We’re with the “in” crowd in Camden, Maine.
Wind Horse is anchored between Ticonderoga to the west and
the British J-boat, Velsheda, to the east.
Camden is the opposite of Round Pond. It is oriented towards tourism and yachting, both of which are summer events. The boat watching is excellent, and there are some interesting craft to study, […]
Round Pond has worked it’s magic on us and our stay has extended. Between the sea food, quiet harbor, beautiful surroundings, and friends, if it weren’t for other committments further east, we could sit here for a month.
The weather has been varied and the light wonderful.
We have been teased with overcast and just a hint […]
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We are about to inform you about a modern miracle. There is an IPad app called Splashtop, which claimed to allow remote control of a computer from the IPad. We were dubious but figured it was worth a try.
The installation was simple, and under the guidance of Chris Martin we soon had Splashtop installed on […]
We’ve got a new batch of drawings for the FPB 115 to share. The commentary will be short (for now), but we will come back in detail next week. At the end of this blog is a link where you can download larger size versions of all the drawings.
The FPB 115 has structure and systems […]
Here is a batch of photos from last week on FPB 64s five and six. We will start with putting lead into the bottom of number five.
Lead pgs are stacked in their entrainment areas.
Then the fun begins.
As lead ballast goes, this is a very simple job. The amount, shape, and mass of the surrounding plate […]
As promised, we have a short but sweet video to share of our recent visit by a pod of humpback whales.
Over the last six years we have been looked over by many pods of whales. If we turn off the electronics and shut down the engines our visitors will swim around and under us, checking […]
We are in lobstah territory, which means paying close attention to where we are heading and lots of dodging and weaving.
The lobstermen lay their traps everywhere, millions of them.
Their boats have cages around their props, as do many of the yachts in Maine.
We are anchored at the entrance to Round Pond harbor (in Maine). The harbor […]
We are still behind schedule, but as we are underway from Providencetown, MA towards Round Pond, Maine, and well offshore, we are working through the last week’s photos before going back to the drawing board.
One of the biggest surprises when we started to trial Wind Horse was the amount of wildlife we saw, both in […]
It is Saturday, hot inland, and Long Island Sound beckons those who have the means to enjoy boating. It appears to us as if most of these folks are on our radar screen (shown above on an offset three mile range).
There are all types and sizes of yachts to observe, from the ubiquitous Opti to
the […]
We’ve been hard at work wrapping up a myriad of details on the FPB 115. This is a brief look at the mid-deck as it might be designed for survey or scientific study employment.
With the main work spaces and computer stations in the pilot house, the main deck as shown here, is primarily for meals, […]
