Belfast Harbour Marina
Belfast Harbour Marina opened in 2009 in the city’s rejuvinated Titanic Quarter and provides an excellent base for accessing the city. The marina is the first we’ve been to that is completely self-serve: moorage can’t be reserved in advance and is paid daily through a ticket machine similar to that in a car park. We…
Maretron N2K View – We Have Seen the Light
Cochise is on the hard at Triton Marine and we periodically check in on the vital signs from the phone, …Read More
FPB Video: The Way
A new video in which we reveal the secrets behind all those ocean-crossing miles…
What is Traveling
“To travel is to release all the fears and doubts you pointlessly carry around with you.” —Kiana Azizian
Traveling is life. It’s experiencing the world to it’s fullest and putting yourself in new situations you’ve never dreamed of before. To travel is to breathe in the air of unimaginable places, taking in all the beauty the world has to offer.
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ProStock: Nice Fender, No Warranty
Just under three years ago, we purchased a full set of ProStock Marine fenders. We like to be well-fendered so we ended up buying just over $2,000 worth of these fenders. In the intervening three years we have been super-impressed with them. They have been used in gales up against cement walls, when fueling from…
West Belfast
In several days of touring around Belfast we’d seen no signs of the violence, known as “The Troubles”, that once made it among the world’s most dangerous cities. Of the 1,541 killings there, most ocurred north and west of the city and it is in West Belfast that evidence of the conflict is still prominent….
Two Generators When You Only Have One
The best way to have two generators is to actually install two generators. But two generators would be a tight fit in our engine room. Milt Baker proved on Nordhavn 4732 Bluewater that, with skill and forward thinking, you actually can fit two generators into a Nordhavn 47 or 52. It is a rare configuration. Most,…
Brrrrrr….
Dylan and Dee Dee had a great holiday visit with their grandma but came back to frigid temperatures in Florida.That didn’t stop them from making their daily trip to the dog park. Mom and Dad just bundled up.It’s been cold – in the 20’s and 30’s. We can…
Titanic Quarter
Belfast’s Titanic Quarter stands on part of the shipyard where the ill-fated vessel was built and is one of the world’s largest urban-waterfront regeneration projects. The 185-acre (75 hectare) site includes Titanic Studios, Belfast Harbour Marina, and hotel, office, education, retail and apartment complexes. The district also is home to a number of excellent nautical…
