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No real layout changes but I was trying to remove a few pounds to compensate for some weight that was added elsewhere including 12lbs up the rig with...

On the middle 1980s Sunday afternoon I was working on my Newport 30 in Clipper Y.H. in Sausalito. There was a large "BANG" and I looked up to see...

Yes, I recall about 9 years ago, attempting to register WILDFLOWER at the DMV. Here it is: The good news is the tax was waived and registration...

The Fireboy sniffer arrives on Monday. After research, I bought the model Lee recommended awhile back. Eventually the sensors fail and the...

Good sailing friends were recently camping in the New Mexico desert, 50 miles from the nearest town. It was cold, and early in the morning Robbie...

Yep! Bob, you are right. I got some clarity from behind-the-scenes. So I'm all good now on participating in the race! This makes me VERY happy. As...

You could do it as a two-legged race, allowing provisioning at the turning mark. Everyone would get their 3 days free anchorage, no permit or...

Rescuing royalty is always a novelty. A fun little story about this photograph of Prince Phillip and Uffa Fox. It was Tuesday of Cowes Week, 1962,...

Fingers crossed for everyone re: insurance and Hawaii regulations.

A couple of behind-the-scenes e-mails reminded me that when you are not the target of Hawaii officialdom, enforcement is mostly determined by whether...

A few months back I was also thinking if the race was cancelled... yes Extra Long LongPac... start and finish at GGB and take Kauai to either side...

Are you going to change the layout? With 60lbs of stuff it would be tempting to lighten things up.

So for many of us doing the SHTP, this race could turn into a LongPac with the turning point at Hanalei Bay? Or Bernard Moitessier's "The Long...

Yeah I remember walking through Arne Johnson Boatbuilders (now townhomes) watching the master Yokem put a few more layers on the keel fin..... ...

Wow - I can't believe we built the boat 24 years ago. I'm glad the beast has held up! - rob

FWIW, here is my recent experience with this issue here in Hilo. I did not notify GEICO/BoatUS I was sailing to Hawaii when I departed So Cal at the...

Ouch, I don't see how I can participate in this race without getting insurance coverage in Hawaii. My underwriter just told me that no carrier she...

Yup- and derelict boats are the reason behind the new law.

Oh man - I did that to Ragtime! in 2009-10. I didn't do the actual painting but I removed and re-installed every bit of hardware. Good for you. ...

I'm sure all those derelict boats at the Ala Wa'i are fully-compliant. Edit: I was just told that derelicts in the Pearl Harbor area and Lahaina...

Well Bob's pretty boat, Chris's new shiny paint and others doing their best peacock strut finally shammed me into painting the Azzura. She has the...

"Begining March 1st 2020, all vessels 26' in length and greater operating on State waters will be required to have vessel insurance." The times they...

Tom - When you spend decades listening to and working with trademark and patent lawyers helping them create narratives in present complex litigation...

You obviously know more than I do about copyright laws. I can’t even spell it right. :)

I am well versed on section 107 of the US copyright code. It is an adaption and creative artistic enchancement to images similar to an historical...

I just saw the email for the temporary mooring permits. One of the requirements is item #5. Current Insurance in Vessel owners name. A. Must list...

The Reddy Kilowatt character is copywrited. You might want to re-think your artwork.

Louis has agreed to make a few of these. I will reach out to those who sail in the non autohelm/minimal/non electrics for sizes provided gratis...