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We left San Francisco on September 7th 2008 and are off to see the world in our Tayana 37 Pilot House cutter.
05/21/2013 On Our Way, Again
05/20/2013 Ready to Go
05/19/2013 Electrical Problem
05/18/2013 The Great Goose Barnacle Genocide
05/14/2013 Laundry Day
05/13/2013 Anchored in Babados
05/10/2013 May 10 and 11, Day 30 and 31 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados, Frustrating End to a Passage
05/10/2013 May 10 Day 30 of Passage from ascension to Barbados
05/09/2013 May 9 Day 29 of Passage from ascension to Barbados
05/07/2013 may 8 day 28 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
05/07/2013 may 7 Day 27 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
05/06/2013 May 6 day 26 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
05/05/2013 May 5 Day 25 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
05/04/2013 May 3 Day 24 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
05/03/2013 May 3 Day 23 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
05/02/2013 May 2 Day 22 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
05/01/2013 May 1 Day 21 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/30/2013 April 30 Day 20 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/29/2013 April 28 Day 19 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/28/2013 April 28 Day 18 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/27/2013 April 27 Day 17 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/26/2013 April 26 Day 16 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/25/2013 April 25 Day 15 of Passage from Acesnsion to Barbados
04/24/2013 April 24 Day 14 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/23/2013 April 23 Day 13 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/22/2013 April 22 Day 12 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/21/2013 April 21 Day 11of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/20/2013 April 20 Day 10 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/19/2013 April 19 day 9 of passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/18/2013 April 18 day 8 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/17/2013 April 17 Day 7 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados.
04/16/2013 April 16,Day 6 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/15/2013 April 15, Day 5 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/14/2013 April 14 day 4 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/13/2013 April 13, Day 3 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/11/2013 April 11, Thursday, Day 1 of Passage from Ascension to Barbados
04/10/2013 First Afternoon At Sea On Our Way to Barbados
04/07/2013 Ascension Island Adventures
04/05/2013 Geen Turtle Nesting
04/04/2013 First Impressions of Ascension Island
04/03/2013 wednesday Day 6 of Passage from St Helena to Ascension
04/02/2013 Tuesday Day 5 of Passage from St Helena to Ascension
04/01/2013 Monday Day 4 of Passage from St Helena to Ascension
03/31/2013 Sunday Day 3 of Passage between St Helena and Ascension Island
03/30/2013 Saturday Day 2 of Passage from St Helena to Ascension
03/30/2013 Saturday Day 2 of Passage from St Helena to Ascension
03/29/2013 A Good First Day's Run
03/27/2013 Our visit to St Helena
03/25/2013 Monday Day 11 Land Ho
03/24/2013 Sunday Day 10 of Passage from Walvis Bay to St. Helena
03/23/2013 Saturday Day 9 of Passage from Walvis Bay to St. Helena
03/22/2013 Friday Day 8 of Passage from Walvis Bay to St. Helena
03/21/2013 Thursday Day 7 of Passage from Walvis Bay to St. Helena
03/20/2013 Wednesday Day 5 of Passage from Walvis Bay to St. Helena
03/19/2013 Tuesday, Day 5 of Passage from Walvis Bay, Namibia to St. Helenaa
03/18/2013 Monday, Day 4 of Passage from Walvis Bay, Namibia to St. Helena
03/17/2013 Sunday, Day 3 of Passage from Walvis Bay, Namibia to St. Helena
03/16/2013 Saturday Day 2 of Passage from Walvis Bay Namibia to St. Helena
03/15/2013 Day 1 of Passage from Walvis Bay to St. helen
03/14/2013 On our way
03/13/2013 Moses Moorings, The Kind That Wander in the Anchorage
03/11/2013 Our Vist to Etosha National Park
03/05/2013 Out and About in Walvis Bay
03/02/2013 Day 8 Cape Town to Walvis Bay
03/01/2013 Day 7 Cape Town to Walvis Bay
02/28/2013 Day 6 Cape Town to Walvis Bay
02/27/2013 Day 5 Cape Town to Walvis Bay
02/25/2013 Day 4 Cape Town to Walvis Bay
02/24/2013 AIS Provides an Evening of Entertainment on Watch
02/24/2013 Day 2 Cape Town to Walvis Bay
02/23/2013 Day 1 Cape Town to Walvis Bay
02/22/2013 Departed Cape Town This Morning
02/21/2013 All Checked Out and Ready to Go
02/17/2013 Lots of Provisioning Runs in a Rental Car
02/12/2013 Getting Ready to Go
02/08/2013 Moored in Cape Town
02/06/2013 Almost in the Atlantic Ocean
02/05/2013 Motoring
02/04/2013 A delightful two days in a very nice spot
02/01/2013 Fast Ride
01/31/2013 Seeking Comfy Harbour
01/30/2013 Probably going into East London to wait out SW winds
01/29/2013 Fast 12 hours out of the gate
01/28/2013 Tuning the Rig and Other Preparations
01/26/2013 Got Roller Furler?
01/25/2013 Cover for My New Kindle
01/22/2013 Bureaucracy, an Opportunity to Engage with People
01/21/2013 Our HPITAPWRSAI adventure
01/19/2013 Hurry up and wait
01/17/2013 Waiting for Parts Again
01/15/2013 Exerciese Is Good. Today We Exercised Our Sailorly Language Skills
01/14/2013 Cheetah Reserve and Zulu Village
01/12/2013 Game Reserve Photos Posted
01/10/2013 No Shortage of Delays
01/06/2013 Almost Ready to Leave
12/29/2012 Batteries Arrived and are Installed
12/19/2012 Starting to Get Closure on Boat Projects
12/15/2012 The Ship with our Batteries is Docking
12/11/2012 More Profurl Problems Discovered
12/08/2012 A Zulu Wedding at the Yacht Club
12/07/2012 Too Rainy for Anything but Indoor Projects
12/02/2012 Our First Game Park Excursion
11/30/2012 Brutal Predation at Cocktail Hour
11/29/2012 Southern Masked Weaver Birds at the Zululand Yacht Club
11/26/2012 A Sunny Day is a Work Day for Varnishing Projects
11/25/2012 Rainy Days are Monkey Days at ZYC
11/23/2012 There is Life After a Haul Out
11/22/2012 Bubbles
11/22/2012 Thanksgiving in South Africa
11/21/2012 Our Fastest Bottom Job Ever
11/20/2012 Out of the Water and in the Boat Yard
11/19/2012 Monkeys in the Garbage, Again
11/17/2012 Working on the Boat in Exotic Locations
11/13/2012 Making Progress Although Rainy Weather Is Not Helping.
11/11/2012 Another Change of Plans
11/08/2012 The Friction of Shoreside Life Takes Over
11/05/2012 On The Home Stretch, 260 MTG
11/04/2012 Nota Lota Wind
11/03/2012 A Favorable Wind Shift
11/02/2012 no surprises for a while
11/01/2012 Profurl Roller Furler Failure
11/01/2012 Good Passage to South Africa
10/31/2012 On Our Way Around the Bottom of Madagascar
10/29/2012 Getting the Crap Beat Out of Us
10/26/2012 Decision time
10/26/2012 Very Rough Seas and then Lots of Rain
10/26/2012 Rough going
10/25/2012 On our way to Africa
10/24/2012 Checked Out and Ready to Go
10/23/2012 Home Brew Review
10/23/2012 Watching the Weather and Getting Bored
10/21/2012 Maybe tomorrow
10/20/2012 Waiting for weather
10/15/2012 On Our Way to Reunion
10/15/2012 Revised Departure
10/15/2012 Departure Day
10/13/2012 Maybe a little delay
10/12/2012 Getting ready to leave
10/11/2012 Wind Vane Repair and Provisioning
10/10/2012 Customs Wars
10/08/2012 Progress, sort of
10/07/2012 Bored but Prettified
09/29/2012 Chicken Jihads and other stories
09/23/2012 Killing time waiting for the mail
09/23/2012 We moved up to Grande Baie
09/20/2012 Glory to Lord Ganesh
09/18/2012 Fewer boat projects and more local color today
09/15/2012 Port Louis, the Veneer is Very Thin
09/15/2012 In Cauden Marina, Port Louis
09/14/2012 60 miles from Port Louis
09/12/2012 Bound for Mauritius
09/04/2012 Our Last Full Day at Rodrigues
09/04/2012 Monday and Rodrigues comes back to life
09/04/2012 Sunday in Rodrigues
09/04/2012 Rodrigues is a very funky place
09/04/2012 Rodriguez
09/04/2012 Day 20 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
09/03/2012 Day 19 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
09/02/2012 Dary 18 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
09/01/2012 Day 17 of ou rPassage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/31/2012 Day 16 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/29/2012 Day 15 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/29/2012 Day 14 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/26/2012 Day 13 od our Passage from Christmast Island to Rodriguez
08/26/2012 Day 12 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/23/2012 Day 11 of our passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/23/2012 Day 10 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/23/2012 Day 9 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/23/2012 Day 9 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/23/2012 Day 9 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/23/2012 Day 9 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/23/2012 Day 8 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/22/2012 Day 7 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/21/2012 Day 6 of Our Passage From Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/19/2012 Day 5 of our Passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/19/2012 Day 4 of our passage from Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/17/2012 Day 3 of Passage from Christmast Island to Rodriguez
08/17/2012 Day 2 Christmas Island to Rodriguez
08/15/2012 We Didnt Let the Door Hit Us In the Ass
08/14/2012 Our Upcoming Passage
08/13/2012 We Are All Checked Out and On Ready to Leave in the Morning
08/08/2012 Easy day
08/08/2012 Boat Projects Almost Finished
08/08/2012 Boat Project Day, No Shore Time
08/08/2012 A Busy Day on Christmas Island, Phosphate mine and Refugee processing.
08/07/2012 Twent Miles from Christmas Island
08/06/2012 Day 7 of Pur Passage to Christmas Island
08/05/2012 Day 6 of Our Passage to Christmas Island
08/04/2012 Day 5 of Passage to Christmas Island
08/03/2012 Day 4 of Passge to Christmas Island
08/02/2012 DAy 3 of Passage to Christmas Island
08/01/2012 A Very Pleasant and Fast First Day of our Passage
08/01/2012 On our way to Christmas Island
07/29/2012 Our Day of Exploration
07/29/2012 Brain Droppings
07/28/2012 On a Mooring safe and sound
07/27/2012 We are less than a day away
07/25/2012 Not Much Wind Yet But The Forecast Looks Better
07/25/2012 Sloooooow going.
07/24/2012 Progress but not in danger of breaking any records
07/23/2012 We left Darwin at Noon
07/22/2012 Ready to leave again
07/17/2012 Delayed Departure
07/14/2012 Boat Projects and Provisioning Trips
07/11/2012 Getting ready to cross an ocean
07/09/2012 Anchored in Darwin
07/07/2012 no wind, hot, and contrary current
07/07/2012 Obserations About Our Radio Communications
07/05/2012 Same Story Different Day, also How to Make Peruvian Coffee Extract
07/05/2012 Underway from Wessel Islands to Darwin
07/04/2012 Anchored for a night in Two Island Bay
07/03/2012 Less Than 100 Miles to Cape Wessel
07/02/2012 On our way across the Gulf of Carpenteria
07/01/2012 Almost over the top
07/01/2012 Good day, we covered lots of miles.
06/30/2012 Gliding Through Crock Country
06/29/2012 Lizard Island, The Cod Hole and underway again
06/27/2012 Hike to Cook's Lookout
06/25/2012 Sailors Without Enough to do or, The Invention of the Woktenna
06/24/2012 Visit to Lizard Island Research Station
06/23/2012 Our Last Day at Lizard Island
06/23/2012 Fast passsage to Lizard Island
06/22/2012 On our way
06/22/2012 Nightly GPS Annomaly
06/21/2012 Spending another night in Cairns
06/20/2012 Back on the Hook in Cairns
06/17/2012 Our Outboard stop switch is knackered
06/15/2012 On the Hook and Preping for the Next Leg
06/13/2012 Easy passage from Magnetic Island
06/10/2012 Heading to Magnetic Island
06/07/2012 On Noel's Mooring
06/07/2012 We are almost to Airlie Beach
06/06/2012 Back at the Great Barrier Reef
06/04/2012 Fast sailing toward the Whitsunday Islands
06/03/2012 Diverted to Mooloolaba
05/26/2012 Almost ready to go
05/18/2012 Taking care of boat projects on a moorning in Brisbane
05/11/2012 Anchored at Peel Island
05/10/2012 "It's like deja-vu, all over again." Yogi Berra
05/07/2012 Shipping Traffic
05/07/2012 On Our WayNorth Again After a Visit with Some Friends
05/04/2012 We are on the move again
05/03/2012 Getting ready to leave
04/27/2012 Making progress against our list of projects
04/23/2012 Brief Update, Not a Lot of News
04/17/2012 We got halfway to Sydney and the Forecast Changed
04/15/2012 Almost ready to leave Eden
04/11/2012 Additional Reading About the Weather We just Sailed Through
04/11/2012 A Busy Day in a Beautiful Anchroage
04/10/2012 Anchored near Eden
04/09/2012 The Blustery Passage Continues
04/07/2012 A very exciting start to our passage to Sydney
03/29/2012 MONA, a llife changing experience
03/26/2012 Have Your Whale Spayed or Neutered?
03/23/2012 Back on Petra's mooring in Little Oyster Cove
03/21/2012 A Few Days on the Hook in Port Cygnet
03/20/2012 Circumnavating Tasmania
03/18/2012 Back to Civilization
03/15/2012 A Bumpy Ride across the Bottom of Tasmania
03/13/2012 Up a shallow channel to a very intersting place
03/10/2012 An overnight passage to the edge of the earth
03/07/2012 Sarah Island, Not Exactly a Resort
03/05/2012 A Brief Tour in the Gordon River
03/05/2012 A Peaceful Trip Up the River
03/03/2012 Lousy Weather but Things Could be Worse
03/02/2012 Cold Rainy and Lonely
03/02/2012 A Desperate attempt to Make a Couple of Boring Days Sound Interesting
02/29/2012 Leap Day, Tasmania Style
02/27/2012 A Day on the Hook
02/27/2012 A Very Easy Passage Through Seas With A Formidable Reputation
02/25/2012 The Bass Strait is not living up to its reputation
02/24/2012 Deal Island, a Very Special Place
02/23/2012 Back in the Wilderness
02/21/2012 Prepped and ready to head out again
02/19/2012 A Busy Day with Two Musical Events
02/16/2012 Not much happened today
02/15/2012 An Easy Passage and an Uneventful Bar Crossing
02/13/2012 Headed Toward the Notorious Bass Straight
02/11/2012 A Quiet Sunday in Eden
02/10/2012 A Very Weird Therapy for Rheumatism
02/10/2012 Eden Killer Whale Museum
02/10/2012 Anchored in Snug Cove, Eden
02/09/2012 A rolly, wet and sometimes windy ride
02/08/2012 We Are Hopeful We Can Depart Tomorrow
02/07/2012 Preparing to Depart
02/05/2012 At Last, A Sunny Day in Sydney
02/02/2012 Another Rainy Day in Sydney
02/01/2012 Chilly Rainy Day
01/31/2012 A Nice Cool Southerly, Right on Schedule
01/30/2012 Hot wnds from the North
01/25/2012 Happy Australia Day
01/23/2012 Alternator Wars Chapter II
01/21/2012 Alternator Wars (beer day 6)
01/20/2012 A Routine Day on the Hook
01/19/2012 Matthew Flinder's Cat
01/19/2012 A Very Nice Day With Some Very Good Friends Sightseeing in Sydney (beer day 2)
01/18/2012 A Pleasamt Day on the Hook in Sydney (beer day 1)
01/17/2012 The Seagoing Brewery
01/14/2012 Sydney Festival Road Trip
01/05/2012 A Road Trip to Lake MacQuarie
12/31/2011 A New Year's Eve We Won't Forget
12/26/2011 Our First Southerly Buster
12/25/2011 Christmas Dinner with Friends
12/24/2011 Middle Harbour for a Party
12/23/2011 Blackwattle Bay, an Anchorage that Works for Us
12/23/2011 A Nice Sail Across Sydney Harbor to a Comfy Anchorage
12/22/2011 We are in Sydney Harbor
12/21/2011 Coaster's Refuge, Pittwater
12/20/2011 Hawksbury river and America Bay
12/18/2011 Not a Lonely Stretch of the Coast
12/13/2011 A Little More About Camden Haven
12/11/2011 We are anchored at Camden Haven
12/11/2011 Putt putt putt, we are making our way toward Sydney
12/10/2011 We are finally under way again
12/01/2011 Pinned Down by Weaher
11/28/2011 We Are on the Move Again
11/25/2011 Gallery of Modern Art Brisbane
11/18/2011 Brisbane is a Wonderful City
11/16/2011 Im not making up the name of this place, Bongaree
11/12/2011 The glasshouse mountains
11/10/2011 Scrub Turkeys and other local sights
11/08/2011 Out and about in Mooloolaba
11/06/2011 Anchored in Mooloolaba
11/05/2011 Anchored at Tin Can Inlet
11/04/2011 South Whitecliff Anchorage
11/03/2011 Anchored in the lee of Woody Island
11/02/2011 If Ned Kelly had taken up boat building
11/01/2011 Wev'e been thorwn out of better Anchorages than this
10/31/2011 Bundaberg, where the outback meets the sea
10/30/2011 Lots of challenges
10/29/2011 We gave Great Keppel a pass
10/28/2011 Long day but snug anchorage
10/26/2011 Caught a fish
10/26/2011 A nice easy 40 mile day
10/25/2011 Working our way south
10/23/2011 Rugby Match
10/21/2011 Sailed to Airlie Beach
10/20/2011 Hiking up Mount Whitsunday
10/18/2011 Slow day on the hook hiding from strong SE winds
10/16/2011 The dirtiest anchor chain we have ever seen
10/15/2011 Stronger winds than they forecasted yesterday
10/13/2011 A High in the Bight, the weather is Shite
10/13/2011 Overnight at Hamilton Marina
10/12/2011 A hike to Whithaven beach
10/11/2011 Anchored at Chance Bay on Whitsunday Island
10/10/2011 A day on the hook at Turtle Bay
10/09/2011 Anchored in Turtle Bay
10/08/2011 Comfy Anchorage at Nara Inlet
10/06/2011 Under Way Bound for Airlie Beach
10/05/2011 Townsville
10/04/2011 Sea Snake, Koalas and WWII fortifications
10/03/2011 A Tour of Magnetical Island
10/02/2011 A day on the hook at "Magnetical" Island
09/30/2011 On the Hook Horeshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
09/30/2011 A very short stay in Mourilyan Harbor
09/28/2011 We are finally headed south
09/23/2011 Our Friends in Cairns
09/22/2011 Not much new to report
09/18/2011 Sitting in Cairns waiting for a weather window
09/17/2011 Back in Cairns
09/15/2011 One more day at Low Isles
09/15/2011 Another day on the mooring
09/13/2011 Another day on the mooring at low isles
09/12/2011 Low Isles Anchorage day 3
09/11/2011 A peaceful day on a morring at Low Isles
09/10/2011 A Blustery Day
09/09/2011 A Day Spent Snorkeling on Opal Reef
09/08/2011 Calmly Anchored at Opal Reef
09/06/2011 Settled in for another night on the Great Barrier reef
09/06/2011 Out on the reef
09/03/2011 Uploaded Pics of our boat yard experience
09/03/2011 Ready to head out to the Great Barrier Reef for a couple of weeks
10/26/2009 still behind on our blog entries
08/11/2009 stuck at easter island for repairs
07/12/2009 very slow internet in Galapagos
07/05/2009 Missing captions on panama canal photos
06/23/2009 En route to the Galapagos
06/07/2009 The Panama Canal
04/10/2009 Tour of Mexico City and Ruins
03/25/2009 Chamela to Acapulco
03/07/2009 South of Cabo Correntes
02/23/2009 Blue footed Boobies and Frigate Birds
02/22/2009 Underway again, bound for Isla Isabella
02/21/2009 Underway again
02/08/2009 Safe and Secure in Mazatlan
02/07/2009 Underway bound Mazatlan
02/06/2009 Underway bound Mazatlan
02/04/2009 Underway bound for Los Muertos
01/30/2009 Getting Ready to leave La Paz early next week
01/27/2009 CARROS CHACONES (Mexican Demolition Derby)
01/17/2009 Lucha Libre, a unique Mexican experience
01/09/2009 El Malecon de La Paz
12/31/2008 What's that vibration?
12/22/2008 Our Bus Trip to Mulege
12/19/2008 Our northern most destination
12/15/2008 The good life on the hook in a very secure place
12/07/2008 The most beautiful anchorage either of us have ever seen
12/07/2008 Working our way north toward Santa Rosalia
12/05/2008 Stunning anchorage
12/03/2008 Leaving La Paz for our Sea of Cortez Adventure
11/30/2008 Heading to La Paz today
11/25/2008 Heading up into the Sea of Cortez
11/22/2008 On the hook again
11/21/2008 rolly night in a safe anchorage
11/19/2008 Comfy anchor after our first windy afternoon
11/18/2008 Ashore in Bahia Tortugas
11/17/2008 Ensenada to Bahia Tortugas (Turtle Bay)
11/16/2008 A beautiful and safe anchorage
11/16/2008 First overnight leg on this voyage
11/14/2008 San Diego & Ensenada
11/14/2008 first position report via High Frequency Radio
10/12/2008 Catalina Marine Lab
10/10/2008 Crusing Southern California, Land of the Beach Boys and other Fantasies
10/02/2008 Our trip down the coast
09/10/2008 Out The Gate and Turn Left...Sort of
08/17/2008 We be having a parrrrty
08/01/2008 Our initial route and time table
07/11/2008 The view from the top
06/27/2008 Installing the water maker
06/27/2008 The attack of the toilet fish
04/21/2008 Shawn goes up the mast
03/31/2008 Converting lighting to lower power technology
03/26/2008 Active Transport construction pictures
03/05/2008 Getting Access to more storage and running wires
03/05/2008 On Saint Patrick's day everyone is Irish
03/05/2008 Refubing the sailing dingy
02/01/2008 Completion of Refrigerator and Freezer
12/31/1969 Southern California, Land of the Beach Boys and other Fantasies
12/31/1969 Southern California, Land of the Beach Boys and other Fantasies
12/31/1969 Southern California, Land of the Beach Boys and other Fantasies
 
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