12th August 2011
Another hour or so steam to L’ile Rousse where we spend a lazy Saturday, swimming from the boat and enjoying a leisurely lunch in a restaurant ashore, with a view straight out into the bay to where Mad Sunday awaits our return. …
Corsica cont…..
Preping for Irene
We have completed our list of preparations except for cutting the power, which we will do in the morning. The boat will run on the house battery bank and the Trace inverter. We have shut off all non-essential appliances and electronics.We have added a …
From Roanoke, Virginia USA
We’ve been home for 9 days and in some ways it feels as if we never left from our last visit. Time is funny. I’m having to relearn being in the US. I want to say gunaydin (good morning in Turkish) when I pass people on my d…
Corsica cont…..
12th August 2011
Another hour or so steam to L’ile Rousse where we spend a lazy Saturday, swimming from the boat and enjoying a leisurely lunch in a restaurant ashore, with a view straight out into the bay to where Mad Sunday awaits our return. …
Irene.4
Irene has shifted slightly to the west and the forecast for our area has changed again. It looks like Sat night early Sunday will be the worst;.Sat…Tropical storm conditions expected with Hurricane conditionspossible. E winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts u…
Irene, the aftermath… Exumas, Nassau
Staniel Cay Yacht ClubMore pics of Staniel at Marv Market’s Smugmug page.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
New Adventures
Early in the summer we selected August 24th as the day we would leave our land-based home in Maine and head back to the boat. September is actually the best month to be in Maine but we have several commitments to speak in the Chesapeake in September so…
Aug. 25 – Baltimore, MD
Day 160 – Hurricane PropernessAnchorage MarinaWe spent the day getting the boat secured. Stan doubled all our lines and will take down the bimini tomorrow. He also spent time talking to other boaters on the dock. They say this is one of the safest plac…
Thursday, August 25, 2011
It is now 9:00 P.M. and the wind has picked up a bit. It is high tide and the wind has blown extra water into the marina. So far, so good. One of the docks here is a lot lower to the water and has smaller boats on it. The people here are concerned that…
Adventures of Skinny Dippin’ 2011-08-25 18:03:00
August 20, 2011This weekend was CANVAS INSTALL WEEKEND!! I have made made Sunbrella window coverings for the windshield and forward side windows! I’m very excited about them. I used Sailrite’s patterning material and made patterns for each window, …
