There are a lot of great boats on the market, and it’s a buyer’s market. The economy may be slowly recovering, and your 401k may be doing OK, but we still have a long way to go to get back to “normal”.The megayacht business is doing just fine, th…
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Pic O’ the Day
Radar on his first cruise just a pupNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Using The Dinghy As A Tug – Lessons From The Maine Windjammers
Most of the Maine windjammers don’t have an engine, which is the way things should be in the best of all possible worlds. They maneuver in and out of some very tight harbors–Camden comes to mind–fitting their unwieldy hull shapes and tiny (in scale) rudders into some surprising situations. For the most part they maneuver […]
Corfu, Greece
20th Sept 2012
The overnight crossing was a bit bouncy, and for much of the night we were surrounded by thunderstorms, but it was otherwise uneventful and we breakfasted, as planned, in the very protected bay of Limin Gouvion that is home to the Gouvia…
Corfu, Greece
20th Sept 2012
The overnight crossing was a bit bouncy, and for much of the night we were surrounded by thunderstorms, but it was otherwise uneventful and we breakfasted, as planned, in the very protected bay of Limin Gouvion that is home to the Gouvia…
“Running” Down Lake Michigan
Cruisers often describe the trip from the Straits of Mackinac to Chicago as “running down Lake Michigan”. Perhaps that is because Lake Michigan, the sixth largest fresh water lake in the world, the third largest Great Lake and the only one completely within the US, is long (over 300 miles from north to south), as well as […]
Can You Sink a Boat for Lack of a One Dollar Bolt??
I suppose theoretically it’s possible. But can you really repair a 30-year-old radar unit for $30.00? I am here to tell you that you absolutely can, if the problem is the same as ours. Not long ago, I fired up our Raytheon RL70 radar unit and it all st…
All the Way to Green Turtle Bay
(Saturday Sept 15 – Dist: 74 mi; Avg Speed: 7.5 mph;
Locks: 3; LWT: 0 hrs; TTT: 11:45)
Locks #53 and 52 on the Ohio River are the worst, by far, of all the locks on the Great Loop. Fortunately bot…
Sept. 20 – Baltimore, MD
A Little HistoryHenderson’s Wharf MarinaWe’re having a great time in Baltimore…enjoying the weather, the great restaurants and the company of good friends, but it makes blogging every day a little difficult. I haven’t taken any wonderful pi…
Pic O’ the day
Heading under the Sydney Lanier Bridge in Brunswick, GA just before sundownThis shot was taken after a long 38 hour run that started at the Alligator River Marina in North Carolina.2 long days and a night made this a welcomed sight.—————…
