June 18, 2014
So you want go cruising. Hmpf, about that. I’ll start with a disclaimer because in America we love that shit. Kind of a mental get out of jail card. Admittedly I realize the value of my disclaimer – I do not know what I am talking about – but I’ll put it out there anyway. Have I gone cruising? No.…
June 11, 2014
Last year I had a discussion about how the human mind is wired with a close friend. She is a doctor, so I probably should have just taken what she said and accepted it. But that isn’t my way. The discussion centered around how humans connect with stories of the “Hero’s Journey.” That whether the story is a book or…
June 4, 2014
There were a number of people asking for better pictures of the hull/transom extensions. Here are a few more views. Beam View Port Bow View Port Forward View Port Stern View
After searching very hard I finally located a sample Maritime Letter of Authorization. CERTIFICATE MARITIME LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; This document is a letter of permission designating [Type text] as CAPTAIN of the sailing vessel [Type text] United States Coast Guard I.D. #: [Type text] Hull Number: [Type text] Manufacturer: [Type text]. Model: [Type text] HOME…
June 3, 2014
24 hours aboard. No need for suspense, it was a success. But not without a few small bumps and one big one. Before yesterday I had exactly two days experience sailing catamarans so it was not without some trepidation that I took on single-handing. First challenge, jumping over to the fuel dock. Wind was blowing me onto the dock so…
June 1, 2014
The beginning is always hard. Whenever I stumble upon a new blog I read a few pages then, if I’m still interested jump to the beginning. To see how it began. To see what were those first pangs of intrigue that they felt the world needed to know, or that they needed to get written down. This is my story.…