Category Archives: Underway

Escape from Waikiki

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Bill Kinney

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”?

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Bill Kinney

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

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Bill Kinney

  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!

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Bill Kinney

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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First Hawaii Fish

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Bill Kinney

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 →

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Christmas Eve Dinner on Fetchin’ Ketch

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Bill Kinney

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 →

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The Best Quiz Yet!

Posted on December 18, 2015 by 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 →

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When the State Runs the Marina…

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Bill Kinney

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 →

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Just when I thought the weather never changed…

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Bill Kinney

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 →

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Surprise, Surprise…

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Bill Kinney

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 →

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