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Allegro, non-troppo

Written before the excitement, which does nothing to change the larger directions we are all chasing.

Geographic Harbor, 58° 06.670N 154° 33.961W 12-AUG-2022 — the wind is still this Friday morning at 8am. The wind disappeared about 9 pm last night and hasn’t been heard from since. The two Park rangers, Mackenzie and Josh, came by in the late afternoon and hung out for a bit. The wind was gusting then. … Continue reading “Threshold theory wins?”

100 Hard 737 Landings

20º45.87’N 83º 35.47’W 23-MAY-2022 – Reading the Lat and Long, most people will know we’re south of Hawaii, fewer people will know we’re west of Long Island Sound – Looking us up on a map will tell you we’re not many miles from Cuba. Jennifer and I are together on a Leopard 46 catamaran, Desert … Continue reading “100 Hard 737 Landings”

Summer 2022 prep starts NOW.

30-MAR-2022, Phoenix Arizona, USA – The preparation and crush to prepare for this summer sailing starts. It is no different than last year. The amount of work I expect that will need to be done before Caro Babbo can go in the water is much less than last year. But the number of non-boating tasks … Continue reading “Summer 2022 prep starts NOW.”

Waiting for parts in Exotic Locations

Renaissance Marina, Aruba, 20-Jan-2022 – The parts were in Miami last we heard. From there they should have gone onto a ship and then come to Aruba. Directly? We don’t know. How many stops along the way? We don’t know. How long might the parts sit in customs? We don’t know. I’m on an Oyster … Continue reading “Waiting for parts in Exotic Locations”

Looking forward, looking aft: who was I, who am I, who will I become

Port Townsend Washington, 20 November 2020 – On Monday, the day after tomorrow, I’ll fly to Atlanta to work on my house there. I’ll be flying on an Alaska Airlines buddy pass, courtesy of Grayson on X-Wing. My life has changed. I’ve become so integrated into the sailing community that people don’t have last names … Continue reading “Looking forward, looking aft: who was I, who am I, who will I become”

Bluewater Sailing: What we added, changed and want

… Along with what failed. Since the beginning, owning Caro Babbo has been a preparation for going offshore. We’ve sailed the inside passage to Alaska three times, adding more difficulty each time. On the second trip, we crossed Hecate Strait to Haida Gwaii, on the third trip we sailed down the outside (Pacific Ocean side) … Continue reading “Bluewater Sailing: What we added, changed and want”

East Anchor Cove, A dead whale, overnight passage and a migraine

A few posts may out of order because we lost cellular service before I could post. East Anchor Cove, Unimak Island, the Aleutians, AK, US, 27-JUL-2020 — Jennifer is down with a Migraine today. Her CPAP has been giving her issues. We we think it might be mold. Not using it resulted in the migraine. … Continue reading “East Anchor Cove, A dead whale, overnight passage and a migraine”

Thoughts on Adventuring

Inanudak Bay, Umnak Island, The Aleutians, Alaska, US, 16-JUL-2020 — It is Hilary’s birthday today. It is really the first birthday without her. It is fitting that we are in Alaska, in an empty bay, not surrounded by mountains, as we normally are, but by volcanoes. The original Hilary would have reveled, as would have … Continue reading “Thoughts on Adventuring”

Greg James, The Accidental Village and the Binary Roller Coaster

Ko Olina Marina, Kapelei, HI, 24-MAY-2020 — The binary roller coaster we ride, we’re sailing to Alaska, we’re not sailing to Alaska, was turned on its ear and into trivia when we learned our friend Greg James drowned a mile from shore. Jennifer learned about Greg’s death through a post by Kevin McBee (who you … Continue reading “Greg James, The Accidental Village and the Binary Roller Coaster”