We found these old issues of Wind Vane; an early zine about multihulls, cruising, and seasteading from some of the founders of the movement. Contributing authors include Jim Brown, Jo Anna Brown, Tom Freeman, Jo Hudson, Tim Mann, and John Marples. It makes interesting reading. I don’t know how many issues were published but if you have some that I’m missing please send them to us and we’ll post them along with these.

Wind Vane Volume 1 Number 1, 1976 (9.0 MB)
Wind Vane Volume 1 Number 2, 1976 (8.9 MB)
Wind Vane Volume 2 Number 1, 1977 (5.8 MB)

I painted this picture yesterday of a dead butterfly I picked up somewhere in Central America (well, part of a butterfly). Wingspan across the top is approximately 3.75 inches. It may not come out in the painting, but the large grayish spots on the upper and lower wings are clear windows you can see through.

Edited: I found out that it is a moth and not a butterfly–the antennae were missing and I had to guess–so was much of the body, which I slimmed down a little more than necessary. It is called “Forbes’ Silkmoth” (Rothschildia lebeau forbesi) or “Cuatro Espejos” in Spanish.

Eugene, Oregon