March 2012 – Sailing Pearl: Travels on a Beneteau Oceanis 373

First Step — Back to the Bay Area

March 23, 2012 — Houston, TX Denise (support for the Caribbean tour) and I finally left Portland on at 6:00am on March 19. Despite having stayed in Portland for an extra evening so that I could rest a bit, I ended up puttering around the house Continue reading ...!

Leaving Portland

March 19, 2012 — San Carlos, CA On the road. Finally. The previously planned departure on March 18th was delayed again. The morning was both fun and frustrating. Jesse and Toni from Wind River took me out to breakfast at Petit Provence on Albe Continue reading ...!

The end of the beginning

Portland, OR — March 17, 2012 Weeks of waiting following relaunching Pearl and returning to Portland to pack up are almost at an end. The house has a tenant. While the lease needs to be inked, that’s pretty much a done deal. The details a Continue reading ...!

Cheaper Maps — Getting Discounted Jeppesen CMAP NT+ Chart Cartridges

February 29, 2012 — Portland, OR If the phrase “chart cartridges” doesn’t mean anything to you don’t bother reading further. If it does, and your chart plotter uses Jeppesen data you will find the following pretty helpfu Continue reading ...!