09 Nov Impossibly Blue
Impossibly Blue
It is an impossible blue. An indescribable, unforgettable blue that captures the soul. Of all the ties that bind those that go to sea, I think this blue is the most enduring. I stare at it mile after mile and wonder how many others have peered over the side of their ships mesmerized as I am.
It is an impossible blue made possible in large part by the genius of Blonde Hassler. It was he who dreamt up the servo-pendulum steering oar. Without that piece of mechanical wizardry, ocean-passaging would be a Herculean effort beyond most mortals. Variations on Hassler’s original idea hang on the transom of sailboats the world over.
Watching the things work is a marvel and I never tire of it. With minimal maintenances, they will steer a boat ’round the world several times over. The Monitor once having belonged to Tony Gooch and now hanging on the wall at Scanmar is proof.
The day or two of drifting about the ocean seems eons ago as Seaburban has her head set for the south spurred on by that infinite blue and guided by Hassler’s sure hand.
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Grand Central Station
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A Day to Remember.
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Excruciating
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The Pointed End
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Lasts
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Landfall
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Windows
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Sir Salty McPorpoise
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Celestial Navigation Made Easy
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Whiskers v2.0
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Homestretch
July 14, 2020
Two Steps
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ETA Victoria – November 32 2026
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None Too Soon
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One of Those Days
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Rollin
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East at Least
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Cutting Corners
July 5, 2020
A Miss
July 5, 2020
Soup
July 4, 2020
Wrong Way
July 3, 2020
North Pacific High
July 3, 2020
Sunrise
July 3, 2020
Limits
July 2, 2020
Lazy Daze
June 30, 2020
Mayday C-Burbin
June 30, 2020
Alone
June 29, 2020
Sunset Sails
June 29, 2020
Dodgeball
June 27, 2020
Not Nearly as Bad
June 26, 2020
Where Did the Time Go
June 26, 2020
Clockwork
June 26, 2020
No Surprise
June 24, 2020
Dog Days
June 24, 2020
Sir Salty McWouldbe-Admiral-And-Commander
June 24, 2020
Summer Solstice
June 24, 2020
Kauai
June 22, 2020
Close
June 21, 2020
Hawaiian Sunset
June 20, 2020
Fair Fight
June 19, 2020
Short-Lived
June 19, 2020
ITCZ
June 16, 2020
Oh Captain My Captain
June 13, 2020
Pasted
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ITCZ
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End Plates
June 11, 2020
Weather Eye
June 10, 2020
The Line
June 10, 2020
Last Looks
June 10, 2020
Showers
June 9, 2020
Dearest Agnes
June 8, 2020
Weary
June 7, 2020
Missed Me
June 5, 2020
Red Skies Part 2
June 3, 2020
Red Skies
June 2, 2020
Tonight’s Forecast
June 2, 2020
Yu Long #10
June 1, 2020
To The Government and the People of Rarotonga
May 31, 2020
Malevolent
May 30, 2020
HMS Bounty
May 29, 2020
Squeezed
May 29, 2020
Rarotongan Dusk
May 26, 2020
Tropics
May 26, 2020
Land Ho!!
May 26, 2020
Lolligag
May 25, 2020
Lazy Daze
May 25, 2020
Misery
May 25, 2020
Eeking
May 25, 2020
Endings
May 20, 2020
Reprieve
May 19, 2020
bkn – sct cu tcu
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Firsts
May 17, 2020
Days and Nights
May 15, 2020
Welcome Back
May 14, 2020
Reward Enough
May 14, 2020
End Around
May 11, 2020
That Didn’t Work
May 11, 2020
Mission Critical
May 8, 2020
Kids Ask the Best Questions
May 8, 2020
Sunrise Moonset
May 7, 2020
Neither Ahead nor Astern
May 5, 2020
Not Much To Look At
May 3, 2020
Last Looks
May 1, 2020
Alards 4 & 5 Away
April 30, 2020
Pacific Sunrise
April 30, 2020
Not Good
April 29, 2020
A Rat
April 28, 2020
Homeward Bound
April 28, 2020
Rhumb Line
April 26, 2020
1 of 3
April 23, 2020
The Move
April 23, 2020
Why
April 21, 2020
All too Familiar
April 20, 2020
And Then There Was One
April 20, 2020
Pedal to the Metal
April 19, 2020
Once More Into the Breach
April 18, 2020
Leftovers
April 17, 2020
Break on Through
April 17, 2020
Battle Hardened
April 17, 2020
First Light
April 15, 2020
Not Possible
April 13, 2020
He’s Making a List and Checking it Twice
April 13, 2020
Cratered
April 11, 2020
Alard 2 and 3
April 11, 2020
Morning After
April 10, 2020
Interloper
April 8, 2020
3 of 5
April 7, 2020
Whats for Dinner
April 6, 2020
The Start
April 5, 2020
Signed Sealed and Delivered
April 4, 2020
Heroes
April 3, 2020
Whats to Come
April 3, 2020
Jokes On Me
April 1, 2020
Ocean Cruising Club
March 30, 2020
Tough Day at the Plant
March 29, 2020
Real Food
March 28, 2020
Red Skies
March 26, 2020
Silver Linings
March 25, 2020
Good Before
March 24, 2020
The Shift
March 23, 2020
Firsts
March 22, 2020
Where There’s a Will
March 21, 2020
Yet Again
March 21, 2020
Reprieve
March 20, 2020
No Rest for the Weary
March 18, 2020
Star Bright
March 17, 2020
Some Where There Should Be None
March 16, 2020
Never a Moments Rest
March 16, 2020
The Fun Never Ends
March 15, 2020
All is Well that Ends Well
March 13, 2020
Lunchbucket
March 13, 2020
Contrasts
March 11, 2020
My World
March 10, 2020
Double Edged Sword
March 10, 2020
Abominations
March 9, 2020
Favourites
March 8, 2020
When to Quit
March 7, 2020
Out of Gas
March 7, 2020
Repeat as Required
March 6, 2020
Changes
March 6, 2020
No Clue Whatsoever
March 5, 2020
Almost Perfect Day
March 5, 2020
For You Pilots
March 4, 2020
All Business
March 4, 2020
SpongeBobs
March 4, 2020
Masterpiece Theatre Presents
March 3, 2020
Sir Salty McWorked-To-The-Bone Promoted
March 3, 2020
Light Wind Morning
March 3, 2020
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
March 2, 2020
Making Tracks
March 2, 2020
Feast
March 1, 2020
Moody
March 1, 2020
Picture Perfect
February 28, 2020
The Path
February 28, 2020
Nervous
February 27, 2020
Compromises
February 26, 2020
Potatoes from Space
February 26, 2020
Again and Again and Again
February 26, 2020
2 out of 5
February 24, 2020
Welcome
February 24, 2020
Picture Perfect
February 23, 2020
Done Deal
February 23, 2020
Morning After
February 22, 2020
Almost
February 22, 2020
Grateful
February 21, 2020
Red Sky in the Morning
February 21, 2020
Spit and Bubblegum
February 20, 2020
Grey Days
February 18, 2020
Arts and Crafts Day 2
February 17, 2020
Delicacies
February 17, 2020
Mixed Bag
February 16, 2020
I Spy
February 15, 2020
Prime Time
February 15, 2020
The Woman Behind the Man
February 14, 2020
Business End
February 14, 2020
Magic
February 13, 2020
Followed
February 13, 2020
Remnants
February 12, 2020
Shapeshifter
February 12, 2020
Red Sky at Night
February 10, 2020
Waiting for Wind
February 10, 2020
Crew Wanted!
February 9, 2020
The Fun Never Ends
February 9, 2020
Beauty and the Beast
February 8, 2020
Ain’t Much
February 7, 2020
Boisterous
February 7, 2020
Off the Deep End
February 6, 2020
Ahoy Teachers!
February 5, 2020
Credit
February 4, 2020
Fed Up
February 4, 2020
Many Moons
February 3, 2020
Promotions and Pay
February 3, 2020
Company of Dozens
February 2, 2020
Great Guns
February 1, 2020
Bert’s Loving Wife Nani Writes
February 1, 2020
Enough Already
January 31, 2020
Records
January 30, 2020
From 40 to Flat
January 29, 2020
The Lows that Blow
January 29, 2020
Hand Modeling
January 29, 2020
Anew
January 28, 2020
Companionway Sunset
January 27, 2020
From Boring to Roaring 40s
January 27, 2020
How Many
January 26, 2020
Clear Skies and Sharp Horizon
January 25, 2020
What You Know What You Learn
January 25, 2020
The Boring 40’s
January 25, 2020
Fair Winds
January 24, 2020
Farewell Argentina
January 23, 2020
Low Blow
January 23, 2020
Bird’s Eye View
January 22, 2020
South Atlantic Sunrise
January 22, 2020
Searching for Wind in All the Wrong Places
January 21, 2020
Not Again
January 21, 2020
Off and Running
January 20, 2020
Leaving Stanley
January 18, 2020
So Hard to Say Goodbye
January 18, 2020
From All of Us Here in the Falklands
January 18, 2020
What are the Chances??
January 18, 2020
Kindness
January 18, 2020
The STORM
January 17, 2020
Not So Calm Anymore
January 17, 2020
North Shore / Port Stanley
January 16, 2020
Wirectomy
January 16, 2020
Ironies
January 16, 2020
Catenary
January 16, 2020
Port Stanley Sunset
January 14, 2020
Stanley
January 14, 2020
Land off the Starboard Bow
January 14, 2020
Beautiful Day
January 13, 2020
Arts and Crafts Day
January 13, 2020
Laundry Day
January 12, 2020
Celebration
January 11, 2020
Burwood Bank Blues
January 11, 2020
Snert
January 11, 2020
The View
January 10, 2020
Rearview Mirror
January 10, 2020
Cruel Jokes
January 9, 2020
Hideaway
January 9, 2020
A Place Among Places
January 8, 2020
Mountaintops
January 7, 2020
Baby It’s Cold Outside
January 6, 2020
Same as it ever was, Same as it ever was…
January 6, 2020
Constant Companions
January 6, 2020
Benjamin’s
January 5, 2020
More Like It
January 5, 2020
Bar Fight!
January 4, 2020
Low Rider
January 4, 2020
Sunset 53S
January 4, 2020
You’re at 51S When
January 3, 2020
Temper Temper
January 3, 2020
Nightmare
January 3, 2020
DDW
January 3, 2020
Institutionalized
January 2, 2020
Twin Sails
January 1, 2020
Halyard Makeover
January 1, 2020
Going Out With A Bang
January 1, 2020
New Years Eve 50S
December 31, 2019
Waiting Games
December 29, 2019
Days Like Today
December 29, 2019
Days Off
December 28, 2019
Crew
December 27, 2019
Deck the Halls
December 27, 2019
What’s in a Picture
December 26, 2019
Santa’s Workshop
December 26, 2019
Aloha & Merry Christmas my Wonderful Husband
December 25, 2019
Christmas Mornimg, 40 10S 106 35W
December 25, 2019
Bomb-proof Boat Bread
December 25, 2019
Xmas Baking
December 24, 2019
Greetings Most Welcome
December 24, 2019
Calm Before the Storm
December 24, 2019
Small Spaces, Big Things
December 24, 2019
Storm Clouds
December 23, 2019
Front Row Seating
December 23, 2019
Swell
December 22, 2019
Not That Hungry
December 21, 2019
Winch vs. Front
December 21, 2019
Wardrobe
December 21, 2019
Going, Going, Gone
December 20, 2019
Once More Unto the Breach
December 19, 2019
Golden
December 18, 2019
Ever So Carefully
December 18, 2019
Late
December 17, 2019
Upside Down
December 16, 2019
Gam
December 16, 2019
Rampant Nakedness
December 15, 2019
Repeat as Required
December 15, 2019
Gone were the Washing Machine Waves
December 15, 2019
Twins
December 14, 2019
My Mom Said
December 14, 2019
Cumulus Hanger-Ons
December 14, 2019
Bubba Gump Shrimp
December 13, 2019
Hope
December 13, 2019
A Proper Dousing
December 13, 2019
I Dare Not
December 13, 2019
Sandwich
December 12, 2019
Silver Linings
December 12, 2019
I Spy
December 11, 2019
What Works
December 11, 2019
180 degrees Trade Wind Skies
December 11, 2019
Birthday Wishes
December 11, 2019
Ghosts
December 10, 2019
What a Difference a Day Makes
December 10, 2019
Cloud Companions Cumulus Formations
December 9, 2019
Dawn shots of Regulus, Sirius, and Spica
December 8, 2019
And Then There Were Two
December 7, 2019
Big Blur
December 7, 2019
Atta Boy Asym
December 6, 2019
Say Sailor
December 6, 2019
Dawn
December 6, 2019
Army Breakfast
December 5, 2019
Morning Star Shots
December 5, 2019
Relief
December 5, 2019
Sylvie Says
December 4, 2019
Windless
December 4, 2019
Darkness
December 4, 2019
Tradewind Sunsets
December 4, 2019
Back in Business
December 3, 2019
Magic
December 3, 2019
Tantalizing
December 3, 2019
Gossamer
December 3, 2019
Lamenting Calms
December 3, 2019
Party Time
December 2, 2019
Finally
December 2, 2019
Coincidences
December 2, 2019
Hope Springs Eternal
December 2, 2019
Burnt Offering
December 2, 2019
Diamonds are a Sailor’s Best Friend
December 2, 2019
The Green Flash
December 2, 2019
Aloha e my Wonderful Husband, Happy Birthday my Beloved Bert
December 1, 2019
Feast or Famine
December 1, 2019
From Leah
November 30, 2019
Perpetual Motion
November 29, 2019
A Charmed Life
November 29, 2019
Casualties
November 29, 2019
Dawn Patrol
November 29, 2019
Arts and Crafts
November 28, 2019
Ship Shape
November 28, 2019
Cloud Companions
November 28, 2019
To The Kaptin Ov The Lubberly Tub C-Burpin
November 28, 2019
Charts
November 28, 2019
Southern Sunrise
November 27, 2019
Peaceful Endings
November 27, 2019
Cowboy Hats
November 27, 2019
Cocked Hats
November 27, 2019
CELEBRATION
November 27, 2019
NEWSFLASH!
November 27, 2019
Race To The Equator
November 26, 2019
Mutiny
November 26, 2019
Raring to Go
November 26, 2019
Self Promotion
November 26, 2019
How to Lose Weight While Sailing Around the World
November 25, 2019
Randall was Right
November 25, 2019
Sunrise on Seaburban, Somewhere Near 3N 130W
November 25, 2019
What’s in Name Part III
November 25, 2019
What’s in a Name Part II
November 24, 2019
What’s In A Name
November 24, 2019
The One that Got Away
November 24, 2019
Not Every Day
November 23, 2019
Are We There Yet?
November 23, 2019
Partners
November 22, 2019
Ah, the Good Old Days…
November 22, 2019
If You Painted This, Nobody Would Believe You Actually Saw It.
November 22, 2019
Just Couldn’t Help Give This Guy a Lift.
November 22, 2019
Where There is Work, Then Work Will Be Done.
November 22, 2019
Water Water Everywhere…
November 21, 2019
Building Conditions
November 21, 2019
Farmer’s Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
November 21, 2019
Diamonds in a World of Blue
November 21, 2019
It’s the Little Things
November 20, 2019