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Tag Archives: Amel
Gulf Stream Phobia
The Gulf Stream is the elephant in the room for everybody sailing the East Coast of the United States. If you are head from south toward the north, it can be your best friend, taking days off your passage time … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Cruising, Documentary, Gulf Stream, Gulf Stream Crosssing, Harmonie, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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A Journey of 1000 Miles…
… Begins with a single step. OK, we are not going 1000 miles (only 600), and our initial move is a bit longer than a single stride, but we are officially underway. At 15:00 this afternoon we dropped lines at … Continue reading
Road Trip for a Project!
We have been a bit quiet–but busy–during our stay here in Annapolis. A couple significant projects were done, and a bunch of minor ones. Avoiding Weak Links The road trip project was our anchor chain. It was inexpensive chain when … Continue reading
Posted in Boat projects
Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Caribbean, Chain galvanizing, Cruising, Documentary, Fridge box, Harmonie, Islands, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, regalvanizing, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, vacuum insulation, Yacht, Yachting
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Fishing Fun
We think you might find this little slice of our fishing adventure a brief, enjoyable diversion. Big tilefish, and jumping sunfish! Who knew? We had tilefish for dinner last night. It was divine!
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Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Cruising, Documentary, fishing, Harmonie, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, Norfolk Canyon, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Tilefish, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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Success… on all levels
Our three day trip out to the Norfolk Canyon and back was a success in every way you care to measure. First, and most importantly, it was FUN. The 80 mile sail out, and then 80 miles back, was delightful. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Cruising, Deep drop fishing, Documentary, Electric Fishing Reels., Harmonie, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Tilefish, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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More Interesting Bits from the Out Islands.
The people we met on West Plana who were there making their living harvesting cascarilla bark had a lot of interesting things to teach us. These are the kinds of people you only meet if you travel the way we … Continue reading
Posted in People, Places, Underway
Tagged Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bahamas, Harmonie, Liveaboard, Plana Cays, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Super Maramu
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One of THOSE Days!
Some old sayings have more truth in them than others. One of the most true is, “A bad day fishing is better than a good day working.” By any objective measure, our day fishing wasn’t great, but it was still … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bahamas fishing, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Caribbean, Cruising, Documentary, fishing, Harmonie, Islands, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, silk snapper, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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Where is Harmonie?
We have been a bit off the map for a bit. Not because anything is wrong, but just things have been a bit boring. Since sailing from Charleston down to Florida we have mostly been working on Harmonie and working … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, brown noddy, Caribbean, Cruising, Documentary, Dry Tortugas, Fort Jefferson, Frigatebird, Harmonie, Islands, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, sooty tern, Super Maramu, tern, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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The Latest FAD
While we were on our delivery from Charleston, SC to Antigua we had a couple days of winds that varied from very light, to none. Since this is a time for money project, rather than wait for wind, we motored … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Cruising, Documentary, FAD, Fish Attrcting Device, Harmonie, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailboat Fishing, Sailing, saltwater fishing, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
All the projects that we need to do are done, and the last of the stowing and packing is happening. We have our crew aboard, and the weather looks good for an afternoon departure tomorrow for a non-stop trip down … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Cruising, Documentary, Harmonie, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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