A little bit more on the Christoph M.Often when these boats tie up and the tide goes out, they end up listing somewhat as they come to rest on the bottom.This is certainly the case with the Christoph M, but she also appears to have slid out sideways to…
Dinghy Wheels
If you spend much time going to the beach with your dinghy you are going to want to consider a set of wheels. Eventually you will find that bigger wheels are always better.
Granted they are ugly, but bigger is always going to work better.
Here is a sequence of photos walking the boat out to deep […]
Testing Radar Closest Point of Approach Calculations
Modern radars have a wonderful ability to project the closest point of approach (CPA) between you and another vessel, and when (TCPA) this will occur. To do this the radar needs to know your speed and heading, and that of the target. Some times there is poor data in the loop in which case the […]
MVGUMBO 2011-03-01 18:55:00
We got off to a good start this morning it was kind of windy but clear and cool. We left Boomtown at 7:30 and had locked through into the Mississippi a bit less than an hour later, then it was a quick trip downriver with the current helping us along. A…
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Today is a sad day. Our company left for Key West. We all met for breakfast at the Stuffed Pig and then they were on their way. Boo hoo! But, most likely, they will stop back on their way back north to go home. Probably on Friday. At least we ho…
Allan’s Cay
We contacted the other boats Monday afternoon, and decided that our best option was to leave Nassau in the morning. Mystic Moon took the lead, and the rest of the Selene contingent followed along. We had ourselves a convoy! Five boats in all, 43, 48, t…
North Palm Beach Marina, North Palm Beach, Florida
We filled up with fuel at the Palm Beach yacht centre before we left this morning, cheapest fuel we have seen in a long time. Had a very pleasant trip up to North Palm Beach. Not as many huge mansions and mega-yachts along the way, although we did see …
Bound for the Bahamas
Old Bahama Bay Marina, Grand Bahama Island
(Tuesday March 1 – Dist: 65.3 mi; Avg Speed: 18.4 mph; TTT: 3:45 hr)
Do I have to really say anything??
The trip across was not really the best but the end result was really worth it. We hemmed and haw…
Haridwar Festival
Randal opted out, but Linda, Michael and I went off to watch the nightly ceremony along the Ganges in Haridwar. Sandeep told us that twice each year, villagers come to Haridwar to collect water to “walk” back to their villages. Some of the water is…
Ganges, Rishikesh, and Haridwar
On my list of things to see on our trip up north was the Ganges River. Sandeep always referred to the river as Ganga and it seems odd to me now to call it anything else. We had thought about going to Varanasi, probably the most famous bathing ghat, but…
