Category Archives: 2005

The Rhythm

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Turkey Creek Community Gulfport, MississippiSaturday, September 24, 2005     The sky in the east begins to lighten. The rhythm begins.   I slip out of bed, make my way to the front of the trailer, slip on my shoes …

Down at Del Mar

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/DelMar.pdf

Cetacea Incognita

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

We were approaching the area where the North Atlantic ocean floor rises up to meet the continental shelf, just South of the Grand Banks, which are even shallower. The geography of the sea floor and the meeting of the Labrador …

The Points of the Compass

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

The sailboat’s compass glowed red in the 3 AM darkness. Quetzal, a late ‘80s Kaufman & Ladd 47 foot monohull, purpose built for the Bermuda race she had won, sliced through the North Atlantic almost silently. The cloudy skies blotted …

The Old Tent

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/the-old-tent.pdf