Colloquial sayings stick around because they strike a chord, but the best of them work in multiple situations with multiple meanings. “Don’t shit where you eat” is a saying that’s[…]
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Author: Dena
Realizing Color
James’s artistry has taught me (Dena, of course) so much about apprehending the beauty around me. He shows me the world through his photos, which also trains my eye to[…]
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The Wilds of Maine
We spent just enough time in Bath to get the duties done (like buying coffee…not okay to run out) before taking off for the wilds of Maine. It’s not that[…]
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Our Lovebot!
S/V S.N. Cetacea used to have a pretty severe steering problem. The Monitor windvane, a self-steering system that uses wind angles and water pressure to turn the wheel and keep[…]
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The Turnaround
The sail from Holaga Snood off Kent Point to Solomons Island took, well, all day. We were heading downwind and couldn’t quite make straight for it because Cetacea doesn’t have[…]
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Trusting Ourselves
I (Dena) woke at four in the morning and spent an hour and a half pondering dread. It’s not an emotion I spend a lot of time with, but I’ve[…]
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Seth Thomas – It Works!
We got this Seth Thomas striking watch-clock at Captain Jim’s Marine Salvage in Portland, Maine last year when we first made landfall there as a boat-warming present to ourselves. It[…]
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No Longer Pushing Rope
Hands are sensory organs, and the difference to the hand between old and new lines is emotional, encouraging, adventurous. A soft handful of control, thick enough to grip and pull,[…]
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Splashing SVSN Cetacea
Her first haulout was a long one – out last September and in at the beginning of April. It really was the same thing in reverse. The guy who did[…]
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Homes of the Decade Past
Baltimore, Maryland Essex, Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland) Edgewater, Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland) Underway Yarmouth, Maine Portland, Maine South Portland, Maine Underway Groton, Connecticut Noank, Connecticut New London, Connecticut Underway Jersey City, New[…]
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