The Schooner Timberwind‘s last cruise of the season was the Oct. 3-5 Birthday Cruise, marking her 77th year. A week later she headed down to the shipyard to undergo some winter repairs. You can see it all here, we will be posting updates and pictures of her progress, so stay tuned! Capt. Bob
Every now and again you come across something that can make you feel really good inside, asI did today. While enjoying the company of Eric, Andrew, and Aja, during an impromptu lunch at our house, Aja told me about a YouTube video he had seen, knowing of my fondness for Luciano Pavarotti. Anyone who sailed [...]
I don’t know about you guys, but after hearing the latest assessment about how the North polar ice cap is melting faster than even the most pessimistic experts predicted, we are glad we have boats! (cymbal crash) But seriously folks, we are proud to announce that Maine Adventure Sails has enrolled in Carbonfund.org. By committing [...]
Dawn’s Raspberry Squares Click here for a printable version. 3 sticks softened butter 1 egg 3 cups flour 1 1/2 cup raspberry jam 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips – optional 1/2 cup slivered almonds or macadamia nuts – optional Preheat oven to 350. Line a 9×13 baking pan with parchment paper. Cream the butter [...]
Amazing Monster Cookies For a printable version click here. 2 cups sugar1 lb brown sugar2 sticks butter6 eggs4 tsp baking soda1/8 cup vanilla1 ½ lb chunky peanut butter9 cups Quick Quaker Oats½ lb chocolate chips or M&M’s Mix sugar, butter, eggs, baking soda, vanilla and peanut butter together.Add the oats and chocolate chips. Drop in [...]
Learn how to bring mind-body balance, health and nourishment into your life with PERFECT HEALTHTHE CHOPRA CENTER AYURVEDIC LIFESTYLE PROGRAM The Perfect Health Lifestyle Program is a program of daily wellness founded on the 5,000 year-old healing system of medicine known as Ayurveda. Ayurveda states that health is not just the absence of disease; it [...]
On October 15th, in the midst of all the hectic lay-up activities, Dawn flew to the Chopra Center in Carlsbad California to finish her teacher training. After six days of intensive testing, we are proud to announce that she is officially a Chopra Certified Perfect Health Instructor. What does that mean? It means she is [...]
About 2 weeks ago on a Friday, I gave the crew the day off. It was raining, and because the cover is off the Timberwind early, there wasn’t much that we could get done. In anticipation of the bad weather, I had the crew bring the spars into the shop so I could work on [...]
