tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18330602156292963162024-02-02T10:47:54.625-05:00Boom Times Sailing!John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-38651032871570424422014-11-03T13:18:00.001-05:002014-11-03T13:18:51.259-05:00By the Numbers
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For those of us who love to quantify, the
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Days: 328<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nautical Miles Covered: 6000<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Crew: 2 human + 1 canine<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Number of Times we dragged anchor: 3<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Longest Passage (hours): 67<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Longest Passage (nm): 336<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Total Cost ($): 36,263.42<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Diesel Fill Ups: 35<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fish Caught: 5<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Boats Met: 51<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nights slept onboard (vs. on land): 309<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Major Engine Failures: 4<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Average Cruising Speed (knots): 4.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Man Overboard Emergencies: 0<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Times we were in <i>real</i> trouble (life, limb, property): 7<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lift Bridges: too many!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Run Aground: 5<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now the trip complete we can conclude on that all important,
often asked but rarely definitively answered issue, the cost of cruising.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As a follow up to a previous post <a href="http://boomtimessailing.blogspot.ca/2014/07/costs-of-cruising-10.html" target="_blank">Costs of Cruising 1.0</a>, we
now have the final accounting. From A to B and back to A over eleven months all
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">$36,263.42<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall it has cost just over $36K for eleven months, 6000 nautical
miles from Montreal to Spanish Virgin Islands and back. That's it! No "and" "if's" or "buts" about it. If you want to go cruising down to the Caribbean for a year this is what is costs! Settled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As I said in the preliminary post these costs do not include
costs before leaving (ex. the cost of the yacht, cost of first dinghy,
etc.). Any equipment costs listed are all for things we picked up en route.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were way under budget in some categories and over
budget in others. We were over budget the most in the Social Activities
category (+69%) mostly due to Eating Out. We were also slightly over budget in
the Provisions category (+36%) mainly due to Groceries. So eating has cost a
lot more than we expected.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While the Boat category came in on budget overall there
were some interesting sub-category variations; Diesel was overbudget by +43%
and Spares & Equipment was over by a whopping +600%. Spares & Equipment
was mostly impacted by a new dinghy ($1000), new batteries ($400) and safety
equipment ($1000)(Inflatable PFD’s, tethers, EPIRB, VHF Handheld with DSC,
etc.). Beyond these though I am surprised at just how much other Spares &
Equipment we bought, as evidenced by our now bursting storage space. It all
really adds up!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We also had some “exceptional” costs that other cruisers may
or may not have (ex. loss of aforementioned dinghy $1000, visit to Disney Land
$860, two trips back to Canada for weddings $1300)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On the positive side we were vey lucky not to have any significant unforeseen medical issues and insurance was a lot less than we thought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I also must also admit here that the canine crew cost far less than I thought!(72% less). He gets to stick around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you’re comfortable with spreadsheets and want to see
the raw data or use it as a template you can find our final budget and full list of
expenditures on my google drive <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B95paji6CxvpcnQ4SVdDbHMtX1k/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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either CAD or USD currencies (when we left, the currencies were at par but
during the trip they averaged about 5% difference, not enough to merit
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exceedances in some categories we are pleasantly surprised that overall two
people (and a dog) could live this wonderful adventure for about $36K per year. I’m not
sure but I think this is likely equivalent or possibly less than living on
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but being back on land and reintegrating in “normal” society has been
absolutely overwhelming. (or underwhelming)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The entire month of August was dedicated to friends and
family, immediate and extended. Welcome home dinners, family golf tournament, country
houses, visitors from New York and California, birthday parties, summer BBQ’s,.
Cassandra met a lot of people!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How was it?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Did you have any really bad weather?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Were you scared?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Did you run into pirates?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How did the dog like it?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Are you getting married?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What are you going to do now?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have failed miserably at responding adequately to the
barrage of interest but we are improving.
It’s an interesting interaction and the key is to very quickly evaluate
the person asking: do they have any concept of boating? do they understand the
distances involved? have they read our blogs at all?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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didn’t get any attention the entire month of August and must have felt
abandoned :-( but now we are reunited and are taking care of her again (she took such good
care of us!). We’ve been out sailing three times on the river and even slept
one night out at anchor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Beauty and brains!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I’m helping my parents out and starting the search for gainful
employment, taking advantage of some free time to work on the boat and get all
kinds of “back-burner” things done on land. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I’ve also re-started racing on Jesse’s J24 <i>Rushmore</i>. Competitive sailing on a race design boat
with a five-person crew is very different than the cruising we’ve done over the
last year. Different catalyst, same
adrenaline rush. So much fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/allinaweekend/activities/2014/07/27/sailing-in-love/"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">CBC - All in a Weekend – Sailing in Love</span></a><br />
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-23521226266114190422014-07-30T11:45:00.000-04:002014-07-30T11:45:00.258-04:00Lines and Waves<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My very talented brother-in-law <a href="http://www.mattstamm.com/">Matt Stamm</a> just released his fifth album <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lines-and-waves/id897364731?ls=1"><i>Lines and Waves</i></a>.</span><br />
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<br />John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-61116541923752542262014-07-27T11:27:00.000-04:002014-07-29T11:29:09.231-04:00Home Port – 6000 nautical miles round trip!
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After gruelingly slow motoring against the strong current of the
mighty St-Lawrence river we finally made it back to our homeport in
Montreal. We were greeted by our excellent ground support team to
help us immediately re-step the mast and install the sails. We are so
grateful for Paul, Patrick, Jean-Francois and Josh along with my
parents! Dexter as usual did nothing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We had an immediate little beer & pizza party to celebrate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The next morning we had an in-studio interview Canada's
national broadcaster the CBC about our adventure. You can hear the
interview <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/allinaweekend/activities/2014/07/27/sailing-in-love/">here</a>.
I'll have to have a word with our media manager about scheduling
these things before I've had my morning coffee...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That evening was Welcome Home party! So nice to see friends we've
missed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now to adjust back to land life.... we're freaking out!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Farewell old friend</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Our last sunset</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Canada's got some game too!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>6000 nautical miles!!!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Easy does it</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>That look straight to you?</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Thank you!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tina from Brin de Folie!!</i></td></tr>
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-41214144354910598052014-07-23T22:13:00.000-04:002014-07-23T22:13:50.919-04:00All Locked Up
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Rode the tidal current all the way up the Hudson river to Catskill
NY where Sean and the boys at </span><a href="http://hoponosemarina.net/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hop-O-Nose</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
marina unstepped the mast. Unfortunately the amazing mast supports
that we designed, built and used on the way south disappeared from
their storage barn and so we had to build new ones. The stands were
clearly labelled with </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Topanga's</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> name and my cell phone number.
I don't make threats lightly but if I ever find the person who took
our stands... a punch right in the kisser! Take another man's mast
stands... it just ain't right. If you sailors happen to see my stands
around please let me know.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We follow the <a href="http://katieandjessieonaboat.com/">blog</a>
of two Michigan twenty-something girls and their dog who've been
doing the <a href="http://www.greatloop.org/seasonal-great-loop-map-cms-1035">Great
Loop</a> on their small 27ft sailboat <i>Louise</i>. Who should we
see when we pulled up at the Hop-O-Nose marina? We went over and
introduced ourselves and when they started to introduce themselves I
told them, as un-creepily as possible that we knew who they were and
had been following them for a while. These girls are pretty
impressive and have been <a href="http://katieandjessieonaboat.com/press/">featured</a>
in several Sailing magazines and Women's adventure publications.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My parents were kind enough to once again meet us and take our
sails and some other gear by car. It was so nice to see them again,
and looking so great! Thanks mom & dad!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After passing the ten locks of the historic <a href="http://www.canals.ny.gov/index.shtml">Champlain
Canal</a> system we motored up lake Champlain and dropped anchor in
front of my family's in Essex NY. On the return leg of our amazing
adventure, to have <i>Topanga</i> anchored in the exact spot where my
love of sailing and this dream had their genesis was very special. We
spent a wonderful few days with my cousins Carole & Laura and
even got to go for a sail on their little boat <i>Laughing Gull</i>.
This was literally the first time that we've sailed on <i>another</i>
boat in the last eleven months. Small boat sailing is such a joy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Unfortunately we couldn't stay longer (go go go) and continued
motoring up Lake Champlain to the Canadian border. Good to back in
Canada. Another ten locks and seven swing bridges in the historic
<a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/qc/chambly/index.aspx">Chambly
Canal</a> has us currently making our way up the Richelieu river.</span><br />
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<br />John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-60118627320447089252014-07-12T13:03:00.000-04:002014-07-12T13:03:26.207-04:00Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Temporary new addition to the crew. Dominique, Cassy's friend,
who's wedding we just attended in Winnipeg is joining us for a week
on board. Great, deck hands needed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few more days in Long Island and then we set sail around to NYC.
Perfect sailing day and sailing into New York Harbour is always
spectacular, the bridges, Lady Liberty, the city skyline, the tour
boats & ferries and on this 4th of July holiday weekend there
were so many other sailboats it was picture perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Up to the <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/marinas/10">79th
st. Boat Basin</a>, thanks to our friends Logan & Caroline for
arranging a mooring ball for us (all the transient ones were taken!).
You may remember we met these two experienced sailors in Wrightsville
NC and hoped to cross paths again in the Bahamas but kept missing
each other. They run a s<a href="http://atlanticyachting.com/">ailboat
charter, school and summer camp</a> out in NYC and it was heart
warming to see many little faces beaming with enthusiasm for sailing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love NYC but visiting always kicks my butt. I've been several
times so I'm not really into the tourist stuff anymore but prefer to
just hang out. It was Dominique's first time and Cassy's second so it
worked out well because the girls could take off and run the sight
seeing gauntlet while I did my thang (jogging, boat maintenance, fill
propane)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know this will sound ridiculous to most but one touristy thing I
did really want to do was take a tour of the NY Stock Exchange on
Wall Street. See the <a href="http://www.davidfeldmanblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/trading.jpg">trading
floor</a>, the center of the financial universe! Where it all goes
down! There was some tour information on the internet but ultimately
turned out to be outdated because they no longer give tours (hello
post 9/11 world). Second best was the Federal Reserve down the
street, where they keep a quarter of the <a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGOY04Rb0TVVFhndKB62R6YzVqTgUIBKI0j46eb2QwtAb-yAFg">world's
gold in vaults</a> five floors down. Even the girls would like to see
that! No tours for my available days though. Finally I just cut my
losses, grabbed a coffee and read an interesting economist book at a
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on the pedestrian mall</a> in front of the exchange.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We saw the Broadway show <a href="http://kinkybootsthemusical.com/">Kinky
Boots</a> and the girls went to <a href="http://www.lesmis.com/broadway/">Les
Mis</a> the next night. Our last night was a stand-up comedy show
that I'll always remember because so many of the comics bombed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/marinas/10">79th
st Boat Basin</a> is not my favourite anchorage in the world; strong
and shifting tidal currents, the frequent "wind against current"
effect and the wakes of heavy commercial and recreational traffic
make for a bumpy spot to say the least. There was a front coming
through, when it hit we were at a show but it must have hit something
fierce because when we got back to the basin some boats had dragged
their moorings and were hitting each other. At the entry gate we
crossed one very panicked owner racing out to save his baby. One
boater told us that it was so rough the bow on his moored 42ft yacht
was plunging beneath the waves! <i>Topanga</i> was OK, some things
thrown around the cabin. Poor Dexter was on board alone for it all,
in the dark (I forgot to leave a light on) but not a word of
complaint. What a soldier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks for visiting Dom!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now up the mighty Hudson to unstep the mast and motor towards
home.</span><br />
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treat! While Cassandra is still in Winnipeg I get to spend a week with my
little niece here in Long Island NY. She kills me with cuteness on average once
every five minutes! She says the funniest things… and in a Long Island baby
accent! I cry “Oh my God!” so much I must seem like a teenage girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So smart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Q: What does
a pirate say? A: Argh!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Q: How old
are you? A: Two!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Q: What’s my
name? A: Uncle John!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It’s been a
big week for our little darling; swimming lessons, the beach, little science
camp, children’s museum. She’s kicked a pack a day pacifier habit and is now potty
training, without incident (yet).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We just
celebrated her second birthday. Big girl! Most of the party was nine adults
sitting around in awe watching this little darling do one cute thing after
another.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nurture?
Nature? Obviously both with these amazing parents! <a href="http://www.newsday.com/long-island/li-life/winner-alison-schulman-stamm-1.3916066">Mom</a>
and <a href="http://www.mattstammmusic.com/">dad</a> extraordinaire! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBGNLKrYcUA">Love</a>, <a href="http://blogs.rj.org/blog/2011/12/05/parenting-podcast-does-your-teen-need-a-tutor-in-integrity/">patience</a>,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Play theme song to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVDDY5owjT8" target="_blank">Reservoir Dogs</a></i></td></tr>
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drifters? How much does it really cost to go cruising? These are questions we
asked ourselves long before setting off. Would we be in financial ruin when we
got back? How long <i>could</i> we cruise
for if we wanted to continue? We did some research and made some estimates but
weren’t ever really sure what we were getting into cost-wise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To answer these questions we’ve kept very detailed track of
our expenditures starting from day one (leaving the dock 1 Sept. 2013 – 1 July
2014). These costs do not include costs before leaving (ex. the cost of the
sail yacht, cost of first dinghy, etc.). Any equipment costs are all for
things we picked up en route. Now that we’re 80% through our trip and have
collected <i>a lot</i> of data I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the
results.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall it has cost $33K for ten months, over 5000 nautical miles from Montreal to
Spanish Virgin Islands and back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were way under budget in some categories and over budget
in others. We were over budget the most in the <i>Social Activities</i> category (+56%) mostly due to <i>Eating Out</i>. We were also slightly over
budget in the <i>Provisions</i> category
(+22%) mainly due to <i>Groceries</i>. So
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While the <i>Boat</i> category came in under budget overall there
were some interesting sub-category variations; <i>Diesel</i> was overbudget by +31% and <i>Spares & Equipment</i> was over by a whopping +600%. <i>Spares & Equipment</i> was mostly
impacted by a new dinghy ($1000), new batteries ($400) and safety equipment
($1000)(Inflatable PFD’s, tethers, EPIRB, VHF Handheld with DSC, etc.). Beyond
these though I am surprised at just how much other <i>Spares & Equipment</i> we bought, as evidenced by our now bursting
storage space. It all really adds up!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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or may not have (ex. loss of aforementioned dinghy $1000, visit to Disney Land $860,
two trips back to Canada for weddings $1300)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you’re comfortable with spreadsheets and want to see the
raw data or use it as a template you can find our budget and full list of
expenditures on my google drive <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B95paji6CxvpbUxLV0M4cEc3Z0U/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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exceedances in some categories we are pleasantly surprised that <i>overall</i> two people (and a dog) could
live this adventure for about $35K per year. I’m not sure but I think this is
likely equivalent or possibly less than living on land. I would love to hear
any thoughts, comments or questions you might have (click below).</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Manitoba for a few days to attend the wedding of Cassandra's old
friends Dominique & Danny.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The wedding was a beautiful beach ceremony on the shores of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Winnipeg">Lake
Winnipeg</a> followed by reception in a community club house. Huge
admiration is due the happy couple for having a frugal DIY affair.
Invitations designed by the bride. Hair & makeup done by Cassy.
Ceremony officiated by father of the groom (one day licence).
Decorations; lights strung from the rafters, burlap table runners
with strips of lace, antique tins with prairie flowers. Instant photo
booth built by the brother of the bride. This was a smart wedding!
<a href="http://www.simpleliving.org/">Simplicity</a> at its best and
great time was had by all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Winnipeg is the only city I've ever seen who's local weather
report includes <a href="http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/bugline/mosquitoes/trapcounts.stm">mosquito
level readings</a>. Cloud, temperature, wind and trap count! Known as
the “provincial bird” mosquitos can become so bad that the city
will “fog” a larvacide city wide to kill the eggs and combat the
insect plague. There are twenty four traps set-up around the city and
if the average trap-count is reaches 25 <i>and</i> the maximum count
in any one trap reaches 99 the city will start fogging! As you can
imagine there is some health concern around publicly spraying chemicals
over houses, yards, parks etc. Any home can request a buffer zone
which means the spray truck will momentarily shut off its jets as it
passes that address. I have yet to see the actual fogging but I have
experienced the bugs and let me tell you it was very unpleasant. By
far the worst was waiting in line at the local ice cream parlour.
Thirty people doing the self-slap dance or occasionally tapping each
other to get one. Winnipegers seem somewhat accustomed to it and have
come to terms with these bloodsuckers. There is a lot to say for
<a href="http://www.tourismwinnipeg.com/">Winnipeg</a>; the wonderful
people, rich <a href="http://athometheatre.shawwebspace.ca/" target="_blank">cultural</a> landscape, <a href="http://jets.nhl.com/" target="_blank">sports</a>, etc. and I remain a huge fan
but these mosquitoes are just the worst.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ohhhhhh I'm gonna drop a move!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pedestrian bridge underwater</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Post wedding re-cap dinner</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>High flying! We got 60 minutes from 6:00-7:00 (note the time behind above)</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>And I'm done... with 48 minutes to go</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Just done.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Angels</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ninja angel</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Flying starfish</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I know it looks bad...</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>... actually ends bad... for me.</i></td></tr>
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-4348630272980436332014-06-13T13:32:00.000-04:002014-06-13T13:32:23.675-04:00You know you're a red neck when...
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You know you're a redneck when you have many of your possessions
laid out on the front porch and lawn for all to see. We've all seen
it driving by; old washing machine, tire rims, a couch, old truck.
Well the deck of a live-aboard sailboat is often similar. Before
<i>Topanga</i> became our home her decks were clear and clean. Since
moving aboard the deck has been filled with a wide variety of things,
things that are just too big or inconvenient (or dangerous) to fit
anywhere else. Now there are boats out there with less stuff on deck
than us but let me tell you there are boats with a lot more too! On
our deck we have our dinghy, generator, five gallon jugs (diesel x2,
gas x1, fresh water x2), one folding bicycle. Plus when we're at
anchor, docked or moving in vey calm waters we have Dexter the Dog's
two foot square path of astro turf.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The important thing for on deck storage is to have everything
lashed down tight so nothing falls off when we're flying along heeled
over at 30 degrees. We use ratchet straps for the dinghy. The jugs
are held with industrial rubber bands to a wooden board secured
between stanchions. The generator is strapped and locked to the base
of the mast. The folded bicycle (in protective bag) is squeezed
tightly between the jugs and the dinghy with a strap running through
the bag handle. The doggy pad is tied with a bowline knot to a
stanchion. The other important thing is to have everything protected
from saltwater because they will get splashed A LOT. You really don't
want salt water getting into your diesel fuel!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then in our cockpit we have a variety of other things always out;
binoculars, fishing rod, dog water, food and toys. <i>Sigh</i>.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Our front lawn ya'll</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fender board</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fishin' Rod</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Garden light and binoculars</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Always under foot</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Some reminders for me at the mast</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>What redneck yard would be compete without Old Glory flying proud</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>But check out some others... there's a boat under there somewhere</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>We're both using the physics of lift</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gone fishin'</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jones Beach on Long Island NY</i></td></tr>
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-39435085441503943092014-06-05T18:26:00.002-04:002014-06-05T18:26:59.958-04:00On the Hook at the Hook
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Been moving fast up the coast! Wind pushed us to take the <a href="http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/disw/main.php"><i>Dismal
Swamp</i></a> route up the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) instead of the
alternate <i>Virginia Cut</i> route. This is the only portion of the
ICW where you have the choice of two possible routes. We had taken
the <i>Dismal Swamp</i> on the way south and were planning on trying
the <i>Virginia Cut</i> on the way north but weather made it a lot
easier to head for the <i>Dismal Swamp</i> again and we felt that the
<i>Virginia Cut</i> was probably not worth fighting it for. We spent
the night docked free at the <a href="http://dismalswampwelcomecenter.com/">Dismal
Swamp Visitors Center</a>, which is weird because it doubles as a
highway rest stop so we had plenty of people gawking at us and our
boats while they stretched their legs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The second lock master was super friendly and really impressed us
with his ability to actual play a tune on a conch shell!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In <a href="http://www.visitnorfolktoday.com/">Norfolk</a>
<a href="http://www.visitportsva.com/">Portsmouth</a> we again had
free dockage right downtown. It's remarkable how living on a boat
your home can have such a variety of scenery. One night we're in a
lush swamp land the next we're next to high rises and aircraft
carriers (literally). We visited Norfolk proper more than on the way
south. Steakhouse restaurant, bar, movie & dinner at the
<a href="http://www.commodoretheatre.com/index.php">Commodore</a>,
america's oldest theatre (you actually eat at tables during the
movie).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We had a <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?x=277&y=136&site=akq&zmx=1&zmy=1&map_x=277&map_y=136">weather
window</a> through the Chesapeake bay and up the Atlantic coast to
Cape May NJ (southern tip) but en route the <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?x=256&y=169&site=phi&zmx=1&zmy=1&map_x=256&map_y=169">window</a>
extended and thus we decided to also extend our passage another day &
night all the way up to Sandy Hook NJ (northern tip) where we now lie
comfortably at anchor, just a short hop to NYC and Long Island. This
was our last major ocean
passage and likely our last overnight. The end of a chapter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We're now a little ahead of schedule so we'll recover & relax
a little bit here, then, in a few days we'll head over to Long Island
to see my sister, brother-in-law and darling little niece all of whom
I've been missing dearly throughout the voyage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Visiting Long Island means parting ways with Pierre-Luc &
Isabelle on our buddy boat <a href="http://voyageocean.com/"><i>Oceane</i></a>.
We've travelled many many miles together and shared so many great
times with these two. We celebrated Pierre-Luc's birthday with
breakfast on <i>Topanga</i>. We are sad to split but we'll see them
later this summer either in Montreal or Quebec.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The whole boat was blanketed in these little bugs. The buzz outside was scary.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cassy made it so clean I could shave in it. But I won't cause that would mess it up again! </i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Toto, we're not in the Caribbean anymore. Booty call!</i></td></tr>
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-28283174441070099692014-05-28T01:03:00.000-04:002014-05-28T01:03:23.471-04:00Continental Drift<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Apologies for the long drought
in posting. We are back in these united states and have been moving
north fast and visiting many places.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Gulf Stream crossing was good and we got to use its north flow
to land in Fort Pierce Florida. We met up with our friends <i>Oceane</i>
in Vero Beach and have been travelling northward together since.
We've been splitting ocean hops with the inland Intracoastal Waterway
(ICW), weather dependent. The ICW's slow winding motoring, frequent
shoaling and lift bridges is killing us. So boring and frankly in
many ways more tiring than the ocean. Additionally we can't transit
the ICW at night so it's slow going.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cocoa, Daytona, St-Augustine, Fernandina, Charleston. This time we
skipped the entire state of Georgia altogether which was a shame but
I do not miss the winding marshes or eight foot tides!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We've seen too much to pack a reasonable description in <i>one</i> blog
post and I'll let the pictures tell the story but I'll also just bullet form some highlights.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Flagler College: formerly a ritzy hotel from the Gilded Age,
where you could only stay for a “season” (required: $10,000 and
listed on the NY social registry</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Distillery: free tour and free samples!!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Floridian Restaurant: so good!! Felt back in Montreal!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Legion: Stopped in for one drink, stayed till closing.
Met some <i>interesting</i> people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Charleston:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our good friends the Grumbauchers</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Old Slave Market (a MUST see for Cassandra that we missed
on the way down and that I've been hearing about for the past six
months – done!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Coming out of Charleston in the ICW there is a section of extreme
shoaling (3.5ft at low tide) that we knew about. On the way down we
had seen a sailboat aground there waiting for high tide. As we knew
of this we planned an early departure accordingly to be at high
enoough tide and a favourable current. Unfortunately the exact spot
we went over was too shallow and we did run aground... on a falling
tide. As our buddy boat Ocean had just passed over the same spot and
reported back to us 5ft (we only draw 4ft 11inches) I tried to power
forward through it, unsuccessfully. We were caught but good. As the
tide was falling our predicament would only worsen and time was of
the essence. <i>Oceane</i> ahead of us was still in the shallows
danger zone and rightly continued on so as not to get caught
themselves. A passing power boat tried to get us off by creating big
wake waves around us but to now avail. Then they tried to tow us off
which became a near disaster (they were good hearted but
inexperienced) as (1) they hit into our bow and (2) the tow rope
snapped and sprang back, thankfully missing me and Dexter on deck. As
I saw they were pulling way too hard & fast I crouched down low
covering Dexter to make us a smaller target. We immediately called
Tow Boat US but by the time they arrive half an hour later the tide
had dropped so much even they could not tow us off. So there we sat,
water disappearing under us, tilting over, 15 then 30 degrees. We
spent a very tilted and stationary six hours waiting for the tide to
rise. Delay but no injury or damage. Eventually we got on our way
again</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We're now in Beaufort NC. On the way down it took us 8 <i>travel</i>
days between Beaufort and Charleston, on the way back up it's taken
less than 4 (including the lost half day running aground). I figure
this makes us at least twice the sailors we were ;-)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Double rainbow</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Double rainbow!!!!!!!!!!!</i></td></tr>
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<br />John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-57743108886562559402014-05-12T16:54:00.000-04:002014-05-17T16:54:34.366-04:00Just Grand
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Grand Bahama, a major island not too far from Florida, is very
developed and has plenty of resources. We stayed at the our first
marina in the bahamas. Ocean Reef Marina is also a hotel and we made
fast friends with some of the guests. Partied hard, toured hard. One
last bahamian hurrah. Went to a dolphin experience. Cassandra's life
is now complete. These animals were incredible, reacting to the
slightest hand movements of the trainers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now headed back to the continent. See you state side.</span><br />
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-59527924621036325792014-05-08T14:50:00.000-04:002014-05-14T14:55:12.278-04:00Spanish Fly<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At the northern tip of Eluthera is Spanish Wells settlement and
Harbour Island. As we progress north the Bahama islands become more
and more developed. Here there are starting to appear more cars,
hotels and buildings. Unfortunately less and less virgin beaches and
spear fishing opportunities. Interestingly the Spanish Wells area
produces 80% of all the lobster and fish from the Bahamas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We toured both Spanish Wells and Harbour Town by golf cart. Golf
cart is the choice mode of transportation here used by both locals
and visitors. The locals have their carts all personalized and souped
up. Some pretty sweet rides!
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As this will likely be one of our last opportunities for
snorkeling and spear fishing we took advantage. In a deep hole under
a rock I spotted what I thought was a large grouper. After stalking
it for a few minutes and a few dives I finally had a clear shot and
took it. To my shock and surprise when I speared it it instantly blew
up to the size of a basketball. Blowfish!! If I had known it was a
blowfish I would not have speared it and I know I should solemnly
thank the creatures spirit for giving it self up but to be honest it
was just the funniest thing! Just the look of it had me laughing
really hard under water. It hardly fit in the 10quart bucket we carry
in the dinghy. When I pulled my spear out I heard the hiss of
deflation. Half an hour later it was completely deflated. While
edible and even considered a delicacy some parts of the blowfish are
<i>extremely</i> poisonous and require a highly skilled chef to
prepare it properly. We erred on the side of caution and didn't
attempt to eat it.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We met an nice young couple, Jordan & Erica on <i><a href="http://www.seadoodle.com/" target="_blank">Nami</a></i>
from New Jersey anchored next to us. They had a visitor Lauren and we
invited them all over for drinks and a very enjoyable evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Next stop, 150nm and 32 hours to Freeport Grand Bahama.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Forget Greenwich Meant Time</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Peeing on this tree was just unsatisfying</i></td></tr>
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-71860390563949400862014-05-05T15:28:00.000-04:002014-05-05T15:28:00.574-04:00Visitation Rights
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This week we had the great pleasure of visitors from home! Paul
surprised Marcy with a secret vacation destination, well deserved by
both of them after a grueling exam period. Even up to the flight
boarding gate Marcy did not know their ultimate destination, a fact
the US boarder patrol officer did not find amusing. Once arrived and
settled into their Georgetown villa Paul suggested they explore the
town, specifically Regatta Park where festivities were being held for
the Bahamas National Family Regatta. You should have seen Marcy's
face when she saw Cassy and Dexter in the park. Priceless.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well done Paul (<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.csis-scrs.gc.ca/index-eng.asp">CSIS</a></u></span></span>
/ CIA anyone?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The <span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.nationalfamilyislandregatta.com/">Bahamas
National Island Family Regatta</a></u></span></span> is the biggest
of the year. “Work boats” from all the islands compete hard for
bragging rights. These are beautiful vessels, with massive mainsails
(booms extending well past the transoms) and relatively miniscule
jibs. Crews hike out hard on trapezes. After the races the boats
slide right through the cruisers anchorage, a sight to behold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Paul & Marcy also brought us much needed supplies, a long and
growing list I provided to Paul over the previous weeks. Paul, a
sailor himself, is a huge DIY kind of guy (rewiring his entire boat,
making his own davits and most recently raising his home's roof by
eight feet) so I knew finding me exactly what I wanted was well
entrusted. Paul did not let us down (and somehow hid it all from
Marcy!). Most importantly Paul brought us much needed parts for our
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.xylemflowcontrol.com/marine-and-rv/toilet-waste-systems/manual-toilets/29090-and-29120-twist-n-lock-manual-toilets.htm">head</a></u></span></span>.
We'd been having major head issues for the past two weeks, which I've
spared you the details of dear reader and which I will not go into
now. Suffice to say that I've been down to Dante's <span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stradano_Inferno_Canto_08.jpg">fifth
circle</a></u></span></span>... at least. Paul also helped me with
our generator, actually did it all himself while I was down in the
inferno.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Paul & Marcy hope to go cruising themselves one day so I think
it was a small preview for them. We toured the beaches, went
swimming, hiking, dinghy tours, beach bars and spear fishing. At the
same time we got a taste of land life again, staying in their villa
for two nights (big unmoving bed, TV, dishwasher, laundry, oh my!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks for a great visit Paul & Marcy!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now we're off up north to Eluthera! See you soon!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Let go of the winter jacket people!! If you look closely he's got a ski ticket on!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Overwhelming need to sniff any animals butt</i></td></tr>
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-26061996861193498812014-05-04T15:06:00.003-04:002014-05-04T15:06:59.267-04:00Destiny's Child
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When you're a minor internet blog celebrity like myself you
naturally develop an internet following / fan club. Founding member
and acting club president Xiang Xiu, a fifteen year old japanese boy
has done some amazing research and uncovered a fact that even I was
unaware of.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The travel section of the old <span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Star">Montreal
Star</a></u></span></span> newspaper once ran a entire spread on sail
cruising the Bahamas and Caribbean. Publication date of this issue:
17 March, 1979.... the day of my birth!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This has blown my mind raised all kinds of philosophical and
existential quandaries. Who am I? What is going on?! Will the end of
this trip be the end of me? Will I be without direction? What happens
when one's destiny if fulfilled?</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In that same newspaper edition there was an ad for shag carpeting.
Yes, shag carpeting... I'll lead the comeback!
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Montreal Star Newspaper Travel Section</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Just up the road from St. Patrick's day parade I was coming into this world</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Old is new again</i></td></tr>
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-54713800613469851452014-04-22T10:53:00.000-04:002014-04-26T10:54:27.881-04:00Dumb Broad
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dean's blue hole, the </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">world's</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> deepest blue hole at 663ft /
200m is only three nautical miles from our Clarence Town anchorage.
World free diving competitions are held there where athletes(?) see
how far down they can go holding their breath. It's a pretty insane
sport and people have died doing it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Because the weather was very calm we opted to take the dinghy to
the blue hole. Locals said that in any kind of swell it would be a
bad idea to cross the reef but that in these calm conditions it
should be OK. We figured we'd dinghy over and if we saw that it was
too rough we'd simply turn back and bike or hire a ride. The ocean
was <i>very</i> calm and when we arrived at the reef we studied the
breaking waves to see how we would get through. The waves were
actually quite small, no more than two feet. I had just read a
<i>Practical Seamanship</i> chapter about landing a dinghy on a beach
through a bit of surf so I had an idea of what I wanted to do. The
trick of course is keeping the dinghy straight so a waves pushes you
from behind and NOT<i> broadside</i>. We picked a spot where the
waves seemed to be less and motored through. The reef though was
shallower than we expected and when our propeller started to hit we
had to quickly shut the engine off and tilt the motor up and row in.
Unfortunately in <i>few</i> seconds it took to switch off, tilt and
get rowing we did turn a bit and a wave did hit us <i>broadside</i>
capsizing us. There were those five seconds where you're shoved under
water with absolutely no control and your fate is left up to a higher
power. But we did both surface. Once we confirmed we were each
generally OK we started frantically collecting all our stuff that was
now either floating away or sinking. We carry a lot of stuff on a
dinghy excursion: extra fuel jug, handheld VHF radio, snorkel masks
and fins, cable and lock, dinghy seats, equipment bag (anchor,
flashlights, etc.), bailing bucket, drinking water, backpack, towel,
dry bag containing cameras and phones. I quickly donned goggles and
dove down to grab stuff from the ocean floor fifteen feet below. It
was really hard pulling that equipment bag with anchor and chain back
up. We collected as much as we could onto the bottom of the dinghy
(which was now the top) and started swimming into the nearest beach
pulling our little overturned boat. Of course the other major issue
was that our outboard engine was submerged in salt water, very bad
for a motor.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cassandra was a champion, as usual. It took us about twenty
minutes of exhausting swimming to get the dinghy to the beach. Felt
like castaways. We checked each other for any serious wounds. None.
We organized and took stock of everything on the beach. Broken oar.
Lost two pairs of sunglasses, my favourite J24 sailing hat, cable and
lock. Nothing critical or very expensive (super disappointed about
the hat). We flipped the dinghy over and took the cover off the
outboard to let it dry.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were quite far down the beach from the blue hole and the
smitten of visitors. I was surprised that no one had seen us and were
running over to see if we were alright. Eventually one guy did
saunter over and offered to help. There was nothing immediate he
could do but we took down his phone number and thanked him for coming
over. We tried calling our friends Chris & Sarah on <i>Pendana</i>,
whom we had dined with the night before hoping they could come pick
us up in their rental car but we couldn't get through to them or even
the marina.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We needed to let the outboard dry before even attempting to start
it. Wether it started or not would dictate our plan. While waiting
for it to dry we went over to quickly explore the blue hole (hey we
were there anyway right). It was pretty spectacular and eerie.
Literally floating over an abyss. A backyard pool that goes down to
the center of the earth. Straight down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Back at the dinghy we could not get the motor started. We hauled
it all the way up the beach to the edge of the vegetation and tied it
to some trees so it wouldn't float away at high tide overnight. Took
some of the most valuable equipment and started walking up the access
road. The road to the blue hole is a small back road. If we made it
to the main road we could hitchhike to the marina near our anchorage
and plan a salvage operation from there. Dexter was also still
onboard <i>Topanga</i> and had been cooped up below all day. (thank
goodness we didn't bering him on this excursion!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The main road was actually a lot further than we thought. At the
top of a hill we were out of drinking water and were dying of thirst,
to the extent of knocking at someone's house door to ask for some.
Nobody was home though. Along came a guy on a scooter and we flagged
him down. Atil was very friendly and sympathetic. Even though he was
on his way to a work meeting he called his wife April at home and
asked her to bring us some water and give us a lift to the main road.
Small world, Atil and April had lived a few years in Montreal and
gone to McGill and Concordia Universities. April arrived soon
thereafter with life giving water. From the top of this hill we were
finally able to contact <i>Pendana</i> on the VHF radio. They kindly
came to pick us up and delivered us back to the marina, where we went
and got Dexter (in <i>Pendana's</i> dinghy) and arranged to have a
local mechanic come look at the outboard immediately! We have friends
meeting us on a nearby island in two days and thinking this repair
would take several days to accomplish I was disappointed we would
pssibly miss them so it was great that service was so fast! The
mechanic drove us back to the blue hole and came with us down the
beach to the dinghy. This guy was a wizard because within twenty
minutes he had it running again. I watched carefully what he did and
while I generally would have done the same it would have taken me
weeks.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There was no trailer available so the only option was to take the
dinghy our over the reef again. I was actually even more confident
now that this was OK, it was easier to study the wave pattern from
this side and I could see a spot where the waves did not break. Also
it's usually easier to keep a dinghy stable and straight going <i>into</i>
a wave rather than down it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ultimately everything went well and soon we were back safe on
<i>Topanga,</i> with our dinghy and a functioning outboard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So once again, thanks to teamwork, the kindness of strangers, the
generosity of friends and spending some money we can't afford, we've
survived and recovered from another dramatic episode.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To once again quote our friend Pierre-Luc on <i>Oceane</i> “On
this trip, at any given time we're always five minutes from disaster”
I think this also applies to life in general.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As the skipper I take full responsibility for this incident and
have learned from it but I do want to say that it was totally doable
and was not reckless. It was really just one of those bad timing
moments.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank goodness we only suffered some minor cuts and bruises
because it really could have been a lot worse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That night we had some well deserved drinks and dinner out at the
marina. Then some more drinks back on the boat cause those cuts and
bruises really hurt!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Going to find his shepard</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Washed up</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Ladies & gentlemen, due to some technical difficulties this flight will be re-routed. Our ground personnel are preparing alternate means to get you to your destination. We're sorry for the inconvenience."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This calm, polite and apologetic message is what you would have heard last night on <i>Topanga</i> if we were an airline. We are not however an airline and what you would have actually heard was chaos, wind, waves and a few choice words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On our record breaking attempt passage from Samana DR to The Turks & Caicos, an hour before sunset, we had a major issue with our front sail and were forced to abort and head for a contingency anchorage in Río San Juan DR. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Same damn issue as we had crossing from Puerto Rico to Dominican; our genoa sail got knotted on itself while we were furling it in due to strong winds. In fact this time was even worse than last because more sail was blowing chaotically above the knot. The noise was horrendous and heartbreaking. Snap, wham, bang! The whole rig and boat shook with such a violence I was sure at beast the sail would rip, at worst rigging would snap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To fix it someone would have to get hoisted half way up the fore stay. There was no way we could fix it en route in rolling seas and 25knot winds (we at least tried from the bow deck) and there was no way we could continue the long remaining distance in this condition. There was no way we could turn back to Samana because we had come too far ( and it would have been heavy upwind sailing) so we diverted to another anchorage. Part of our passage planning is to identify some contingency anchorages just in case we need to stop. We've never had to use one yet but it sure was nice to have the waypoint already in the chartplotter. Under a double reefed main it took another seven hours to arrive (2:00am) in the anchorage, one we've never been to and in the dark. My favourite. We dropped the hook sorted some stuff out and hit the sack until we could deal with it at first light. Unfortunately this anchorage was really rolley and the we could also still hear the sail (although markedly less in the protection of the anchorage) so we did not have a great sleep. Obviously we have no photos of this whole debacle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the light of a new day, I am VERY PLEASED to report, we were able to fix the problem and be on our way. I was really worried we would have a lot of trouble fixing it at (rolley) anchor with just the two of us. In Samana we were tied to a dock and had five pairs of hands helping out!</span></div>
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-26652169951356489642014-04-11T11:55:00.000-04:002014-04-18T11:55:37.967-04:00Been there - Missed That<div>
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<span style="font-family: TrebuchetMS, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">We're
back at Bahia Marina in Samana Dominican Republic. You may remember
</span><a href="http://www.puertobahiasamana.com/es/" style="font-family: TrebuchetMS, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Bahia Marina</a><span style="font-family: TrebuchetMS, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> from
a </span><a href="http://boomtimessailing.blogspot.com/2014/03/record-setting.html" style="font-family: TrebuchetMS, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">previous
blog post</a><span style="font-family: TrebuchetMS, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> as a place we really enjoyed. Actually it is our first
"re-visit" since turning around. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TrebuchetMS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
passage from San Juan Puerto Rico was our first major introduction to
downwind sailing and of course it did not go without its glitches.
When I hoisted the mainsail the halyard line broke apart in my hand,
actually not the whole line but just the outer sheath. Thank goodness
the core stayed intact. While the core of a line is what gives it its
strength, the sheath protects it from wear, abrasion and UV light.
How long would the core last? Definitely to Samana but there
something would have to be done about it. So then, we start flying
downwind, doing 7knots for the first half. Hey downwind is great...
Half way across the Mona passage though wind & waves picked
up and got to be a little much for us. In trying to furl in our front
sail it somehow got knotted on itself. We couldn't furl or unfurl it,
it was jammed with the top quarter luffing and shaking the forestay.
We limped into Samana under reefed mainsail. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TrebuchetMS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
intended to only stay a day or two in Samana but with the repairs
needed and lack of a good weather window (and because we really enjoy
it) we ended up staying for a week! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TrebuchetMS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We met a wonderful young french couple across from our slip. Vincent and Pauline crossed the Atlantic on their 32ft sailboat <i>Criquet</i>. Check out their <a href="http://www.atlantictour.fr/" target="_blank">website</a>, it's really cool and with some great footage.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TrebuchetMS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">During week we were able to take
a day sail across the bay to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Haitises_National_Park">Los
Haitise</a> natural park. This was one if the most beautiful
anchorages we've seen in the Caribbean. Cliffs and outcroppings with
lush rainforest vegetation. Tropical songbirds delight. We dingied
three kilometers deep into huge mangroves and visited immense caves.
Apparently there's a $3 charge but we didn't see a soul the
whole time.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TrebuchetMS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back
in the marina for one night we said goodbye to the staff and other
cruisers we had met. Particularly Dana & Jeff on a 46ft
sailing cat Vida Libre! Dana actually cruises mostly on her own,
getting help crew like Jeff only when doing big passages like from
Key West to Samana. She was actually now planning on staying in Bahia
Marina for six months, which, even with a 46ft cat is cheaper than
living in Montreal!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TrebuchetMS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
off for another passage record setting attempt: Samana to
Provodenciales, Turks & Caicos! 255 nautical miles. About
three days, two nights.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mad Cow Disease? Call the King!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Never seen so many dogs on rooftops</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Moto rickshaw, travel in style</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>First Mates</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Captains</i></td></tr>
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-50126507161830642612014-04-07T14:43:00.000-04:002014-04-17T14:45:03.931-04:00Capital Acquisition
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With the west, south and east coast of Puerto Rico under our belt
visiting the capital San Juan on the north coast completed our
circumnavigation of this unique latin american island. Coming into
San Juan we were struck by the high rises on the coast line,
reminding us of Florida. The harbour entrance near Old San Juan is
lined by old colourful houses and protected by a massive spanish
fort.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The San Juan marina is relatively expensive yet leaves much to be
desired. No one answered the radio, no one to help us dock. This is
one of those marinas with pilings and very small finger docks. With a
strong crosswind we had a lot of trouble docking. It took three
attempts, at one point we were turned perpendicular across three
slips with only about three feet forward, aft, starboard and port (I
was like a surgeon managing the boat in this tight space! I was also
freaking out!) Anyway, one bent stanchion later we were secured.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were pleasantly surprised to see <i>Funny Things</i> a few
slips over.This is the family we enjoyed Shabbat with in Georgetown.
They were now living on the boat in San Juan relatively long term,
kids enrolled in school, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">San Juan is a big city. We didn't have a lot of time to enjoy it
properly; priority number one was properly celebrating Cassandra's
acceptance into the very exclusive <i>Masters in Art Therapy</i> program
with a fancy dinner out. The next day we visited Old San Juan and the
shoreline barrios.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Later, on the way to re-provisioning at a supermarket we
spontaneously treated ourselves to movie theatre!! Wow, been a long
time.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Room with a view</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>John & Dexter banished to the dungeon</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>We really like re-creating that scene from The Lion King</i></td></tr>
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-61543785420024027672014-04-02T16:00:00.000-04:002014-04-07T16:04:40.183-04:00Turning Point<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/18%C2%B018%2728.1%22N+65%C2%B017%2757.9%22W/@18.307811,-65.299427,8z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0" target="_blank">Culebra</a></u></span></span>. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After much existential reflection and debate your humble crew on the
sailing vessel </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Topanga</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> have decided to turn around and begin
heading back home. As you can imagine this decision has not been
taken lightly. When we first set off we had the very ambitious
intention to make it all the way down to Grenada and back home to
Montreal in twelve months time. We knew this plan was likely overly
ambitious and always assumed we would have to turn back before, but
we nonetheless wanted to push ourselves to this stretch goal in the
hopes of making it as far as possible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While we are somewhat disappointed not to have made it further we
are very satisfied with how far we <i>have</i> made it and proud of
all we have accomplished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Excuses are not needed but for the sake of reflection; this is of
course our first time and like any first time adventure is throwing
one's self into the scary unknown. I know it will sound cliche but
I'll tell you; if we had known then what we know now we would have
moved south much faster and likely gotten much further.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We knew we would likely never make it all the way to Grenada but
we wanted to at least make it to the Virgin Islands, and that we did.
Ashore on Spanish virgins islands Vieques and Culebra, within sight
of St-Thomas in the USVI's.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Six countries, different languages, different cultures, different
natural wonders and beauty.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just for the record our southernmost point was N 17°
48.0' and our easternmost point was W 065<b>°</b>
16.343' (note these are not a Lat/Long pair there are two different
times).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Many boats we've met along the way are on a one-way voyage,
bringing the boats down to Grenada and either selling them there or
storing them there to return in the future. I think there is
something to be said for accomplishing the return trip aboard.
Arriving back in the same vessel on which we departed. Full circle if
you will. Besides I don't think I could part or be apart from <i>Topanga</i>
for too long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now we embark on a new chapter in the voyage; the way home. We'll
be visiting some new places skipped on the way down and re-visiting
some favourites. Now <i>downwind</i> sailing <i>with</i> the trades
will be the status quo and while hopefully easier will still require
an adjustment in strategy & tactics. There will continue to be
significant passages to tackle and the weather continues to be our
fickle mistress so we cannot become complacent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Also hopefully less maintenance and repairs (please God!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I would think the tone of the blog may now also evolve somewhat.
Thus far it's been mostly a play-by-play of where we are and moving
from place to place. I hope now to shift focus a little bit to a <i>life
aboard</i> perspective, the things that stay constant regardless of
location. I guess we shall see.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Look at the size of those anchors!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>New house bank batteries... hello 24hr refrigeration! Told you donations were going to good causes.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Metal net trap came up with the anchor</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Smiley girls</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Restaurant parking</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>My first wheels</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Allegedly second best beach in the world</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Why women drivers cause accidents</i></td></tr>
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<br />John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-57040576910462122322014-03-25T10:35:00.000-04:002014-03-30T10:36:33.391-04:00Virgins in Paradise - sans boom
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We officially made it to the Virgin Islands! Nice!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Vieques, just off the southeastern tip of Puerto Rico is a Spanish
Virgin Island. Less developed for touristies than the US or British
virgin ilsands it is replete with pristine beaches, wild horses (sing
U2 here) and that spicy latin vibe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The overnight sail form Salinas took quite long as the wind was
dead on the nose, forcing us to make long tacks back and forth.
<i><a href="http://www.sailblogs.com/member/taiga/" target="_blank">Taiga</a></i>, a big 44ft catamaran with us in Salinas, left many
hours after us yet arrived several hours earlier than us. Team <i>Taiga</i>
America's cup challenge! The silver lining was upon our arrival that
they invited us over for a full spread breakfast!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In first light as we were approaching the anchorage we noticed
that were dragging something. About thirty feet behind us looked to
be some blue & orange markers, probably fishing nets or float
cords. It was very concerning because if the line gets caught in the
propeller it will foul and we'll have <i>big</i> problems. It didn't
seem to be an issue yet, who knows how long we'd been dragging it
through the night without getting caught. We could have stopped (turn
of the engine, lower sails, etc.) in open water and gone swimming
with a tether but this also carries significant risk. Ultimately we
entered and anchored without incident. I immediately went for a swim
to both dive on the anchor and free whatever we were dragging. To our
amazement it was a weather balloon!! The National Weather Service
(NWS) sends up these weather balloons to record atmospheric data,
then they fall back to earth. This one had fallen into the ocean and
snagged itself about a foot up our rudder (behind and below our prop,
phew). Included on the data collection box is an addressed postage
paid envelope to return the balloon to the NWS.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Unfortunately critical boat projects were creeping up and I had to
spend a significant amount of time in paradise with my head in the
bilge or wrestling a generator. Jack on <i><a href="http://www.sailblogs.com/member/taiga/" target="_blank">Taiga</a></i> was a huge help
fixing our generator. It was definitely a two-man job (more likely
three or four!). Worst designed generator ever!Hell we literally had
to hacksaw it apart. We really appreciated the help. To celebrate and
to thank <i><a href="http://www.sailblogs.com/member/taiga/" target="_blank">Taiga</a></i> we treated them to dinner on the <i>malecon</i>.
One of the best dinners of the entire trip we agree; food, drink and
company. Sherri and Jack on <i><a href="http://www.sailblogs.com/member/taiga/" target="_blank">Taiga</a></i> are certainly remarkable
people. Living in the Alaska back country, running dog sled teams,
building & running a lodge, flying light / float planes. Oh the
stories!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Two bays over form our anchorage was a bio-luminescent bay. Our
last night we dinghied over to explore. I was concerned about
dinghying across the ocean in darkness and we did surf down some
waves but ultimately all went well. In the bay there were a few tour
groups going around in kayaks. The bio-luminescence was not obvious
so we would row close to a tour group in the pitch black and overhear
what the guides were saying. Bio-luminescence is quite variable and I
could tell the guides were bullshitting the tourists “Oh yeah, it's
only about 50% luminescent tonight, but look at Orion's belt” A
light was flashed around and one of the kayakers noticed us.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Are they with our group?” she asked to the guide</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“No they're just trying to listen in on the tour”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“You mean <i>anyone</i> can come here?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Yeah, sure. If they make it here & back alive”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This cracked us up! You mean you can actually immerse yourself in
nature's awesomeness without paying? What a concept!</span><br />
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John C. Schulmamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057219519968520350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833060215629296316.post-85119398602769902372014-03-20T22:17:00.000-04:002014-06-15T17:55:11.444-04:00St-Paddy's in Salinas<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I came into my thirty <strike>fifth</strike> sixth year today (March 17th). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Time and tide wait for no
man. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And so it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We celebrated with a dinner in Salinas joined by <i>Little Wing,
Taiga and Reve d'Ocean</i>. After dinner we had everybody back on
board for delicious cake courtesy of Cassy. Icing and baked coconut
sprinkles, yes please! We had a great time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My phone and email were awash with birthday wishes from those near
& dear to me so I know I have not been forgotten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank you for making this birthday so special.</span><br />
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