Tag Archives | Nordhavn

Experience with John Deere 6068AFM75 in Nordhavn 52

Because the Nordhavn 52 is a new boat and
because we chose to go with a more powerful engine than standard, we receive many
questions on how we like it, whether more power is a good idea, and the fuel burn
at different speeds. Now that we have ov…

Captain’s Log Update – Oregon to Dana Point

Captain’s Log – September 9, 2010- Coos Bay, Oregon to Dana Point
Our trip down the Washington and Oregon coast was beautiful and a lot of fun.  The first day or two we encountered seas around 6 to 8 feet, but they were on our starboard quart…

Captain’s Log Update – Oregon to Dana Point

Captain’s Log – September 9, 2010- Coos Bay, Oregon to Dana Point
Our trip down the Washington and Oregon coast was beautiful and a lot of fun.  The first day or two we encountered seas around 6 to 8 feet, but they were on our starboard quart…

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#25 Christening

Drum roll.  This is the moment we knew would come, but can hardly believe is here.  Eliana’s Christening.  It’s not that she hasn’t been dedicated a thousand times in our own prayers, but this time it’s public.  A dear friend once t…

More Samoa

We have found a beautiful, brand newly completed, high end resort on the tsunami damaged south side of the island. The Sinalea Reef Resort is back in business, better than ever. We were touring the island again in the company of our friends off of the …

Apia, Samoa

We arrived O.K. to the Apia Harbor in Western Samoa at 9:00 am. They didn't have room for us in the marina, so we anchored in the bay. No big deal as we had 4.5 days of soot and smoke to scrape off of the boat (the engines are smoking big – Detroit…

Kensblog Offseason – Return to Hong Kong

Greetings all!

Roberta and I have some big news…

At the end of my last blog entry I mentioned that we had made the decision to take our boat, Sans Souci, to Singapore. However, after returning to Seattle, Roberta and I gave it more thought, and ch…

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#24 Catalina Island

Hello from beautiful Catalina Island!  The last two weeks have been so full of activity from dawn until dark, there was absolutely no time for me to write.  It’s been one first after another, and as you may presume, we have taken delivery of …

Pictures of Turkey

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(Western) Samoa

Western Samoa is no more. Its name was changed to simply Samoa in 1997. However, in an effort to differentiate it from its neighbor to the East, American Samoa, we continue to refer to it as Western Samoa as many others do. Samoa is between longitu…