The Cape Dory Board

. . . and considering his profession, I just hope he's not missing any fingers!

~Terence

Well, at 47 I guess I'm the spring chicken in this thread, but . . . inspired nonetheless. So new to sailing here that all I have so far is the fever . . . but I reckon it's never too late, at that. There's a lovely line in Tennyson's "Odysseus" that I've always liked, although I don't hav...

I'm currently re-reading Ferenc Mate's <U>From A Bare Hull</U> and just finished John Kretschmer's <U>Flirting With Mermaids</U>, which was hugely entertaining. When it comes to the days of iron men and wooden ships, Nathaniel Phibrick's <U>In the Heart of the Sea: the Tragedy of the Whaleship <I>Es...

I particularly liked "Slick." The swirling colors ARE quite van Gogh-esque in that one.

~Terence

It's still okay here in South Texas . . . for now. I can't speak for Galveston, but in CC, slip rates are still reasonable, condos with slips can be had for under 50K, and so far, developers have mainly wanted to turn our waterfronts into amusement park-style themed developments (Landry's wanted to ...

Great photos . . . and as a fellow Texan, I applaud your all-important choice of beer!

Could you be a wee bit more specific?