Author Archives: Bill Kinney

Little did we know, as we were entering Port Canaveral there was a news photographer taking pictures of the famous boat entering the harbor. That’s us, right there front and center in the forground. Well, maybe the photographer was really … Continue reading →

Today we are off on our first real sail on the new boat.  Dock space is so expensive here int he Fort Lauderdale neighborhood that hitting the road makes sense.  Our destination will be the Ocean Club Marina in Cape … Continue reading →

It has been a while since we posted here because we have been busy.  With what?  well… It was an interesting time perusing things at the Fort Lauderdale boat show.  Huge, huge show, lots of interesting  new products, and the … Continue reading →

Nothing to do with travels or sailing, just some fun observations about the coming apocalypse. Our modern world is covered with advertising.  It is hard to go more than a few minutes without somebody trying to sell you SOMETHING.  In … Continue reading →

In the nautical world a “long tow” is a tug boat pulling a barge on a long cable.  When they are towing in the ocean the cable can sometimes be REALLY long.  It is a way of shipping anything that … Continue reading →

  One of the popular sports here, especially with the native Hawaiians, is racing outrigger canoes. Very skinny boats with an outrigger for balance they are usually crewed by one to six people, although much bigger ones are around. Here … Continue reading →

A slightly belated Happy New Year to everybody. We have been continuing to explore around Honolulu, and will likely be going further afield on Oahu in the next week or two.  In the meantime we have been sailing a bit, … Continue reading →

We took the boat out fishing today.  We actually tried yesterday, but it was blowing so hard (30 knots) that we came back early.  It was much nicer today, 15 to 20 knots.  We actually caught our first Hawaii fish, … Continue reading →

Karen picked out some awesome fillets of opah at the market the other day.  A traditional Hawaiian macadamia nut crust, served on stir-fried cabbage and we have dinner better than the fancy restaurants. If you have never tried opah (sometimes … Continue reading →