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Forum: Navigation 10-05-2019, 11:56
Replies: 48
Views: 6,827
Posted By jimcarrier
Do you keep a log?

I’m writing a piece for Cruising World about keeping a log. Or not.
Now that my cruising days are over, I wanted to remember places I’ve been, and things I’ve endured and enjoyed.
Alas, I never...
Forum: Navigation 10-05-2019, 11:54
Replies: 48
Views: 6,827
Posted By jimcarrier
Do you keep a log?

I’m writing a piece for Cruising World about keeping a log. Or not.
Now that my cruising days are over, I wanted to remember places I’ve been, and things I’ve endured and enjoyed.
Alas, I never...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 04-03-2019, 07:15
Replies: 35
Views: 3,955
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: Sail recommendation for a stinkpot

I'm curious whether the existing rudder will be efficient with any downwind sail configuration? This really only becomes a big issue if you lose an engine and need to point.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-01-2019, 07:02
Replies: 51
Views: 9,552
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: cost for ocean transportation via ship

the dockwise quote, five years ago, for my 35 foot Allied Seabreeze, was $11,600. I wrote about the options and my decision for Cruising World...Here'a link to the piece:...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-01-2019, 06:44
Replies: 51
Views: 9,552
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: cost for ocean transportation via ship

Consider high/low season rates. If you can meet a boat returning empty, they will often cut a deal. I got one coming home from Genoa to Ft Lauderdale, by asking for their lowest fare. I then met the...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 11-01-2019, 07:20
Replies: 321
Views: 133,589
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: Porta-bote haters: what's not to like?

I bought one for transatlantic and trans-Mediterranean cruising because I didn't want to carry an outboard and gasoline, I wanted to row ashore, etc. Folded, it stored relatively compactly along the...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 24-12-2018, 09:14
Replies: 225
Views: 38,906
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: Four crew rescued from disabled sailboat off coast of Nova Scotia

A roller-reefed jib is not cut to handle storms. If this was a delivery, as previous posts suggest, then the captain had to deal with the sails he had. A delivery is freighted with deadline pressures...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 24-12-2018, 08:22
Replies: 225
Views: 38,906
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: Four crew rescued from disabled sailboat off coast of Nova Scotia

There but for the grace ....go I. But...roller furling foresails are not made for bad weather. They "could" have put on a storm sail, a small trysail, and been fine, assuming steering was OK, and no...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 11-12-2018, 10:58
Replies: 52
Views: 15,919
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: Looking for cheap international marina cities to live in

Don't overlook Tunisia. Good French-built/run marinas. They are a democracy with some unrest, but government and marinas protect foreigners. It's close to Sicily, Malta. There is regular ferry...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 29-10-2018, 06:58
Replies: 121
Views: 22,502
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: Adding TBT to bottom paint

Because it's legal -- or, should I say, not banned yet -- in a third world country, doesn't make it right. TBT was banned worldwide by the International Maritime Organization in 2003 after its...
Forum: Marine Electronics 15-09-2018, 08:43
Replies: 1
Views: 628
Posted By jimcarrier
Transferring data from GPS II and GPS162 to Homeport

For an article in Cruising World, I need to transfer waypoints from my two older GPS units, to Homeport on my Mac. I can cobble together adaptors, 4 and 7 pin to D9pin to USB, but I'm not sure...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 11-09-2018, 12:04
Replies: 119
Views: 16,603
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: Hurricane Florence

When looking at NHC forecasts, read the "discussion" first. If the crew of the Fantome (lost in Hurricane Mitch 1998) had, they would have seen NHC's clear confession that they had little data, and...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 27-12-2011, 15:36
Replies: 2
Views: 1,789
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: Garmin BlueChart Data Card

Will it work on a PC? Does it have Italy West Coast to Genoa?
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-12-2011, 09:30
Replies: 73
Views: 7,887
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: The Boat as Idea

Dear JRM:
I'd like to use some of your great post in my piece, but I'd like to attribute to a real name. May I?
You're still in Santa Barbara?
Thanks,
Jim Carrier
Cruising World...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 26-12-2011, 09:28
Replies: 73
Views: 7,887
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: The Boat as Idea

I'm writing the piece now. Thanks for all your interest. Jim Carrier
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-12-2011, 20:35
Replies: 73
Views: 7,887
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: The Boat as Idea

I'm still reading, fyi
Forum: General Sailing Forum 26-11-2011, 07:28
Replies: 73
Views: 7,887
Posted By jimcarrier
Re: The Boat as Idea

I've enjoyed this discussion, and the eloquence of many. It confirms my theory. I'll be sending private emails to those I'd like to quote, for more information and/or permission to attribute. Thanks...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-11-2011, 11:48
Replies: 73
Views: 7,887
Posted By jimcarrier
The Boat as Idea

Hi - Jim Carrier here, a contributing editor at Cruising World (US).

I'm working on an essay for the May issue and thought you might have an anecdote or thought that would spice the stew:

The...
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