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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: May 2014

A Bad Case of Dock-itis!

A Bad Case of Dock-itis!
Yesterday, excitement began early in the am.  I thought we were going to have a very busy day readying Pearl for finally pulling away from the dock, hoisting her sails and launching our adventure.  All mechanical equipment is working well, spares h Continue reading ...!
Author Lisa McGowanPosted on May 14, 2014May 14, 2014Categories GeneralLeave a comment on A Bad Case of Dock-itis!

//WL2K Testing the radio link

This is our first post using an email over a radio link to update our blog. If this works, this will enable us to let you know what’s going on while we are under way, or from remote locations. Sometimes, the Internet and technology can be very Continue reading ...!
Author AjitPosted on May 13, 2014May 13, 2014Categories General2 Comments on //WL2K Testing the radio link

Starting to Get Our Feet Wet: Off to the Bahamas Soon?

Starting to Get Our Feet Wet: Off to the Bahamas Soon?
Okay!?! Lisa and I are ready to try heading to the Bahamas again. Unfortunately, I’ve been out of commission for the last two weeks with serious Sciatica. The seems to be clearing up, and there’s a nice weather window for crossing the Gul Continue reading ...!
Author AjitPosted on May 11, 2014May 13, 2014Categories General2 Comments on Starting to Get Our Feet Wet: Off to the Bahamas Soon?

A Spitting Baby Sunfish

A Spitting Baby Sunfish
Living on the water, every so often you see really curious things. This is a video we took a while ago of a little sunfish that was hanging out around the docks, spitting … It’s cute. It’s kinda funny. I think he was just having fun Continue reading ...!
Author AjitPosted on May 8, 2014May 13, 2014Categories General, Life Aboard2 Comments on A Spitting Baby Sunfish

A Quick Shakedown Trip to Boca Grande

A Quick Shakedown Trip to Boca Grande
Having finally got the boat together, on May 02, Lisa and I decided to take Pearl down to Boca Grande, a local island about 15 mi to the west of Key West. The weather was perfect, sunny, and 85 with the wind from the SE/SSE at 17 – 22 kts which Continue reading ...!
Author AjitPosted on May 7, 2014May 7, 2014Categories General7 Comments on A Quick Shakedown Trip to Boca Grande

Getting to the Bahamas fom Key West

Getting to the Bahamas fom Key West
For the past 3 months or so, Lisa and I have advertized that we are in imminent “danger” of heading to the Bahamas. This tends to peak at the end of every month. We have, however, kept suffering all kinds of setbacks: the engine raw water Continue reading ...!
Author AjitPosted on May 1, 2014May 12, 2014Categories General, Navigation, Life Aboard1 Comment on Getting to the Bahamas fom Key West

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