Tag: failure

First time using (incorrectly) the spinnaker and getting the kicker working

by Matt | Apr 4, 2016 | Maintenance, Sailing | 4

This weekend it was nice out, so I decided to work on the spinnaker pole. It was a second hand one...

I’m Real Bad at sewing

by Matt | Oct 12, 2015 | Maintenance, Porthole Replacement | 8

I ordered a bunch of shit off of www.sailrite.com in order to make some new curtains – my V Berth and head don’t have any. This wasn’t a problem before, as the portholes were covered in enough scratches, UV...

Bachelor Moments

by Matt | Mar 12, 2015 | Writing | 0

I had one of ‘those’ moments the other night. On attempting to scavenge something to eat and finding I hadn’t been shopping for a number of days, I decided on a cheese sandwich. Except the bread was...