Brooklyn born, New Yorker, New Jersey lawyer, teacher, sailor, Jesuit educated
My papers on SSRN:
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Knicks and Mets Scions Need New Careers
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It's all the Knicks' fault that Jim Dolan feels like this most of the time
A petulant scion with no known talent?No, no, come back, I swear, this is
not a...
Polling 3 of 4
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A big thanks for reading and VOTING. Once again, see the December 5 post
for instructions. Today’s post has only two months, so your vote will be
two lett...
utmost fortitude
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There’s always something to complain about. – photo by Mitch Waxman One has
mentioned in the past that a singular virtue of the Governor’s “enhanced
statio...
A Brown Trout Quirk
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For the past several seasons I’ve been spending much of my fishing time
pursuing brown trout. Free-rising brown trout. While so engaged I’ve been
reminded ...
Hunt Gather Talk Podcast: Snipe Hunt
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In this episode we talk about snipe hunting with Scott Lindars of
Marshdoodle: Tactics, how to ID the bird, dogs, and how to cook these cool
little birds...
A THANKSGIVING TO REMEMBER
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BIANKA is high and dry today having been pulled for the winter. But, years
ago when I was living on board in New York she would often be in the water
until...
Durrell Harbor, near Twillingate, Newfoundland
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The sun was shining, and the wind was light today in northern Newfoundland.
Issuma is being stored ashore, off to the right (not visible in this
picture)....
Sitka Nature Show #197 – Jackie Hildering
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Download Radio Show The November 10th show featured a conversation with
Jackie Hildering. Jackie is a passionate marine biologist and educator who
was in t...
Bronze vs. Stainless for Building Boats
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by Mark Bronkalla NOTE: Be sure to get your bronze and stainless fastenings
from Glen-L! Every so often, boatbuilding points out that the correct
answer ...
Triumph on Triglav
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With Grossglockner in our rear view mirror we headed south and in less than
two hours we crossed the border from Austria into Slovenia. Our next
adventure...
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Nach langer Krankheit ist meine liebe Frau Martina sanft in meinen Armen
entschlafen. Mancher, der unseren Blog über die Jahre verfolgt hat, wird
vielleich...
NYYC INVITATIONAL CUP 2019
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This past week the NYYC hosted the 2019 Invitational Cup in Newport, RI. 20
amateur teams racing the new IC37 class (designed by Mark Mills) over 4
days on...
today, July 18, thursday, no swim
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Hello beautiful swimmers! Due to the all the rain, today’s free public swim
will be cancelled–even if the full, bright sun comes out. A lot has washed
int...
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Looking for something a bit different? Check out our Facebook Page with a
great little video gearing up for our summer fun!
And we Have Pirate Pizza - a f...
On the Road Again
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We are off again..This time to warmer Climes in the Caribbean. We brought
our departure forward by 2 days as we had a good weather window. We left in
Qu...
Red Dot on the Ocean
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Matt’s life and voyage have been made into a feature-length documentary,
Red Dot on the Ocean. Learn how you can see it at RedDotontheOcean.com
Rumour has it…
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Rumour has it that I was sailing this yacht last month on the Baltic Sea
and that they have started to build a very similar version for a third
attempt at ...
The End
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After almost two months at sea and more than 5,000 miles, Issuma reached
Norfolk, Virginia. This was both my longest passage and my longest
singlehanded p...
Sea Chair – Art from A Plastic Ocean
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Have a look at this beautiful video that speaks to the fact that the ocean
is full of all the consumer plastics we use that just Won’t. Go. Away!
These cle...
NRDC Defends California's Ivory Law in Court
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Elly Pepper, Legislative Advocate, Washington, DC: Last year, California
became the third state in the country to pass legislation (Assembly Bill
96) restr...
DAY 71 | Making the call
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[image: DAY 71 | An unmatched trilogy of Antarctic achievements]
The post DAY 71 | Making the call appeared first on Shackleton Solo.
Italian Travels
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[image: Italian Travels]
A few photos of Barb, Bono, and Jim's adventures in Italy.
Date: Apr 2, 2015
Number of Photos in Album: 61
View Album
The Alexandra Shackleton on display at the ANMM
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The Alexandra Shackleton (our James Caird replica) is now on display at the
Australian National Maritime Museum, taking pride of place in the foyer as
part...
Enjoying the Snow
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A few weeks back I realized that we hadn't taken Fitz downhill skiing in
the backcountry at all. We've gone on tours in RMNP with Fitz in the
Chariot, but...
Star Island Shark Tournament Video
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Here's the film debut of the Small Fortune from last month's Star Island
Shark Tournament. No winning fish this year but we're crossing our fingers
for ...
Northwest Passage 2012 - ARCTIC DREAMS Video
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Looking back on 2012 hindsight is 20/20... ARCTIC DREAMS lead by Bob
Shepton aboard DODOS DELIGHT did an amazing 7,000 mile feat.... rather than
tell you ...
Design 90 - 76'-6" Shoal Draft Schooner
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Only two drawings were prepared for this preliminary design proposal; a
Lines Plan and a Sail & Deck Plan. I believe the Lines Plan that is shown
here i...
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Young Larry Blog - a continuation of Dermot's account of Young Larry's
transit of the Northwest Passage. We hope to up-date the blog at least once
a week....
The Home of KrazySailing
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Attitude: the difference between an ordeal and an adventure! Passion trumps
Fears 2014 & 2015 sailing up the East Coas tof thew USA from Florida to
Nova Sc...
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
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Took a look around on a cold (free) day. Yeah, it’s free admission on most
weekdays through the winter!
There is a lot going on with plants during the cold ...