Neptune's Courtroom

Hurricane Fischer is gone. Between moving, getting married, and a new job, I just couldn't find the time to dedicate to writing that I had hoped. But not to fear! I've incorporated the posts from Hurricane Fischer into my new blog, Neptune's Courtroom.

I envision this blog as being a bit more personal with both long and short form posts. It will be a mixture of Instagram posts from my morning runs, tech tips, thoughts on politics, and my venture into actually joining a yacht club and getting back on the water. Who knows...there might be some short story fiction if I get into a NaNoWriMo mood and possibly some book and movie reviews.

I look forward to seeing you there.

- Capt. Black

Hurricane Fischer

It has been quite some time since I've posted but I'm now getting back into the blog game at https://hurricanefischer.com/

Visit me there as I start reconstructing my blog and get back in the swing of things. It'll probably be less sailing than before but hopefully the more stuff will be just as, if not more interesting.

- Capt. Black

Where are Alex and Taru?

If you haven't been keeping up with Alex & Taru lately, I suggest you head over to WorldTourStories.com to catch up.

[Spoiler Alert: They've made it to America!]

Check out their kick-ass video showing their tour from St. Andrés to Florida:

Tides, Anchors and the Dropping of Some Serious Sailing Knowledge!

There is a blog I've found recently that has had some really good articles about sailing and accompanying issues. Its NauticEd and its an online sailing school that explores some really interesting issues that, as a sailor, I'm not always really thinking about.

There is one on which type of anchor is best for what kind of bottom and a really in-depth look at tides, which frankly, I thought I had a pretty good grasp on until I read this article. Most recently (today) is a tip about food packaging when chartering a boat and how a little preperation can help you keep things in order.

This picture is property of NauticEd Blog

One of the older ones, though not much older, explains why you generally have to overshoot a mark on an upwind course because of the drift down that you will incur. Stuff like that. If you're looking for some sailing knowledge, definitely check out this blog.