As soon as the engine was on the rails, I got right to work drilling and bolting down the engine mounts. Even though we are “on the hard” and unlikely to move (unless there’s an earthquake), I still don’t like the idea of 1200 pounds of steel and iron …
Test Msg
36nm NE of Cairns and all is well. 16.35S 146.18E
Bound for the Louisiades!!
Saturday 11th September, sunny 15knt easterly and the excitment was high amongst the 25 skippers and their crew as they await the final weather briefing and hearty breakfast on the verandah of the Yorkeys Knob Boat Club.
With all the formalities out of…
Stuck in Cuba?
Well, Havana anyway, but it’s Havana, Illinois. Breaking Away will be sitting at the marina here for three weeks! Why? Because Bonnie Elizabeth Arrigo was born! This is Rick’s first grandchild, and she was due October 5. Rick was planning to fly back t…
Life’s2Short 2010-09-10 09:49:00
The Wye River, Kent Narrows and the Chester RiverWe left San Domingo Creek at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 1st, and were anchored in Pickering Creek, off the Wye East River, six hours later. It was a smoking hot day with limited air movement, so we …
Day of longboarding
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Suwarrow to Samoa
We arrived bright and early to the pass at Suwarrow on Sept 7/10 after 4.5 days on the rolling ocean. Suwarrow is a tiny little atoll in the northern Cook Island group. It is basically a narrow perimeter of sand and coral rock around a 5 x 5 mile lagoo…
Down the Erie Canal to complete the loop ending back in Waterford
Waterford Tugboat Roundout The fireworks view from the pilothouse of our boat &nbs…
Friday —- Grafton to Alton IL
Day: 451 Miles Today: 15 Locks Today: 00 Total Miles: 5092 Total Locks: 141
We had a lazy start today because it was to be a short day. Several of the boats left this a.m. and were headed to Hoppie’s but I wanted to stop and see Alton.
When we backed out of the Grafton Marina and turned […]
Days 3 & 4
Day Three Monday 9/6/10 Dawn broke with a beautiful sunrise over the hung over partiers. Nothing better than a bright sun in your eyes while nursing a hang over! After coffee and with the girls still in bed we pulled…
