by Eric Aaland | Jan 6, 2012 | General |
Hello Readers, I’ve added some new menu items to the top of the site to enhance the Boat de Jour experience. Hope you find this helpful. I’ve added a “Weather” menu which includes the weather maps which previously occupied space on both sidebars. Also, a new “The...
by Eric Aaland | Jan 5, 2012 | Boat de Jour, General |
I thought I would start off the year with a new column that goes more to the root of my original idea for Boat de Jour. Namely, writing about sailboats and more particularly, sailboats which have caught my eye for whatever reason. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy reading these...
by Eric Aaland | Dec 31, 2011 | Capt. Puffy Pants, Tales of the Sail |
As we look back upon the past year I thought it would be fun to see where this adventure started. With that, I present one of the original Boat de Jour posts from two years ago. Hope you enjoy the article and have a happy and safe new year. Happy Sailing, Capt. Puffy...
by Eric Aaland | Dec 23, 2011 | General |
A Sailing Carol – Or a Visit from St. Puffy by Captain Puffy Pants Twas the night before Christmas and all through the boat, not a sailor was stirring not even a goat. The foulies were hung in the wet locker with care, In the hopes that sleep soon would be there. ....
by Eric Aaland | Dec 3, 2011 | Aurion, Tales of the Sail, Videos |
Here is another video of us coming into Red Wing, Mn aboard our sailboat, Aurion, an Islander 28. We had a close encounter with a towboat and barge just before coming to our destination, namely, the public wall in front of the city park in Red Wing. Of course it was...
