#mingming 2

Roger…..Roger…

Note to regular readers : this post and the recent re-write of ‘how small…ocean’ now replace the original post of that name.  The original post featured arctic sailor Roger Taylor and his 2 arctic exploration boats but i don’t think i did that job very well so in this re-write i am just going to focus on him, his boats and his voyages.

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When i wrote the original piece i…

” Old man stands in companionway of small sloop.  One very weathered hand holds lightly onto a halyard stopper.  The other a jib winch.  A big grin is on the old man’s face as he watches a small sloop rush though the ocean, little more than an arm’s length away.  And because he is precisely where he is.

        Use yourself up, old man.  Use yourself up.” (Webb Chiles)

In this post i am going to…

” Old man stands in companionway of small sloop.  One very weathered hand holds lightly onto a halyard stopper.  The other a jib winch.  A big grin is on the old man’s face as he watches a small sloop rush though the ocean, little more than an arm’s length away.  And because he is precisely where he is.

        Use yourself up, old man.  Use yourself up.” (Webb Chiles)

In this post i am going to…