On Sea-Steading, God, and Oar Power Fans of my YouTube channel How to Sail Oceans have suggested that I write a book. I’m reasonably sure that they mean a sailing book, an adventure log. The truth is that I am really not interested in the project, perhaps because I secretly regard the project as beneath… Continue reading Rowing Religion
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Citizens of the Narcissus
The Higher Learning When I was in graduate school back in the 1990’s one of my professors, a brilliant but irascible man, opened his lecture with a remark which, paraphrasing from memory, went as follows: “Back in the early 20th century we had all of these groundbreaking discoveries in physics with only a few people… Continue reading Citizens of the Narcissus
Conquer Nature, Kill God
Our long and difficult relationship with nature needs to be understood in a first hand way. Sunshine State Politics January, 2024 Thus far my sailing sojourn to Florida and the Keys has been spectacular. I’m not merely talking about the weather, which of course comes as a welcome change from November in New England. The… Continue reading Conquer Nature, Kill God
I, Sambo
First my story (sorry to bore you) The solitary reader supplies his own assessment of his relationship to those he meets in print. This can result in some unpleasant reckonings with reality, yet by the same token, the lover of literature may become confident enough about everything he has worked out in his mind as… Continue reading I, Sambo
The Quota Women of the Ocean Race
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is now queen of the seas “I Wasn’t a Quota” Margaret Thatcher famously bristled at the suggestion that her rise to power and ability to rule had anything to do with her sex. In a 1993 interview with NPR she is quoted as saying: “Well, I would like (the assessment of)… Continue reading The Quota Women of the Ocean Race
“The Future is Female” Has Us All Going Broke
Modern feminized women are taught that men are either tyrants or incompetent boobs, so it’s better to rely on the government, as the government has the power to coerce men to hand over their money and to punish them for unacceptable behavior. Part I: The Assemblywomen I regard it as a matter of course that… Continue reading “The Future is Female” Has Us All Going Broke
Back to the Garden
by Kevin Boothby The cameras are rolling. Jacinda bears her arm to the nurse, though not without stealing one last glance at the vial to be sure that she’s getting the placebo. She knows her company as the best of friends. They share the most noble vision for the Earth and all creatures great and… Continue reading Back to the Garden
Women in Sail
Most men have to prove themselves. They start from zero. If they didn’t already learn that from mom and dad, they will soon get the lesson applied with a sledgehammer by the women they attempt to seduce. Females, conversely, are handed a great bounty by nature Part I : Girls Against the Boys On the… Continue reading Women in Sail
Opinion: why we would rather spend money on beautiful yachts than the poor
I recall watching an America’s Cup race on television with a college classmate of mine. That was in 1992, when America’s Cup race management had just switched from the old, heavy 12-meter yachts to the newer and larger IACC yachts. Working with a new class of yacht the competitors were still trying things out, and… Continue reading Opinion: why we would rather spend money on beautiful yachts than the poor
Frankenstein’s Secret
Knowledge the shade of a shade, Yet must thou sail after knowledge Knowing less than drugged beasts“ –Ezra Pound I. The Moral of Science In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a young university student discovers the animating principle of life. He constructs an eight-foot tall human from several fresh corpses. “It was on a dreary night of… Continue reading Frankenstein’s Secret
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