Tag Archives: Boats
Anchoring out
By Mike Jastrzebski Today we’re moving Rough Draft to a small anchorage about a mile away from where we’re currently docked. We’ve been at the dock since we arrived three weeks ago. While I was working on the overheating problem … Continue reading
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Tagged Bahamas, boating, Boats, cruising, liveaboard, living on a boat, Writing business issues
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Quick update
By Mike Jastrzebski The Internet is down where we’re docked right now so this will be a short post from my iPad. Today is engine test day. The parts for the heat exchanger came in Friday, I’ve changed the impellers … Continue reading
Share on FacebookYou want to put an elephant where?
By Mike Jastrzebski It’s a rhetorical question of course, but my wife, Mary, frequently says that finding room for six months of provisions on a 36 foot sailboat is like trying to stuff an elephant into a breadbox. The problem … Continue reading
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Tagged boating, Boats, cruising, liveaboard, living on a boat, simplicity
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I love her, wait, I hate her…
By Mike Jastrzebski Seventeen years ago today Mary and I bought our 36′ Islander sailboat, and trust me, my life has never been the same. If you were to ask me if owning a boat is good or bad, I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged Boats, cruising, liveaboard, living on a boat, Sailing, Travel
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Lucky
by Christine Kling I’ve been seeing this word “luck” again and again recently – and used by people who don’t seem to be all that lucky. In C.E.’s post yesterday, she described a multitude of natural disasters from 100-year storms … Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecision time
By Mike Jastrzebski With work on the boat winding down Mary and I are facing a decision that will affect our cruising destinations for the future. The decision? Should we sell our car? Now that may not seem like much … Continue reading
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Tagged Bahamas, boating, Boats, cruising, liveaboard, living on a boat, Sailing
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Migrations
by Christine Kling Cruising sailors are migratory animals. Like birds, they migrate in response to weather, habitat or food availability. I’ve been in Trinidad for about ten days now staying aboard Wild Matilda, and I can attest to the fact … Continue reading
Share on FacebookGhosts of hurricanes past
By Mike Jastrzebski This weekend we found ourselves preparing for a hurricane that might, or might not come our way. The prospect of Isaac turning east got me thinking of the hurricanes we’ve had to contend with since we moved aboard … Continue reading
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Tagged Boats, cruising, Hurricane Dennis, Hurricane Isaac, Hurricane Ivan, Hurricane Katrina, liveaboard, living on a boat
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Walkin’ down C dock
By Mike Jastrzebski We’ve been here at Harbortown Marina for about six weeks now, and I must admit I’m enjoying our new home. We spent six years in Ft. Lauderdale and I never did feel at home. I don’t have … Continue reading
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The end is near
By Mike Jastrzebski I’m writing this post Saturday because we are heading back to the States tomorrow and this is the last night we’ll have internet until we get back. Yesterday we spent the day at Stranded Naked with about … Continue reading
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Tagged Bahamas, boating, Boats, cruising, liveaboard, Stranded Naked
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