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Sailing Pearl: Travels on a Beneteau Oceanis 373

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Sailing Pearl: Travels on a Beneteau Oceanis 373

Month: January 2012

What a long, strange trip it’s been …

January 30, 2012 — Portland, OR Pearl has arrived at her new base at the Watergate Yachting Center in Kemah, TX, about half way between Houston and Galveston. She’s off the truck and back on blocks at South Texas Yacht Services, under the Continue reading ...!
Author AjitPosted on January 31, 2012February 2, 2012Categories General1 Comment on What a long, strange trip it’s been …

Loaded up and trucking

Loaded up and trucking
Tuesday January 25, 2012 — Portland, OR Loading day. Rainy. Freezing. Miserable. Pearl gets loaded to head off to the gulf. Throughout the morning, the theme song from “Smokey and the Bandit” was running through my head. My friends Continue reading ...!
Author AjitPosted on January 26, 2012February 1, 2012Categories GeneralLeave a comment on Loaded up and trucking

Extracting Pearl

Extracting Pearl
Friday January 13 — Portland, OR Pearl was pulled out of the water to be prepped for shipping to her new temporary venue in Texas. In retrospect, this may not have been a good idea given the date, but, …. Firstly, there was the issue of s Continue reading ...!
Author AjitPosted on January 26, 2012February 1, 2012Categories GeneralLeave a comment on Extracting Pearl

Paper Charts for the Caribbean

Paper Charts for the Caribbean
Tuesday Jaunary 10 2012 — Portland, OR Despite having a bunch of fun Navionics on board, I am a firm believer in having paper charts. Unfortunately, depending on how you approach the problem, they can be ungodly expensive for a complete chart s Continue reading ...!
Author AjitPosted on January 19, 2012January 26, 2012Categories GeneralLeave a comment on Paper Charts for the Caribbean

Navionics over Wi-Fi

Navionics over Wi-Fi
Wednesday, January 11 — Portland OR Being a geek, I love Navionics and all they can do for you. When I started sailing (about 20 years ago), pretty much I had was a chart and a compass. This was pretty much state of the art — if you disco Continue reading ...!
Author AjitPosted on January 19, 2012January 28, 2012Categories NavigationLeave a comment on Navionics over Wi-Fi

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!
January 01, 2012 — Portland, OR New Years Day: the day to set your intentions for the year. My response: GO SAILING! It was a near perfect day. Cold. Clear. Bright. Winds out of the South, South East at 17, gusting to 25. Perfect sailing weathe Continue reading ...!
Author AjitPosted on January 5, 2012January 28, 2012Categories GeneralLeave a comment on Happy New Year!

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