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I'm sure I could get by just fine without a watch but I like having one because it helps me estimate travel times. If I know I've...

I take a phone if I'd ever want to set an alarm but it hasn't happened yet. (only reason that I can think to do so would be to see if I...

I'm trying to practice locally in my new Savage River Illusion to get more comfortable with its initial stability before going on a trip...

I restored this Chestnut Bobs, it’s a fine paddling 15’ lightweight wood canvas canoe, not sure how much wind it can handle.

I was out in a blow with my wife and a friend we had as the saying goes “a bone in our teeth” and the mast broke. Didn’t end up in the...

The very old man way includes a dog as a lookout while you rest. Benson

The old man way:

To be truly precarious you need to add more people and a hiking board. It is said that the key to successful small boat sailing is...

I don't know, can't say for sure. I do relish mornings like this one today though, on Canadice Lake. No wind, no waves, no worries.........

You can attribute some of these variations in the previous "normal" to Climate Change. Where I am in Southern Ontario we have been...

Maybe it depends where you live. In both Ak and Pa it seems to have increased. In Anchorage we used to get 100mph winds a couple times a...

I've seen many folks doing what you've mentioned but have never done anything like that myself. Usually I just untie my boots/shoes, or...

If I’m being honest, I don’t think that the dry suit was really necessary on this trip. None of the fishermen I ran into were even...

I loved the way you set this up with the goals. Excellent. Such a vivid and well-written account — really captures the experience.