James' Blog

Last summer I helped organize and teach an undergraduate marine biology course. That in itself isn't any different from what I do during...

Those who predicted how my windsurf repairs would hold up got it right. The boom didn't break my first time out (lame, non-planing ses...

My last windsurfing post was about breaking my big boom. Since the break coincided with the start of a busy semester of teaching, it took me...

Vallisneria americana , aka "tapegrass," aka "water celery," aka "Val" is a lovely vascular plant that lives i...

I love formula windsurfing but it's kind of a boondoggle. Sailing overpowered on oversized, over-tensioned, overpriced, over-complicated...

Moving from New England to Southwest Florida last year I gained year-round warm water in exchange for giving up regular strong wind and wave...

There are some cool plants in my yard- some leftover from earlier tenants, some feral invaders, and a few that Rhonda and I have added ourse...