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Author Archives: Blue Water Sailing
Tartan 5300
TARTAN 5300 • I have to admit that I have a soft spot for Tartans. In 1963 or so, my parents and our neighbors in partnership bought an early Tartan 27—the classic S&S design that launched the company. For years, more »
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Antares 44i
ANTARES 44i • It was a crystal clear August day when we set out from Gloucester, MA to give Bob and Jan Crandall's new Antares 44i Sea Spray a test sail. We cleared the harbor mouth, zigged our way through more »
Discovery 50
DISCOVERY 50 • The new Discovery 50 cruising catamaran offers luxurious accomodations in highly advanced cruising hulls powered by a rig fit for girdling the globe.On a Sunday morning in June, we set off from the little Massachusetts island of more »
2010 BOAT SHOW PREVIEW • MORRIS 29 • Like her larger sisters in the M-class line of luxury daysailers and coastal cruisers, the new M29 combines lovely classic hull lines with a modern keel and spade rudder to give her more »
Posted in 2010 Boat Show Preview, Alerion, Beneteau, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Catalina, Cruising Boats, Dufour, Hanse, Hunter, Jeanneau, Morris, Najad, Oyster, Rivolta, Sabre
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Sabre 456
SABRE 456 • With a new interior, keel and rig, the Sabre 456 offers her owners Maine-built quality with a new level of luxury and comfort.The Sabre 456 that will be launched this summer and debut at the fall sailboat more »
Tartan 400
TARTAN 400 • The new Tartan 400 is an American-designed, American-built performance cruiser with a great pedigree and a bright future.Forty feet is one of the sweet spots in cruising boat design. There are more famous production boats at 40 more »
Oyster 575
OYSTER 575 • The new Rob Humphries design sets a benchmark in the mid-50s luxury cruising fleet. Late in 2009, BWS had the chance to visit the Oyster facilities in the east of England, and during a factor tour was more »
Oyster 655 Offshore
OYSTER 655 OFFSHORE •On a 300-mile offshore delivery, BWS discovers (again) why Oysters set the standard for world-class passagemakers.The delivery run from Newport, Rhode Island to Annapolis, Maryland as boats are moved from one boat show to the other has more »
Pacific Seacraft 40 Blue Water Classic
THE NEW PACIFIC SEACRAFT 40 is built with integrity to cross oceans safely and swiftly. Last fall, while attending the annual Pacific Seacraft open house at the builder's new facility in Washington, N.C., I had the opportunity to sail a more »
Grand Soleil 545
The new GRAND SOLEIL 545 packs eye-catching Euro styling in a 54-footer that sails like the wind. In our efforts to sail trial the new Grand Soleil 545, Simon and I ended up spending a night and two days aboard more »
Rivolta 43
RIVOLTA 43 VINTAGE • The new 43-footer from Rivolta Yachts blends traditional Maine styling with a dash of European flair This fall, Rivolta Yachts rolled out the plans for a new and interesting 43-foot Vintage cruising boat. Conceived by the more »
Morris M52
MORRIS M52 • The new S&S design being built by Morris Yachts combines classical lines with a modern hull and advanced building techniques The M series of Sparkman & Stephens designed sloops that Morris Yachts has been building for the more »
Norstar 40
NORSTAR 40 • The Robert Perry-designed Norstar 40 began life as the classic Nordic 40 and still is one of the best mid-size cruisers ever built. Gary and Steve Nordvedt are second generation boat builders in the Pacific Northwest who more »
Rustler 44
RUSTLER 44 • "A Pure Blue-Water Cruiser from Britain". British designers and builders have a well earned reputation for creating cruising boats that can stand up to the rigors of offshore and even high latitude sailing. There's a good reason more »
Jeanneau 57
JEANNEAU 57 • The Philippe Briand-designed 57-footer offers exciting performance coupled with luxurious accommodations. Jeanneau has an answer to the recession: Go forward boldly and creatively. As one of the world's largest builders of cruising and racing monohulls, and as more »
Catalina 445
CATALINA 445 Live-aboard Cruiser Catalina listens to what cruisers and customers want—the all-new and innovative 445 is the latest result. At first sight you know there is something different about the new Catalina 445. The design's topsides appear lower than more »
J/95 • J Boats launches an innovative new 31-foot, centerboard cruiser-racer that is offshore capable and has the draft of a Sunfish. The day BWS test sailed the new J/95 the stars were not aligned for a proper and in-depth more »
Thin Water Cruising Boats
THIN WATER CRUISING BOATS • BWS takes a look at the fleet of cruising monohulls drawing less than five feet Pacific Seacraft 37 Blue water tends to be deep water and that is what lies between the land masses we more »
Jenneau 44i
Jenneau 44i • The new Jeanneau 44i offers great sailing qualities in an innovative and comfortable cruising boat. It was our sixth and last day in the B.V.I. aboard the brand new Jeanneau/Sunsail 44i, which was hull number one in more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Jeanneau
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Jenneau, Phillipe Briand, Sunsail
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Kadey Krogen 58
Kadey Krogen 58 • Powerful Passagemaking Aboard the Kadey-Krogen 58, a 250-mile trip from Annapolis to New York City is a breeze, so to speak The September afternoon we departed the Maryland shore to head north to New York was more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Kadey Krogen, Trawler
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Kadey Krogen, Trawler
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Seawind 1000XL
THE SEAWIND 1000XL combines modern construction techniques with innovative design to create a cruising cat that is unlike all others in her class. The morning after the recent Newport International Boat show in Newport, R.I., broke clear and bright with more »
Tartan 4300
TARTAN 4300 • Designed for fast, shorthanded cruising, the new Tartan 4300 offers an epoxy hull, carbon fiber spars and the quality to last a lifetime. Tartan Yachts has been building high quality cruising boats in Ohio since the early more »
Lagoon 420
Lagoon 420 • Combines great liveaboard with modern sailing and powering systems This innovative cruising cat combines great liveaboard accommodations with thoroughly modern sailing and powering systems. We set off from Miami's Bayside Marina in the midst of the Strictly more »
Kadey Krogen 48 North Sea
Kadey Krogen 48 North Sea • "Move you to the ends of the earth" in safety and comfort… In the fall of 2007, the annual gathering of the Kadey-Krogen clan saw 65 of their boats cruise into Solomon's Island, Maryland, more »
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Lagoon 440
Lagoon 440 • One of the most popular crusing cats in the world If you have ever sailed on a cruising catamaran, the first time may well have been aboard a charter cat in the Caribbean. There is no doubt, more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Multihulls, Cruising Over 40', Lagoon
Tagged Beneteau, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Catamaran, JTA, Lagoon, Lakota, Multihull, Steve Fossett
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Morris 48
Morris 48 • "Next Generation" world cruising boat. A sailboat really tells you what it is all about when you are under sail and you gradually start to round up from a broad reach and trim steadily through a beam more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Morris
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Chuck Paine, Morris Yachts
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Najad 570
Najad 570 • The New Flagship from the Swedes The island of Orust off Sweden's west coast has long been home to some of the world's best boat builders, so it is no surprise that in addition to Najad the more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Najad
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Judel/Vrolijk, Najad, Raised Deck Saloon, Sweden
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Nordhaven 56
Nordhaven 56 Motorsailer • The new 56-foot motorsailer from Nordhavn brings to the cruising world a boat that is an evolutionary cruiser with roots that go back more than 30 years. Built by Pacific Asian Enterprises and designed by one more »
Island Packet 465
Island Packet 465 • The boat's distinctive beige hull with the short bowsprit was heeled over at about 10 degrees as it reached comfortably and steadily before the clearing northwest breeze. In the background some 10 miles distant lay the more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Island Packet
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Center Cockpit, Island Packet 465
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Wauquiez Pilot Salon 55
WAUQUIEZ PILOT SALON 55 • In the far north of France not far from the English channel and right on the border with Belgium lies the provincial town of Neuville en Ferrain. The town is far from the yachting centers more »
Outbound 52
Outbound 52 • The builder of the modern classics Outbound 44 and 46 launches the new world-class, blue-water cruiser—the Outbound 52. On January 25 I joined Phil Lambert of Outbound Yachts aboard hull number one of his new Tim Kernan-designed more »
Najad 440 AC
Najad 440 AC • BWS joins a 350-mile delivery that showed off just what a great sea boat the Swedish-built, Judel-Vrolijk design really is. A three-day fall delivery along the East Coast can dish up just about everything and anything more »
Morris 454
Morris 454 • Quality of the construction and attention to detail make this boat exactly what you expect a Morris Yacht to be. This new Chuck Paine design from one of America's premier builders is a true thoroughbred that combines more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Over 40', Morris
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Chuck Paine, Morris Yachts
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Island Packet 465
Island Packet 465 • This new center cockpit design is a true blue water cruiser that combines IP innovations with the builder's classic style The morning we sailed the new IP 465 from Annapolis, Md., up Chesapeake Bay to Rock more »
Malo 37
Malo 37 • All the quality of a proper ocean-sailing yacht in a design suitable for a cruising couple. Built in Sweden by traditional craftsmen, the new Malo 37 offers all the quality of a proper ocean-sailing yacht in a more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Under 40', Malo
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Lars Olsson, Malo, Sweden
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Kadey Krogen 55 Expedition
Kadey Krogen 55 Expedition • The respected builder of displacement cruisers celebrates its 30th year with the introduction of a new, blue-water capable 55-foot trawler While the popularity of trawlerstyle cruisers may seem a relatively recent phenomenon, Kadey-Krogen has been more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Kadey Krogen, Trawler
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Expedition, Kadey Krogen, Trawler
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Sabre Spirit
With the new SABRE SPIRIT, the designers, Jim Taylor Yacht Design and the Sabre Design Team, set out to recapture what makes most people fall in love with sailing in the first place. Instead of focusing on interior volume and more »
J/122 • The new J/122, built by J/ Europe in France, was introduced at the 2006 Paris Boat Show and then introduced in North America at the annual J/Boat Open House last spring. A long, lean and decidedly sleek 40 more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', J Boats
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, J Boats, J/122, J/Europe
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Jenneau Sun Odyssey 36i
Jenneau Sun Odyssey 36i • The new Jeanneau 36i combines a sleek Mark Lombard-designed hull with a simple but powerful rig that results in a cruising boat that will truly sail well. And, Jeanneau offers the boat with a "performance" more »
Jenneau Sun Odyssey 39DS
Jenneau Sun Odyssey 39DS • The Sun Odyssey 54DS that was introduced several years ago set a trend for the French builder that continues to steamroll along. The DS designs have been so well accepted around the world by those more »
Jenneau Sun Odyssey 42i
Jenneau Sun Odyssey 42i • As Jeanneau has been innovating with its production techniques by introducing injection molded decks, they have also been innovating with hull and rig designs that will set the boats apart in the cruising fleet and more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Jeanneau
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Jenneau, Sun Odyssey
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Najad 44AC
Najad 44AC • The new Najad 44AC (aft cockpit), which was introduced in Sweden in 2006, makes its U.S. debut this fall. A real departure for Najad, the 44AC is the first aft cockpit design launched by the builder and more »
Sun Fast 3200
SUN FAST 3200 • Popular sailboat manufacturer Jeanneau's 50th anniversary is this year, and to celebrate, they debuted a boat that will change your image of daysailers. Resembling an Open 60 more than a classic cruiser, the new Sun Fast more »
Tartan 4300
TARTAN 4300 • In the August issue of BWS, we ran a full design review of the new soon-to-be launched Tartan 4300. Hull number one is due to premiere at the Newport (R.I.) boat show in September. The new boat more »
Island Packet 465
Island Packet 465 • BWS stopped by the Island Packet plant in Florida this summer to see the first 465 under construction. The new boat is distinctive in several ways but still maintains the builder's high standards and dedication to more »
Wauquiez Centurian 40s
WAUQUIEZ CENTURIAN 40s • One of the most venerable names in European boat building, Wauquiez has a well earned reputation for crafting elegant, performance cruising boats. The new Centurion 40s continues the company's tradition. The hull and deck are infusion more »
Oyster 53
Oyster 53 • On a 1,400-mile offshore sea trial BWS puts the Oyster 53 through its paces in all conditions and comes away impressed Sailing into headwinds of 18 to 22 knots in the shallow waters off of northern Florida more »
Posted in Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Oyster
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Oyster, Oyster 53
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Island Packet SP Cruiser
Rain or shine, deep water or shoal, IPY's new 41-foot motorsailer will take you there and back in comfort and at amazing speeds Biscayne Bay and the sounds of South Florida are not Blue Water Sailing's usual sailing grounds, not more »
Lagoon 420 Hybrid
Lagoon 420 Hybrid • Lagoon Catamarans, a member of the giant Group Beneteau, has become one of the world's leading catamaran builders. The company has built hundreds of boats for charter fleets around the world and even more for cruisers more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Multihulls, Cruising Over 40', Lagoon
Tagged Beneteau, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Catamaran, Hybrid, Jeanneau, Lagoon, Multihull
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Leopard 46
Leopard 46 • The new Leopard 46, which is marketed in the U.S. by The Moorings, takes many of the new design ideas introduced last year in the Leopard 40 and expands them dramatically. Designed by Mevlin & Morrelli, the more »
Maine Cat 41
Maine Cat 41 • The builders of Maine Cat catamarans have built 54 MC 30s and have started work on the 55th. The small, open-bridgedeck cruiser has proven incredibly popular, not the least because it was designed to be as more »
Manta 42 MKII
Manta 42 MK II • The Manta 42 Mk II has become one of the most popular cruising cats in this size range built in North America. With more than 80 boats out there cruising the world, the design and more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Multihulls, Cruising Over 40', Manta
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Catamaran, Manta, Multihull
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St. Francis 50
ST. FRANCIS 50 • Another South African built boat from a builder that has earned a worldwide reputation for blue-water catamarans, the St. Francis 50 was created by noted yacht designer Angelo Lavranos to be a pure cruising passagemaker and more »
TomCat 9.7
TOMCAT 9.7 • The new TomCat 9.7, the big sister to the original 6.2, is an entry-level performance cruising cat from Canada that combines fine sailing characteristics with an innovative interior plan. From the outset the builders envisioned a cruising more »
Morris M42
Morris M42 • Simple elegance and swift sailing make this new weekender some-thing special During September's Newport International Boat Show, we had the opportunity to go for an evening sail aboard the new Morris 42 Weekender on Narragansett Bay (R.I.). more »
Jenneau 49
Jenneau 49 • The 49 classic with the new Performance Package puts a lot of pace in a proven passagemaker The new Performance 49, which is being introduced this year with a taller rig, slab reefing main, foil furling headsail, more »
J/92 • At the other end of the design spectrum, J/Boats is bringing an updated version of the popular J/92 to the market. The new J/92s is a simple, stable 30-foot sprit boat that has an inboard diesel, an enclosed more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Under 40', J Boats
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, J Boats, J/92
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J/124 • The folks at J/Boats always march to the beat of their own drum, and they have thousands of sailors who hear that beat and follow. Last winter they launched the new J/124 that is designed to appeal to more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', J Boats
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boayt Reviews, J Boats, J/124
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Lagoon 420
Lagoon 420 • Lagoon Catamarans, which is part of Group Beneteau, remains a leader in production cruising catamaran design and construction. The company has supplied hundreds of boats to charter fleets around the world and hundreds of private owners are more »
Morris M42
Morris M42 • Maine boatbuilder Morris Yachts introduced their M36 two years ago, and the new daysailer/ weekender was such a success that the company is now introducing a big sister in the form of the Morris M42. Designed by more »
Najad 440 AC
Najad 440 AC • From Najad Yachts in Sweden, the new Najad 440 AC offers coastal and world girdling sailors a cruising boat that combines a sleek, fast Judel/Vrolijk design with the proven quality and style of one of Sweden's more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Najad
Tagged Aft Cockpit, Judel/Vrolijk, Najad, Sweden
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New Moon 25
New Moon 25 • Eastsail Yachts has been building traditional pocket cruisers near the New Hampshire coastline for a generation. This summer the company launched the New Moon 25, drawn by Yankee yacht designer Eliot Spalding. With a springy sheer, more »
Northwind 68
Northwind 68 • Spanish boatbuilder Northwind, based in Barcelona, has a long history of building custom and semi-custom cruising boats. The Northwind 68 is the latest semi- custom cruiser to be launched from their yard. The big sloop was designed more »
Island Packet SP Cruiser
Island Packet SP Cruiser • In the past few years interest in motorsailers for extended cruising has seen a renaissance as sailors moving up in age and some new cruisers contemplate the pleasures of a truly comfortable doghouse from which more »
Ovni 395
Ovni 395 • Another unique introduction from a French builder this fall is the Ovni 395 built by Alubat Yachts on France's Atlantic Coast. Designed by Philippe Briand, the 395 is a hard-chined aluminum hull cruiser that has a lifting more »
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Wauquiez PS41
WAUQUIEZ PILOT SALON 41 • Wauquiez Yachts has two Pilot Saloon models that are available this year in the U.S., the new Wauquiez PS 41 and the PS 47 that was introduced last year. The PS 41 evolved from the more »
Aerodyne. Longtime readers of BWS will know that we have kept an eye on Aerodyne Yachts since we saw the first Rodger Martin—designed 38 at the Newport International Boat Show and over the years have run reviews of all four more »
Posted in Aerodyne, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats
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Tartan 3400
TARTAN 3400 • The new Tartan 3400 combines high-tech construction and modern design with classic Tartan styling The name Tartan has become synonymous with enduring cruising boats that combine satisfying sailing performance with top construction and comfortable, well thought out more »
Swan 46
SWAN 46 • After a decade's focus on fully-crewed racing boats, Nautor's Swan reinvents its blue-water cruising identity with the Swan 46 Since the company's 1967 debut with the Swan 36, Nautor's Swan has been a leading name in top-end more »
Shannon 43
THE SHANNON 43 proves her versatility and timeless appeal on a 400-mile sea trial The Walter Schultz' designed Shannon 43 first turned heads in 1986, and after 20 years of production her classic look, seaworthy construction and sailing performance have more »
Island Packet 440
Island Packet 440 • The new aft-cockpit Island Packet 440 promises liveaboard comfort in an offshore cruiser Getting underway offered little relief from the heat of the day as we headed out of Newport Harbor, R.I., and shaped for the more »
Lagoon 500
Lagoon 500 • The new 50-foot cruising catamaran from Lagoon provides owners with a fine sailing catamaran that is brimming with innovations and luxurious living spaces The new Lagoon 500 had its American debut at this fall's Annapolis Sailboat Show more »
Santa Cruz 53C
SANTA CRUZ 53C • Known for their successful ultralight racers, Santa Cruz Yachts unveiled their first fully dedicated performance cruiser at the Oakland boat show. The Santa Cruz 53C has the same hull form as the racy 52 but features more »
Seawind 1160
SEAWIND 1160 • Designed and built in Australia, the new Seawind 1160 is the sister ship to the highly successful Seawind 1000 and 1200. Conceived as a pure cruising boat with excellent performance characteristics, the 1160′s builders set out to more »
Shannon Shoalsailer 35
SHANNON SHOALSAILER 35 • With a home in the Florida Keys and a desire to explore them by sail, shallow coastal gunkholing rather than ocean passages were the inspiration for designer Walt Schulz's Shoalsailers by Shannon Yachts. The Shoalsailer 35 more »
J/124 • J/Boats is renowned for its high performance cruisers that serve it up from the racecourse to a summer cruise. The design for the new J/65 was reviewed in BWS's June issue, and though hull number one was launched more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', J Boats
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, J Boats, J/124
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Kanter Bougainvillea 65
Kanter Bougainvillea 65 • Designed around its creature comforts as much as on-the-water performance, the aluminum Kanter Bougainvillea 65 delivers luxurious living in a Chuck Paine–designed package. Since the owners planned to spend much time on the dock, the large more »
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Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Bougainvillea, Chuck Paine, Kanter, Pilot House
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Lagoon 500
Lagoon 500 • It will be hard to miss the new Lagoon 500 at Annapolis this fall. The 51-foot-long, 28-foot-wide cat was designed by Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot Prevost for ocean crossings and luxurious cruising. They say it more »
Leopard 43
Leopard 43 • A name already well established in cruising circles, Leopard Catamarans launched the new Leopard 43 designed by Simonis-Voogd. Leopard is the private sales branch of The Moorings and the charter version, the Moorings 4300, will soon be more »
Malo 40
Malo 40 • Based on Orust Island in Sweden, a stone's throw from where Najad and Hallberg-Rassy got their start, Malö Yachts has been building sailboats since 1939, and fishing boats for generations before that. The hardy North Sea conditions more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Malo
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Malo, Orust Island, Sweden
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Morris 42
Morris 42 • Morris Yachts on Mount Desert Island, Maine, has been building top-quality, semi-custom yachts since 1972 whose pleasing lines and sailing ability draw stares in every harbor they enter. Last year Morris took a break from the ocean-capable more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Morris
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Chuck Paine, Morris
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Najad 380
Najad 380 • Following in the Najad tradition of building high-quality, center-cockpit cruising boats capable of passagemaking and cruising from the North Sea to the tropics and anywhere in between, the Najad 380 has proven her mettle in European waters more »
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Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Judel/Vrolijk, Najad
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Sun Odyssey 45
SUN ODYSSEY 45 • Jeanneau will be showcasing two new models in the Sun Odyssey line this fall. The Sun Odyssey 45 derives its style from the successful 49, which debuted in 2003, both designed by Philippe Briand. The Sun more »
Island Packet 440
Island Packet 440 • Island Packet has been building full-keel cruising boats since the 1970s and this year will be adding the Island Packet 440 to its line. Following the success of the IP37, the 440 is the first aft more »
Oceanis Clipper 523
Oceanis Clipper 523 • Beneteau will be introducing the Océanis Clipper 523 this fall to replace the Beneteau 50. Designer Groupe Finot kept an eye to luxury and comfort as well as reliability and cruising range when designing this newest more »
Oyster 82
Oyster 82 • Designed by Rob Humphreys as a scaled-down superyacht, the new Oyster 82 is the superlative performance cruiser. The characteristic Oyster deck saloon provides enough room for a small soirée in addition to a more than adequate nav more »
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Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Review, Oyster 82
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Privilege 495
Privilege 495 • Designed for both charter work and private, long distance cruising, the Privilege 495 couples the comfort afforded by a larger catamaran with the safety and performance demanded by those planning to move aboard. At 49 feet, five more »
Wauquiez Pilot Salon 47
WAUQUIEZ PILOT SALON 47 • Henri Wauquiez began building boats in 1965 and at the turn of the century launched the pilothouse series by the Berret/Racoupeau design team with the Pilot Salon 40, and now the new Wauquiez Pilot Salon more »
X-46 • At the leading edge of high-performance cruisers, the X-Yachts fleet has been claiming silver in European IMS racing circuits. Among them, the new X-46 has earned its fair share of mantle-ware in the Med and will be new more »
J/65 • The new J/65 redefines performance cruising in a boat that will be a couple's "ultimate" passagemaker This spring J/Boats, based in Newport, Rhode Island, will launch the first of two new 65-foot performance cruising boats that are now more »
Najad 440
Najad 440 Passagemaker • Swedish-built to a Judel/Vrolijk design, the Najad 440 will raise the bar for comfort and speed among midsize offshore cruising boats We have long had a partiality for cruising boats with LOAs in the mid-40s and more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Najad
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Judel/Vrolijk, Najad
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Navy 44
Navy 44 • The dark blue hulls of the U.S. Naval Academy 44s are familiar sights at offshore races, and the veteran McCurdy & Rhodes design will be replaced, beginning in 2005, with a boat from Pedrick Yacht Designs. It more »
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The Life Cycle of Plants Several little lesson rolled into one. You can look at seed dispersion, plant life cycle, effect of water and light on plants, and parts of a flower. I had trouble with the smallest piece on the parts of a flower.
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Why Jason Bay makes the Red Sox a better team
by Alex EisenbergAugust 05, 2008
Let's start with this:
Hitting with runners in scoring position is not a repeatable skill.
In case you missed it, last Thursday Steve Phillips was challenged by Baseball Tonight host Steve Berthiaume when Berthiaume stated that the numbers of Jason Bay and Manny Ramirez were virtually the same. Phillips shot back, stating "Ramirez is hitting .316 with runners in scoring position while Bay is hitting just .216". I believe Phillips threw in a "it's not even close".
Let me say it again: Hitting with runners in scoring position is not a repeatable skill. It's a worthless stat to look at if you are evaluating a player's worth going forward. Numerous studies have shown this to be the case. This isn't to say that different players don't have different emotions running through their mind in various situations, but it isn't really detectable.
The implication made by Phillips was that Bay was not as good a hitter as Manny because he didn't hit as well with runners in scoring position. This would also seem to imply that Bay historically has been a bad hitter with runners in scoring position. However, history proves this is not the case.
Jason Bay RISP (Actual OPS)
Three-year split from 05 - 07: .883 OPS overall, .902 OPS w/ RISP
A player's production with runners in scoring position is usually based on a player's production overall. The better a player hits, the better they do with runners in scoring position. Bay's 2008 season is simply an outlier and should not be used to predict his performance going forward.
Just to dig a little deeper, Bay has an OPS of 1.251 with runners on first. Does Phillips think Bay's mind-set changes when that runner reaches second or third? Does Phillips think Bay suddenly cracks under the pressure when that runner gets into scoring position? It's an extremely flawed argument to making the case Manny is better than Bay.
Compared to Manny, Bay stacks up quite well. I would still give Manny the overall edge as a hitter, but here's how they compare (all numbers used are prior to the trade):
Batting Average - Advantage Manny (.299 vs. 282)
OBP - Advantage Manny - (.398 vs. 375)
ISO-P - Advantage Bay (.237 vs. 230)
OPS - Advantage Manny (.926 vs. .894)
BB% - Advantage Bay - 13.1 vs. 12.5
K% - Advantage Bay - 21.9 vs. 23.6
HR:FB% - Advantage Manny - 18 vs. 15.6
A couple notes:
1. The difference in OBP is mostly related to intentional walks and hit by pitches. Ramirez has a combined 16 compared to Bay's four.
2. Bay has a career strikeout percentage of just over 26, so this year is sorta flukey in that regard.
In any case, it's not difficult to see Manny probably still has an edge as a hitter, but it is close. Is it really hard to believe Jason Bay, a player still relatively in his prime is about as good as an aging and older Manny Ramirez?
Are Bay's 2007 struggles behind him?
One concern a lot of people had about Bay was his struggles in 2007.
Bay experienced what was a mentally draining slump starting in June, 2007. The slump lasted through the final four months of the season as things simply snowballed on him and he lost much of his confidence as the year wore on. He didn't see the ball well coming out of the pitcher's hand and he didn't feel confident hitting with two strikes, so he would start swinging earlier in the count instead of being patient and working the count, which is probably the best way to deal with a slump.
Before the season started, I wrote about Jason Bay's struggles and looked for exactly what happened to him--what caused his downfall. Mechanically, he looked much different than in 2006. What I found was Bay's timing was off.
In baseball, timing and efficiency are everything. This holds true for both pitching and hitting. If the timing of a player's mechanics are just slightly off, the output of that player could still be dramatically affected.
The chain of events, from foot plant to the hip rotation to the bat's first aggressive movement forward—the actions that help a player produce a powerful swing—weren't being done efficiently. Compare the below clips from Bay in 2007 to Bay in 2008. Both pitches are thrown on the inside half of the plate at similar velocities. The 2007 fastball is hit over the wall near left center, while the homerun in 2008 is more straightaway center. See if you can detect the differences (Bay in 07 is on the left, while Bay in 08 is on the right):
When Bay is going well, he plants his front foot aggressively enabling a forceful hip rotation. The hips and hands turn together, the front leg firms up and he uses it as a base in which to turn his hips on.
In these frame-by-frame looks, you can kinda see the points where a forceful action is exerted. In Bay's case, these points are at foot plant and at the time his leg "firms up". In the animations below, I mark the frame number in which the force is exerted. For the '08 clip, frame three is at foot plant and frame seven is when the leg firms up. For the '07 clip, frame five is when the leg firms up. Observe the animations for yourself and see if you can detect the times he applies force to his swing.
A couple thoughts
1. Take note of the ripple in Bay's pants and use that as an indicator of the force applied when his leg "firms up."
2. What you'll notice in 2007, there was never really a forceful exertion at foot plant. You see a forceful action at a later point, but the distance his bat travels after that force is applied is much less than the distance traveled when the first initial force is applied in 2008. The result is a loss of power.
A lot of people came to the conclusion that it must have been Bay's knee, which he had surgery on in the offseason before 2007, that was the root cause in the changing of his mechanics. I think that probably had a good bit to do with it, as he admitted to playing in pain at certain points of last year.
However, I also think the changes made by Bay this year illustrate just how important time off and "mental healing" is for a player. Oftentimes, when a player is allowed to clear their head and get away from their struggles, they come back a completely different player. His mechanics were just one of the things that ended up getting completely out of whack.
It's like in basketball if you're in a shooting slump--I always found if I took two, three, four days off, I would come back rejuvenated and the slump would be gone.
Given the way Bay has bounced back this year, we can chalk up his 2007 season as a flukey-type season. His true ability is represented by what he put up from 2004 - 2006 as well as 2008.
Of course, hitting isn't the only factor that needs to be considered when evaluating Bay and Manny:
Using Myron Logan's defensive ratings spread sheet and the average being zero runs, Ramirez comes out at -14 runs while Bay is just barely below average (barely a fraction of a run) so far this year. Fenway Park undoubtedly hurts Ramirez's rating but even factoring in the park effects, Ramirez is still one of the poorest defenders in baseball. Bay is a significant upgrade defensively.
In addition to defense, the following factors should be considered:
1. Bay is a better runner
2. Bay is under contract for next season at a very reasonable price
3. Bay will have a much more positive influence on Boston's clubhouse than Manny. As Theo Epstein stated, "There was an environment that was not conducive to winning surrounding this club."
So let's not get too caught up in the pedigree of Manny. Yes, the Red Sox had to give up a couple of solid prospects and pay a lot of money to unload Manny, but in the end, the Red Sox did just fine in getting Bay--in fact, they may have gotten the better player.
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In just a matter of weeks, 21 at-risk girls will need to be in new homes. State officials are working to find placements for the youth who will be forced to leave the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo after the Department of Human Services announced the facility will close in January.
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Air Arabia Takes Delivery of Third Airbus A320 This Year
Air Arabia took delivery of their third Airbus A320 as it was flown from Airbus' Toulouse, France facility at the end of last week.
The Sharjah-based carrier expects to receive 3 more A320s by the end of the year which will bring their total of new deliveries to 11.
The aircraft are part of a 44 plane order that was finalized in 2007. Air Arabia plans to have all 44 A320s by 2016, which will more than double the size of its fleet to more than 50 airliners.
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Plymouth hailed for early intervention of family problems
Posted: August 08, 2013
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PLYMOUTH is one of the first cities in the country to be hailed a 'Pioneering Early Intervention Place' for its work with local families.
Just 20 cities in England have been chosen to work with the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) to encourage early intervention and prevention work.
Plymouth was chosen as a pioneering city following a successful bid by Plymouth City Council, which highlighted the positive work already taking place and the desire to do even more through joint working with the EIF.
The principle is simple – services work with those in the community to spot and tackle issues early before they escalate into more serious problems.
The benefits to this approach include better long-term prospects for children's health and wellbeing, educational attainment and the huge savings to public services.
Councillor Nicky Williams, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, said: "We are thrilled to have been chosen as a 'Pioneering Early Intervention Place' and would like to thank the EIF for recognising the fantastic work already happening in Plymouth.
"Services are working together more effectively now than ever before and we want to accelerate this, particularly at a time when we need to make the best use of every penny in the city.
"Our work is based on a true partnership approach and the recently developed Early Intervention and Prevention Strategy is testament to this.
"It was put together with contributions from the council, the police, health and our valued partners in the voluntary and community sector working with children in the city.
"We are seeing some early, yet promising results, in response to this approach."
An example of the power of early intervention can be seen in Plymouth's work around domestic abuse.
It is led by a partnership between the police, involving schools and the council, to ensure teachers are informed of any reported domestic abuse incidents out of hours that could affect a child's performance or behaviour during school.
The project is known as 'Encompass' and has received national recognition.
Carey Oppenheim, chief executive of the EIF, said: "The EIF believes that addressing the root causes of social problems, rather than trying to fix their after-effects, is better not only for individual children but for our society as a whole.
"Underpinned by robust evidence our mission is to change to a predominant culture from costly late reaction to effective early intervention, ensuring children at risk of poor outcomes are given the extra help needed to develop social and emotional skills to progress in life and in turn to save money.
"This first wave of 20 pioneering places will ground that mission in real life, giving us invaluable working examples of success."
A sign of Plymouth's success is from partners in the city making the best use of resources together.
The city has joined up the offer with the 'Families with a Future' programme to ensure they reach families most in need.
And the council's youth services also work closely with Derriford Hospital's accident and emergency department to carry out follow-up visits to family homes with young people admitted for drug and alcohol related injuries.
This connection between health and youth workers aims to help spot young people often unknown to services in the city, who are taking risks that need to be better understood.


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It was up in the mountains as part of a larger tour and stopped here last, everyone bought wine and the views were stunning.
It was up in the mountains as part of a larger tour and stopped here last, everyone bought wine and the views were stunning.
Set beautifully in the mountains near Statos this small but peaceful monastery is a beautiful place to visit especially if you are on a day trip. Remember to dress appropriately it is a working monastery.
This was worth a stop off on a coach tour but I would not go out of your way to visit, a pretty place & wine to buy but not too much there.
Worth a trip to this picturesque location journey there has some great views across the countryside peaceful with a great shop and cafe on site there wine is rather nice
As with the other reviewers, the Monastery is a place to visit. Peace and quiet and not a lot of visitors milling around. There are some wonderful well kept secrets in and around Paphos and you really do need a car to explore. There are some great wineries as well !!!
Beautiful place to visit so peaceful Make sure you have a good map to get back roads a bit confusing
Monastery is located on a hill overlooking a couple of valleys, it gives a really scenic views. Monastery itself is also interesting. Beware of small "cafe", first one on the way from monastery to Panagia village on the right. Run by two older woman that will try to rip you off! They use all kind of tricks to make you... More
Visiting here, along with another monastery nearby, was one of our favourite days during this visit to Cyprus. It's lovely to explore at leisure if you hire a car; we were fortunate to be able to borrow one from friends. We appreciated being able to get off the beaten track, far away from the usual tourist areas & better-known sites,... More
This was visited as part of a day out through the Troodos Mountains. Albeit a brief visit but the views are spectacular. The stop was too short to form too much of an opinion but you do get a sample of the hardships the resident monks choose to endure.
Peaceful location just what we needed after the hustle and bustle of Paphos. Sit at the terrace of the cafe and enjoy the mountain views, wonderful. Monastery is also peaceful and shawls are provided for visitors to cover up. Gift shop not at all tacky. Particularly liked the mosaic terrace.
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7 Therefore, brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the coming of the Lord. Consider the farmer who waits patiently for the coming of rain in the fall and spring, looking forward to the precious fruit of the earth. 8 You also must wait patiently, strengthening your resolve, because the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Don't complain about each other, brothers and sisters, so that you won't be judged. Look! The judge is standing at the door!
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Britt Reid is the son of newspaper tycoon James Reid who owns The Daily Sentinel. Britt's life is filled with little more than partying, sex with beautiful girls, and waking up with a good cup of coffee besides his bed. When his dad dies unexpectedly, he meets his dad's mechanic Kato who's also good at making coffe, playing piano and martial arts. The two get off pretty decently, but when boredom strikes in, Britt comes up with the idea the two should become vigilantes who act as criminals while trying to save the city. This, however, is against the plans of Chudnofsky, the local crime boss who wants to rule the city…
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– The Art of Destruction
A couple of short features which mostly have people talking about how great things were making this movie.
The Green Hornet is a comedy based on the classic Bruce Lee series from the 1960s. Seth Rogen is up to his usual rambling and shouting, combined with plenty of action scenes, and it actually works reasonably well. If you don't expect more.
The Green Hornet lacks subtlety and depth and there are plenty of holes in the story but for a simple action comedy that doesn't try to be more than just that, the movie delivers. There's some decent jokes, some good action and Christoph Waltz is pretty cool to watch as crime lord Chudnofsky.
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Live Life, Trust Others, Do Good: Lessons from Tuesdays with Morrie
Krista and I have gotten into the habit of reading to each other at nights as an activity that de-stresses us and gives us the opportunity to spend time together and analyze a book together. The most recent book that we are going through at the moment is Tuesdays with Morrie. For those of you who haven't read it, it is a FANTASTIC book. It really puts a different perspective on things and how thinking positively can really shift your attitude. It also just shows how much we need to appreciate in life and how we need to live each day to the fullest and to know that we've done our best. The following are a few quotes from the books that have really inspired me at the moment. To summarize the three main ideas from these quotes are Live Life, Trust Others and Do Good.
Live Life
"Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live"
This is such a powerful thought because the one limiting factor in our lives is fear. We have fear everyday. Fear of disappointing others. Fear of things that are coming up. But most notably the fear of dying. We all know that it is coming but we all try our best to hide that and keep living. The perspective in the book gives you a completely different view. "Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."
By knowing that death is coming and accepting that fact, you will begin to notice many more things in life. Perhaps it's just the simple things when you actually let silence dominate for awhile. You'll begin to notice the smallest sound. Maybe the ticking of a clock. Maybe a bug buzzing around. These are things that you would hardly notice if you were just going on with your busy life. I honestly think that's the beauty in life. Being able to see all of God's creations and how things live in harmony with each other. That in itself is beautiful. How powerful is it to get to a state where you can see and recognize these things. That's why the quote is so powerful in that it shows only when we're in the right state of mind can we really live.
Trust Others
"You closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them too-even when you are in the dark. Even when you're falling."
How often do we go through life rationalizing every single thing that happens. In a previous blog entry I talked about the need to sometimes just let things go and believe that God will get you through it. I've always been a strong believer in whatever is meant to happen will happen no matter what you do. Isn't this quote from Tuesdays with Morrie the epitome of faith? We don't go around everyday seeing God in the way that we want to. Yes he is in everyday life and in everything but sometimes we want to make that connection that he's physically there. Sometimes you just have to believe with all your heart that he is there and that everything will work out.
It's the same way with friends as well. Your true friends and most importantly your family will always be there no matter what. You could feel like you're all alone and failing at everything but friends and family will always get you our of your funk. You must trust that people will be there to catch you when you are at your worst. You know why they will be? It's because everyone has people that care for them. No matter how long it's been since you've seen friends and family, they will always be there for you and you should always trust that will happen.
Do Good
"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning."
How many people do you know in your life are unhappy with their current position? How many don't like their jobs? How many don't feel like they have enough meaning in their life? It seems that especially in our society everyone is indeed half asleep and pursuing what they think is happiness as defined by others. I'm a strong believer that happiness is genuinely something that comes from within and it's not an easy thing to maintain. You have to constantly work on being a good person and having a positive attitude in order to find meaning in life. This can be done in several ways whether it's overall changing your attitude so that everything is more positive or maybe even quitting your job to pursue your passion. You get what you put into this life. If you push for your dreams you may not always get what you wanted but maybe it opens up other opportunities or teaches you valuable life lessons.
This quote really tells us to reevaluate who we are and what we want to accomplish. Do good in life. Do it for yourself, for your family and most importantly for people all around you in general.
These three quotes from the book Tuesdays with Morrie are just a small portion of the pure greatness of the book. There are many spots that teach great lessons and really make you think. I suggest that if you haven't picked up the book or read it to do it today. Keep an open mind and try to take some of these lessons to heart. If only we can learn to live everyday to the fullest, have full trust that things will be ok and devote yourself fully to passions or bettering those around you, then we can really and truly say that we've lived life!
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Winter weather, holiday parties, and too much holiday cheer can lead to a tragedy on Western Montana's highways.
Winter weather, holiday parties, and too much holiday cheer can lead to a tragedy on Western Montana's highways.
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An SUV driven by an unidentified postal carrier was involved in an accident that put the vehicle upside down in Lolo Creek on Monday afternoon.
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On Wednesday night the Missoula Exchange Club will present their 40th annual Law Enforcement Banquet at the Double Tree Hotel.
19 year-old Bitterroot Valley resident Christopher Lee Barrett was killed in a one vehicle accident early Tuesday morning on West Fork Road south of Darby.
A 25 year-old Pablo man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Saturday evening.
Montana Highway Patrol trooper Terrence Rosenbaum was the investigating officer on the scene, and said the man, later identified as 25 year-old Nathan Fisher, was driving alone on Valley View Road just outside Polson at about 5:30 Saturday evening
An unidentified infant boy was killed Wednesday morning as the result of a one-vehicle rollover crash that occurred on Interstate 90 not far from Superior.
One man is dead and three others were injured in an apparent two-vehicle DUI crash that occurred at about 1:30 Wednesday morning near about a mile south of Arlee on U. S. Highway 93 north.
At about noon Friday on the University of Montana campus, an unidentified 60 year-old man apparently threw himself under a delivery semi-truck and was killed.
Early Sunday morning, the Gamble family from Seattle was driving through western Montana on their way to meet other family members for a trip to Yellowstone Park. That trip ended in tragedy as eight year-old Jacob Gamble was killed when an alleged drunk driver headed the wrong way down Interstate 90 crashed head-on into the Gamble's red Honda.


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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Dreaming of Summer
Sitting here in a sunny window (with 6 inches of snow outside) made me start dreaming of warm summer days. Below are some pictures that added to my dreamscape.
Vintage water can
Caring for my garden with vintage garden tools.
Lying in a hammock under a shady tree with the warm breezes blowing.
By the Seashore
Collecting shells from the beach.
I'm sure you have some favorites too. I hope you'll share them with me.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
New Commitments
Most people call them New Year's resolutions, but I have decided to call them New Commitments. This is mainly because like most people I tend not to keep resolutions. So last night I spent some time talking to my daughter
about the things I want and need to do this year to grow my
. I do have to say that I had a nice increase in business in 2009, but I know that there are so many more things I can and need to do in a proactive way to have a more successful shop this year and in the years to come.
Because I have a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology, I am well aware that a positive frame of mind is an important aspect in this whole process. That is why I moved back home to Kentucky six months ago and have been spending time reflecting and growing. I am now going to attempt to overcome some of my computer insecurities and forge ahead. That means regular blogging (insert big sigh from me here), updating flickr on a regular basis, creating a facebook fan page, and researching and utilizing many of the opportunities that can be found on the internet.
Started with a small step last night (took me until 2:00 am) creating a new banner for my shop and blog. Still haven't gotten the one for the blog quite right, but Katy was a big help. Thanks honey.
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Rylant, Cynthia. God Went to Beauty School. Illustrated by N/A. HarperTempest, 2003. ISBN 0060094338. $15.89. 56 pp. Reviewer: Elizabeth Meyers Reading Level: Intermediate, Young adult Rating: Outstanding Genre: Occult poetry; Humorous poetry; Subject: God--Juvenile fiction; What if God is a lot more like us than we admit? What if He takes a break once in a while? If He went to beauty school, what would he love most about it? In this collection of free verse poems, Cynthia Rylant explores such questions as what God would do if He caught a cold, climbed Mount Everest, or got cable, along with a myriad of other subjects. It ends, as it begins, with how God went to beauty school "to learn how / to give a good perm," (56) but stayed on because He loved the hands. What at first glance might be mistakenly taken for an irreverent treatment of God is actually a marvelously loving, humor-filled text, studded with little gems of insight and wisdom. While Rylant's views of God may not fit everyone's perceptions, no one can doubt her genuine affection and respect for her subject. Numerous bits of humor will have readers chuckling to themselves, as they imagine a God who decides to simply have faith that his spaghetti is al dente because it vaporizes when he tries to make it stick to Jupiter. At other points there are flashes of powerful reflection as God climbs Mount Everest, (hating the snow), and then "at the top / He turned around / and His heart just broke. / Suddenly the whole world / was plain as day, / and still. / It was so still." (33) In the end, the book is not so much about God's understanding of the world as it is about our own perceptions of ourselves and our relationship to others. Teens and adult readers will benefit significantly from reading and pondering this powerful text.
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The Heritage Center is home to the Union League's three foundations: Youth Work, Scholarship and Abraham Lincoln. Each of these organizations provides a method of giving back to the community by educating the public about our nation's history, recognizing student role models in our region's high schools, and providing scholarships to deserving students. Member and community support and involvement in these charitable organizations is exemplary and distinguishes the League from many other city clubs.
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