Monthly Archives: May 2007

As a visitor here, I hesitate to comment too much on US domestic politics (no such reluctance to comment on US policies that affect the rest of the world), but I will confess to being more impressed by Mike Huckabee … Continue reading →

The NZ Herald reports that the world price for NZ’s commodity exports has surged by 17% in the past 6 months, evidently driven mostly by increased prices for dairy products as a result of increased use of feed corn in … Continue reading →

From MSNBC today, a report on intelligence assessments made before the war in Iraq – The intelligence assessments, made in January 2003 and widely circulated within the Bush administration before the war, said that establishing democracy in Iraq would be … Continue reading →

Last weekend I attended the first CRAW regatta for the year, towing the Blade up north on Friday night to Lake Ripley near Cambridge, Wisconsin. Mixed results – I broke a pintle after less than 30 minutes on the water … Continue reading →

I came across the following video online that features the same kind of boat I sail (the Blade F16) in a race in Florida last year (the Space Coast 45). Click Here