SV Why Knot- No plan, no schedule, no destination.

The passing of my life mate has ended the cruise of Why Knot. Thanks to those that followed her voyages. It gave us wonderful memories and a heck of a life

Dreams in Works

Who: Bear (Jo) and Bligh (Howell) Cooper and Scurv
Port: Port Aransas, Texas
Our greatest challenge was to actually bring in the dock lines at our home port and get going. Next came the actual act of living aboard which is way different than weekending or the occasional extended sail. This is life avoiding causing your mate to drop stuff or run into bulkheads. This is having so much stuff aboard that one has to inventory. This is life without land transportation in strange places. This is meeting folks and hating to say good bye, then looking forward to the time when courses cross again, to the surprise of seeing them at some unexpected place.
14 October 2015
16 February 2015 | Port Aransas
18 December 2014
02 December 2014 | Port Aransas, Texas
09 October 2014 | Port Aransas
28 September 2014 | City Marina, Port Aransas
04 September 2014 | Clear Lake, Texas
01 September 2014
24 August 2014
13 August 2014
09 August 2014 | Clear Lake Shores, Texas
01 August 2014
13 July 2014 | Clear Lake, Texas
29 June 2014 | Clear Lake/Canyon Lake
17 June 2014
15 June 2014 | Solomons, MD- same old slip- not moved
12 June 2014
28 May 2014

Faint Glow

01 November 2012
FAINT GLOW
November 1, 2012
Sandy happened a short while ago and for some it will go on for many days or weeks. For this harbor, things are back to some normal, whatever that is. It is very quiet here since most of the movement is the south bound fleet of boats trying to get to warmer areas before it gets “cold”. To the crew of Why Knot it is already cold. All of the boats on our dock are asleep for the winter with the exception of one astern of us. The crew live ashore and the do visit on weekends. On our last shore walk, Scurv and I noticed that for six docks, our MSU and one other car is in the parking lot. The point is that it is starting to look like that off season football field here. That is not all bad since at least this harbor is still intact.
As we walked back to the boat we could see the cabin lights of WK at the end of the dock. Unless one looks hard for light, one might easily miss them because they are shining through thick curtains. A look around and none other are visible. That is usually the way with sailing vessels. Except for the small solar yard lights some boats use, the sailing world is dark after sunset. The exception is the anchor light used in the mooring field and at anchor. Contrast that to the motor vessel world that uses lamps below and lights on deck to keep things bright. It also seems the bigger the boat, the brighter it is at night. One docked nearby recently with enough lights on after dark that we could read by them. Soon, WK will be sleeping without the lights and the world will not see the faint glow of her cabin lights. I think I will leave a garage light on behind a thick curtain at home so I can look out at night and see that faint glow. We are already missing her though we have not left yet.
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Vessel Name: Why Knot
Vessel Make/Model: Beneteau 411 #24 built in Marion, SC
Hailing Port: Port Aransas, Texas
Crew: Bear (Jo) and Bligh (Howell) Cooper and Scurv
About:
Each other's only date in life. 30 years sailing Texas waters and now on the cruise of dreams (even though there are days when it is hard to believe). About Why Knot Why Knot survived Hurricane Katrina whilst in New Orleans. Year Built: 1998 L.O.A.: 41'-8" Hull Length: 40'-5" L.W.L. [...]
Extra: Scurv (ABSD= able bodied sea dog) signed on in October 2012. Scurv is a toy Schnauzer

Dreams in Works

Who: Bear (Jo) and Bligh (Howell) Cooper and Scurv
Port: Port Aransas, Texas
Our greatest challenge was to actually bring in the dock lines at our home port and get going. Next came the actual act of living aboard which is way different than weekending or the occasional extended sail. This is life avoiding causing your mate to drop stuff or run into bulkheads. This is having so much stuff aboard that one has to inventory. This is life without land transportation in strange places. This is meeting folks and hating to say good bye, then looking forward to the time when courses cross again, to the surprise of seeing them at some unexpected place.
Why Knot left Texas in January of 2010 bound for no particular harbor. We made ports of call all around the Gulf Coast to the Keys then north up the Atlantic Coast and to the Abacos.