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Jacob

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About Me

If you live in the vicinity, please send a message before sending me a friend request. I don't respond to anonymous friend requests.

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Folks with a good groove.

My Blog

Lamination Station

In a recent installment, I showed the lamination of the cockpit combing. Friday, we fastened the combing and the finishing face with epoxy. Here are a couple examples. I shot the full width of the aft...
Posted by Jacob on Tue, 15 May 2007 08:08:00 PST

Wham!@

One of my main jobs on a race crew is winch man. For the uninitiated, the sails are pulled and fastened into place by ropes. After one has pulled the ropes to high tension, extra purchase may be gain...
Posted by Jacob on Sun, 13 May 2007 06:07:00 PST

Back in the saddle...

I have returned to Orcas Island for a few days to help prepare Challenge for the water. We have a sailing race in out of Victoria, British Columbia during Memorial Day weekend.All that I will have a c...
Posted by Jacob on Thu, 10 May 2007 11:34:00 PST

Leave It All

Hello folks, I recently revised some animation that I did for a music video. It is on my Myspace profile if you are interested in viewing it. :)No video camera was used. All of the 'film' was done wit...
Posted by Jacob on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:10:00 PST

U-Turns, Detours, and Your Destination

Reading the story is not required, skip to the end if you prefer. I do have two questions for you who are kind enough to respond. You can post a comment, or if you are shy message me. :)****A few days...
Posted by Jacob on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:37:00 PST

Cunning and Argyle

Whenever I launder clothes, I end up paying for it in a non-coin-op sort of way. Others, too, have experienced it. I suspect the dryer with it's cunning lint trap to be the culprit. Modern science in ...
Posted by Jacob on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:22:00 PST

Of Vice and Virtue.

For the past 4 previous days, I've rowed out to the marina to get some ice cream. Here's what I want, Pecan Praline in a waffle cone. Each day the marina has had fewer and fewer flavors of ice cream, ...
Posted by Jacob on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 05:53:00 PST