Author Archives: Bill Kinney

OK, This one is tough.  I’ll give some hints, but first here is the object: Feel free to click on it and get a full size image. This was found in a shop on one of the very shi-shi shopping … Continue reading →

This morning as I was pouring my coffee I hear engines maneuvering a boat in the fairway.  I poke my head up and see a very large (47 feet) catamaran setting up for an approach to the dock in a … Continue reading →

Our running joke here has been the weather forecast.  It has been the same every day.  82 or 82 for a high and 72 or 71 for a low. Then the big change-up, with the showers be “scattered”, or “isolated”? … Continue reading →

First is in the “It’s a small world” category: On Tuesday evening I discovered that I had let the holding tank (where the toilet water goes) fill to the tippy top.  So just as it is getting to sunset I … Continue reading →

Item #1: Is called a “Tuna Missile”  If you  hook a large tuna it is used to bring the fish into the boat without ruining meat by sticking it with a gaff. The neck opens up, and you slide it … Continue reading →

An excursion today down to Pier 38 which is a central part of the fishing business here.  It is where most of the tuna boats offload their catches, and every morning is the site of the only fresh tuna auction … Continue reading →

Normally I try to put things up here that will entertain a broad audience.  I know that most people reading it aren’t going to be very interested by “inside sailing” kinds of stories. Sometimes, I have to make an exception… … Continue reading →

Two  weeks ago ( it seems like forever!) I reported our landing of a big mahi-mahi.  At the time I posted I couldn’t post a photo over the satellite link, but now I can: This fish is everywhere in the … Continue reading →

[Pictures at the end of the post…] The Ala Wai Boat Harbor is an interesting place.  It has been here for a long time.  If you have ever seen a Hawaii Marina on a TV show, it was this one.  … Continue reading →

We are getting adjusted to Island Life.  We are settled into the marina.  Here is the evening view from our deck… It’s rough but SOMEBODY has to do it! We have had the price shocks at the grocery store. $7.99 … Continue reading →