summer vacation: How Do You Spend Your Summer Vacation? Not Windless Wednesday!
- 07/17/13 08:01 AM
How do you spend your Summer vacation? This is how I used to spend mine and even now almost anything I enjoy revolves around water. Days spent on the Hobie were almost like work. You could get pretty beat up on a "fresh" wind. Actually that is what we were always hoping for with a good bit of wave action to catch some air and some spray in the face. On a particularly "heavy" day we were able to "Fly a Hull" with 3 of us hiked out and hanging on in a 25 knot breeze. Those that have been will … (0 comments)
summer vacation: Have We Come This Far for Naught or Has It Simply Gotten Away from Us?
- 06/08/12 05:40 AM
In All of It's Simplicity the Concept of a Government "OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE and FOR THE PEOPLE" Has Often Been Poorly Translated Since It's Coining There are two places that every American needs to visit in their lives. These are Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. When you do, please take in the beauty of each location and enjoy your trip. Even if American history has never been a great subject of yours you can still learn a lot from doing the touristy thing while at these historic sites. All of our comforts today make it difficult to really understand what these … (2 comments)
summer vacation: Dead Reckoning! Does This Signify the Beginning of the End?
- 07/01/11 05:33 AM
Maybe I shouldn't have used the term "Dead Reckoning" without a definition for you non-mariner types out there. I want to be sure that we are perfectly clear with what is happening here. Dead Reckoning in the marine environment can be defined as: Determining your current position from a previously known position or "fix" and extrapolating it mathematically on a chart over regular time intervals using your estimated speed, the heading or direction along with factoring wind and current effects. Christopher Columbus was one of several explorers able to successfully navigate this way. It is now used as a backup for a backup navigation system yet … (17 comments)
The end of the Summer is such a sad time. All of the frolicking and fun, beach time and boat time packed away for another year. But wait, here in South Florida it doesn't have to be that way. C'mon down and enjoy Summer all year round. You don't even have to go out in the boat, sometimes we'll just grab the clubs, buy a dozen balls and hope there are a few left when the round is done. Have a fabulous Labor Day weekend all! … (12 comments)
How do you spend your Summer vacation? This is how I used to spend mine and even now almost anything I enjoy revolves around water. Days spent on the Hobie were almost like work. You could get pretty beat up on a "fresh" wind. Actually that is what we were always hoping for with a good bit of wave action to catch some air and some spray in the face. On a particularly "heavy" day we were able to "Fly a Hull" with 3 of us hiked out and hanging on in a 25 knot breeze. Those that have been will … (0 comments)
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