October 2005 By Tom Snyder “Hello,” I said. I was calling to speak with Technical Support. While on hold, I wrote notes to myself so I could speak clearly and accurately about my malfunctioning device. When the fellow picked up, I explained that my Huffy Marine Device was not workingRead More

September 2005 By Dodge Morgan I have been fascinated with the meaning of luck since an early age, when I first become aware that I was one lucky bastard. The awareness is visceral, like when one knows when the answer will be “yes” before the question is posed or whenRead More

September 2005 By Tom Snyder For a free gift, answer the following question: How long does it take a cruising sailboat to sail from Boston to Camden? Don’t answer yet, because it’s a bit of a trick question. If one were to answer… “It depends on whether you’re pushing it.Read More

August 2005 By Dodge Morgan I have been often asked what differences I see in the solo sail of Bruce Schwab from that of mine 20 years ago. Both of us have accomplished a solo, nonstop circumnavigation under sail. It is interesting that the answer is a lot, yet notRead More

August 2005 By Tom Snyder Before a recent June cruise Down East, I made a promise to myself that I would not sleep in my clothes for the entire month. I’m too old for that, and maybe even too dignified. If fact, I’m wicked mature. So, with a nice, conservativeRead More

July 2005 By Dodge Morgan The passage from Tortola, B.V.I., to Bermuda is 830 nautical miles on a true north heading. The passage from Bermuda to Newport, R.I., is 620 nautical miles northwest or 720 nautical miles north-northwest to Portland, Maine. The purpose of the second passage is to collectRead More

July 2005 By Tom Snyder I wasn’t trying to look smooth and proficient. I was just going about anchoring my boat on the first night of my monthlong cruise this June. I wasn’t trying to look good in front of another couple already anchored in Southwest Harbor, although I wasRead More

June 2005 By Dodge Morgan My annual fitting-out epistletome, directed, this time, to both the do-it-yourself addict and the get-more-out-of-the-boatyard sloth. Do-it yourself addict These are generally arrogant people much like those who brag about how early they arise in the morning. There is an entire image and personality obligatedRead More

June 2005 By Tom Snyder An Important Announcement: I would like to use this space to make an important and potentially disturbing announcement to the sailboat racing community of Maine – and of the entire world. As of right now, I am formally retiring as a racer. It’s over. NoRead More

After five years of roaming the seas, the Martin family has found a spot of land on which to live, at least for now.