fine. Thanks to Latitude guru John Skoriak for this epic shot.
Jeanne Socrates Is Halfway Around
Jeanne Socrates is 160 days into her attempt to become the oldest person to sail nonstop and alone around the world. As it turns out, 160 days is the halfway point.
Caption Contest(!)
Aaaaaannnnnnnnnd here’s your March Caption Contest(!). Good luck!
You can send your entries here, or comment below.
Thanks to @denizkilic1355 for this one. We highly recommend this Instagram account for all things maritime. More »
Stanford Sailing Coach Implicated in National Admissions Scandal
The head coach of Stanford University’s sailing team was indicted yesterday for accepting bribes to recruit students, dragging another prestigious university into what’s being called the largest case of college admissions fraud in US history. More »
The Gennaker Tack, Part 2
Resourceful sailor Joshua Wheeler was looking for an easier way to handle his gennaker while sailing shorthanded. “I reinserted the D-shackle into the chain splice lead I had carefully kept intact and reinstalled the shackle to its original point on the cranse iron. More »
Alan Olson Wins Tall Ship Award
At the end of February, the Bay Area’s Alan Olson won the 2018 Leadership Award from Tall Ships America. The award is bestowed “to a member of Tall Ships America who has made a significant contribution to sail training through the demonstration of leadership at executive or senior levels,” Tall Ships America said, “and whose impact has been felt by the sail training community at large, beyond that of their own organization.” More »
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