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Ken and Katie's voyages aboard Sand Dollar
Via Micronesia, Phillipines, Borneo, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand
January 26, 2012: On our first morning in Penang, we woke early in the quiet cove where we’d anchored the previous day, at a little islet just south of the big island of Penang. We lingered over coffee as we waited for the tide to turn and give us a fair current.xWhen we got underway, we motored north, with the mainland industrial town of Butterworth on our starboard side, and the high-rises and businesses... » read more
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Ein Jahr unterwegs mit der Volare
Gemütlich durch das Mittelmeer (ca. vier Monate im Sommer und Herbst 2011), Ende November geht es über den Atlantik in die Karibik (dort bleiben wir weitere vier Monate) und dan...
February 02, 2012: Am Dienstag wird gleich nach dem Frühstück der Anker gelichtet, und wir machen uns auf den Weg nach St. Pierre. Wir haben recht angenehmen Wind für einen Raumschot-Kurs, nur mit der Genua geht es entlang der Küste nach Norden. Allerdings ist der Wind von der Stärke her recht wechselhaft, je nach landschaftlichen Gegebenheiten. Die Maschine bleibt eingeschaltet – w... » read more
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SY jaja
1 Jahr Auszeit mit Familie auf unserer Lagoon 410. Wir starten in Südspanien und werden sehen, wohin uns der Wind treibt. Dieses Blog ist hauptsächlich für Positionsrepor...
February 02, 2012: Gestern war ein ruhiger Tag, die Nacht dafür etwas windiger und nervig. 2-3m Schwell aus NW mischt sich mit 1.5m Windsee aus NE und sorgt für kabbelige See. Ungefährlich aber ungemütlich und laut im Schiff.Wind aktuell 18-20kn aus NNE.Ansonsten war ein ereignisloser Tag, einziges Highlight war ein mehrere Meilen großer Schwarm von Portugiesischen Galeeren in jederGröße, wohl auch auf den Weg in... » read more
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The old one is broken
I broke the old blog, so here is new one
February 03, 2012: A new Post “In and around Puerto Vallarta” was written on the February 3, 2012 at 2:28 pm on “S.V. Resolution”.I met Anna on new years eve and we spent several days together in theweeks following. We kept the boat at the party beach which gave useasy access to the city, though the unprotected beach had prettyserious waves at times! We joined the group for karaoke and oth... » read more
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Caribbean Cruising
This will follow our activities in the Caribbean this cruising season. Dec 2011 - Jun 2012
February 02, 2012: We set off from Prickly Bay and the winds were fresh and the waves crashed on deck as we fought to windward. Over 10 hours later (and in the dark we arrived at Tyrell Bay to anchor). In the morning we spotted Pete and Courtney on Norna and went by to say hello. Spent the day exploring with them and walked over the hill and through a mangrove to a secluded beach overlooking whi... » read more
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IN THE MED
We plan to sail from Southern Spain to the Balearics, then on to Sardinia, maybe Corsica, then Scicily, Malta and Greece. Our plans are not cast in stone and may well change as ...
January 31, 2012: Now I know why I stopped work. It’s just not as interesting or nearly as satisfying as the cruising life we lead. I know that now because I was given the opportunity to spend a few days working with the chartered quantity surveying practice mine merged with. It helps, of course, to top up the cruising fund and I hope it made a worthwhile contribution to the practice, over a busy period, e... » read more
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The Nomadic Life
The plan is to buy a cheap boat, fix it up, and sail to the caribbean... Neither of us have sailed before, so we thought we should document this little adventure. We will be sa...
January 29, 2012: Well we made it! Florida!!! Goodbye winter, for awhile, anyway! We’ve been talking about getting a sailboat and living aboard while we sail the world for a couple years now. Mostly it was “someday” talk and we never really took it too seriously until a few months ago. It turns out the winds were in our favor and our new adventure was born! W... » read more
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Hilo to Honolulu
Hilo, Hawaii to Honolulu, Oahu via the islands of Maui and Molokai.
January 28, 2012: We are still at Johnston Atoll. We planned on departing today, but there is a tropical doodad between us and the Marshall Islands, so we’ve decided to sit tight for a few more days. The weather has turned blustery here on the atoll too. We are in a good spot – tucked into a dock at the old small boat harbor.The 90’ motor vessel Searcher with its crew of environmental scient... » read more
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Atlantic Challenge 2011
North Wales - Ireland - Spain - Portugal - Porto Santo - Madeira - Tenerife - Gran Canaria - Cape Verdes - Caribbean - Bermuda - Azores - UK
January 27, 2012: Well this is it, this is what I am out here for; the big trip starts today. According to the GPS, Grenada lies 2143 miles away in the Caribbean, and should take somewhere between 16 and 21 days to reach. As ever I’m feeling quite nervous about the passage, but happy that I’m as ready as I can be (and besides, this should be a walk in the park compared with the return). It’... » read more
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Our Goings on
Have only been on 'Carlina' for three weeks since we purchased her and I gained my I.C.C. We had friends Sue & Frank visit and went out into the bay and had a great shakedown t...
January 25, 2012: You’ve probably been wondering what we have been up to since our last Tripsailor entry. Let me try to explain. Our plan was to be leaving Almerimar in March of this year, but things got a bit complicated. I will try to explain. To finance our new Cruising Lifestyle we needed to sell a property. Well because of the financial situation that is effecting us all, the sale took almost a y... » read more
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