Sorry – messed up the Facebook post first time…here’s a second go! I’ve published a book! It is a fully illustrated catalog of all the photographs that were shown at the Northern Trust Exhibition last fall. Here it is – you can leaf through the pages and preview the entire book. There’s a full screen […]
Mounting Solar Panels on Dodgers and Anwings
There are large solar arrays on many of the cruising yachts we meet these days. A combination of high efficiency monocrystal panels and MPPT controllers makes it feasible to get most, if not all, of your systems power from the sun. Of course mounting space is always an issue.
These folks were docked next to us […]
Route 66!
“Well if you ever plan to motor west Just take my way that’s the highway that’s the best…You’ll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico Flagstaff, Arizona don’t forget Winona Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino Would you get hip to this kind…
Annapolis, Maryland
The one remaining functioning screwpile lighthouse marks Thomas Point shoal; we passed it just before we turned in to the Severn river and Spa Creek to AnnapolisSeveral cadets from the naval academy out and about the townWe had dinner at a restaurant a…
Morehead City, NC to Solomons, MD 26 April – 7 May 2011
27 April 2011 Morehead City to South River, NCAfter a couple days in Morehead catching up with new Defever owners, Shay & Elizabeth Glass and meeting Defeverites from Houston on Confetti, Dick & Lace, we headed out for the South River. On A…
Thursday, May 26, 2011
I spent the day cleaning. Yuck! But, it’s done. My walking buddy is back, so Sue and I went for a walk. John fixed the forward head. Then, after all the work was accomplished, we had Happy Hour on Norm and Sue’s aft deck. Life is back to normal.We have…
Colonial Beach Yachting Center, Colonial Beach VA
(Thurs May 26 – Dist: 77.4; Avg Speed: 14.2 mph; TTT: 5:45 hrs)
Another long distance of travel today but all of it was up on plane at about 21 mph. The first part was on the Chesapeake Bay and the remainder about 50 miles was up the Potomac Ri…
Elizabeth City NC to Dismal Swamp VA
Three boaters helped us untie from Elizabeth City’s free dock @ 8:20 so we could make the 8:30 bridge opening. Lots of boats have already left the dock.
We also need to make the opening of the South Mills Lock on the Dismal Swamp @ 11:30…
05-26-11 Update from Oxford, MD
When last I updated, we were in Deltaville, VA. We left Deltaville and headed across the bay to the quaint town of Onancock. We rafted up with the Reves and dinghied into town for Church and for a couple of meals. Onancock is a wonder…
My New Book!
I’ve published a book! It is a fully illustrated catalog of all the photographs that were shown at the Northern Trust Exhibition last fall. Here it is – you can leaf through the pages and preview the entire book. There’s a full screen option as well. The book contains 94 pages with 85 full color […]
