The Voyages of s/v Lucky Bird
27 August 2019
21 August 2019 | Straits Marina, Mackinaw City
11 August 2019
06 August 2019 | Village of Brockport
30 July 2019
27 July 2019
21 June 2019 | Wickford Cove Marina
09 June 2019
20 May 2019 | Antlantic Yacht Basin
15 May 2019
13 May 2019 | Homer Smith Marina, final Salty Dawg Destination
21 April 2019 | Frenchtown, St. Thomas V.I. Easter Celebration
20 April 2019 | Brewers Bay, St. Thomas VI
11 April 2019 | Nanny Cay Marine, Tortola, BVI
28 March 2019 | Green Cay Marina, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
25 March 2019
19 March 2019
06 March 2019
24 February 2019 | Jolly Harbor Marina, Antigua
St. Thomas to Beaufort, NC Summary
15 May 2019
Robert & Alice Smith
Here are the statistics of our sail from St. Thomas to Beaufort, NC
Total distance sailed: 1320nm
Departure: May 4, 2019 0930
Arrival: May 12, 2019 0930
Elapsed time: 8 days
Average SOG: 165 nm/day
Maximum boat speed under sail: 9.2 knts
Time under power: 93 hrs
Fuel consumption: 65 gallons
Rate of fuel consumption: .7 gallons/hour
Fuel consumption per nm: 10 nm/gallon at an average speed under power of 7 knts
No whales spotted, no fish caught (didn't even try)
Watch schedule: Basically 2 hours on / 2 hours off at night, much more relaxed during the days. After loosing our auto pilot we went to 1 hour on, 1 hour off for the last 84 nm.
12 check-ins on the SDR SSB net
7 SSB weather reports from Chris Parker
Numerous Grib file downloads via the Iridium Go. That worked perfectly as long as I kept the file size reasonably small.
Only two annoyances as commented in previous blog.
On balance a very safe, comfortable and enjoyable voyage.
Life on LB:
My First Mate, My Lady, My Wife, My Best Friend doing her thing in her office.
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The Captain keeping track on the paper charts as well as electronic chart plotter.
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The Captain checking-in with the SDR net via SSB
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Total distance sailed: 1320nm
Departure: May 4, 2019 0930
Arrival: May 12, 2019 0930
Elapsed time: 8 days
Average SOG: 165 nm/day
Maximum boat speed under sail: 9.2 knts
Time under power: 93 hrs
Fuel consumption: 65 gallons
Rate of fuel consumption: .7 gallons/hour
Fuel consumption per nm: 10 nm/gallon at an average speed under power of 7 knts
No whales spotted, no fish caught (didn't even try)
Watch schedule: Basically 2 hours on / 2 hours off at night, much more relaxed during the days. After loosing our auto pilot we went to 1 hour on, 1 hour off for the last 84 nm.
12 check-ins on the SDR SSB net
7 SSB weather reports from Chris Parker
Numerous Grib file downloads via the Iridium Go. That worked perfectly as long as I kept the file size reasonably small.
Only two annoyances as commented in previous blog.
On balance a very safe, comfortable and enjoyable voyage.
Life on LB:
My First Mate, My Lady, My Wife, My Best Friend doing her thing in her office.
The Captain keeping track on the paper charts as well as electronic chart plotter.
The Captain checking-in with the SDR net via SSB
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| Vessel Name: | Lucky Bird |
| Vessel Make/Model: | 1990 Moody 425 cc |
| Hailing Port: | Kenosha, WI |
| Crew: | Robert & Alice Smith |
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Lucky Bird's Photos - Main
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This is our second journey south to the Caribbean. This time we've chosen to exit Lake Michigan and proceed south through the in-land waterway system to Mobile. We'll start around Labor Day and take our time exploring the history of middle America.
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Created 28 July 2017
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Bob and Alice return to Lucky Bird after spending the summer in Addison.
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Created 4 December 2010
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Heading into the Windward Islands and further south
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Created 22 February 2010
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The Crew
Who: Robert & Alice Smith
Port: Kenosha, WI
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