LIFE: Part 2

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In 2001 we had the boat painted with Awlgrip – decks, coach roof, and everthing else on top. That turned out to be a big mistake. ‘Perfect Finishes’ in Trinidad did a far-from-perfect job – so much so that we had to come back the following year to have it re-done. One of the challenges (Click to Read More...)

Our vinyl bimini had done remarkably well, but at 14 years old it was end of life – especially when Ceu put her knee through it. So it was time for a new one, and we decided to build a nice new hard top from scratch. Documented here is the process we went through: Stage (Click to Read More...)

Current Location: The Glass Window Bridge, Eleuthra, BahamasCurrent Position: 25 26.11 N 076 36.35 W Click to view map. Distance sailed since last post: 4679 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track here As soon as we left Staniel Cay we caught a nice   mutton snapper, that was exciting especially when were about (Click to Read More...)

May 2022 we left the boat in Deltaville US and went home. So sweet to go home to the kids and grandkids! We had a very busy summer with travels that took us to Portugal, Spain, Scotland, England and back to Canada.   July 2022 Much fun was had the month of July with the (Click to Read More...)

We arrived in Deltaville and did some work on the boat, like paint the bottom. Unpacked all the Amazon goodies we had sent to the Marina. That was great. Being in the States is sure much easier to receive packages. Unlike in the Caribbean where we had to bring it al from Canada in a (Click to Read More...)

We use OpenCPN  as our primary navigation tool, running it on a Raspberry Pi 3B using OpenPlotter as the basic platform. Although OpenPlotter has a lot of additional features, we don’t actually use them, just OpenCPN as our chartpolotter. We have an Eyoyo LCD screen at our helm station. It all works well, except that (Click to Read More...)

Last blog left us in Eleuthera in April 2022. We then sailed up to Abacos to wait for a weather window and sail across the Gulf stream to the Cheasapeake.  We got fuel and a few fresh vegetables to top us the fridge in Marshtown, April 27th we departed  from Man a war Cay, Abacos (Click to Read More...)

Current Location: Mid-OceanCurrent Position: 35 40.88 N 075 15.79 W Click to view map. Distance sailed since last post: 161 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereArrive tomorrow . Sunny today . Still no fish (Sent by InReach satellite connection)

Current Location: Mid-OceanCurrent Position: 33 15.59 N 076 40.92 W Click to view map. Distance sailed since last post: 159 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereAll is well on board Life Part 2. No fish yet. A bit cloudy today. Doing 11+ kts in the gulf stream (Sent by InReach satellite connection)

Current Location: Mid-OceanCurrent Position: 30 42.24 N 077 29.81 W Click to view map. Distance sailed since last post: 148 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereStomping along. Blue skies, fast sailing, and the crew even get along! Trying to catch some fish… (Sent by InReach satellite connection)