Monthly Archives: November 2020

A fast and simple passage—mostly

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We continue to make excellent time south. We crossed to the eastern side of the Gulf Stream early this afternoon, and are now pointed pretty much straight at our destination of Port Everglades, Florida Today’s weather had the wind complete … Continue reading →

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Finally, Sailing South.

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We the dock left Annapolis at 7:30 yesterday morning, and have been sailing continuously since. Strong west to northwest winds have been powering us along a lot faster that our usual average speeds, we are running pretty steady at 8 … Continue reading →

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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Bill Kinney

All the projects that we need to do are done, and the last of the stowing and packing is happening. We have our crew aboard, and the weather looks good for an afternoon departure tomorrow for a non-stop trip down … Continue reading →

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What a Difference…

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Bill Kinney

What a difference two weeks makes! It hasn’t been our choice to linger in northern latitudes this long, but rather the choice of our insurance underwriter. Our old insurance carrier wanted us north of Florida until November 1st, our new … Continue reading →

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Changes…

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Bill Kinney

Amel owners, as a group, are highly suspicious of changes to design decisions made by the builder. This is a good thing, as a rule, because almost all of the decisions made by Amel in the design and construction of … Continue reading →

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