December 24, 2005

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telegraphik

This one is “Lost In Translation“. No, not the movie! It’s a bit of software that translates an input text from one language to another 5 times, and spits out the result. Weird. Gives chuckles. Try fun now.

fun bits

It difficult to find any non-custom rigging knives out there that are a good alternative to the Myerchin offerings. Yes, those knives are great, but what if you just want something, well, different?
Ran across this company, Farnol, in a European multihull magazine (we traditional sailors have to stoop to these things when there’s nothing else in the head to read). Well, these Farnol knives are pretty cool. Check out their neat leather “holsters” too.

at it again

This day, Christmas Afternoon, i got a little work done on the dinghy. i’m forcing myself to get it buttoned up and regularly sailing before i start getting into my big boat.
i carefully paddled the dinghy over to the baech, where i slid it up the shore and careened it. The new ballasted keel slid in from underneath, and was temporarily pegged in place. Just paddling back to the dock, the new weight made a huge difference. There is still an initial instability, but it really starts to firm up once heeled.
i got the headsails bent on, and got the corners of the main attached; the head and luff lacing on the main will wait for the morrow.
Tomorrow, we West Endians will gather to go out to Bubbly Pool and Jost Van Dyke aboard Kuralu.