Roberta and I are off to a late start on cruising this summer. It’s not always easy to escape life on shore at times and we had some personal business to attend to that has kept us off the water. Starting next week we’ll be back on the boat for what we hope will be an excellent cruising season. Meanwhile…. I woke this morning to this story on a friend’s blog (www.mvstarr.com) about a couple who lost their sailboat recently. It’s quite a story and a reminder that no matter how experienced …
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Loss of Kelaerin
A Sailor’s Story, A Warning To All
June 26, 2018 59 41N, 144 32W; 2300Z We are making the 350nm crossing of the Gulf of Alaska heading to Sitka and just passed Cape St Elias on our port side, 75nm East of Prince William Sound. As I filled in the Ship’s Log I noted that we had covered 3165nm since leaving Honolulu with only 225nm of open water left to get to Lituya Bay Just North of Cape Spencer. The rest of the run to Seattle will be mostly in protected inside passage waters. The wheelhouse door is open and Starr’s quiet Cum…
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FPB 78-1 Cochise: Now Running Air Conditioning With Solar Energy
We are anchored at Cape Lookout, North Carolina. It has been a very warm humid weekend, the type of weather …Read More
Life is Hard…
Sigh…
Torghatten
Torghatten is a famous landmark in Norway due the hole through right through the mountain. A hiking trail leads up and through the hole and back down the other side, and you also can hike over the top to the summit of Torghatten. We did both. Below are trip highlights from May 15th through 17th,…
Stad
Stad, a headland on Norway’s southwest coast, is one of 24 areas listed in the Norwegian Coastal Pilot as likely to have rough seas in certain wind and tide conditions. Stad is considered the worst and is so notorious for dangerous conditions that an escort service is provided for small boats and funds have been…
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As I’m writing this we’re tied up at Ft Pierce enjoying the company of those darn Kiwis aboard ‘Southern Star’.
It’s always fun to catch up with Jenny and Ted. They’ve just finished a pretty extensive run of the Bahamas so plenty of isl…
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To? -As I’m writing this we’re tied up at Ft Pierce enjoying the company of those darn Kiwis aboard ‘Southern Star’.It’s always fun to catch up with Jenny and Ted. They’ve just finished a pretty extensive run of the Bahamas so plenty of island st…
June 20 – Seneca Falls, NY
Seneca Falls Town Dock
“Not until we are lost do we begin to find ourselves.” —Henry David Thoreau
The Cayuga-Seneca Canal is actually two short canals that join the Erie Canal to Cayuga and Seneca Lakes. The first lock is about four miles south of the Erie Canal, this lock takes you into Cayuga Lake. We decided to complete the Cayuga-Seneca Canal so we took a right after lock 1 and followed a well-defined canal about 8 miles to Seneca Lake. We’ve now done all the canals in New York.
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Cuddles
The crew of Red Head may never win any obedience awards. They’ve never rescued a child from a well or won at Westminster. But there is one area where all of the crew, past and present, are number one – cuddling.Dyna cuddled Dylan when he was a puppy.Dy…
