Before kids, we took a break from our advertising jobs to spend a year sailing the U.S. Gulf Coast, throughout the Bahamas to the remote Jumentos Islands, then up the Eastern Seaboard to Annapolis, MD. Our home was a modest Aloha 34, named Kaleo (ka-lay-o). This time was meaningful, having built lifelong relationships and seeing part of the world in such a unique way.
Today the first parts of our data network arrived, two Furuno FI-50 displays. These will be the primary displays for critical information in the cockpit. The one on the left is a three-line digital display that will show water depth, speed, water temp & various other bits of navigation data. […]
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I got the garage cleaned out from the move and am building a workbench. That way I can “work” on Kaleo while in Dallas. First projects slated to hit the bench: rebuilding the watermaker and building companionway doors from teak.
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Our good friend, Maurice, joined us today for a great sail and to help Matt with some boat maintenance. We started the day by hoisting our captain up the mast to diagnose navigation light issues, went out for an afternoon sail (Maurice even took the wheel for the majority the […]
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Straight from Sweden. Our friend Jenny, who works for Sony Ericsson, sent us a sweet backpack & shirt from her adventures in Marstrand (a port of call in The Volvo Ocean Race). The shirt is that great wicking material & it just looks racy. I’m going to want to put […]
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The first sign of a tropical depression in the Atlantic popped up on my RSS reader from the National Hurricane Center! I am praying for a mild hurricane season. I just can’t stand the thought of Kaleo sitting out a storm while we are stuck in Dallas.
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I inflated the dinghy in the garage this afternoon to see what this little boat is all about. The dinghy is the like the car is to a house. It is our means of getting to shore from the boat when we are at anchor. Kaleo has a draft (in […]
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We took on a new challenge this weekend and decided to anchor out to watch the fireworks for the Fourth. We spent Friday testing the windlass, which needs some work, & doing general boat work. Afterward, I modified the Revere copper clad bottom pots we ordered from eBay and as […]
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We had an inventory weekend & cleaned out part of the boat. Christie spent time diligently writing thank-you notes for our wedding guests while I tackled the lazarettes. I found all sorts of interesting stuff and the picture below shows it piled up on the deck. The next step is […]
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Today we mounted the “Welcome Aboard” mat that Christie’s parents gave us for our finger pier, hung out, gave Kaleo a good bath, cooked, and explored what was aboard.
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