http://tomhenry.us Tom Henry provides business consulting and management systems for operations and support. en-us Copyright Tom Henry. This content is made available to you under a creative commons license that permits free reuse, but no commercial use or resale. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:08:05 -0700 720 http://tomhenry.us/?id=74&show=id <a href="/MyUserFiles/image/KATHRYN-Two-sail_Bateau_Skipjack.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img align="left" width="120" hspace="4" height="91" border="2" src="/MyUserFiles/image/thumb_KATHRYN-Two-sail_Bateau_Skipjack.jpg" alt="" /></a>Very happy to have made it sailing on the Chesapeake Bay this year. Truly a 'bucket list' item. Keeping the boat near the West River - a nice piece of the Bay indeed. Great area for gunkholing and the easy lifestyle.<br /> http://tomhenry.us/?id=73&show=id <a href="/MyUserFiles/image/s2trailerside.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img hspace="5" height="57" border="2" align="left" width="120" vspace="5" alt="And her name is?" src="/MyUserFiles/image/thumb_s2trailerside.jpg" /></a>Will I ever tire of changing boats like they were old socks? I don't think so.&nbsp; I recently found a very nice example of the S2 built 6.9 series boats. The pro's and con's are interesting... http://tomhenry.us/?id=23&show=id <a href="/MyUserFiles/image/O30_longshot.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img hspace="6" height="89" border="2" align="left" width="120" alt="Sistership" src="/MyUserFiles/image/thumb_O30_longshot.jpg" /></a> Ramblings on a memorable cruise with my then 13 yr old daughter. A 25 year old story, but it makes me smile when I remember those sweet days... http://tomhenry.us/?id=72&show=id My oh my, have you heard this guy yet? He threatens the President and everyone that works for him. He says of Obama: &quot;We know what his instincts are ... he is anti business,&quot; Oh? http://tomhenry.us/?id=71&show=id <a href="/MyUserFiles/image/1972-Dodge-Charger-NASCAR-Race-Car-American-Racing-Legend-Richard-Petty-And-His-Car-1280x960.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img width="120" hspace="4" height="90" border="2" align="left" alt="426 Hemi" src="/MyUserFiles/image/thumb_1972-Dodge-Charger-NASCAR-Race-Car-American-Racing-Legend-Richard-Petty-And-His-Car-1280x960.jpg" /></a>That's what the NASCAR folks are asking, funny isn't it. Lets take a look at what they've done so far, what it means, and to whom. We'll cover TV coverage, the COT, and some of the racing rules - to illustrate where I as a long-time fan think they've gone off the track.<br /> http://tomhenry.us/?id=20&show=id <a rel="lightbox" href="/MyUserFiles/image/JetLag_docked.jpg"><img width="120" hspace="6" height="90" border="2" align="left" src="/MyUserFiles/image/thumb_JetLag_docked.jpg" alt="At the dock" /></a>The new boat is a&nbsp; Newick Tremolino. She's 23 ft&nbsp; loa. A very small cuddy forward and an even smaller coffin cabin aft. http://tomhenry.us/?id=70&show=id <a href="/MyUserFiles/image/GasPrices_7.01dollpergal_UK_Oct2010.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img width="120" hspace="4" height="68" border="2" align="left" alt="UK Gas Prices" src="/MyUserFiles/image/thumb_GasPrices_7.01dollpergal_UK_Oct2010.jpg" /></a>Courage is the dearest commodity - when no one has any.&nbsp; So, let's ask the question: Who gets the money when government fails to step up and do what's needed. http://tomhenry.us/?id=66&show=id <a rel="lightbox" href="/MyUserFiles/image/JesterChall2010_1stigorzaretskiy2ndrorymcdougal.jpg"><img width="120" hspace="4" height="90" border="2" align="left" src="/MyUserFiles/image/thumb_JesterChall2010_1stigorzaretskiy2ndrorymcdougal.jpg" alt="Zaretsly and McDougall" /></a>Iron men, the Jester Challenge sailors, 30' boats, no fees, no rules, just sailing across the Atlantic from <span>Plymouth, UK to Newport, R.I. An hour and a half separated the top two finishers Zarestsky, left, Peterson 25 and McDougal, right, Wharram 21 after 33 days of racing.</span> http://tomhenry.us/?id=21&show=id <a href="/MyUserFiles/image/jzero_wsr.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img width="100" hspace="6" height="125" border="2" align="left" alt="Russ Brown's proa" src="/MyUserFiles/image/thumb_jzero_wsr.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;It's Abacos Regatta Time again: <strong>1st week of July</strong>. Go to RTIA-2010 for more info. Damn it we just gotta get there one of these days.<br /> http://tomhenry.us/?id=5&show=id <a rel="lightbox" href="/MyUserFiles/image/beachfronthammock_2a.jpg"><img width="120" hspace="6" height="90" border="2" align="left" alt="My hammock" src="/MyUserFiles/image/thumb_beachfronthammock_2a.jpg" /></a>My first dream is to have a home in Ireland - second is being able to cruise several months a year in the Bahamas. http://tomhenry.us/?id=22&show=id <a href="/MyUserFiles/image/Colette_upclose.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img width="120" hspace="6" height="108" border="2" align="left" src="/MyUserFiles/image/thumb_Colette_upclose.jpg" alt="Image" title="Image" /></a>In family news, Colette Henry, Montargis, France, celebrates her birthday June 23 (b. 2001 at Brooklyn NY). She's in a film about the local canal. Brian & Fabienne are justifiably proud.