Author Archives: Bill Kinney

Everywhere You Want to Be!

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Who is? OCSC Alumni, that’s who! OCSC Sailing is the sailing school in Berkeley, California where I taught for years. It’s a large, successful sailing school, and one with a unique culture nurtured by founder Anthony Sandberg and his (now … Continue reading →

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RIP Little Boat

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Bill Kinney

For the last several years our inexpensive little folding dinghy has served us well as our car, delivery wagon, fishing platform, and general transportation tool. She was a bargain when we got her, but now her time is past. She … Continue reading →

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Arrrgh! Not moving yet!

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Well… water is great… in its place. Unfortunately water has some places where it does not need to be. Inside my laptop computer is one of those places. Last night, the tiniest little bit of water got where it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Ready! Set!… Ready!

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Bill Kinney

No, really we are ready to go. Almost. We certainly could have rushed and run out tomorrow morning, but as cruising sailors there is one thing we are not very good at: Rushing. So we postponed the last grocery trip … Continue reading →

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And More Ready!

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Bill Kinney

The headsail furling system has been fully reassembled, and is working smoothly and quietly. All is happy! Hopefully we have all the things back right after the idiot in Florida made such a hash of it. Kudos to Steve Maddon … Continue reading →

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Lots to Report!

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Bill Kinney

To start, Harmonie now has an air force. To give us a new perspective on the world, and to expand our ability to tell a fun story, we have added a small camera drone to our gear set. Hopefully we … Continue reading →

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Work(s) in progress!

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Bill Kinney

The part for our jib furler is out being anodized. Hopefully, it will be back early this week, and we can get the boat back together and get sailing again. Our plan continues to be running up to Nova Scotia, … Continue reading →

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Waiting, and Working

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We have been making good use of our time while waiting for the fabrication of our jib jurler parts to be completed. One thing that has been our our “wish list” for some time has been improved lighting for the … Continue reading →

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Stuck!

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Bill Kinney

When we disassembled our jib furler, we found it had a few problems. Some easy to fix, others less so. The primary problem was that a small amount of water had gotten inside. Which corroded a bearing, which “spontaneously disassembled,” … Continue reading →

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And we are here…

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We sailed up the Severn River this afternoon and have picked up a mooring off downtown Annapolis in Spa Creek. It is breezy, gray, wet and COLD! Karen keeps asking me, “Why did we leave the Caribbean?” I haven’t given her … Continue reading →