Tag Archives: Caribbean

Sint Maarten/Saint Martin

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Bill Kinney

The commercial hub of the northeast Caribbean is the unusual divided island of Saint Martin. 60% is an overseas Department of France, and the reminder is a country under the Dutch Crown, and called “Sint Maarten”. Similar in status to … Continue reading →

The Strangest of Stars

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Bill Kinney

Karen is really good at spotting them during her night watches. What looks like a very bright star to a casual glance, until you notice it “twinkles” in a strange way. Then you get the binoculars and you can see … Continue reading →

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Product Review: Fujinon TechnoStabi TSX1440 Binoculars

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Bill Kinney

Let’s get right to the heart of the matter: If you are looking for a Christmas present for your favorite sailor, or just to gift to give to your boat: Fujinon TSX1440 binoculars are awesome. They are good for ALMOST … Continue reading →

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Road Trip for a Project!

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Bill Kinney

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 →

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One of THOSE Days!

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Bill Kinney

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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Where is Harmonie?

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Bill Kinney

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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In With the New…

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We have a LOT of work going on right now, mostly electrical. Harmonie was ahead of her time when she was built, but electrical systems change quickly, and there has been a lot of water under that bridge in the … Continue reading →

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A Whale of a Time

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We promised more fun stuff from our trip out to the Baltimore Canyon, and here it is! While pilot whales might not be the biggest, or most glamorous members of the ocean going mammal family, they are still cool! We … Continue reading →

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Out to the Canyon

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Bill Kinney

This past week we made our first real run out to fish “The Canyons” as we sailed from Lewes, Delaware out to Baltimore Canyon. I’ll bet people who live in Baltimore are more surprised than most to hear that Baltimore … Continue reading →

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So Much To Say!

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We took a trip out to the edge of the continental shelf over the past few days, and had any number of fun and exciting experiences. We’ll be writing about some of these over the next few days to keep … Continue reading →

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