The favorite view for crew IstaboaGoing back through some archived images while working on a photo book (for personal enjoyment), we came upon a lot of these shots taken from the pilot house and over the bow. A lot! It’s made us realize how fortu…
Lee Stocking Island
Thursday, February 10, 2011, Day 137. Several weather reports are predicting very bad weather with a several cold fronts (read northerly and westerly winds) coming through the area beginning Saturday and lasting for a week, or so. We decided that it …
Welcome to Coconut Grove – Day 132 – Key Largo to Miami, FL
Our day began by checking the weather. The temperature in Chicago at 8:00 AM was +1 degree with a windchill of -9 with a forecast of snow for tomorrow. Key Largo was 73 degrees at 8:00 AM with the 30% chance of showers and a …
Yacht Owners Worst Nightmare
What’s wrong with this photo? Hint: the freeboard is touch low.
Our hearts ache for the owners of this yacht.
We have always been obsessive about risk factors, none of which is bigger than through hull penetrations. They are a flooding risk, maintenance headache, and if bronze, a potential exit point for lightening if you suffer a […]
Stabilized Spinnaker Details
Some time ago we promised detailed photos of the stabilized spinnaker design which we shot in the Canary Islands. The concept is that the shuttered slots across the face of the sail reduce oscillation and improve stability. It is hard for us to judge the efficacy of the concept from a brief encounter, but it […]
Cochin Miscellaneous
Hi All,
So many of you have written saying you are quite relieved at our change of plans. We do appreciate that. What is a bit reassuring is that almost all of the cruisers who made the passage from Malaysia or Thailand to Gall…
Finally! A warm, sunny Super Sunday!
Its funny. If its July and the temp hits 43 degrees, you’re freezing your butt off. But if its February 6th and you’ve been pummeled by cold and snow for the past two months, its downright balmy. Today was balmy! The day started like any other Sunday… get up, shower, drink too much coffee, and […]
Now its an ice storm!
Cripe, its one thing after another here. This is what I woke up to this morning, a half inch of ice coating everything. The docks looked slippery, but the ramp looked formidable. The big problem, besides not being able to get up the ramp to go to work, is how to get the dogs off […]
Record snow!
Living aboard is one thing if you’re someplace warm with waving palm trees. It’s quite another when one gets hit with snow storm after snow storm. Stamford is just a short distance from New York City. Since weather usually travels from west to east, what they get, we get. NYC usually gets about 20 inches […]
Ice 1, Chevy the dog 0
We’ve had some cold weather down here in CT. Nothing like upstate NY where I come from, for sure, but 4 degrees is pretty cold. The freezing point of seawater is around 28 degrees, depending on its salinity. We’d been pretty much ice free until yesterday when the ice froze to about 1/4″ or maybe […]
