Monthly Archives: January 2009

Ice Eaters are Your Friend

By B.J. | Published January 30, 2009

Remind me again why I live in New England? At least there’s a lot LESS ice than there was a little while ago when we had a straight week of sub freezing temps with single digits at night. It’s hard to believe in another month and a half I’ll be Read On..

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So I Balanced the Check Book…

By B.J. | Published January 29, 2009

and raised a lot of money at our auction last year…and for my sins they made me the President. And of course I have to take a moment to promote one of my favorite organizations – the Greenwich Bay Sailing Association, also known as GBSA. This is the youth sailing Read On..

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More About the Hideous Teak

By B.J. | Published January 28, 2009

I am absolutely certain that both of you are the edge of your seats to find out what exactly is happening with the teak decking. At last report, after much research, kvetching, whining, fer-actual bleeding (yes, that chisel really IS sharp), scraping, sanding, and quite a bit more whining I’d Read On..

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Go North, Young Man…Not

By B.J. | Published January 27, 2009

Or…how not to take down your spinnaker in several painful steps…or, Summer Vacation, part deux. Of course make our best effort to take as much of our vacation in the summer on the boat – with Junior Sailing now crowding the schedule we generally end up with one towards the Read On..

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Vacation Part 2 – The Short Form

By B.J. | Published January 27, 2009

Following up six months later with part two of a feature article has it’s advantages. Mainly because it’s shorter, given that the events are far hazier in your mind and all the details have since been washed out of your brain by a continuous slurry of chilled Bombay Sapphire or Read On..

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May Be the Best $100 I’ve Spent

By B.J. | Published January 27, 2009

The kids, sailing into town to get Ice Cream in Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard. How cool is that? When I saw this little old boat that had been donated to our Jr. Sailing program’ bi-annual auction last spring I though it would be a blast for the kids. No Read On..

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Twisted Sister

By B.J. | Published January 26, 2009

Yikes. Just yikes. Look at that thing. On the water, with us. Yes, it is a for-real and actual water spout, on the water…with us. This was the last day of the Narragansett Bay Yachting Association’s Junior Olympic Regatta, known as “Junior Race Week”. Three days of small boat sailing, Read On..

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Guilty as Charged

By B.J. | Published January 26, 2009

Charge: Dereliction of Blog Update Duty But it’s not my fault. Honest… I ran out of gas. I, I had a flat tire. I didn’t have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn’t come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole Read On..

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