A break from sailing… Road trip!
We hung around La Coruna for a few days, finding it a really fantastic small city. It’s got a nice waterfront, a great mix of old and new, good walking, friendly people, and a cool, agreeable climate. The only downside is that the marina there is subject to a lot of swell, so we had […]
To the Rias!
After a few rainy days in Plymouth, we stocked up on a few provisions and started making our way down toward the Spanish coast. We’d reserved a slip in La Coruna for a month, despite planning to keep RS there for only a couple of weeks. It turned out to be cheaper that way. Anyway, […]
Plymouth – A love story
Jenny’s story: England was never on my bucket list. I did the obligatory weekend trip to London once half a lifetime ago. It was a bus trip from Germany, and not a whole lot of fun. When TJ and I decided to spend the winter in England is seemed more of a necessity as a […]
Panama, 1990
The old man and I left Ft. Lauderdale on ‘Ahora’ in 1989. This was the cruise in lieu of college. We had the good fortune to be anchored off the Panama Canal Yacht Club just a few short weeks after the US went in and overthrew Noriega. At 17, this was endlessly fascinating to me. […]
The crew from hell
The year was 2003. I had Star Path based in Puerto Vallarta. Through a bit of an accident of scheduling, I had the entire non-hurricane season off. What a treat! This is rare. Almost all of my career, I was in Alaska in January and February, so I was determined to do something a little […]
2017, or, the year we won the battle with ourselves and learned to love bureaucracy
Ok, it’s not really as bad as Orwell’s vision, but we have had an absolutely mind-bending time trying to jump through all of the hoops that are in place over here in this part of the world. It’s complicated-I hope everyone’s able to keep up. Here goes… Jenny and I were sitting in Falmouth, discussing […]
Spring cruise Part 1- Lymington to Falmouth
I flew into Heathrow on the 13th of March, then rented a car and hopped on the cross channel ferry to go and fetch Jenny and the mutt. We were all overjoyed to be back together again, everyone immediately fell right back into their customary roles, domestic bliss restored. Rocket Science enjoyed a bit of […]
Haul Back Moment
Here’s a shot from our deck a couple of nights ago. We’re just starting to haul the net here. The weather wasn’t too awfully bad (by Bering sea in winter standards), but a couple of big ones showed up and we happened to be in the right place for them. Fortunately, everyone can feel these […]
Pro-trawling propaganda
TJ got featured in a piece in Alaska Dispatch News. It’s a glimpse into what’s going on out there in the wild. Harvesting flatfish in the Last Frontier SPONSORED: Meet the fleet that powers Southwest Alaska Author: Presented by Groundfish Forum Published January 26 Docked in Seattle a few days after Thanksgiving, the F/T Constellation […]
Ireland and England
Ireland was just a 2 stop affair for us this time around, but we are planning to go back again at some point for a closer look. We were pretty keen to get to England and go fetch Baxter from his luxury retreat with Jenny’s mom. Dingle was a great place for a visit. We […]