The nuts and bolts of maintaining a cruising catamaran
We couldn’t see 100′ due to fog When crossing from Cape Cod Canal to Scituate, MA, the fog came down on us like a ton of bricks! We couldn’t see more than 100 ft. in front of us. Over the … Continue reading Navigating in the fog is tough
Sorry it’s been awhile since we’ve posted. We were doing some business travel in Singapore and had the opportunity to explore Tokyo as well. Summer Plans We just left Hampton, Virginia and are on our way to New England. Family and friends are encouraged to reach out to us and join us over the next two months, we’d be happy to see you! We plan to spend Fourth of July with the kids and attend the longest running celebration in Bristol, Rhode Island. Our ever-expanding arsenal of tricks include: fish identification book, fighting belt for Nina, fresh Cuban rum in … Continue reading Heading to New England!
The Fishing Pole Broke! So this fish definitely was a fighter! I tried to reel her in, but got a bit tired and Don took over. She pulled so hard that the wheel mechanism pulled off the rod. Now it … Continue reading 2nd Fish: 18 lb, 40″ Mahi-Mahi!
Crossing tonight! It was a great run, these past 6 months in the Bahamas. Wow, does time fly! After being bitten by no-see-em’s all night in Allans-Pencicola, we are staging in Great Sale Cay and depart in the next hour. … Continue reading Rolling home, rolling home, rolling home across the sea
It’s great having folks come by for a visit…. So there we were, hanging out in the anchorage, and our friends Sally and John Mccartney from S/V Latitude Adjustment came by for a visit. We were showing them around the boat, and … Continue reading We were literally hanging by a thread!
We flew the genniker! So the difference between a cruiser and a racer, is a cruiser only hoists up an extra sail if we’re on a 4 hour or more course that would benefit from a knot or two faster speed. Leaving Wardrick Wells, our last island in the Exhuma chain, and heading to Eluthera, we had an absolutely lovely day sail. We pulled out the genniker from the locker, set it up, we went from 6.4 to 8 knots. Our new guests: Walter & Gail Lundstrom One of the reasons we high tailed up, was to beat the weather. … Continue reading Flying the genniker to meet friends
In line with our All I wanted for Christmas blog; for Passover I wanted to assemble our utility water pump and place it with our other crossing gear. This would be for any strange water leaks, to have additional ability to pump … Continue reading Utility water pump for Passover
Hey everyone, let’s have a Lagoon get together! Don came up with the bright idea of convening Lagoon owners on the Chat N Chill, Georgetown. While there are certainly topics that relevant to all catamaran owners, we thought it would … Continue reading Eight Lagoon owners shared experiences
Ever since I harvested our one and only Trident Conch (named after the God of the Sea Poseidon and Amphitrite’s son Trident, messenger of the sea and merman), I’ve longed to make it into a Pū. Here’s the family 15 … Continue reading I blew my Pū!
Yes, today is what most people think the cruising life is like on a daily basis. After the 8:15 morning net (Don was the Georgetown net controller at the beinning of the season and passed it onto Bill from Charisma … Continue reading What a start to the new year: water aerobics, conch harvesting, friends and family
