The Hudson River Explorer

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Just Riding The Tides . . .

Posted by Dennis Willard at Thursday, October 21, 2010

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tugster: a waterblog

Assists 17 - Bulk materials come into the boro or leave it daily. The other morning, within minutes I caught two Moran tugs assist SSI Marvelous into Claremont to load...
The Log of Spartina

day twenty - searching for an anchorage - I wake to a thunderstorm in the night. Heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Wake at 4:00. The storm is gone, fog moving in. Windless overcast morning....
The Newtown Pentacle

Pontem nusquam - Thursday – photo by Mitch Waxman NOTE: As you’re reading this, a humble narrator is likely under a surgeon’s knife. Last night, I broke my left ankle, and ...
Cape Ann Images

Harbor Scenes and More Gloucester Schooner Festival! - I took well over 400 shots during the Parade of Sail and here are more along with other shots around the harbor.Two wide bodies!Beauport HotelKaren J.Paul...
Bookman's Log

Speed Cataloging - [image: Speed Cataloging] I dunno, maybe I’ve written about this sort of thing before. It happens once or twice a year and when it does, it’s like a cool b...
Stormdrane's Blog

Been awile since I'd tied one of these... - I got a titanium damascus bead from Olight amd it came with a couple of feet of paracord. The box had an example diagram of a snake knot, but I figured I...
Port-na-Storm

FoamFollower Goes to Cobnor. - Finally, After much fiddling and fashing, consternation and prevarication FoamFollower has finally flown. And with much relief I can tell you that no...
Upstate Meanderings

Poems published in Jarfly Magazine - Two poems which I began many years ago have finally found a home in the Spring issue of Jarfly Magazine. "St. Paul’s Churchyard" is set in the coloni...
scottishislandsclass

The Scottish Islanders - The Scottish Islanders is out and can be bought directly from my publisher friends at the Scottish Yachting Archives at www.shop.yachtarchive.scot ...
Creeksailor

FOR SALE - Sailing Just For Fun: Rare opportunity to own wooden gaff cutter Shoal Waters. Owner retiring. New sails. Yard trailer. Spare original sails. Ghoster sail....
DoryMan

Greatings from Doryman - *The voyage ethereal continues apace...* When this weblog was introduced, I didn’t really know where to take it. Then, I found the beautifully functional ...
Boat Bits

Post #3641... - Something about blogs, way past time, and in the *"a significant break from reality"* department... *"Just roll with the flow wherever it goes even if i...
Messing About In Sailboats

Please visit the new imprived Messing About In Sailboats - You can view the new site here.
70.8%

Minimalist cruising part six: Sisters? Sopranino & Thunderbird - Top: Myth of Malham Minim, after Sporanino Minim Sopranino plans Thunderbird plans Thunderbitd full view Thunderbird at the apex of the Chesapeake Question:...
SharonBensonMusic

David Carradine's Song "BUTTERFLY" flies with Sharon Benson's Butterfly - In the midst of all the chaos in the world, I chose to honor the 11th Year of my Spirit Bro, David Carradine's passing with his precious song "Butterfly"....
The Hudson River Birder

COMFORT MUSIC..INSPIRED BY YO YO MA - Yo Yo Ma has been playing what he calls..COMFORT MUSIC from his home on the Internet. Other musicians and ordinary people, like me have followed his exampl...
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- A man we had never met wrote us, saying he felt inspired to write about his maritime experiences. He asked what he should write about. We said "Write about...
Building, Designing, Rowing & Sailing Small Boats on the Coast of Maine

- Please move on to the new website www.Chase-Small-Craft.com
Joe's blog

Perfume collecting and my perfume channel... - I love perfumes. That's all. Some of you know. And since my collection has grown to more than 250 fragrances - why not sharing it on YouTube. So, here I am,...
ROWING FOR PLEASURE

David and goliaths - Went sailing up Southampton Water with the Dinghy Cruising Association on Saturday. Winds were light to nothing at all so almost everyone relied to a cons...
Tales of the New Jersey Shore

The Boardwalk Flyer - mystery solved... - With Atlantic City falling on hard times I enjoy looking back at the time when the resort was America's Playground. I hope reading about the glory days wil...
kingston progressive

BROADWAY TREES - So, who is responsible for the maintenance of the trees along our Broadway corridor? Oh, thats right. We have a tree commission don't we? I...
Black Tie And Flip Flops

The Herb Garden Becomes A Butterfly Garden - The Black Swallowtail is a North American Butterfly that is black in colour with bands of yellow on the anterior portion of their wings. The butterfly l...
Cold is the Sea

Sketch: Stephen Maturin - Stephen Maturin writes fellow naturalist Christine Wood, in Patrick O'Brian's *Blue at the Mizzen*.
The Bowery Boys: New York City History

History in the Making 1/9: Main Squeeze Forever Edition - The Lower East Side lost a great one this week. *Walter Kühr*, the owner of the *Main Squeeze* accordion store, died last weekend. He completely succee...
Sail, Salt and Sawdust

Rolling, rolling, rolling! - Gradually getting this roll sorted!
green BOATS

Winter Sleep - URCHIN is spending the winter under her canvas cover at the cape. We decided to leave her there since this is where we want to use her when we are there an...
Paradox Build

Poole July 2013 - [image: P1000893][image: Little Jim in the sunset][image: P1000895][image: P1000963][image: P1000826][image: P1000828] [image: P1000827][image: P1000832][im...
Dylan Nelson's Photo Spot

Around the World - Around the World, originally uploaded by Dylan Nelson.
Talkin' Shit About A Pretty Sunset

Got Towed, Drank, Danced a Little ... - Not gonna elaborate so much, but I had to call the tow boat recently. Luckily, I'd bought unlimited towing insurance for $125 and got $1100 of towing when...
sailorgirl

Winter cover - Waiting out the winter.
David Anderson's Small Boat Sailing Adventures

Like a Steam Locomotive Rolling Down the Track - She's ga-a-on, she's ga-on Nothin's gonna bring her back. Farewell, Lapras.
The Tidal Zone

Heron Hideout - I had my after school environmental club with 3-6th graders from School 25 in Yonkers. We did our marsh exploration program and as we entered the pathway ...
Knockabout Sloops

Knockabout Sloops Blog, The End - With my dwindling blog posts, it will come as no surprise that I am ending my KnockaboutSloops blog. All along this blog has been a personal resource that ...
Blog of the Catboat Silent Maid

Two Maids in Winter - Workshop on the Water was so named because the first shop was housed on a retired lighter barge. Now in the depths of winter with better than a foot...
Twin-Keeler Newsletter

Boats, canals and trains - *By John Simpson* There are many interesting ways to take a holiday. Recently my son Wes visited Morocco with friends so he could go wind surfing and skii...
Cat is my Copilot

wow, its been a while, huh? - so, my first post in a year or so... i got shanti sailing for a summer and did some short trips, mostly staying in the straits between whidbey and the ...
The River Letters

Old World, New World - Remains of Bolognesi Winery, 2008 - Lucey Bowen Highland, New York ...
Just Furling Around

Eva Cassidy - Somewhere over the Rainbow -
Frederick LeBlanc Photography

Maine Windjammer April Newsletter - * Maine Windjammer* *April 2010 **Newsletter*
Gypsy Blonde Report

Sweet Potato Enchiladas, Mexican Rice, Guacamole Spring Salad and Sangria - This enchilada recipe was shared with me by John Gerbstat, captain of Marilyn, a 65′ Gulfstar. While on Marilyn, I learned a lot about what makes for aut...
Worse Maritime Disasters

ms Armenia, 1941 - *ms Armenia* Only eight passengers of the sanitary boat survived the attack of Nazi aviation in 1941 The Soviet hospital ship Armenia was sunk November 7, ...
Practical Tarot

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