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  1. james mcmullen

    65- by 32-foot catamaran 3200sqft of living space

    How long until the next Tin Can/Raw Faith/Flyin' Hawaiian comes along, guys? C'mon, it's fucking boring reading about normal and sane people simply using decent boats properly. I want more from my internet.
  2. james mcmullen

    65- by 32-foot catamaran 3200sqft of living space

    Well, it's nice to be quoted, I suppose, but you guys keep ignoring my poetry in favor of my prose, which just isn't fair. So how about some lyrics for the theme song of the upcoming hit reality show? ♫ ♪ Now sit right back and you'll hear a tale ♪ A tale of a frightful trip That started...
  3. james mcmullen

    65- by 32-foot catamaran 3200sqft of living space

    This sounds legit. Blaming the wood beams as being faulty rather than acknowledging that it was the terrible engineering and design. Using chains to try to keep stuff from getting away <insert gratuitous lil'murray reference here>. Spelling and grammar congruent with what we've come to...
  4. james mcmullen

    65- by 32-foot catamaran 3200sqft of living space

    What? Seriously!? Well that sucks. Who let that happen? If I were in charge, I would have tried to do a better job.
  5. james mcmullen

    65- by 32-foot catamaran 3200sqft of living space

    I really don't get these guys who are all, "Well, at least he had a dream." For fuck's sake, it's not enough to have a plan, it ought to be a -good- plan, and then it needs to be executed properly. What a low, low bar for achievement you set if you're going to praise even slightly such a...
  6. james mcmullen

    65- by 32-foot catamaran 3200sqft of living space

    Not particularly surprised at the outcome. Expected it sooner, I must admit, but not surprised. But here's a fun question for someone with a chart and dividers: how far TOTAL did the Flyin Hawaiian travel from the parking lot of her birth unto her final demise? 120 miles + what, another 25...
  7. james mcmullen

    65- by 32-foot catamaran 3200sqft of living space

    Wow! My timing was just about perfect. I bet all you lazy-ass sad-sacks who didn't go out and look at her while you could are sorry now. As for me, I have no fear that she'll be located again soon enough. That plywood wasn't so waterlogged yet that the fragments won't still float.
  8. james mcmullen

    65- by 32-foot catamaran 3200sqft of living space

    Verily, thou hast to be in the Divine Presence thyself, or else thou shalt knoweth not what Glory might be. Makest thou the pilgrimage, o Californians. (And weareth thy gauntlets.)
  9. james mcmullen

    65- by 32-foot catamaran 3200sqft of living space

    I hate to get off topic here, guys, but I just happened to be passing through the Bay Area, and I convinced my ride that we must at all costs go down through Sausalito to catch a glimpse of the Fabled One. 'Twas a hazy and a misty day As we alighted from our carriage on that storied shore...
  10. james mcmullen

    65- by 32-foot catamaran 3200sqft of living space

    Blah, blah, blah. Flyin Hawaiian, whatever. I'm so over that by now. Let's talk about what's much more important: Apparently that forestay tensioner comes in red as well as yellow.
  11. james mcmullen

    Thoughts on engineless sailing

    I hate motors and motoring in boats. It never fails to annoy and/or bore me to putt along, leaving fumes and an oil slick in my wake. My solution now is Sail & Oar, in a small, open boat that can be rowed as pleasantly as it can be sailed. It's a distinct niche, and it requires a small...
  12. james mcmullen

    Race to Alaska--R2AK 2015

    By the way, I rowed the entire west side of Bainbridge from Blake all the way back to Shilshole last Saturday since the wind never filled in, about 22 miles. It took me all day, and I wasn't having all that much fun for the last third of it. Anyone who thinks they're sturdy enough to do this...
  13. james mcmullen

    Race to Alaska--R2AK 2015

    Yep. Here's Jake's post about the updated and improved rules: "OK R2AK hopefuls and fans- after a great day working out details with our partners in Victoria, here are the final details of the First Stage of the race: *NEW! Start time: 5am on June 4th. Should give you enough time and tides to...
  14. james mcmullen

    Race to Alaska--R2AK 2015

    The Flyin' Hawaiian never installed those outboard motors yet, did it? If so, that means that Hot Rod is totally eligible to enter. Bet he could use $10 grand about now. And he's probably still got plenty of lil'murray steaks and roasts in the freezer, so he wouldn't have to stock up too much...
  15. james mcmullen

    Race to Alaska--R2AK 2015

    And is anyone going to offer the traditional newbie greeting to Mr. Hamhocks here? Or do I have to do everything, including starting this awesome thread? For Pete's sake!
  16. james mcmullen

    Race to Alaska--R2AK 2015

    Good god! What a fucking pussy! Don't you have any sense of adventure at all? Are you also gonna bring your mommy to tuck you in at night? A real sea dog wouldn't bother with any of that shit. You can get water by rowing with your mouth open during the incessant rain storms, and pluck...
  17. james mcmullen

    Race to Alaska--R2AK 2015

    No motors and up the inside has been done for hundreds of years. It merely takes the kind of judgement and seamanship that some of you decadent modern sailors have never bothered to develop. It's far easier to sit on your fat ass and twist a throttle than to figure it out or learn how to row...
  18. james mcmullen

    Race to Alaska--R2AK 2015

    The R2AK Facebook page can be found here. And the official website/registration for the event will be eventually found here.
  19. james mcmullen

    Race to Alaska--R2AK 2015

    Jake Beattie at the Northwest Maritime center has come up with this crazy stunt, probably just to get attention or something. . .but I figure some of y'all might actually be mental enough to consider participating in it. The rules are pretty simple: 750 miles from Port Townsend to Ketchikan up...
  20. james mcmullen

    Where and when is there steady wind in Puget Sound?

    This is why I sail a rowboat. I find myself striking the rig and rowing at least 30% of the time on every weekend trip. I still find it enormously rewarding, but it's surely a different mindset.


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