Nimble 24 sailboat
Small Craft Warning: How I Repaired the Tiller I Broke Sailing in 25 Knots
The morning my tiller broke, I woke to a small craft warning on board my Nimble 24 sailboat Grit and decided to go sailing anyway.
I hoisted her tanbark sails, tied in a double reef, poked her nose into the Pamlico Sound and the second I rounded… Continue reading
How Not to Pack a Canvas Tent: A Shackleford Banks Lesson
This week I found myself in a similar predicament to the time my wife Julia said we should carry our kayaks on the deck of Grit, our Nimble 24 sailboat. I said no, we’d be fine towing them. That turned into a debacle.
My advice to Julia this time involved how to pack up the wall tent we’d pitched on Shackleford Banks. In this video I will instruct you… Continue reading
Shackleford Banks: Sailing to the Island of the Wild Horses
As promised last week in my get-the-boat-ready-to-float list, here’s a hand-drawn (as opposed to AI-drawn) map of where Julia and I are heading for our mid-March trip. We’re sailing to Shackleford Banks with our sailboat Grit to observe the wild horses that live there.
About the Map
Are you sick of looking at AI-generated art? Tired of seeing AI-generated videos of AI-people chipping AI-horses and baby AI-generated eagles… Continue reading
Why I Prefer an Outboard Well Over Transom Mount on My Nimble 24
Vince recently wrote me the following:
Good morning. I was wondering how you feel about having the outboard in the cockpit well. It seems like it would be noisy and difficult to remove it for service and cleaning.
Thanks for your time.
Vince S.
Here is my reply.… Continue reading
Back Under Sail After 22 Years: Why the Nimble 24 Sailboat Is the Perfect Shallow-Draft Cruiser
Grit‘s tanbark sails glowed in the setting sun as we sailed up Broad Creek. We ghosted into a cove under full sail and I lowered the anchor into the tea-colored water. A ripple wriggled away from the hull and disappeared into the calm waters. After 22 years without a sailboat, I was back afloat.
