October 24- Newport, Oregon
Sorry for not updating the blog. I’m bad about that sometimes!! This blog is kind of long.... After returning from Newport, RI at the end of September, we shoved off from Neah Bay, WA and rounded Cape...
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Here's an article that I wroote for Sailing Anarchy (www.SailingAnarchy.com) about our recent wounded veteran's clinic in San Francisco, October 3-6. I remember the first time that I went sailing. It...
View ArticleNov 11- France- Vendee Globe start
Video I took from the team RIB of "Acciona", as we escorted Spanish skipper Javier "Bubi" Sanso to the Vendee Gloibe start. More than 300,000 passionate sailing fans braved the weather to cheer on all...
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November 25- Brookings, OR
Sirena Gorda safely in port in Brookings, OR. Just 2 days before a massive storm rolls in.... It’s been a while since i’ve really written about cruising Sirena Gorda, so here goes! ....So my nearly...
View ArticleDec 11- First Vendee promo
This is something i've been planning for 3 years and working on for 3 months, but i'm only now beginning to really go public with. I am going to try to put together a campaign and sail in the 2016...
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December 13- Nawiliwili, Kauai
In Kauai to sell 101 :( Back in Kauai for the first time in 4 months.... A bit bittersweet, but my situation has changed and unfortunately my beloved Moore 24 "US 101" must go. Mooring and insuring it...
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December 17- Hawaii Yacht Club- Honolulu
US 101 FOR SALE, lying Honolulu 101 rocked up into paradise again at Hawaii Yacht Club. Now to strip her and sell her. Good-bye old friend. Well, I didn't really have a weather window to cross the...
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January 28- Alameda, CA
Well, after a 10-day delivery turned into a few months of cruising the Washington, Oregon and California coasts, my Cal 2-27 "Sirena Gorda" has finally made it home to San Francisco Bay. The last two...
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December 23- Sydney, Australia
I’ve been in Australia for close to two weeks now, and what can I say... I love the place! I’ve been intrigued by Australia (and New Zealand) for years and have often thought that I would like to live...
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January 15- Back from/ headed to Australia
A beautiful final sunrise in a Sydney- Hobart that very much lived up to all the hype. Back in San Diego after an incredible five weeks in Australia. Sydney- Hobart was a great experience, I...
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February- MONGO re-fit
In between, and also to facilitate, boat work MONGO has been charging all over San Diego. Little boat is ready to rock. 'Straiya here we come. When Sirena Gorda arrived in San Diego in October, she...
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March 3- Departing for Hawaii soon
MONGO tracker going live March 6. Click here for link. (This is the only way that I can update while at sea.) Adding the final touches to MONGO before her first blue-water voyage. MONGO's almost ready,...
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April 28- Hilo, Hawai'i
After 20 days at sea, MONGO anchored in Hilo's Radio Bay. Absolutely awesome first passage of this journey and fully stoked on where we made landfall. Full 360-degree protection, ultra flat water...
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April 4- Dismasted in Maui :(
I just wrote a full write up of my recent dismasting for Sailing Anarchy. You can read it by clicking here. MONGO back in Kahului, Maui after dismasting. Thanks to the US Coast Guard for towing us...
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April 7- Lahaina, Maui
This view from this morning is indicative of how I think of Hawaii. A beautiful, magical place where anything is possible. Weeks like this last one are the reason why. Aloha.“Aloha”. Those five...
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April 17 - Lahaina - new mast prep
Field to shop and back to field, new rig of MONGO has been strutting her stuff all over Lahaina. Maui re-rig in full swing. This un-planned Maui re-rig is turning into an absolute highlight on the...
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May 7- Lahaina - Guerilla rerig pt 2
Just look at that shiny, tapered masthead... New rig of MONGO should go up in about a week and be a significant upgrade over what was standing orginally. With a very solid spar to start with, thorough...
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May 26 - Lahaina - Stepping rig tomorrow AM
. After a lengthy delay in obtaining the mast track that my mainsail will go up and down on, new rig of MONGO is finally ready to step. Paint job is done, hardware is bolted on, halyards are run,...
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May 27 - Resurrection of MONGO
Just under two months after dismasting off of a lee shore on the island of Maui, MONGO is back in the game. Rig stepped this morning. Full update to come soon.
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June 3 - Honolulu
MONGO is a cruising yacht again... 3 days after stepping the new rig, MONGO sailed out of Lahaina Harbor, spent the weekend sailing and then rocked up to Hawaii Yacht Club in the Ala Wai Harbor in...
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