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Writing has been a factor in my entire working life:
policies, letters, manuals, advertising copy and a number of websites. The
past few years I've taken additional writing courses, joined a support
group of writers (The Writers' Cottage) and have started
writing for magazines.
My writing is maritime biased, based on over 55
years of power and sail boating coupled with career experiences as a boat
builder and marine surveyor. I started building boats in high school:
canoes, kayaks and an airboat. I also had a small shop repairing wood and
fiberglass boats. During this period I build a 23' swing keel sailboat for
my own use. Later I ran a company that built small fiberglass fishing
boats by the truckloads. I left boat building to join mainstream corporate
life working in marketing and general management roles. this past year I
took a commission from Ames
Point Boatworks to help build a vacuum bagged epoxy 24' Bremer racer/cruiser
and a Camden Knockabout constructed of wood and epoxy (cold molded/vacuum
bagged). In a way my life has gone full circle and I'm back to my first love -
boats.
Some of my recent work includes:
| "Out
of Sight..." |
Good Old Boat - March/April 2003,
a safety article on the hazards of storing portable propane. |
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| "Fill
that hole" |
Good Old Boat - November/December
2005, a "how-to" piece on a basic fiberglass repair. |
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"Scorpio 35 Refit" |
Good Old Boat - May/June 2006,
the story of how a couple restored a sailboat destined to the bone
yard. |
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"Sampatecho" |
Good Old Boat - November/December
2006, the tale of a couple's boat choices and business. |
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| "Half
Looped" |
Latitudes and Attitudes -
September 2006, America's Great Loop by sailboat, part 1 - Wisconsin
to Key West |
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"Almost Looped" |
Latitudes and Attitudes -
December 2006, America's Great Loop by sailboat, part 2 - Key West &
the East Coast. |
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"Totally Looped" |
Latitudes and Attitudes -
April 2007, America's Great Loop by sailboat, part 3 - The Erie Canal
and North Channel. |
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"Dodger Repair" |
Good Old Boat - published March
2007, 3 ways to replace dodger windows. |
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| "Cutlass or Less" |
Good Old boat - published Dec 08,
replacing your cutlass bearing. |
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| "The
Half Hour Throttle Cable Job" |
'09 - Published in GOB's Nov 2010
issue |
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"Sailing the loop" |
Portions of article used by Cruising World
as sidebars in July 2010 issue |
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"Jeanneau SO43 review" |
'10 - published Nov. 2010 by Southwinds
Magazine |
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"Maintenance on the Run" |
- Jan 2011 Good Old boat |
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| "It's
Just a Hop or Two to Junkanoo" |
'11 - Accepted by Southwinds |
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"Creature Comfort" |
- submitted to Gob
4/15/11, |
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| "Shredded Coast" |
- in progress |
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| "Coasting
South" |
- in progress |
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| "Size
Matters" |
- ready to submit, add
photos |
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"Basic Cruising" |
- needs photos, new title |
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| "Lost
in Paradise" |
- working draft |
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"Learned Cruising" |
'09 - sub CW - rejected, rework
and add photos |
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Other works in progress
include two articles on boats being built - watch for them in 2010 - 2011.
Is this a vocation or an avocation? Well, a writing
friend once noted "if you want to make money writing - write ransom
notes". I suspect he's right.
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