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Kyanos: May 2013
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Sarah joins Ben on S/V Kyanos in French Polynesia. Friday, May 31, 2013. Were leaving. Maybe. While sitting on anchor in Nuku Hiva seeing the sights and working on boat projects (Ben, not me) we kept checking the weather for passage to the Tuamotus. It's a 5ish day passage for a little over 500 miles and we wanted to hit good weather: good wind and small swell. Our crew, Rob and Bri, have a blog: onthehorizonline.com. Ben and I made a couple of the posts. The last day in the main bay we did get out for a...
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Westsail 321: May 2012
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012. The Grid and other happenings. Not much of note has been happening of late, but here's a few things that may or may not be worth mentioning. You cannot see this detail in the photographs, but there are several lines tying her to the pilings, plus a halyard from the mast down to a railing for good measure. The trick is keeping these lines adjusted as the water level changes. Other items of note:. Never mind all that oil leaking out. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow us by Email.
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Westsail 321: May 2013
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Saturday, May 4, 2013. Leaving Alaska, or Tinker, Tailor, Otter, Spy. A few days ago we officially crossed into Canadian waters and it truly feels like another country. We are warmer, there are song birds on the shore (including my favorites: winter wren, hermit thrush, and varied thrush), and the deciduous trees are starting to show their leaves. Quite a marked contrast from our past few weeks up north. Alaska did not let us go easily. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Westsail 32, Hull #321.
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Westsail 321: January 2012
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Thursday, January 5, 2012. Powdery Accumulations: A Primer on the Poetics of NOAA Forecasts. Wecantu's 'cocoon' keeps her cozy in all weather. I love reading the text weather forecasts from NOAA. And on occasion I stumble across a gem of a sentence that wonderfully describes the poetic side of a weather event. ". Powdery snow will accumulate quickly. Is a recent example. The adjectives 'powdery' and 'quickly' conjure up some heavenly images in my skier's mind. WINDSOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WIT...
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Westsail 321: December 2012
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Monday, December 31, 2012. The Magic Bunny visits Wecantu. And now he won't leave. This is the sight that greeted us after returning from our week spent visiting family and friends in the Seattle area. Juneau often feels a bit surreal to me, and with all the darkness and snow and ice I feel like I am living in the world of Peter Hoeg's novel Smilla's Sense of Snow. Saturday, December 8, 2012. I blame Matt entirely. Site, and the Vendee Globe. A trio of beheaded Pandalus platyceros. One of the benefits to...
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Westsail 321: March 2013
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Monday, March 25, 2013. Working on the storm tri-sail. We are getting very close to departing Juneau. A few weeks ago we had access to a hangar which gave us ample room to sew the larger sections of our new sail. (Thanks Bob! The sail is now one finished project, and others have been getting checked off our list too. Monday, March 4, 2013. The hatch project, half way done. The hard dodger, temporarily removed. PITA (Pain In The Ass). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Westsail 32, Hull #321. Follow us by Email.
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Westsail 321: Ucluelet B.C. to Coos Bay
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Thursday, June 27, 2013. Ucluelet B.C. to Coos Bay. We've been hiding out at the Charleston Marina near Coos Bay after a multi-day passage from Canada. Highlights included some night time visits from Dall porpoises. They created some spectacular comet trails of phosphorescence as they swam alongside the boat. We also had an unsettling visit from a Minke whale one early morning as our favorable winds finally died. He (she? As soon as the winds turn northerly again we plan to continue south.
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Westsail 321: Professional Development, Serendipity Style
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Professional Development, Serendipity Style. All the King’s Men - Robert Penn Warren. A Thousand Acres – Jane Smiley. The story of what happens to a farming family when the father decides to legally sign over his land as a corporation to be controlled by his daughters and their husbands. The tragic events that follow are inevitable and irreversible, but the resilience and inner strength of the narrator makes her a character to admire. Please Look After Mom – Kyung-Sook Shin.
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Westsail 321: June 2012
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Sunday, June 24, 2012. What's in a name? But, the other day we awoke to spectacular and very un-Juneau like weather. No clouds, temps in the high 70's to mid 80's. Perfect. Fortunately I had bought the paint a few years ago, so I had all I needed for my name painting frenzy. Wecantu is very excited for her fresh lettering, and I'm pretty happy with it too, as long as I don't look at it too closely! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Whats in a name? Westsail 32, Hull #321. View my complete profile.
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Westsail 321: March 2012
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Monday, March 19, 2012. The classic Volva Penta diesel engine was often a common choice for powering the Westsail 32. Even with a long and proven track record they, like all high hour diesel engines, need to be rebuilt at some point. This winter has found us elbows deep in oil and parts, but luckily the ailing patient is not our own! Sunday, March 18, 2012. We continue to ski tour on the weekends, and you only need to venture up a few thousand vertical feet to wander around in a still wintry.
