“The Adventures and Follies of an Amateur Boat Re-Builder” October 1, 2013
Starr is now back home at Salmon Bay Maine Center (SBMC) in Seattle. We have been cruising Starr since September of 2000, traveling to the South Pacific, Europe and, Jap…
Starr Refit Blog #1
Pasadena, MD to Kilmarnock, VA (September 2013)
We stayed at Bob and Elaine’s dock on the Magothy River just north of Annapolis over Labor Day weekend to avoid all the crazies that tend to take to waters on such holidays. We could see and hear quite a group of them at Dobins Island across th…
GALAPAGOS PASSAGE
October 3, 2013Bahia de los NaufragiosSan Cristobal Island, GalapagosWe made it to the Galapagos… yes, we exited Panama without getting struck by lightning again, almost a miracle when you consider that we’ve met over 2 dozen yachts hit in the last…
Surf On-The-Go… and Cheap!
Will Finlay, the lead wireless engineer for onSpot WiFi sent me this little device to try out.It fundamentally a WiFi hotspot in a box… at $100.00 from Amazon, it’s a hell of a deal.Within 10 minutes of powering it up I had a signal out at the faraw…
Pasadena, MD to Kilmarnock, VA (September 2013)
We stayed at Bob and Elaine’s dock on the Magothy River just north of Annapolis over Labor Day weekend to avoid all the crazies that tend to take to waters on such holidays. We could see and hear quite a group of them at Dobins Island across th…
GALAPAGOS PASSAGE
October 3, 2013Bahia de los NaufragiosSan Cristobal Island, GalapagosWe made it to the Galapagos… yes, we exited Panama without getting struck by lightning again, almost a miracle when you consider that we’ve met over 2 dozen yachts hit in the last…
Today’s Pics
Finally found a few minutes to process some photos.Boats on the Bay Sojourn, a 55 FlemingShared the anchorage with us. The anchorage at Fishing Bay was pleasant and uneventful. It’s a pretty little anchorage, but known to the locals as one with less th…
Dear old LJ
The other week, when we were in Portsmouth Harbour with Arctic Rose, we took a small diversion to go check out poor old Lady Jane. Sure enough, there she was, lying abandoned and looking pretty sorry for herself, listing somewhat to port.I’m pretty pl…
Dear old Lady Jane
The other week, when we were in Portsmouth Harbour with Arctic Rose, we took a small diversion to go check out poor old Lady Jane, my old ex trawler. Sure enough, there she was, lying abandoned and looking pretty sorry for herself, listing somewhat to…
Oct. 2 – Great Bridge, VA
Atlantic Yacht BasinI really enjoy the view from our windows when we are in Great Bridge…very pretty and peaceful. The trees are beginning to change color and the morning sun really accentuates the colors. Stan rode his bike to the auto parts st…
