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| Trouble in Venezuela? |
08/27/2008 |
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Here are a couple of emails from the World Cruising forum on Yahoo that caught my attention:
If you know someone planning to sail to the south
eastern carribean, especially Venezuela, I would
suggest they check out Jimmy Cornell's Noonsite
and the Carribean Safety and Security Net
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| I''m in the wrong business! |
08/25/2008 |
| I'm getting accustomed to seeing LARGE megayachts anchored behind our rented-villa here in the south of france, but today there was a boat that dwarfed anything else I've seen -- the Al Mirqab. It's the newly launched boat of the Emir of Qatar, replacing his prior 311' boat, which I assume was too small. This one is the 3rd largest in the world, at 437 feet.
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| Is all warm water the same? |
08/25/2008 |
| I received this comment regarding yesterday's comment on sea strainer clogging:
I have been reading all of the information on the sea strainer blockages. Many folks seem to mention the warm water, which to me, seems suggestive that’s in some way part of the problem. I am trying to understand that because we’ve ... More> |
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| Crud in the Pipes, and Flying Dogs |
08/24/2008 |
| I'm still thinking about what I'll do when I get the boat to Seattle to solve the problem of crud (barnacles) growing in the sea water intakes and hoses. When we were on our run south to Costa Rica, the water was so warm (89 degrees) that my thru-hulls, hoses, strainer, and sea chest all became a breeding ground for ... More> |
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| Sans Souci in an ad? And, dogs in Europe? |
08/23/2008 |
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Nordhavn has a series of advertisements that feature Nordhavn owners, and their cruising adventures.
Yesterday, Nordhavn’s marketing department called to ask for permission to feature our boat in an ad. I figured that they wanted to talk about someplace exotic we had cruised, but it was nothing like that. ... More> |
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