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
As It Happened
SailBlogs Friends
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
01 November 2014
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
04 June 2014
28 May 2014
Leaving the Atlantic
07 September 2013 | Cape May, NJ
Leaving the Atlantic
September 7, 2013
Today is our anniversary. We are celebrating our 45 th today while we have never dated anyone else, it is actually our 52nd. We decided to stay another day in Cape May in a slip so we can celebrate with dinner ashore.
Today marks our last full day on the Atlantic coast for a while. We will sail up the Delaware River tomorrow then through the C & D Canal back into the Chesapeake. What a wonderful four months of discovery it has been. Our sailing adventure took us to the reaches of a dream we have held for over thirty years. It certainly did not hurt anything that we enjoyed a very mild summer. Even Maine had far less fog than usual and we met so many interesting people along the way. As we turn away from the Atlantic, we say goodbye to several new friends that are sailing far south into the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea and some beyond. Some of our Canadian friends will make Cuba and South America. We will miss them all. We did not get the chance to see Team Ruff when they returned. Maybe we will see them next year. At any rate we wish fair winds to them all.
We are looking forward to making port in Solomons Island and yes, to our being back in the sweet arms of Texas again. We are having our Portland Pudgy sent there so we (I) will have a toy for the winter. That is our anniversary present to us. Bear has been ok with such stuff for the past few years since they contribute to our sailing.
Once back in the Solomons, we will give Why Knot some much needed TLC and prep her for the winter. Her sails are worn out and some other items need attention we have delayed underway. Before leaving her, we will "winterize" her and remove heaven knows how much stuff we have not used or do not need aboard. Seems every time we spend time aboard, we accumulate stuff of that nature. I have at least three projects for which I have the parts but have not installed. It falls into that notion that one really should not do today that which one can delay until tomorrow.
Pic proves we actually launched the spinnaker on our way here. It flew for several hours.
September 7, 2013
Today is our anniversary. We are celebrating our 45 th today while we have never dated anyone else, it is actually our 52nd. We decided to stay another day in Cape May in a slip so we can celebrate with dinner ashore.
Today marks our last full day on the Atlantic coast for a while. We will sail up the Delaware River tomorrow then through the C & D Canal back into the Chesapeake. What a wonderful four months of discovery it has been. Our sailing adventure took us to the reaches of a dream we have held for over thirty years. It certainly did not hurt anything that we enjoyed a very mild summer. Even Maine had far less fog than usual and we met so many interesting people along the way. As we turn away from the Atlantic, we say goodbye to several new friends that are sailing far south into the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea and some beyond. Some of our Canadian friends will make Cuba and South America. We will miss them all. We did not get the chance to see Team Ruff when they returned. Maybe we will see them next year. At any rate we wish fair winds to them all.
We are looking forward to making port in Solomons Island and yes, to our being back in the sweet arms of Texas again. We are having our Portland Pudgy sent there so we (I) will have a toy for the winter. That is our anniversary present to us. Bear has been ok with such stuff for the past few years since they contribute to our sailing.
Once back in the Solomons, we will give Why Knot some much needed TLC and prep her for the winter. Her sails are worn out and some other items need attention we have delayed underway. Before leaving her, we will "winterize" her and remove heaven knows how much stuff we have not used or do not need aboard. Seems every time we spend time aboard, we accumulate stuff of that nature. I have at least three projects for which I have the parts but have not installed. It falls into that notion that one really should not do today that which one can delay until tomorrow.
Pic proves we actually launched the spinnaker on our way here. It flew for several hours.
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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: | |
| Extra: | Scurv (ABSD= able bodied sea dog) signed on in October 2012. Scurv is a toy Schnauzer |
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Dreams in Works
Who: Bear (Jo) and Bligh (Howell) Cooper and Scurv
Port: Port Aransas, Texas
As It Happened
SailBlogs Friends
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.