Ed Firth, one of Circa’s engineers, has been with us in Arizona the past week, refining the preliminary FPB 112 design. We thought a few comments on the process might be of interest.
As we have discussed before, capsize resistance and recovery are critical components of yachts intended for offshore work. This is a function of […]
Glacier Bay has long been high on our list of places to visit. And after nearly a
week cruising southeast Alaska, the first day of our permit to
enter finally had arri…
We spent 3 night at Sunset Bay Marina in Stuart. It was a very nice marina but pretty pricey. We got caught up on a lot of things; washing, grocery store, and we rode bikes to the West Marine store; a total of 6 miles. That was the fi…
This is supposed to be a picture of the Seven Mile Bridge, but I tried to get too much of it and so you can’t see the bridge at all. The water looks pretty though.This morning we untied from the mooring ball in Boot Key Harbor in Marathon, Florida. W…
We have been to Key West before by car. The farthest south we have gone by boat was Marathon last year where we turned N/NE and went to the Florida Everglades and worked our way up the west coast of Fla. So this was a new experience.We departed Ft Laud…
Today, Sharon and I got the kayaks out and went for a spin around our anchorage at Barnes Sound. We had discussed this yesterday when we realized that the 10 weeks spent in the Bahamas was done without kayaking. …
Day 6 – Lake Arthur, LAMementau River – AnchorageSorry for the delay in posting. We knew we would have poor cell coverage in this area. The first two paragraphs I wrote on our way here today. The area we are in now is a major improv…
All the races were close and great to see! Jason on number 40 was in the top 5 rider group for the Daytona 200! But, on lap 28 his bike broke. Fortunately for him, the race was red flagged on lap 28. That caused a restart two hours later with the…
Thousands of bikes! Melinda with Jason DiSalvo, one of the Ducati pilots. And Melissa Paris, a Yahama pilot. One of the beautiful Ducati’s ridden by a 16 year old from Wisconsin. He came in 4th in his second race. These were his first AMA races …
Today we are working on last minute detailing. The last being making net coverings for the door, main hatch and two head ports. We are indeed ready to bust outta here Tuesday morning. The weather is promising to be great this week. Tomorrow we will…
