December 20, 2005 The Bight Bay Norman Island a.k.a. “ Treasure Island” British Virgin Islands “What?” I yelled. Steph’s words were garbled and I had a hard time hearing her over the shrieking wind through the rigging and…
Down at Del Mar
Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/DelMar.pdf
The Review Board
Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/review-board-02.pdf
Cetacea Incognita
We were approaching the area where the North Atlantic ocean floor rises up to meet the continental shelf, just South of the Grand Banks, which are even shallower. The geography of the sea floor and the meeting of the Labrador…
The Points of the Compass
The sailboat’s compass glowed red in the 3 AM darkness. Quetzal, a late ‘80s Kaufman & Ladd 47 foot monohull, purpose built for the Bermuda race she had won, sliced through the North Atlantic almost silently. The cloudy skies blotted…
The Old Tent
Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/the-old-tent.pdf
Modern Girls Basketball
My father in law coaches girl’s basketball. He’s done it ever since he started teaching after he retired from the Marines over 20 years ago. He tried to sit out a season a few years back, but took the next…
The Seekers
December 25, 2004 It took some time to get our tree this year. We had a couple of abortive attempts, but one or the other of us was just not in the mood. Finally, a few weeks ago, we made…
Malcolm Smith’s Return to Baja
Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/MalcolmSmith-2004-Baja-1k-06.pdf
One Out, One In
5 October, 2004 I was watching the GPS count down the kilometers. We were riding down a dirt road on the outskirts of Beijing. It was a rough track, full of potholes, but lined with twin columns of trees, like…