There has been a ton of controversy about the format of the next America’s Cup, to take place in 72 foot wing-masted cats. Part of the package is a 45 foot “trainer” to get the crews up to speed on sailing with a wing.
The first of the trainers has been launched in New Zealand.
On the […]
The “dead of winter” is a term I coined for the period between January 15 and February 15, which according to weather underground’s “Season Weather Averages” chart for Chicago, is the coldest period of the year. Those living in Chicago are w…
The rugged Puerto Rico coastline on the way to Old Town San JuanWe hopped on our bikes this morning and went over to the Old Town of San Juan, built on the point of land overlooking the east entrance to San Juan Bay. Inside its walls, there are over 40…
Wednesday, January 19, 201182° 45.5000’ W28° 09.364’ NTarpon Springs City MarinaTarpon Springs, Florida Leaving Clearwater Municipal Marina Headed to the Intercoastal Waterway We enjoyed a perfect start to getting underway. The temper…
Tuesday, January 18, 201182° 49.463’ W27° 58.557’ NClearwater Municipal Marina Clearwater, FloridaFOG – FOG – FOG! It was as thick as pea soup. The fog lifted and all but one of our boating friends departed by noon and moved…
The Club at nightCloudy morningKaren and Bill at John’s PassIt’s been a while since I updated our blog. The insurance adjuster was finally here and assessed the damage to the boat and he came in pretty close to what the boat yard had but we are still d…
Having left The Marina at Emerald Bay yesterday, we anchored once again in Elizabeth Harbour at George Town. It sure felt good to be cruising and on the hook again. However, before we left the marina, we had a blowo…
For a long time I’d been hearing about Barra de Navidad and the adjacent lagoon. Mostly from friends who were cruising Mexico’s Pacific coast. Since I had arrived in Puerto Vallarta, Barra was high on my list of places I wanted to visit. After my…
Beautiful day today, sunny and warm. The boat is still out of the water, prop and shaft back this afternoon, will be put back on tomorrow am. The good news is that the fuel in the starboard tank has been cleaned, as well as the tank itse…
Tomorrow morning we will make our only ocean crossing of the entire Great Loop trip. It should be okay, but you never know. I’ve been in the ocean before — off of New Jersey — but we could see land the entire time and could dodge into a harbor if the…
