This is your favorite sailing website above all others, right? [wink] Actually, I’m not so arrogant as to believe that. I bet you have several others that you like to visit as much or more than this one. Continue reading “The Ultimate Sailing Websites Roundup”
If you don’t have a locking mechanism on your tiller yet, don’t you sometimes wish you did? Then you could lock the tiller in place while you attend to other things for a few minutes or under the right conditions, relax and let the boat sail itself. A tiller lock is the next best thing to having a crew member or an autopilot take the helm for you. There are several tiller lock designs on the market and all of them do a reasonable job. But like everything else marine-related, they can be expensive for what they are.
Continue reading “Make This Simple, Low-Cost Tiller Lock”
Most of the books that I have reviewed here on The $tingy Sailor that teach sailing skills have been compact handbooks that are useful to keep on board and cover the most basic of sailing skills. They aren’t intended to be encyclopedias of all sailing knowledge. This book is different.
Continue reading “Book Review: The Annapolis Book of Seamanship”
As I said in Top 10 DIY Projects of 2015, we got a lot of work done on our sailboats last year. I’ve received comments and emails from many of you who rolled up your sleeves and took on DIY projects large and small, simple and complex. Now’s your turn to show off some of your hard work for a chance to win prizes and worldwide acclaim!
Continue reading “Enter the 2016 Stingy Sailor DIY Project Contest”
What is the most powerful tool aboard your sailboat? What is the one thing that can make it go faster in any conditions? Without it, the boat wouldn’t move—your brain. The most important asset on your sailboat isn’t a piece of gear, it’s your knowledge of how best to set and trim your sails. A good sailor can make a derelict sailboat go faster than an ignorant skipper can sail a fully-equipped and tuned racing yacht.
Continue reading “Book Review: Plain Sailing: Learning to See Like a Sailor”
This is a guest post by “Barnacle” Bill Holcomb, author of the blog Barnacle Bill Holcomb’s Sailing. He has been sailing for over 50 years on all kinds of boats from daysailers to two-masted cruisers. Bill and his wife Kathy bought their Catalina 25 #4839 … Continue reading Above Galley Storage and a Tamer Stove
This short video by Pixillion is just too good to not share it with you. It was selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick recently and has many of the things that I love in it: sailing, woodworking, living simply close to the land, and a soothing acoustic guitar soundtrack. I hope you enjoy it and it inspires you to pursue the things that you love. Continue reading “From Timber to Tide”
Do you have an older sailboat with minimal or worn running rigging? Did you recently buy a used sailboat and you don’t know if you can trust the standing rigging? Do you want to set up your sailboat for maximum cruising pleasure and performance? Do you like to save money but you want quality rigging that you can trust? Continue reading “Do-It-Yourself Small Sailboat Rigging”
This is a guest post by Andrew Evans, author of the book Singlehanded Sailing: Thoughts, Tips, Techniques & Tactics. For my review of Andy’s book, see Book Review: Thoughts, Tips, Techniques & Tactics for Singlehanded Sailing. The version of Andy’s book that I reviewed was an early version from before it was published under a different title by International Marine. The titles of the two versions are the reverse of each other, it’s not a typo.
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