LOOSE CANNON | Peter Swanson

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Weekly dispatches from the Cascadian and/or sea salty beat. Occasional book and published works updates.

Join Mickey, my intrepid boat cat, and me on a 5200+ mile solo circumnavigation of the eastern United States as we explore the Great Loop aboard a 22-foot sailing vessel, the Sea Marie

Peter’s Substack

By Peter D Eikenberry

I write about boats, boating, boatbuilding and the Coast Guard. l will include my own experiences with boats, boating and sailing. Much of what I write will be about safety standards. I will also relate my experiences with the Coast Guard.

Peter combines history, humor and how-to. His image is two turtles, so maybe he's crossed the equator twice?

- Peter Swanson

Small Craft Advisor

By Joshua Colvin

Sailing, Building and Cruising Small Boats

For Yacht Builders and Buyers

By Phil Friedman

News, information, and expert opinion from veteran boatbuilder, Phil Friedman, and the Port Royal Group

Excellent insight on all things nautical.

- Peter Swanson

Sailing Avemar

By Bill Blevins

Where to sail? That is the question.

Bill was a media exec that came up from the news side, which is somewhat unusual in itself. What is truly rare was that he was a photographer on the news side.

- Peter Swanson

On the Road, Across the Sea

By Georgs Kolesnikovs

Travel tales, journal jottings and sea stories by Cape Horn record-setter and lifelong journalist Georgs Kolesnikovs, criss-crossing Canada with the love of his life and their trusty Subaru Outback—generally tent camping, almost always eating well.

Georgs is a real-deal sailor and storyteller. He chronicles his life on the highways and byways of Canada "almost always eating well."

- Peter Swanson