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01 Jan Magazine Article – Every Now and Then

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Article written for Yachting Matters magazine Spring 2012 Edition 22 Every now and then we all need to take some time to reflect. If not, then life can take you out of the driver’s seat and onto a rollercoaster ride with...

01 Dec Magazine Article – Bad Bunkering in the Pacific

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I was up on the flybridge at night when I first heard the engine rev a little too high. After days and weeks at sea, the sounds of the boat become the rhythm to which you move, and any change...

30 Nov Footprints in the Sand

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Hello from the beautiful Philippines. I am sitting at the Subic Marina yacht club in the Philippines, looking out over the bay watching a glorious sunset. I cannot believe I am here, about to start a new adventure of sailing through...

01 Nov We’ve made safely to Palau!

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I am pleased to announce that we have made it safely to Palau. All in all, it took two weeks, sailing through the Philippines islands and five days in open Pacific Ocean water to get to magical Palau, our exact location...

30 Oct Guest Post – Fire in the Engine Room by Don McIntyre

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Written by Don McIntyre - “Shit it's full of smoke!” ...

01 Oct Power Saving

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Don is away in Australia for a conference until the 17th while we wait for the Northern Lights technician to return to Palau. In the meantime, we are practicing major power conservation techniques. Normally we would run the generator every evening to...

30 Sep The Horrendous Heat vs. Monstrous Mosquito

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Nothing can ever be bad in paradise, right? The sun slowly dips down out of sight. Beautiful pink and orange sky. A dying cool breeze as the birds fly overhead to take food back to their young. It is a calm, clear...

15 Sep Farewell Palau

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We are leaving Palau tomorrow after being here for 6 weeks instead of 2. As you know, we have been waiting for generator parts and finally everything is back and running in good order, we have air-conditioning – hallelujah, so we don’t...

01 Sep Kapingamarangi Atoll

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We had been out on the open ocean for over two weeks. Dates and days of the week fell away and the only thing left was night and day, on watch and off watch. Daily activities included making meals, reading, napping and...

30 Aug In Memory of Charlotte the Pig

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We had been invited by the Chief on Kapingamarangi Atoll for a feast in our honor, an invite we could not decline. We could see lots of hustle and bustle on land while sitting watching from our anchored boat on the...

01 Jan Magazine Article – Every Now and Then

01 Dec Magazine Article – Bad Bunkering in the Pacific

30 Nov Footprints in the Sand

01 Nov We’ve made safely to Palau!

30 Oct Guest Post – Fire in the Engine Room by Don McIntyre

01 Oct Power Saving

30 Sep The Horrendous Heat vs. Monstrous Mosquito

15 Sep Farewell Palau

01 Sep Kapingamarangi Atoll

30 Aug In Memory of Charlotte the Pig

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