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
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.
Friends and family are gone now. Hopefully, eveyone had great time. We did discover something about the very expensive ham we attempted to serve yesterday--- it was very salty and no one wanted to actually say it was too salty to eat. I contacted the manufacturer and learned a small detail that would have made a difference. They left out the directions for preparing the pre-cooked thing. Something about the part where we were supposed to soak the thing overnight. No wonder it was terrible. Having read O'Brien's book about Capt. Jack Aubrey (Master and Commander) that spoke of salt beef, I should have known better than to serve it "un-soaked).
All is now quiet here and while we are sad to see everyone leave, we are looking forward to sailing from Charleston. We think Sunday will be our departure day from here. Two or three days thereafter and we are aboard again. We hope things are in order aboard so that we do not need to visit West Marine to get parts of any kind.
A link to a bit of video we took aboard WK in the Spring
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. [...]36'-1"
Beam: 13'-0"
Draft" 4'-9"
Displacement: 17,196
Ballast: 5.500 # cast iron
Designer: Groupe Finot
Version: two cabin
Rig Dimensions:
I=47.67'
J=16.25'
P=41.5'
E=14.83'
Main Sail area: 299.0 sq. ft.
Genoa (150%) 583.9 sq.ft.
Engine:
Westerbeke 42 B-Four (42 hp)
Fuel: 38 gallons
Prop- Max Prop externally adjustable feathering
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.