Category: Projects and Tinkering
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Short, Sweet, and a Little Spicy! – July 2026
But where, after all, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves?” – Joshua Slocum To see all photos from this period, see the July 2026 album. July is prime sailing month in the gulf of Maine; it also happens to be the month when ALL of my camping events and…
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Endless (chilly) Summer – Sailing season 2025
“The time to prepare for your next expedition is when you have just returned from a successful trip.” – Admiral Robert Peary To see all photos from this post, please see the google photo album HERE The season started just around the first of June this year, getting in the water at Aspasia Marina in…
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2024-25, Winter Comes Again – Projects and Patience
“I cannot command the wind and the weather” – Horatio Nelson To see all photos from this post, please see the google photo album HERE The seasons turn, and winter sees Selkie and I stuck on land. This off season there are several projects I mean to see finished – like setting up for the…
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2023-2024 – Off-season 2, The return of the projects…
For a complete set of photos from this stage of the journey, please see the Google Photos Album “Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” – Terry Pratchett Summer draws to a close, and the ocean cools, and Selkie is once more ashore. This winter I decided to leave…
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2023 – Spring returns, and we take to the water once more!
For the complete set of photos of this phase, see the Google Album The winter of 2022/23 was relatively mild, and Selkie came through just fine. Now, it’s time for her cover to come off, and lots of work to get done sprucing up some things and getting her back in the water. Several of…
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2022-2023 – The first projects and putterings
To view all the photos from this phase of the journey, see: the Google Photos Album It’s early November, and it’s time for Selkie to come out of the water for the winter. I’ve found her a place at a marina and yard near to my mom’s place in South Portland so I can work…