Integrity is undergoing some major surgery this week and next.  The boat is 27 years old and one of the major components for sailboat safety with regards to the rigging and mast are the chainplates.  These are strong attachment points mounted to the hull.  Many boats have these on the…

Sailing Solo around Casco Bay in Maine. Here I am at the end of the Race.  Wet, exausted, and happy to be done!  This was a fun adventure type race.  Around the islands, no support and self run and timed.  If you know about the types of sailing I like to…

This weekend Im going to participate in the Casco Bay Circumnavigation Race. This is the first year that this race has been run by the GMORA (Gulf of Maine Ocean Racing Association). This race popped up on one of my feeds that I follow about sailing and I knew right…

What can it be? I had been looking for a low cost alternative for Radio based AIS over web based AIS and this device is the best thing I have uncovered yet for low cost AIS. This is a “Socotran Net Locator”. It’s designed to attach to fishing nets and…