Distant Horizon was sailing north-northeast. The weather service told me the winds would change once the storm had moved off. I did not wait for that change! I knew I was far enough south that I had to start moving north. Besides… Now the wind would be on the beam. That is, it would come […]
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It was the morning of April 18th. Distant Horizon made less than 100nm noon-to-noon the last two days. I was tired of the light winds and rolling seas. The winds were finally picking up again. I noticed the change during the night. The stars quickly disappeared. Then, without warning, there was a torrential downpour. It
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Around 1100, Distant Horizon and I were departing Bermuda. Sails were up, but with not enough wind, the engine was doing the bulk of the work. With the forecast, I was prepared to motor most of the day. Something I do not normally do. However, I was pleasantly surprised. At 1230, I was able to
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I had spent the winter in Bermuda. That was not part of the plan. It just happened, I first went to Bermuda for repairs and a little rest. At the end of December, I departed Bermuda. I was headed for the Caribbean. However, on my second day, I had traveled a little over 110 miles,
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As mentioned in the previous post, The #1 bus takes the road along the south shore. That description was a bit oversimplified. There is a bus, the #6 that goes to St. David’s Island as well. I have not been to St. David’s Island yet. This post describes my recent week-long visit to Castle Harbor,
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There are four buses that go from St. George to Hamilton on the other side of the island. The #1 goes along the south shore. The #3 takes the Middle Rd. The #10 and #11 go along the north shore. I chose to take the #10 to a village called Flats. This is where the
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There is no escaping it! I had to go home, go through the mail and sort out all the tax information. Thankfully, my brother-in-law, Bob, has been checking on the house and putting the mail on the kitchen table. So, it only took a few hours to find all the paperwork. The Mustang is licensed
It was Friday, January 13th, 2023. Yes, Friday the 13th. I’m not superstitious. Why should I be? I am not a Knight Templar! When I returned to Bermuda a couple of weeks ago, I sailed through The Town Cut into Convict Bay. With a broken propellor shaft, the anchor was set under sail alone. I
The boat was rolling from the 6-8 foot waves. I had just completed locking the propeller shaft so it could not slide back and jam the rudder again. Fighting off seasickness, I was able to put the locker back together. Its contents stowed neatly. In less than 10 minutes, the wind was over 30 kts!
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I had a good weather window and enough time to quickly prepare for my departure from Bermuda. Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 was the day. I planned to depart around noon. On Tuesday, I brought Distant Horizon to the quay. There, my top priority was to fill the water tanks. Then, I would do last-minute provisioning.
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