Springtime will be here soon, and skiing is the last thing on our minds. Since returning to land temporarily, we've remained focused on our passion - go back out there and visit the world of people and places, the Long Way, by sailboat. How are we dealing with making the time pass until then? We’re …
Electrification (partial update)
Renewable energy - it’s a buzzword we hear more and more. Electrification is a trend toward having all power-consuming devices run directly from electricity because it is clean to use. But is it really environmentally friendly? Electric heatpumps for heating and electric cars for driving, seem to make sense, but only if the electricity is …
Bermuda to Tortola: Part 3 of 3 Delivering Love A’Fayre
Let’s face it, Bermuda is a cool place. A crossover culture between early British colonial and conservative modernization, Bermuda seems to move more thoughtfully. Perhaps it’s the year-round dress shorts or gushing politeness that first envelopes you as you humbly apply for entry via Customs and Immigration. Addressing new visitors as “My Love”, Officer Hadley …
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Bermuda Saves Us Again – Part 2 of 3 Delivering Love A’Fayre
Just two short years ago, as Fayaway began dashing eastward across the Atlantic Gulf Stream, a weather pattern called a large low-pressure trough was high above the plain states and making its own way toward the east coast of the United States. We were about 300 miles offshore, en route to the tropical island of …
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Delivering Love A’Fayre – Part 1 of 3
While Fayaway is undergoing refitting this winter (see About…), Kelly and I are assisting in yet another delivery of a sailing vessel (Love A’Fayre), from Rhode Island to Tortola, BVI. She’s a very nice Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42 catamaran. Our course will depend upon weather indicators before and throughout the passage. The preferred course (see …
SV Fayaway 