While helping a friend sail his boat south last fall I came to another realization. The captain/owner (also aboard) is a gracious host who made considerable effort to ensure our comfort and satisfaction. We certainly appreciate his efforts, and would definitely join him again. He made sure we had bare necessities, such as coffee, water …
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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 …
Welcome To The Dockside
Thoughts For Sustainability In Propulsion and Steering. We live on a sailboat, and want to ride the wind, but what about when we want to move, and the wind or water doesn’t necessarily comply with our intended direction? We just received back (after three weeks) our transmission from the shop. Yay! Now we feel comfortable …
Full Court Press
Milestones: So much of our energy in the last few months, weeks and days has been building with a push of anxiety to get the boat into the water. I'm now sipping coffee as I start this post, considering we have only five days to our scheduled launch. Yikes - it's finally happening! But I'm …
Mast Renewal
Kelly and I have spent most weekends since early March traveling to Fayaway, reviving her from lengthy hibernation. We’ve been staying at a local hotel more recently, and otherwise when overnight, with good friends willing to allow our company at their nearby waterfront home. They’re delightful hosts, letting us join as part of their family …
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