Tag: Sailing

Losing the Belly Fire: Olympic Retirement
How do you know it’s time to retire? Read More …

America’s Cup: Rod’s Wisdom
“You’re reading this knowing the answer, whereas I currently don’t.” Read More …

Where Books Meet Boats: Situational Awareness
How to make your own luck. Read More …

Boats, Books, and the Pursuit of Excellence
How can so many people—most people—be content to make the same mistakes over and over again, rather than striving to be better? Read More …

My Family of Snipe
In addition to a “normal” family tree, I’ve got an extra—a family that revolves around shared passion and experience, rather than shared DNA. Read More …

US Sailing Names Seven Sailors to 2012 Olympic Team
I cover Olympic sailing on boats.com’s blog, where this post appears in full. Here’s a teaser…
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Building a Team: The Result
At the small boat end of the sailing spectrum, not much thought is put into the “team;” most of us just call up a few friends and push off the dock. Read More …

Building a Team
“Let’s do some more sailing together,” I said to Margaret last November, over dinner preparations at her house. “You, me, Kate, and Kim. Wouldn’t that be great?” Read More …