My title is disingenuous, because I didn’t do any novel-writing in the Arctic. However, I thought and plotted and observed and learned with intensity, such that in the two months since my return, I’ve written an entire third of the new novel that was my primary Arctic project. This writing pace is unheard of for… Read more »
tall ships
Just Checking in from Oslo
Dear Readers, Just wanted to report that I’m back in Oslo, after 2+ spectacular weeks of sailing around the western and northwestern coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, in the tall ship Antigua, with a group of wonderful artists, guides, and crew. I have many, many pictures to post and stories to tell, but I’m not home… Read more »
Word treasure hunt on a square-rigged ship: What is a moonraker?
What is a moonraker? Also called a moonsail, a moonraker is the small sail, sometimes set in light winds, above the skysail. What is the skysail? Used in a favorable light wind, it’s the light sail above the royal. What is the royal? Also used in a favorable light wind, it’s the small sail above… Read more »
The Tall Ships Are Here
I’m generally not one to stand in long lines in the heat voluntarily, but there are some things I will line up for. The tall ships have come to Boston for the 4th of July! I visited Brazil’s Cisne Branco, Colombia’s Gloria, Ecuador’s Guayas, and Indonesia’s Dewaruci at South Boston’s Fish Pier. (FYI, the Charlestown… Read more »
