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 […]
Jenny, badass.
I would like it to be known that I’m married to the greatest woman alive. There’s a saying that’s been attributed to John Wayne, I think: ‘True courage is being scared as hell, and then saddling up anyway.’ I don’t think that Jenny was ever ‘scared as hell’, but the potential for the Atlantic crossing […]
Transat Part V – Crossing to Ireland
“What? Piss off!” This was one of the first interactions that we enjoyed in Ireland. Some context is in order. A passerby on the dock stopped to check out the boat and have a chat. When he asked us how long it took us to get across the Atlantic, this was his response to our […]
Transat Part IV – Mac Gyver
So, we left St John’s late in the evening. When we started up the engine, it gave the slightest little hiccup, and then carried on as normal. I ran the revs up an down, waited a while, and wrote it off as our first really cold start in a while. Wrong… We motored for the […]
The Atlantic, crossed.
Hi everybody, we’ll have some more detail after we’ve rested a bit. Rocket Science has crossed the N. Atlantic, boat and crew has arrived in good shape, and the passage time was excellent. Under 9 days to get across. Nice. More later. TJ