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Today, 12 years ago my #bristolchannelcutter Eliza

Today, 12 years ago my #bristolchannelcutter Elizabeth looked like this.

Excerpt from our recent Substack. LINK IN BIO 🤓

Excerpt from our recent Substack. LINK IN BIO 🤓
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I was jolted when I read the headline: @marwa.elselehdar : 'I was blamed for blocking the Suez Canal'

Capt. Marwa Elselehdar was being blamed for the Ever Given grounding—but when it happened she was hundreds of miles away.

I can’t help but wonder, were they blaming her because she is a woman? Is this another example of the discrimination I’ve witnessed toward my wife and female co-captains?

As men, we have a responsibility to drive the shift in the #sailingworld toward a more inclusive community. I’ve worked with countless strong, female captains over the years. And I’ve come to know that most of the time, men (including myself) don't even realize when we're not being inclusive.

For example, a few years ago, Teresa and I were giving a seminar at a boat show on egalitarian cruising. A man approached us afterward.

"My wife and I are equals too,” he said, “I let her take the helm."

I congratulated him and chatted a little longer. But as he walked away, I turned to Teresa.

“Typical,” she said and shrugged.

That's when I realized what I had missed: His use of "let her" screams bias.

I’ve learned some of the most important #leadership skills from women—how to read a group, how to know if the group is working well together. Are we jelling? Is the team performing in the…
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Our Latest Morning Muster #sailingpodcast episode

Our Latest Morning Muster #sailingpodcast episode is out... Link In Bio. We'll be heading to Bermuda in June with the Marion Bermuda Race. This inspiring discussion will make you want to join us! Sorry, we're booked for the race. But you can join us for the return trip to Maine. We have one more bunk available.

So take a listen... this is an inspiring chat with two Marion Bermuda Race veterans, Ray Cullum and Debra Gayle, about ocean racing, why they love it and keep coming back year after year. We talk about sailboats, tactics, navigation, safety, crew dynamics, self-sufficiency, seamanship, and of course strategies for winning! If you are interested in ocean sailing and racing, you’ll find valuable information in this episode.
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Wake up sleepy girl. Time to rise and shine, my li

Wake up sleepy girl. Time to rise and shine, my little porcupine! We’ve got some ocean miles to sail and some coastal waters to explore. And a bunch of projects between now and then!

Our @sunpoweredyachts 50w panel kept the batteries topped up all winter.
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From our latest Substack Newsletter. . . Link In B

From our latest Substack Newsletter. . . Link In Bio!
#tugboats #clamming #evergiven 🤓

The grounding of the Ever Given last week was fascinating. My immediate thought was that it grounded due to #banksuction. For most small boat sailors, bank suction is something you read about in textbooks when studying for a #boating license or certification. It rarely applies otherwise.

As I began to think about shallow water's effects, I remembered my teenage years working the #mudflats of Stony Brook Harbor, NY. I earned my ‘movie and mall money’ by digging #clams and selling them to local restaurants.

The only way I could putter my 12ft skiff into shallow waters would be to precariously hold the outboard at the surface or get out and walk the boat to the #sandbar, a less than ideal option, given the cold water.

But I had to access the good clamming spots – and fast. So, I revved my engine and put my trusty boat on a plane. As I transitioned from deep to shallow water, the boat would accelerate – skimming the surface like a wild-and-free, wind-in-my-hair movie scene.

The Ever Given isn't much different from a little skiff – aside from the 219,079 tonnes of displacement. The same laws of physics and hydrodynamics apply to boats large and small. The Ever Given also isn't much different from any boat I've sailed -- especially the tugboats I drove in #Baltimore harbor.

Each barge I delivered to the power plant was filled with approximately 15 million pounds of coal, and had a 14 to 15 ft draft. Once I turned out of the main shipping channel, towards the power plant and onto the "flats," it was only 15' deep – a foot deeper than the barge's draft.

At that point, the barge had a mind of its own.

"She's hunting," the captain would say, "Bring'er back."

The barge would "hunt for water," as we called it. We had to work hard to keep the barge going straight because it was all over the place – even with rudder hard over and full reverse on one engine. If we didn't get it under control quickly, it could easily have ended up sideways in the channel like the Ever Given. The only difference is – we wouldn't have the #satellite news photos to prove it happened.

~ Ben

Ooh! Scary! We’re releasing 2 singles from the b

Ooh! Scary! We’re releasing 2 singles from the band Stands For Nothing with @batfancy and @xriscrowley. This was recorded in 1985, and just remastered this year. This was a special time in my 🥁 life. And the music still resonates. Available on @bandcamp. LINK IN BIO!!
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View from the bridge of a tugboat Ben worked aboar

View from the bridge of a tugboat Ben worked aboard. Heading up the Mississippi River. Not a bad view.
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Tomorrow we start spring boat preps, but today we

Tomorrow we start spring boat preps, but today we kick off our 2nd Women’s Webinar Series!
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The logbook. A legal document. But on long passage

The logbook. A legal document. But on long passages it can get a little creative sometimes. 🤪 What’s in your logbook? With @old_tomorrow
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Yes! We’re talking about food on this week’s e

Yes! We’re talking about food on this week’s episode of #themorningmusterpodcast. Super stoked to have two of my fave people @johnkretschmersailing and @sailingthebakery chatting about the “ins and outs” (literally) of making good meals onboard. BTW, #Podcast episodes released every other Tuesday.
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