by Eric Aaland | May 8, 2010 | Capt. Puffy Pants, Photos |
What cruel twist of fate is this, this which has befallen us on this Saturday morn. Have the gods no sense of fairness, no sense of compassion, no shame. What could we have done to deserve this cruel punishment, theses tortuous treatments? Are we not good and...
by Eric Aaland | Mar 2, 2010 | Capt. Puffy Pants, Tales of the Sail |
I ran across a photo the other day and it reminded me about the first time I took my mother sailing. You see, I’m normally quite dashing. In fact if you imagine Errol Flynn in the movie Captain Blood, thats me… normally. Its just in this particular photo I resemble...
by Eric Aaland | Feb 2, 2010 | Capt. Puffy Pants, Tales of the Sail |
Well Tillerman, at Proper Course is at it again. Another writing project for all of us. So here goes. The “worst sailing innovation ever” to me is any device which uses a suction cup to hold it in place, like a cup holder for instance. What kind of fiend comes up with...
by Eric Aaland | Jan 20, 2010 | Boat de Jour, Capt. Puffy Pants |
Today I’m adding a new section, which will be located on the left side-bar, that I’m calling Capt. Puffy’s Boat de Jour. I will be posting sailboats which I find intriguing and exemplify our current Boat de Jour ideas. Keeping in mind this is a very fluid definition...
by Eric Aaland | Jan 12, 2010 | Capt. Puffy Pants |
My luck continues much to my amazement. Just as I finished reading the book, The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman’s Search for the Meaning of Wife, yesterday as a mater of fact, I received my other prize, a bottle of Bogle Petite Syrah,...
by Eric Aaland | Dec 31, 2009 | Capt. Puffy Pants, General |
I was wondering why Honey Bunny wanted me to sit there for so long holding that wheel in our living room, just kidding. Now it all makes sense. Unbeknown to me, my wife had my portrait done, must have been from a photo of one of the few times she actually let me helm...
