Category Archives: Underway

We are still here in Waikiki…  But just for the night. We took the boat out today and filled fuel and water tanks. Just to give you an idea of the Hawaiian idea of customer service, the fuel dock is … Continue reading →

The boat is ready except for a few details, mostly just putting things in their final storage places. We’ll be getting fuel tomorrow morning, and then if the weather looks great, we’ll be off for California. I expect the trip … Continue reading →

I have ranted here in the past about the customer service here at the state run marina in Waikiki. Today they set a new record for stupid. It’s very windy here today, blowing boats toward the dock. The boat next … Continue reading →

The food shopping for the passage is finished. It’s not all put away yet, but it is getting close. Tom and Steve have been exploring Honolulu. Almost everything is done. Tomorrow the diver is coming by to clean the propeller … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →