On going up on deck to keep an eye out for the ship, I was kept entertained for a good half hour by a brown booby trying to land in our rigging to roost overnight – darkness was just falling.
In an emergency safety stop during her around-the-world voyage, Jeanne Socrates installs a new liferaft on Nereida.
After taking a look at the rudder reference unit in the autopilot system, we stayed on that for a time to see how it coped – and if any error messages came up…
After lowering the pole to the deck, I happened to have a look at the pin which had given a problem the other day – that was fine, but I then noticed that another big pin, holding the pole end to the mast car attachment, was nearly out of its hole! A circlip holding the end in place was missing and there was nothing to stop the pin from falling out – which it was clearly well on its way to doing …!!
After several overnight bands of squally rainclouds, with light winds in between, we’ve finally settled into a nice, sunny day with some white clouds around and fairly consistent good wind from the north.
For this family of liveaboard sailors, “home” proves to be a fluid concept. Under Way from our November 2012 issue.
Anchoring lessons are learned, some the hard way, when a freak winter storm blows into Mexico’s Bahía de Banderas.
Went to heat coffee – propane had run out!
The islands off southern Thailand’s Andaman Sea coastline grace Sea Quest‘s husband-and-wife team and their crew with the splendid sights of a fitting finale to their cruising sojourns. From our November 2012 issue.
Finding a replacement for Wild Card becomes a family adventure for three generations of Goodlanders.
On the water, safety is a moving target of sorts, and the prudent skipper will assess the surroundings and act accordingly. Editor’s Log from our November 2012 issue.
Call it fate, karma, or kismet. Call it whatever you like, but some encounters, and the sails that turn up with them, are meant to be. From our October 2012 issue.
On going up on deck to keep an eye out for the ship, I was kept entertained for a good half hour by a brown booby trying to land in our rigging to roost overnight – darkness was just falling.
In an emergency safety stop during her around-the-world voyage, Jeanne Socrates installs a new liferaft on Nereida.
After taking a look at the rudder reference unit in the autopilot system, we stayed on that for a time to see how it coped – and if any error messages came up…
After lowering the pole to the deck, I happened to have a look at the pin which had given a problem the other day – that was fine, but I then noticed that another big pin, holding the pole end to the mast car attachment, was nearly out of its hole! A circlip holding the end in place was missing and there was nothing to stop the pin from falling out – which it was clearly well on its way to doing …!!
After several overnight bands of squally rainclouds, with light winds in between, we’ve finally settled into a nice, sunny day with some white clouds around and fairly consistent good wind from the north.
For this family of liveaboard sailors, “home” proves to be a fluid concept. Under Way from our November 2012 issue.
Anchoring lessons are learned, some the hard way, when a freak winter storm blows into Mexico’s Bahía de Banderas.
Went to heat coffee – propane had run out!
The islands off southern Thailand’s Andaman Sea coastline grace Sea Quest‘s husband-and-wife team and their crew with the splendid sights of a fitting finale to their cruising sojourns. From our November 2012 issue.
Finding a replacement for Wild Card becomes a family adventure for three generations of Goodlanders.
On the water, safety is a moving target of sorts, and the prudent skipper will assess the surroundings and act accordingly. Editor’s Log from our November 2012 issue.
Call it fate, karma, or kismet. Call it whatever you like, but some encounters, and the sails that turn up with them, are meant to be. From our October 2012 issue.
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