There are many ways to build a good spinnaker sock, and this one has an interesting rigging detail on the control lines. Check out the red and green colors, so you can easily determine which is the port and starboard side.
Passerals Part Two
Barcelona’s Port Olimpico is home to many small and medium sized sailboats, all of whom spend their lives Med moored. Almost universally they have simple, light, and inexpensive passeral systems. The one above is our favorite.
It is a ladder with plywood screwed to the rails and rungs, and occasional anti skid strips.
Next favorite, mooring close […]
Friday, May 20, 2011
Enterprise came to pick us up at 8:00 A.M. this morning and we have wheels until 8:00 A.M. Monday morning. We spent the morning trying to find the fittings John needs for the generator pump. Westerbeke doesn’t make the pump any longer and so we ordered…
20th May 2011 – Painting is finished !
We are pleased with the finished paint job. Credit goes to Anja for the choice of colours.
Doziers Regatta Point Yacht Club, Deltaville, Virginia
The courtesy car is a great big old Buick Roadmaster station wagon. The fruit and vegetable stand; they were picking the vegetables right in front of the stand, so we knew they were freshQuiet day today, spent the day getting caught up with some chores…
Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday, Cape May, NJ: Well, we are still here. It does look like we can leave for Atlantic City, NJ, tomorrow morning. If you have to be stranded for a week, Cape May is an OK place to be. We can walk just about any where you wa…
Dowery Creek Marina, Belhaven NC
(Friday May 20 – Dist: 51.3 mi; Avg Speed: 10.5 mph; TTT: 5:00 hrs)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA
Fortunately while in Oriental the girls found a nice shop (they always do) and I was able to purchase a birthday present for Linda. I must say that the …
Life at 8.5 knots in the Philippine Islands…
Cruising the Philippine islands has been easy weatherwise…we hit the weather perfectly as it is the lull period between the seasonal monsoons. The weather is transitioning from winter NE winds to summer SW winds and during this time there is very li…
Myrtle Beach SC to Carolina Beach NC
Pulled away from dock in Myrtle Beach early 7:30 so we can take advantage of the tide. Headed today to Joey & Rhonda’s home in Carolina Beach NC. We first met Joey & Rhonda on Rho-Jo in Marathon at a Looper gathering winter ’09.&nbs…
Life at 8.5 knots in the Philippine Islands…
Cruising the Philippine islands has been easy weatherwise…we hit the weather perfectly as it is the lull period between the seasonal monsoons. The weather is transitioning from winter NE winds to summer SW winds and during this time there is very li…
