Category Archives: Underway

Back to sea!

By a very roundabout route, we have ended up about as far apart as it is possible to get and still be in the USA.  Karen is on Harmonie our new Amel 53 in Port Canaveral, Florida; and Bill is … Continue reading

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Delivery anybody?

In early April, I’ll be moving my boat from Honolulu to San Francisco.  I’d like one or two people to come along and help. If you can spare three weeks for a trip from Hawaii to San Francisco and you … Continue reading

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We’re famous…

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

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Another First

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

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And Now for Something Completely Different…

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

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The end of the world as we know it…

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

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Escape from Waikiki

Except for a few sailing trips, our time here on Oahu has been confined mostly to walking distance from the Ala Wai Boat Harbor in the heart of the tourist metropolis of Waikiki.  This week we rented a car and … Continue reading

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What is a “Long Tow”?

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

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Random Hawai’i Thoughts

  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

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Happy New Year Everybody!

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

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