Unbelievable landfall in Madeira at sunset!
0527. Dark. You can see the Milky Way quite clearly. ISBJORN hurtles downwind under spinnaker. The sail is illuminated by the steaming light on the front of the mast to make it easier to trim at night.
Application for platform parking for dinghies this winter is now online. Please use the form here to apply and pay.
Fund-raising Dinner for the MND Charity in the Mansfield Hotel, Elgin on Saturday 27th October. The principal guests are Doddie Weir and Lucy Lintott, two high profile people living with Motor Neurone Disease who have already achieved a great deal in their own amazing fundraising efforts.
Application for platform parking for dinghies this winter is now online. Please use the form here to apply and pay.
My 2018 cruising started with a trip straight up Lake Michigan’s Wisconsin coast bound for Manistique, a small town on Michigan’s upper peninsula. We had something very rare, three consecutive days of flat water on Lake Michigan.
Who needs crew? Not the Sailbuoy Met, a 2-meter long sailing robot, which recently arrived in Ireland after sailing 80 days non-stop from Newfoundland. Created by a Norwegian company, Offshore Sensing AS...
The Winegard Connect 4G1xm along side it’s power injector
I first mentioned my “installation” of a Winegard Connect because I was exercised about the cabling and mounting scheme Winegard employs.
Here is what is in the D#5 Notice to Mariners.
The USCG is out on the waters. The NTM (Notice to Mariners) report many damaged and destroyed ATONS in the area affected by Florence. The changes are already too numerous to list and will certainly grow.
#243. James Aiken is a filmmaker and single-handed sailor that Mia & I met in Ireland after our passage south from Iceland. At the dock in Bangor, James saw our 59 North flag and as a fan of the show, came over to say hi!
Fears of disaster at sea can loom large; even for adrenaline junkies, misadventure is not the desired companion to adventure. Jamie shares one facet of thinking around avoiding crises at sea here; for more, join Cruisers U and attend seminar at the Annapolis Boat Show next month.
In a tense climax to the Laser Master World Championships in Dun Laoghaire, Mark Lyttle won his first World Laser Title when he clinched the 66-boat Grand Master division on Dublin Bay, some 22 years after representing Ireland in the Laser class at the Atlanta Olympic Games.
Update 12:00 EDT September 17, 2018
As previously suggested and as hoped, the Northern part of the ICW between Norfolk and Beaufort NC is partially operational. Some facilities are fully up and running.
Application for platform parking for dinghies this winter is now online. Please use the form here to apply and pay.
This great aerial image from Marinas.com shows the peaceful, safe harbor I so enjoyed while keeping Gizmo at the New Bern Grand Marina last winter, and across the Trent River at Bridge Pointe Marina three winters before that.
