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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Man-o war! Well, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow. So that means an early spring. I’m certain that makes a lot of people very happy because of all the snow this winter so far. Not to rub it in or anything, but it was 80 degrees today in the Keys….

[KensBlog]We have a freighter! — Or, do we?

Greetings all!

This is just a quick update on our efforts to move our boat from Hong Kong to Turkey, via a freighter.

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Bald Head Island

We promised a week ago to relate our experience at Bald Head Island. The ActiveCaptain website has had unprecidented traffic and use this month. We’ve also been working on rolling out new promotional programs, so it’s been too busy and hectic. Sorry to…

Windhorse

FPB 64-3 Preliminary Performance Numbers

We hesitate to give out early performance information, but since the preliminary data off yesterday’s runs with Iron Lady are in the ballpark for what was expected, we thought we’d give you an early look. Iron Lady displaces roughly 34 metric tons / 75,000 pounds as as she has a bit of fuel and water […]

Of Lighthouses and Scuba Diving

The hiatus on the blog is because we are finally out cruising for real! The four cyclones that kept us close to port have all gone their separate ways. The monster category 5 Yasi is punishing Australia as I write but at least it is far away from here! LE PHARE AMÉDÉE So with a […]

The Jumentos Part 2 – Dealing with the Inverter/Charger

With the forecast of stronger northwesterly winds, we decided to seek protection in Southwest Bay at the south end of Ragged Island; a full day’s run from Flamingo Cay. The Jumentos Cays offer very limited protection from south to north winds – if …

Meet the Manatees – Day 124 – Marathon, FL

At around 11:00 AM, our friends, Sue and Darryl from Present Moment, phoned to let us know there were two manatees, a mother and calf at their marina.  This was exciting news.  We have been in Florida since December 1st and had not seen a sin…

Topolobampo

We visited Topolobampo in late January crossing from the south end of Isla San Jose on Baja, an easy 95 NM passage. Topo is located inside a large bay that is mostly less than 10′ deep although there is a dredged channel leading up to the town that is…

Out of La Paz

We finally broke the grip that La Paz had on us and escaped to the islands. It’s easy to settle into life in La Paz, the great restaurants, interesting shops, nice people, and new friends but after a month we were eager to get back on the water. The s…

Fort Myers, FL and Vicinity, January 6 – 19, 2011

                    Fort Myers and Vicinity January 6 –  13.  Back to Florida and on the boat again.  –  Wow, glad to be here in Florida.  The second week in January Florida was the ONLY state that did not have any snow!!  –  Yes, we are still […]