I’m sitting in the Philly airport yawning, waiting for Sam and Guin to show up. I’ve been up since 3:45am and paid $60.00 for my cab this morning, OUTCH!
I’m really excited to see the girls. I have a sock monkey hanging out of the pocket in my cargo shorts, I think it is going to get Guin’s attention. My flight arrived about 25 minutes early, so i decided to write a log with new found time.
I’ve decided to launch a store front at Project BlueSphere. We are going to focus on proven, tested, and practical equipment for the cruising sailor with a spin of green power. It feels really good to live off of the grid while producing clean power. I’m going to try and make equipment choices clear-cut, and backed with instillation and maintenance videos. I’d like my clients to feel comfortable with their equipment decisions as outfitting a boat for cruising is such an important process. I’m going to focus on critical systems such as safety gear, clean fuel, dependable ground tackle, sound rigging choices, refrigeration, R/O systems, solar and wind power, and so on. I’m amazed at how much crap is out there, and more so, how often I see it on cruising boats. A cruising boat is no place to waste money on faulty gear that you depend on! Your neighborhood marine store is not a good place to get advice. They are in the business of selling and making as much profit as possible.
I’m also planning on taking the newsletter monthly. I will start taking on a boat project each month that I hope other people will follow with their own boats. I think this is a good idea for a number of reasons. Most importantly I think it will motivate people to get their boats ready to cruise while making sound decisions. Secondly, if we have 10 or 20 people tackling the same project at the same time, we could save money by buying equipment together. It will also make a good venue to share ideas. It will take a few months to roll out though.
I’m really psyched about attending the Annapolis boat show on Sunday :)
To get off the subject of boats I must say I’m very proud to be an American today. I cant believe Obama won the Nobel prize for peace. That is such an amazing award and it feels good that my president is looked upon so positively by our world community. It’s about time!
Peace, Love, and more Peace. Man I’m all about it!
Sail far and live slowly.
– Alex