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Understanding Kiwi

As a public service to all those wayward Americans who may stumble into New Zealand, I offer some assistance in understanding the Kiwi language.  “What?” you say.  Don’t they speak English?  Well… not really.   After …

Speaking on April 28 in LA

Just a reminder that on Thursday, April 28, we will be speaking at the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey. The event is open to the public! No host cocktails begin at 6:15 pm, full buffet dinner served at 7:00 pm, and we will do our presentation after dinner. Cost is $20 per person […]

Three@Sea on TV Update

Location: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18° 20.325′ N  65° 37.900′ W
In November David posted a blog about the possibility of a TV show with the crew of Three@Sea sharing our adventures (Three@Sea on TV?). We have been truly fortuna…

Three@Sea on TV Update

Location: Fajardo, Puerto Rico Coordinates: 18° 20.325′ N  65° 37.900′ W In November David posted a blog about the possibility of a TV show with the crew of Three@Sea sharing our adventures (Three@Sea on TV?). We have been truly fortunate to embark on this journey, and would love to share the beautiful locations we are exploring […]

April 19/11 More on the Weather

Oh Boy! The wind howled and then howled some more. Almost 36 knots in the anchorage and the waves built and broke and the water sprayed. Then… Bang! One of the ropes on the anchor bridle popped a strand and we have to make adjustments to keep the who…

Weather

Well even in Paradise (Oh sorry, we are still in Opito), you have to have a bit of bad weather and even as it is, it isn’t really that bad. Just a day of 35 knot winds and pouring rain. We’ve got a good anchorage and we needed a day to just “bum” aroun…

More Funny Names – Beautiful Places

So we are anchored in Paradise Bay (easy enough name) on Urupukapuka Island – Gottcha! Since it is a work day for Abbie, Glen and I head into shore on our own, there is a supposed to be a beautiful walk on this island. Well our fitness level has now sp…

The Kauri Museum

We had worked pretty hard on the boat and the entire crew felt like we needed a break and to enjoy some of the local area.  We hopped into our trusty rental car and drove an hour or so south to visit a museum all about the massive Kauri trees that…

Exploring Grasse, France

When we originally scheduled this trip, Friday and Saturday were Eric’s day off to sightsee. Sadly, at a relatively late date, his company decided to send him to Luxembourg for a meeting. He was up at 0430 and out the door at 0515 for the airport. Christi got up with him and took him to […]

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 – Costa Baja, La Paz

When we left Puerto Escondido, we were headed north to Santa Rosalia which we had loved last year. The first day out we did not run far, only to Isla Coronado, because I wanted to stay in phone and internet range through the night. We were on the SW …