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Douglas Smith
On Puget Sound
I'm a freelance marketing copywriter and creative strategist ... also part-time sea kayak paddler and sailing dinghy builder.
Interests: marketing, reading, writing, dog-walking, sea-kayak paddling, sailing, sailing-dinghy-building, tv-watching.
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20th in a series
Maybe we'd better keep watching the skies. Continue reading
Posted Dec 18, 2011 at Way Before the Mast
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What to buy for $10 in a chandlery
Yesterday, on the 107th anniversary of Orville and Wilbur Wright's fabled first flight on the North Carolina coast, I went to the local chandlery to pick up a few assorted items needed to rig up roller furling for the jib. It turns out the furling unit I had ordered came "complete with" a long list of other required items--line, shackles, fairleads, cam-cleat, and mounting hardware for each. I usually try to spend the Wright Brothers' flight anniversary doing something fun, and I thought this project would be fun. Besides, it was the first (and last) dry day for a good... Continue reading
Posted Dec 19, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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Every sailor's dream: the unvarnished truth.
Posted Oct 26, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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The first sail: a few observations
Posted Oct 8, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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Surprise gets wet.
Sailing vessel Surprise on its maiden voyage. Continue reading
Posted Oct 4, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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An embarassment of riches.
Posted Oct 1, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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Spruce breeze, protected by watchful bovines.
Posted Sep 29, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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Don't look too closely at the jib.
Posted Sep 27, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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Parts
Posted Sep 25, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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Hmmmm, where do I mount THIS thing?
Posted Sep 24, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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My leads are somewhat fair.
Posted Sep 24, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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A sense of direction. Finally.
Posted Sep 23, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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American Idol alternative
Is Way Before the Mast the ultimate reality show? Probably not. Continue reading
Posted Sep 16, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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The dink nears the home stretch.
Posted Sep 13, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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Leveraging the Cairn terrier's eagle eye.
Posted Sep 12, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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Fixing the epoxy problem that wouldn't magically fix itself--darn it.
Posted Aug 28, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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A coating of varnish and dust.
Posted Aug 23, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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I am a target of whimsy.
Posted Aug 23, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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the painting was really difficult. Naaaah, it was easy.
Posted Aug 23, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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The most amazing paint in the universe
Posted Aug 19, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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The Passagemaker dinghy is ready for prime time. Or was.
Posted Aug 15, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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I've taken over the dining room table.
Posted Aug 15, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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The glamour of boat-building.
Posted Aug 8, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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Oh, the fair amount of micro-fun one can have building a boat.
Posted Aug 8, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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A sense of order is invaluable.
Posted Aug 7, 2010 at Way Before the Mast
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