February 2009

Atlantic Crossing – Old Blog Entries

I have several boating-related websites scattered around the internet. With my excess of spare time (that's a joke!), I'm starting a project to consolidate all

February 26, 2009 No Comments

Westward

Recently, Roberta and I visited with Hugh Reilly, owner of the 90' power boat Westward. He returned to Seattle last summer, after cruising the south

February 24, 2009 No Comments

Having Launch, Putting Some Clothes On, and Turning On the Lights

I am very pleased to report that Sans Souci is now back in the water! I always worry when the boat is lifted in or

February 22, 2009 8 Comments

Hauled Out At Delta

We were able to visit Sans Souci at the Delta shipyard in Seattle yesterday. We were only in Seattle for a few days (We’re back

February 20, 2009 10 Comments

Siberian Bureaucracy and A Cruiser Robbed

Logistics can make you crazy on a trip like the GSSR. I was working yesterday on planning for the trip, and hitting some tricky issues.

February 18, 2009 4 Comments

New Nordhavns Off-loading in Seattle

I noticed this posting by Milt Baker on the NordhavnDreamers message board, and thought everyone might enjoy it: James Hamilton, who has a new N52 on

February 15, 2009 7 Comments

Various Work on the Boat

The Miami boat show is going now. I wanted to be there, but there just wasn’t a way. There is too much happening as we

February 14, 2009 8 Comments

Sonar, FarSounder and Fubar

I’ve mentioned several times over the past year that I’ve been frustrated with my Furuno CH-250 Sonar. It isn’t because I haven’t read the manual. I’ve

February 11, 2009 8 Comments

Storm Windows?

One of the requirements for the Nordhavn Atlantic Rally was to add storm windows to each boat. These are extra-thick windows, which screw onto the

February 7, 2009 10 Comments

La Paz Diving

I’m back from my quick run to La Paz Mexico. I had ordered new scuba equipment and wanted to try it out. Overall, I don’t have

February 4, 2009 1 Comment

Month: February 2009