Monthly Archives: June 2009

Some Proof that We Are Progressing

By B.J. | Published June 30, 2009

So if the equanimity with which one approaches impending disaster is an indicator of your maturity and skill, perhaps we are progressed from the clueless newbies of so many years ago that were baffled by something as simple as a blown fuse or burned out pump. Last weekend we were Read On..

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10,000 Monkeys

By B.J. | Published June 30, 2009

The operating theory is that 10,000 monkeys, given infinite amount of time randomly punching buttons on a typewriter, would eventually produce the complete works of Shakespeare. A corollary is that one immortal monkey would actually suffice, if the time given is infinite. Since I have neither immortality or unlimited time Read On..

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All Dressed Up

By B.J. | Published June 20, 2009

Our first attempt at “Dressing Ship” for the East Greenwich Yacht Club Centennial Gala, which is tonight. It’s kind of breezy so there’s a lot of slack…I learned quickly that you can not over tighten the flags or you pop the connectors and the whole thing comes down in the Read On..

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Mission Accomplished!

By B.J. | Published June 19, 2009

“All major teak sanding operations on Evenstar have ended.” Hopefully my prognostications will be better than some others in the past, but we have finished sanding all of the large areas of the deck. What is left is more detail sanding – lots of that, but all of the belt Read On..

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Evil Alternator: 2 Stubborn but Dense Boat Captain: ZERO

By B.J. | Published June 16, 2009

The reports of the submission of my alternator to my will have been greatly exaggerated. For a brief, glorious moment or three it charged my batteries. I was euphoric, I had not seen 30 Amps of current coming off my alternator since I don’t know when. Of course it was Read On..

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Block Island Redux

By B.J. | Published June 16, 2009

It just doesn’t feel like summer has started until we make a pilgrimage to Block Island. Of course, it didn’t particularly feel like summer on Block Island either. Too damned cold. Finally we did make it back though, a bit later and a bit more frenetic than usual but we Read On..

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Comedy Boat

By B.J. | Published June 5, 2009

In a throwback to my mad racing days, we got to use Evenstar as the Committee Boat for our club’s Wednesday Night Races. Although the timing was a little tough with school not being out and my wife being on call, when called upon by the Race Committee Chair to Read On..

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