The Cape Dory Board

O.J. We've never met, although you and my husband, John Danicic, have crossed paths. I just wanted to say that this last post has me sighing, almost crying, and yet smiling at the same moment (meaning no disrespect, they have only sailed oceans -- I will take that line with me to the grave. Thank yo...

As the record-breaking storm blew across Minnesota and Lake Superior -- reports from Orr, Minn., were at 28.14" of mercury -- here are some links to what happened in the Grand Marais area, on the North Shore. http://www.wtip.org/drupal/content/storm-historic-proportions-sweeps-north-shore http:...

My husband's mistress
Has a broad stern, lists to port.
I am not jealous.

As the snow melts and sailing again seems possible, I ran across this quote and it seemed worth passing along: "A small craft is not only beautiful; it is seductive and full of strange promise and a hint of trouble. It is without question the most compact and ingenious arrangement for living ev...

O.J., I am indeed familiar with Wall Drug - I own a few of its odd souvenirs -- and the Corn Palace, where I once reported on a fire -- and no, it didn't "pop." Many such jokes are made at its expense, but it truly is a wonder of craftsmanship. Glad to hear that the wolf is in the high Adi...

I just have to mention that the photographs accompanying the Boat Works article were provided by the Board's own John Danicic, also known as my sailing partner. They're of Moana, which we sailed on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, and also in Lake Superior until I lobbied for a little more keel between ...