Stuck in Portsmouth

We really do love Portsmouth, VA and always stop here going north or south. We pulled into Ocean Marine Yacht Center, an ActiveCaptain Sponsor, last Monday with the plan to leave Tuesday morning. We thought it would give us some time to chat with …

Masonboro Inlet

Masonboro Inlet. Just take your dinghy and go! Thanks for that bit of advice Mike and Patti

New Caledonia

It is October 30 and a month in New Caledonia has blown by.   The highlight of our time here was having Elizabeth and Brian with us for nearly 3 weeks as we explored some of the outer islands and anchorages.   We are now anchored at …

So now we are back in our covered slip at Ditto

So now we are back in our covered slip at Ditto Landing…colder weather has arrived, rain is here, fog covers the mountain view, and we’ve a list of boat chores to do…but we are in no big hurry. Jacque and Doug Nelson will arrive on Monday afternoon…

Not An Easy Trip!

AVATAR is safe and sound in Whangarei, New Zealand, and scheduled to be hauled out for her refit on November 1. The 1,100 mile passage from Fiji to New Zealand is notoriously unpleasant as yachts depart tropical waters and head south into New Zealand’s stormy winter weather. Adding insult to injury, the wind  direction is […]

Comeback!

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Bored On a Boat

It rained all day Thursday.  Today, it’s forecast to rain and snow here in Manasquan Inlet, NJ plus it’s blowing like stink.Our Home Cheapo weather station in the pic above is showing a 26 MPH gust, a peak of 28 and an average of 19. &nb…

Wind Horse – Time For Some Pampering

Wind Horse has finished her seventh season of cruising, there are 5600 hours on her engines, and more than 50,000 miles have passed under her svelte canoe body. She has traveled from New Zealand to Alaska, through Panama to Greenland, across the North Atlantic to the British Isles, and cruised Norway to Svalbard and the […]

Boat show stuff

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Zeelander

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