The last few days have seen some shockingly bad, not to mention dangerous, seamanship in crossing or close maneuvering situations. We’ll start with the example above from the narrow channel leading into Nantucket Island’s harbor.
We were maneuvering around two small sailboats on their way in, as were we, when this high speed ferry came barreling […]
This video was cut from Marv Market’s weather site Still no active sessions on Compass Cay’s internet monitor nor any word from Tucker. Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Yup Time sure does fly. What a difference 5 years in a passport photo makes. Just last month I threw out my passport circa 1984, sure wish I had saved it for inclusion here. Good thing is I went for blood and xray results this morning and My spine …
(Tuesday Aug 23 – Dist: 85.4 mi; Avg Speed: 18.3 mph; TTT: 4:45 hrs)
Kettle Creek Marina, Port Stanley ON
Wow. All of the info that I could get regarding the wind and waves on Lake Erie, led me astray. The actual readings for both Ports Dover and S…
Well, we aren’t sure exactly where this ripper is going to go, but we think it will be close enough to get out of this marina. We just stocked up on food and water and have prepared Jenny to leave tomorrow morning. We plan to go a few miles up th…
Just ‘N’ Illusion – Painted Boat House Doors
The Asian Fishermen – They Seem to Keep Everything they Catch – You Have to Remember it is Pouring Rain
Campbellford, Ontario to Hastings, Ontario – Our travel day consisted of on and off showers for most of…
The Ojibway say that many years ago, in a place now called Wisconsin, lived a mother bear and her two cubs. One day a raging forest fire forced them to swim across Lake Michigan. It was a very long swim. Soon, the two cubs grew tired and fell behind th…
Heard from a good source that several of the Cays in the Pipe Creek area were okay, but still nothing about Compass Cay as of yet. We monitor the internet at Compass and as of right now it’s still down; we’re hoping because the weather is blocking the …
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday Irene was forecast to nail Cape Cod. While Irene is still a long way off, the computer model tracks are starting to converge in my area. This ain’t looking good for folks in North Carolina who will be among the …
New Trawler Classified Section Launches!
