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

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Thar be Dragons
Ruffian
Out of the Blue
Gypsy Soul
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
Bear
16 February 2015 | Port Aransas
To Do List and old baots
18 December 2014
Dripping Rain
02 December 2014 | Port Aransas, Texas
Admiral's Birthday
01 November 2014
Having Never Been There Before
09 October 2014 | Port Aransas
Back Aboard
28 September 2014 | City Marina, Port Aransas
Butt Kicker Return to Port A
04 September 2014 | Clear Lake, Texas
Memories and Realities
01 September 2014
Delayed Final Leg
24 August 2014
Final LEG TO THE CRUISE
13 August 2014
Injection Pump Installed
09 August 2014 | Clear Lake Shores, Texas
The Fuel Pump Saga
01 August 2014
Transitions of the Mind
13 July 2014 | Clear Lake, Texas
Home Waters
29 June 2014 | Clear Lake/Canyon Lake
Back in Texas
17 June 2014
Prepping for the Move
15 June 2014 | Solomons, MD- same old slip- not moved
Status
12 June 2014
Update- new direction
04 June 2014
Not All Beautiful Sunsets
28 May 2014
General Update

Smooth Clear Water in the Abacos

25 June 2011
Bligh


A video we took on an unusually calm day crossing from West End to Great Sale Cay, Abacos in February, 2011
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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

SailBlogs Friends

Thar be Dragons
Ruffian
Out of the Blue
Gypsy Soul
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.