Foghorn Leghorn
Sailing in fog is at times an enlivening experience. While all your senses are muted and you can be disoriented to the point of panic, if you can disconnect your rational brain from your body, there’s a good chance you …
Aleta and the ICW: A “Hystorical” Rant
Position: Aleta The Valiant is a wonderful boat with a storied history. It was designed by Bob Perry back in the 1970s with the help of some friends. In many ways the original Valiant 40 was probably one of his …
Winter Has Come to Charleston
Position: 32°47’08.0″N 79°54’23.9″W Locals tell us that they’ve never seen weather like this in more than 20 years. Yeah, Charleston gets a few flakes once in a while, but they never stick around. (Just like those flaky tourists on cruise …
How to Find Aleta
Several people, well at least one, have asked, “How can I track you?” Unlike most things boaty, the answer is simpler than it might be with other endeavors. Knowing where ships are in all weathers and conditions and to avoid …
Aleta Takes a Walk
“Aleta’s gone!”, Carol suddenly cried out. “What do you mean, gone?” “Look – at my Navionics – she’s dragged her anchor and – gone! Oh, my god!” We’d gotten in the habit of turning the Navionics charting app on our …
Trial and Error
What is it about learning? Some get it out of the way quickly, others spend a lifetime figuring things out. The question that’s always rattled around in my mind is who gets bored more easily – the educated or the …
Video: Hampton Roads or Thereabouts
In this video update we awake early and enjoy the sunrise and that special feeling when you raise the anchor before brushing your teeth. We head south to Norfolk, Virginia, and one of the busiest stretches of water in the …
Video: Stepping the Mast
On a sailboat the paint bone is connected to the mast bone, is connected to the rigging bone, is connected to the radar bone, is connected to GPS bone, is connected to the hull bone, is connected to the wallet …
Hammin’ It Up
Position: The Radio Room “Ain’t it like most people? I’m no different, we love to talk on things we don’t know about.” – The Avett Brothers, Ten Thousand Words Harboring a fantasy and living it is, let’s be honest, not …