Archive for May, 2006

Sailing Around

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

Jim H. wrote to me… “As someone noted on another board, financial problems have prematurely ended more cruises than any boat, skill, health or weather problems. Others have noted that it seems like many or most of the cruisers they meet are in retirement age. We may also end up in that group, but... »

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S/V Songline – What’s in a Name?

Saturday, May 20th, 2006
S/V Songline – What’s in a Name?

We bought our J/42 in 1998 for the express purpose of going on an extended cruise. She came to us with the name J’taime. It was a catchy play on the J-Boat “J” thing, but when I thought about our boat name being hailed in international waters, I was concerned. It seemed to me... »

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