After 2 1/2 days in Shelburne in the rain and fog it was time to move on. The weather forecast […]
When one travels under sail, patience becomes a skill one must learn and so it was again with us as […]
Yes, that is snow and ice on deck and, yes, we are going sailing! Knowing how to safely move about […]
Patience, Websters defines Patience as being able to tolerate delays without becoming annoyed or anxious. I think of it as […]
After a year of downtime, The Old Salt is back! And, what a year it has been! No, we haven’t been […]
This week’s questions had to do with the Language of the Sea. Often sounding like a foreign language to Green […]
This week’s question(s) has to do with the language of the sea and boats, specifically the terminology that refers to […]
This week’s questions were about voyage planning, specifically what information you want to know before setting out on a passage […]
This week’s question deals with voyage planning an important step in any successful passage. When in local waters voyage planning […]
This week’s questions dealt with the classification of the various fires you might experience on board. In light of the […]
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