4/22 – 4/24 – We released the mooring ball and were on our way from St. Augustine before 9:00 this morning. With the low tide, we fit comfortably under the bridge so didn’t have to wait for an opening. We had an easy trip with very pleasant weath…
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Rich in History – South Carolina
There’s a lot to see while on your northern migration through South Carolina so slow down and make sure to take it all in. These southern harbor towns have a lot of history surrounding them and food’s pretty good as…
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[Kensblog] Sans Souci arrives in Turkey
Greetings all!
On April 17th I departed our home in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, bound for Marmaris, Turkey, where I would be meeting our boat, Sans Souci. It was to be a quick trip. Sans Souci would be arriving via a freighter from Hong Kong. …
Going Solo
4/18-4/21 – On Monday we headed for Palm Coast. We stayed at a friend’s dock for a couple of days and Michael and Jana on Second Star parked their boat in front of the home they bought last fall. This was the end of the road for them. One night we al…
Subic Bay to Busuanga Island
Our route for this segment of the trip
On Tuesday, April 14th, we said goodbye to Subic Bay. Our destination on this segment was Puerto Galera, a reso…
Fuel economy data
I thought I’d interject a quick blog entry with some fuel economy numbers for Sea Spirit. As you may recall, she’s a very slippery Sparkman & Stephens hull design, so we knew she’d get good fuel economy. But we were so busy learning how to run the …
Captain’s Log February 21 to April 14, 2011
The Great Mango Run – Costa Rica from Papagayo to Golfito
After Gus and Lyle left for home, Rebecca and I decided to rent a car and see the country. Cars here are expensive: one week for a small Korean car was $215, but with taxes and insurance…
Greetings from the Philippines!
Well…our South China Sea passage from Hong Kong to the Philippines will go down as memorable in my personal log book…the first 48 hours was pretty messy…ESE winds periodically gusting up to 30 knots, forward of the beam seas mostly 5’-9’. A l…
Captain’s Log February 21 to April 14, 2011
The Great Mango Run – Costa Rica from Papagayo to Golfito
After Gus and Lyle left for home, Rebecca and I decided to rent a car and see the country. Cars here are expensive: one week for a small Korean car was $215, but with taxes and insurance…
Captain’s Log February 21 to April 14, 2011
The Great Mango Run – Costa Rica from Papagayo to Golfito
After Gus and Lyle left for home, Rebecca and I decided to rent a car and see the country. Cars here are expensive: one week for a small Korean car was $215, but with taxes and insurance…
