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Tag Archives: Cruising
Failure Analysis–Stainless Steel Stress Cracking
Stainless Steel: It might just be the worst boat metal possible. At first glance a good grade of stainless steel looks like almost the perfect boat metal. Under most conditions it doesn’t rust, even if it does, it is usually … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Caribbean, chloride stress cracking, crevice corrosion, Cruising, Documentary, failure analysis stress cracking, Harmonie, Islands, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, marine stainless steel, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, stainless failure, stress cracking, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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Landing in Halifax, and Voyage Photos
We arrived here in Halifax yesterday afternoon, and have a dock right downtown in the heart of the city. Checking in with Canadian Customs and immegration was a simple phone call. The only isse was that we were ordered to … Continue reading
Posted in Underway
Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Caribbean, Cruising, Documentary, Halifax, Harmonie, Islands, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, Nova Scotia, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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Everywhere You Want to Be!
Who is? OCSC Alumni, that’s who! OCSC Sailing is the sailing school in Berkeley, California where I taught for years. It’s a large, successful sailing school, and one with a unique culture nurtured by founder Anthony Sandberg and his (now … Continue reading
Posted in People, Places, People, Things to do., Underway
Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Caribbean, Cruising, Documentary, Harmonie, Islands, Karen Smith, Ketch, Liveaboard, Maramu, OCSC, OCSC Sailing, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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And More Ready!
The headsail furling system has been fully reassembled, and is working smoothly and quietly. All is happy! Hopefully we have all the things back right after the idiot in Florida made such a hash of it. Kudos to Steve Maddon … Continue reading
Posted in Boat projects
Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, courtesy flag, Cruising, Documentary, Harmonie, Karen Smith, Liveaboard, q flag, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailing, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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Lots to Report!
To start, Harmonie now has an air force. To give us a new perspective on the world, and to expand our ability to tell a fun story, we have added a small camera drone to our gear set. Hopefully we … Continue reading
Posted in Boat projects, Places
Tagged Adventure travel, Amel, Amel 53, Amel Sailboats, Amel Super Maramu, Bill Kinney, Blue Water Sailing, Cruising, Documentary, fishing, gag grouper, grouper, Harmonie, Karen Smith, Liveaboard, S/V Harmonie, Sailboat, Sailboat Cruising, Sailboat Fishing, Sailing, saltwater fishing, South Carolina, Super Maramu, Travel, Travel Documentary, Yacht, Yachting
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