Seven oddball doo-dads we've installed or made use of aboard Fayaway. Are we crazy for being unusual? We love visiting other boats, strange new places, read countless obscure journals and associate with many experienced boaters. They’re a resource for all uncommon ideas, while we learn continuously. We normally don’t make this stuff up, so we’re …
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Hydronic Heater Installation
As Jimmy Buffet says, “I wanna go where it’s warm!”, we’re working on that, but sometimes it’s a bit cooler on the way. Too many damp mornings and cold nights during shoulder seasons aboard have convinced us: Time to install a heating system aboard Fayaway. Down another watery rabbit hole we go! “I surfed Dana …
Sailing Up The Mountain
A friend recently wrote in his blog of a metaphor for climbing a mountain: the pursuit of the top being more important, and not actually reaching the top being the true essence of the experience. Of course I’m paraphrasing with my own take. He much more eloquently conveys the concept with quoted poetry and commentary. …
Preparing to leave
It seems so straightforward. Prepare the boat, load the lockers with food, drop the mooring line and just go. But it never works that way no matter how much you plan ahead. The always changing, never ending to do list As Chris and I thought about what our upcoming winter should look like, we agreed. …
Back To Reality : Follow The Sun
One day you'll look to see I've goneFor tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sunSome day you'll know I was the oneBut tomorrow may rain, soI'll follow the sun Beatles The sun settles later over an anchorage called Goose Island along the remote northeast Nova Scotia coast. Now mid-August, we begin our "windward" trek …
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