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kinuski

kinuski posted Stora Svartö | 3 days ago

Finland, June 2008 Clickable. ©kinuski

windjammer

windjammer posted Doing the Virgins | 4 days ago

Sunny Caribbee: 5-7 Jul 08 Bruce’s (our dingly – sorry Bruce – it’s such an Ocker name) outboard was playing up, so we had to order a new black box. “I’ll check out back,” the man said. Then later, “I'll have to order one in”. We decided to wait away from the swelter of A Dock and...

windjammer

windjammer posted Even More Testing Times | 4 days ago

Second Test Sail: 29-30 Jun 08 Now brave from our first endeavours, we decided to stay out overnight somewhere. For safe keeping, Hollywood brought along a culture guide, surfer Dan. Who knew what dangers might befall us? We set the main (a nice little in-mast furler) and the headsail (roller...

windjammer

windjammer posted Testing Times | 4 days ago

First Test Sail: 28 Jun 08 We quietly slid out of dock and motored off into Sir Francis Drake Passage. Modern adventurers are we (yo ho ho) but we did leave our cutlasses and blunderbusses at home…. The Virgin Islands were named by Columbus in 1493 in honour of St Ursula and the 11.000 virgins who...