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[Kensblog] Sans Souci arrives in Turkey

Greetings all!

On April 17th I departed our home in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, bound for Marmaris, Turkey, where I would be meeting our boat, Sans Souci. It was to  be a quick trip. Sans Souci would be arriving via a freighter from Hong Kong. …

America’s Cup

The next America’s Cup will be sailed in 70′ catamarans in San Francisco.    As a build up to that event, preliminary events will be sailed as a series called the Americas Cup World Series in ‘AC45’ (45 ft) catamarans.   The…

Nordhavn 76 - Eliana in the Sling

Eliana Spring Checkup (N76)

I decided to take Eliana out of the water to take a close look at her underside. We used Knight & Carver in San Diego. The crew there are pros, so even though my adrenaline was pumping, they made it easy. From the moment Eliana was extracted from the lift basin to having a pressure washed bottom and sitting comfortably on blocks in the yard was a span of only 2 hours.

#43 Spring Checkup 2011

For those that enjoy the “Shop Talk” portion of EJ, this post will be right up your alley.  After 7 months and nearly 4,000 miles of cruising it’s time for a thorough checkup.  The next major one won’t be until October, and in the mea…

Newly anti-fouled & polished, Envoy is ready for launching

Envoy In The Med 2011-04-25 10:15:00

In London discussing our 2011 cruising plans with our daughter Amy

Happy Easter 2011 from Mystery Ship

This should be Happy Anniversary too (a little late). I was checking to see where we were last year for Easter and we were just starting our crossing of the Pacific. We had arrived at the Marquesis island of Hiva Oa the morning of April 17, 2010. Wow, …

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