SUMMARY OF 2010 AND THOUGHTS ON ANCHORINGWe had a great 252 days aboard Envoy in 2010 and cruised about 1,800NM.After we left Marmaris the only major technical problem we had was the failure of the main gearbox in Crete. This was repaired in about two …
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Displacement Speed Beats Planing Speed … Again
We spent Christmas this year in Desolation
Sound (map
of area). The area is so popular in the summer that Kenmore
Air has regular float-plane service to one of the anchorages there at Prideaux
Haven (pictured above). That’s way too busy for us–w…
Puerto Vallarta
Tomorrow morning we will depart for Puerto Vallarta. This is a 184 mile trip south from Mazatlan. This trip will take from 23 to 26 hours depending on sea conditions and weather. We will leave here at 0800 and head out to the Mazatlan entran…
Report From Onboard Jenny
Saturday, February 05, 2011 6:02:12 PMLocation: Boot Key HarborThe boat position was not recorded. This weather observation was taken on Saturday, February 05, 2011 5:40:01 PM local time.Observation location: Boot Key Harbor.Observation position was…
On your mark, get set, ready?…
Hold it, hold it, , the weather has turned in the wrong direction. Stand down.But we do see an opportunity mid week, so… we’ll see.In the meantime, our good friends Peter and Suzanne have flown in and are now aboard Morewater. We enjoyed dinner with …
#37 Naval Exercises
McHale’s Navy, the Mexico Navy and beach storming with unusual prowess and reckless abandon. This week we joyfully had Patty and Allen White join us on Eliana. Normally, we try not to dish out quite so much punishment to our guests, but thi…
#37 Naval Exercises
McHale’s Navy, the Mexico Navy and beach storming with unusual prowess and reckless abandon. This week we joyfully had Patty and Allen White join us on Eliana. Normally, we try not to dish out quite so much punishment to our guests, but thi…
Abaco Pics
You wanted more Abaco pics?? You got ’em. Enjoy.Warning!!!For those with low bandwidth, page 2 is large. More on page 2Looking at these has really given us a bad case of Island Fever.There’s only one cure.Go!Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler …
Nordhavn 75 EYF Sinks in Cabo
Nordhavn Dreamers, a Nordhavn related discussion forum is reporting that a Nordhavn 75 expedition yacht fisher (also known as the Nordhavn N75 EYF) has sunk in Cabo San Lucas last night (3 Feb 2011). Possible cause: Tuna tubes recently installed. ===UPDATES BELOW=== Update: Sunken Nordhavn N75 Photos posted on Chinook’s Blog Updated 12 Feb 2011: […]
Windy Day in Mazatlan
We had another great day in town today. Very windy, but another nice day. The ocean looks pretty ominous with large waves and sort of a frothy look about it. I have been out in gale force winds before coming down the West Coast from Anacorte…
