Hurricane Lesley is forecast to give Maine a wide berth, and make a direct hit on the eastern corner of Newfoundland. But, keep a weather eye peeled. This is a complex weather scenario and it would not be unheard of for Lesley to shift course more to the west. The 96 hour 500 mb forecast […]
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Rockland Maine, The Light, and Why It Is Sometimes Hard To Stay Focused
We have a stack of work to do for the FPB 97, an article due today for a magazine, our accountants need data from us with which to take care of taxing matters, and we are faced with a dilemma. When we should be hard at tasks on the critical path the light is distracting […]
Scenes From A Circa Party
I’ve just returned home to a hot summer, after a wonderful 5 days down in Whangarei, New Zealand. My sweaters are put away, my coffee doesn’t taste as good as the flat whites, and I’m finding myself missing…the BOAT YARD?? After a solid week’s work, the Circa crew (and Todd and I) donned our new […]
Camden – Windjammer Weekend
We are back in Camden for Windjammer Weekend, and to meet up with cruising friends. The harbor is crowded, with all manner of traffic coming and going. Most visitors take moorings, and the best anchoring areas are now festooned with mooring balls. There is little area left to anchor, and yachts often put their hook […]
What Makes Sailors Dislike Powerboat Drivers
It is a lovely Saturday evening in peaceful Pulpit Harbor. There are a few folks out for a row, two kayaks are paddling nearby, and a trim cutter has dropped her hook to windward of us. Although there is 100% overcast, the sun has created enough illumination to cast a golden sheen on the calm […]
Southwest Harbor, Maine: Old Friends And New
Southwest Harbor, Maine, and a new experience for Wind Horse. Having now covered close to 60,000 miles, this is her first acquaintance with a mooring ball. You will find here the typical Maine brew of pleasure and work on the water. It is Hinckley country. Long overhangs rule, and varnish–high gloss of course–abounds. The facilities […]
Los Angeles to Whangarei: Sarah Visits Circa
After a long flight and 36 hours without sleep, I am sitting in a lovely conference room in the offices of Circa Marine in Whangarei, New Zealand. As I type, I am wearing a long-sleeved shirt, a sweater over that, a scarf and my coat and I’m STILL cold. My thin Los Angeles blood was […]
Optimizing Solar Panel Angle And Direction – Is It Worth The Trouble?
We are at anchor, it is quiet, just three other cruising yachts in this bay, and the sun is shining for a change. With the sun now dropping towards our neighbors in the Southern hemisphere, or the earth tilting if you prefer being accurate, the sun’s angle to our flat solar panels is less than […]
Roque Island, Maine And Catching The Moment
We are anchored in Roque Island Sound, a large, almost enclosed bay with a long beach, about which guide book writers and locals enthuse. But for us it is the sunsets and sunrises more than the beach that get the juices flowing. We are continuing to test and learn about our new Canon camera bodies. […]
Checking Transom Air Flow – And The Use of Woolies
If you look carefully, you will see short bits of red wool attached at various places around the aft end of Wind Horse. We are using these to give an indication of air flow when apparent wind is on the bow, and to see if the air flow can be modified by angling the solar […]
