The Times They Are a-Changin’….But Not Everything As we close out 2016 and enter the New Year it’s time to reflect on the past and look to the future. No matter where you stand, we all recognize that our world has changed in ways we never imagined. For many, I...
“Better be safe than sorry.” How many times have we heard this? Certainly, when it comes to boats and what can go wrong, these words of caution couldn’t be more true. mo Here’s a true story that illustrates the above as recently told to me by a client. This client had...
Over the years I’ve heard KKMI occasionally described as “the place where the gold-plated racing sailboats go”, implying that’s the only type of boat we work on. Yes, we do have a strong following amongst racing sailors but this has little to do with our ability to...
It’s all about “JOBS”…that was the big sign on the top of my hat when I spoke before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2011. The occasion was Golden Gate Yacht Club’s (Team Oracle) request for approval to defend the 34th America’s Cup on the San Francisco Bay....
“Life is like a sewer – what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” –Tom Leher, noted Harvard mathematician and satirist…among other things. What Mr. Leher observed about life can also be said of your boat – what you get out of it...
Growing up I was taught when changing the oil to the car the proper way to dispose of the old oil was to pour it down the street drain. If someone were to do this today, particularly a business they’d be in serious trouble. In short, today in business, if you are out...
