Carpe Diem

Editorial Observer
Ving, Vang, Vong. Or, the Pleasures of a New Vocabulary.
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG
Published: April 9, 2008
Lately I’ve been thinking about the word “vang.” It is a sailing term, and if you look it up in the glossary of Royce’s “Sailing Illustrated,” you find that it refers to a line to prevent “the peak of […]

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Here is a video about living aboard a sailboat. Produced by Beneteau. It may take a few seconds to start. You can click the icons on the bottom right of the picture for full screen mode.

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Plastic is an increasing problem for the marine environment.
Not only is it an eyesore, it is killing the wildlife that inhabit the waterways.

Note the contents of these Albatross’ stomachs.

The following links describe an enormous mass of floating garbage in the Pacific.
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Are There Really Continents of Floating Garbage?
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Clogged by plastic bags, Africa begins banning them
Please. don’t […]

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Today I went and looked at travel trailers. Yes, I am considering selling Carpe Diem and moving aboard a land cruiser. The extreme rarity of first mates to accompany me in a sailing adventure along with diminishing time is driving me toward a land based alternative. Cruising alone on a sailboat is […]

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What does a man need - really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in - and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That’s all - in the material sense, and we know it. But we are brainwashed by […]

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