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Friday and yesterday were bittersweet Fall days for Mary and I. We moved Silver Lining from her home slip at the Tellico Village Yacht Club to our storage space here in the village. We do this every year but this … Continue reading
Category Archives: Boats
Last spring I purchased a groupon for a pontoon boat for a day at Norris Lake North of Knoxville. We had tried to setup a visit to the lake a few times over the summer but last-minute items always managed … Continue reading
After a couple of months of travels – both expected and unexpected, we finally took a decent sail. 5+ hours and lunch down river at Tanasi. Great day. Check the video below. Sailing on the river. … Continue reading
When it comes to boy toys (and boats in particular) the tendency is to consider that bigger is better. The last couple of days has reminded me of the fallacy of that argument. We hauled Silver Lining home a couple of … Continue reading
It has been a couple of months since I posted anything here and I really can’t say why, we’ve been busy (but not all that busy). … Continue reading
Starting off April right, Mary and I took a nice little sail down the lake for several miles then back up to Tanasi for lunch. It was kind of a shakedown cruise for 2012 and things went remarkably well – … Continue reading
Once upon a time, in the early 1970’s I decided to build a sailboat “Someday”. … Continue reading
We headed out to the yacht club for a short afternoon sail but found VERY gusty winds 15-25kts. Too high for our small boat and our lack of practice. We ended up working a bit on the galley cabinet pattern. … Continue reading
The Proving Ground by G. Bruce Knecht My rating: 4 of 5 stars Excellent tale about the disaster in the 1998 Sydney-Hobart ocean race. The text in the new part of the book about the sailors from the original tale … Continue reading
In keeping with our decision to get off our duffs and actually sail our boat this year, Mary and I took advantage of a beautiful January day for our first sail of the year. Conditions were mild at about 49 … Continue reading