Brooklyn born, New Yorker, New Jersey lawyer, teacher, sailor, Jesuit educated
My papers on SSRN:
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The Fly-Fisher’s Entomology
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It should surprise no fly angler that paying close attention to insects,
both aquatic and terrestrial, has a long history in our sport. After all,
insects ...
Exotics Convergence
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Polling has not yet ended, the clock goes on for two more days now, since I
got a bunch of votes last night. With all certainty, though, polls will
close o...
U.S. and China Agree to ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal
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[image: shanghai free trade zone]By Shawn Donnan, Miao Han and Jenny
Leonard (Bloomberg) –The U.S. and China said they agreed to the details of
the first p...
betook himself
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Till you’re blue in the face. – photo by Mitch Waxman What’s wrong with the
EPA Superfund people allowing NYC’s DEP to continue releasing 468 million
gallo...
Warm Crab Salad with Peppers
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[image: Crab salad with peppers]A Greek dish of warm crab salad with
peppers, mostly sweet bell peppers, served with red onions and lots of
herbs.
Warm...
How Did We Get 'Here?'
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Indiana Jones gets the guy with the sword I’ll let you define “here.”There
are many factors but I’m going to list four random indicators that
something was...
HIGH TIME TO GET TO SEA
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“Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a
damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily
pausing befo...
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)....
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
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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 ...