by Dana | Apr 7, 2021 | cruiser destinations, navigating, ragged islands bahamas
I took this 7-second video of our passage to the Raggeds when things were still comparatively mellow. Then I stowed my camera below and braced myself.You’ve probably heard the adage: Why do we keep beating our head against the wall? Because it feels so good when... by Dana | Aug 22, 2020 | cruising British Columbia, Marvin Creamer, navigating
Ken and Pierre piloting their piroa by feel in British Columbia, Canada, fall 2019.I do not know how to use the technology and have no intention of learning.—Marvin Creamer, circumnavigated the world without any navigational instruments, died at 104, August 2020When... by GWTAdmin | Jul 2, 2016 | Astrolabe Reef Fiji, Fiji culture, Kadavu Fiji, kayaking, Naisogonkino Kadavu Fiji, navigating
Lotsa reefs! Location accentuated through Maui Jimsunglasses (a sponsor) – amber lenses for hazier light.Good thing — warning post locations were incorrect in our navigation charts. . Kadavu isles, Astrolabe Reef, Fiji.Most cruisers visiting Fiji skip... by GWTAdmin | Jan 8, 2016 | cruising safety, navigating, Navionics chart plotting error, passagemaking, Tonga Vava'u
This “reality check” is what prompted myNov. 6, 2015 blog post.Yikes! Navigation Surprise…In Tonga’s Vava’u group we were startled when what showed simply as a “shallow spot” on our navigation chart plotter was in fact... by GWTAdmin | Jun 8, 2014 | cruising destinations, explorer charts, flamingo cay jumentos bahamas, JAX Naval base Mulberry Cove Marina, navigating, passage making
Navionics iPhone $16.99 applicationimage of Bahamas Flamingo Cay, Jumentos. For a mere $16.99 on my iPhone, or, if I had one, an iPad, Navionic’s app rocks… mostly. Even in the Bahamas remote Jumento island of Flamingo Cay, I can view a pretty... by GWTAdmin | Apr 12, 2014 | bahamas, bahamas local, Bahamas wildlife, cruising activities, cruising destinations, fishing, guidebooks, navigating, rum cay, shark feeding, sumner point marina
The tilt is NOT a camera trick. Rum Cay’sSumner Pt. Marina dock, tilts, undulates andis rotting away.”Embark on a journey where adventure is the norm rather than a once-in-a-lifetime experience…. Immerse yourself… in… a full service...