Sailing Journal Archives
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- April 2012 (1)
- 29: Syzygy is for SALE (0)
- June 2011 (2)
- 04: Reflections on a Year (2)
- 03: Dolphins! (1)
- May 2011 (6)
- 28: Maintenance Updating (1)
- 14: 5 days, 7 dives (2)
- 13: What to do while sailing along at 2.5 knots (0)
- 06: Lady Musgrave (1)
- 05: Justin brings the 2-step to Australia (0)
- 05: The Nanny State (1)
- April 2011 (11)
- 30: position update (0)
- 19: ex-HMAS Brisbane (2)
- 18: Lessons in Captainhood (1)
- 18: Justin has been Promoted (1)
- 18: Temporarily Indefinitely (1)
- 14: position update (0)
- 12: position update (0)
- 11: position update (0)
- 10: position update (0)
- 09: update on Jon & Justin (0)
- 01: Agh, that’s disgusting (4)
- March 2011 (1)
- 30: THIS is Justin (5)
- January 2011 (1)
- 12: Surviving a Flood (9)
- November 2010 (3)
- 25: Boys will be Boys (7)
- 14: Completion of a Journey, Passing of Command (8)
- 02: Last passage (7)
- October 2010 (13)
- 23: Mt. Yasur (1)
- 23: Mt. Yasur pictures (1)
- 23: Vanuatu Kava (0)
- 12: musings on Time (9)
- 11: Drink Link Updated (1)
- 10: Kava (1)
- 10: Diving in Fiji (0)
- 10: Octopus Resort Pictures (1)
- 10: Jon. From the Yacht. (2)
- 07: How Embarrassing (0)
- 06: Waterproof Camera, May You Rest in Peace (2)
- 06: Determined snorkeling (0)
- 06: Tonga can be fun too! (0)
- September 2010 (4)
- 16: Engine Repair Part 2 (7)
- 16: Tonga. The Cafes Are Nice. (0)
- 16: Engine Repair Part 1 (1)
- 16: Shark Bait (0)
- August 2010 (13)
- 29: Scuba Diving at Beveridge Reef (0)
- 29: Sleeping on passage (2)
- 29: New floors (2)
- 29: Tattoo (2)
- 29: Misadventures with the dinghy: Part 4 (0)
- 29: Misadventures with Slurpy Part 3 (0)
- 29: Dolphins in Rangiroa (0)
- 10: Misadventures with Slurpy: part 2 (0)
- 10: Misadventures with Slurpy Part 1 (0)
- 08: Huahine (5)
- 07: Moorea (1)
- 05: Tahiti (0)
- 05: Solar Eclipse on Rangiroa (syzygy on Syzygy) (0)
- July 2010 (6)
- 14: Life in 15 minute intervals (8)
- 12: Food and Fish (5)
- 12: Toau North (0)
- 12: Meeting Ken. Pronounced …. I still don’t know (0)
- 10: 1st Day (3)
- 10: Getting to Fakarava (0)
- June 2010 (11)
- 17: Paradise . . . (8)
- 17: Deserted Island Paradise (3)
- 16: Rolling Again (3)
- 16: Fatu Hiva, Stormy (0)
- 16: On the Effects of Toughness, Derision, and Arrogance of Nonos (0)
- 15: Bloody Goat Leg (1)
- 15: Hanamenu Bay, Hiva Oa (0)
- 15: Tattoo Time (3)
- 15: update (1)
- 14: Tahitian Kindness (2)
- 14: Finding my Way (2)
- May 2010 (3)
- 20: The Land of Plenty & Strange (8)
- 08: 25 days at sea (21)
- 02: Another position update (3)
- April 2010 (9)
- 24: Syzygy position update from another boat (4)
- 13: On the Cusp (12)
- 12: Syzygy bound for syzygy: Total solar eclipse July 11, 2010 (2)
- 09: Provisioning: shout out to Karl P. and Philip R. (4)
- 08: Birthday stop in Chamela (0)
- 08: Mexican wanderings (0)
- 07: The Night Watch (6)
- 05: Happy Birthday Matt and Karen!! (3)
- 03: Joining the boat for a spell (2)
- March 2010 (6)
- 24: Life in La Cruz (4)
- 15: Our view (8)
- 15: First Storm (5)
- 15: Anchored in La Cruz, Banderas Bay (4)
- 04: Ahora estamos en Mexico (3)
- 04: drinks and a toast from Jon (0)
- February 2010 (21)
- 28: SPOT tracking (3)
- 26: San Diego (5)
- 23: Goodbye & thanks to Pete & Ray (15)
- 20: Anchoring lessons in the channel islands (3)
- 20: AIS–worth every penny (0)
- 20: Where’s the happiness? (4)
- 13: First Leg (10)
- 12: Video Journal from 2/12/10 (0)
- 12: Rounding Pt Conception (0)
- 11: Syzygy’s departure makes the TV news!! (5)
- 11: Video Journal from 2/11/10 (second) (1)
- 11: Screen shots of 1st Day’s Progress (4)
- 11: Video Journal from 2/11/10 (1)
- 10: Video Journal from 2/10/10 (1)
- 10: Leaving the Bay (0)
- 10: Under the gate (0)
- 10: Track our departure in real-time! (12)
- 09: Goddamn shit ass piece of shit boat (15)
- 08: Nearly ready (3)
- 07: Feeling the love (7)
- 06: Sail update: Finished (back in December) (0)
- January 2010 (4)
- 28: Final Preparations (7)
- 18: A view that makes you lose your dinner (2)
- 16: Dinner With a View (1)
- 12: unromantic update (2)
- December 2009 (2)
- November 2009 (4)
- 26: Drastic Measures (4)
- 13: Night Activity (4)
- 09: “Where are you going?” (3)
- 01: Moving Forward (1)
- October 2009 (1)
- 22: The Things that Change (4)
- September 2009 (1)
- 19: On to a New Adventure (6)
- August 2009 (3)
- 31: Getting knocked-up and knocked-down (4)
- 05: Mast Steps (3)
- 04: Bring on another thousand (1)
- July 2009 (5)
- 30: A Little Faith… (2)
- 22: Two years on a boat (0)
- 17: A glorious holiday (1)
- 10: Getting Over the Hump (0)
- 02: Take it from a sailor: It’s All Lumber; Throw it Overboard! (1)
- June 2009 (6)
- 29: Sewing. Exciting! (0)
- 26: For janky pieces of shit, Syzygy is #1! (1)
- 22: The solstice. (1)
- 18: Gaining Perspective (0)
- 16: Refrigeration (4)
- 13: Free Advice (1)
- May 2009 (6)
- 27: working with your hands (0)
- 22: Seeking volunteers for… (1)
- 17: quick update (0)
- 12: Learning to Weld (5)
- 10: Happy Mother’s Day (0)
- 03: Me and my boat (0)
- April 2009 (7)
- 27: Fortuitous Encounters (3)
- 18: Sailboat not Required (3)
- 12: April Fools (3)
- 11: Sailing + Kite + Video Camera (4)
- 09: Stellar Monday Sail (0)
- 01: Another tool bites the dust (1)
- 01: a frustrating work day (5)
- March 2009 (5)
- February 2009 (9)
- 24: Motivations (0)
- 22: Energy Accountability–The Currency (1)
- 20: Energy Accountability–Preface (0)
- 20: Commitment (1)
- 18: Can overboard! (0)
- 15: Of black sludge and liquid gold (2)
- 11: my that’s a big hole in your boat (part III) (1)
- 11: my that’s a big hole in your boat (part II) (1)
- 11: my that’s a big hole in your boat (part I) (1)
- January 2009 (6)
- 26: Summertime Flashback: “Jon, you’re scaring the guests” (2)
- 19: Zero wind, plenty of fun (0)
- 13: I gotta do something to keep me busy (1)
- 04: The deep-down urge to tinker (1)
- 04: Day 6 of 30 (0)
- 01: The comforts of home (a welder) (2)
- December 2008 (7)
- 26: On jankiness (0)
- 25: Regarding the excitability of Boat People (0)
- 22: Home for Christmas (or: diesel vs gas) (4)
- 15: A can — no, a barrel — of worms (0)
- 06: How many people does it take to unscrew 62 bolts? (1)
- 02: The view from the masthead (2)
- 02: Post-turkey sail (0)
- November 2008 (4)
- 19: On committment (2)
- 12: Free advice (1)
- 06: a devastating reminder (2)
- 03: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back (0)
- October 2008 (1)
- 27: Where did the time go? (1)
- September 2008 (1)
- 18: Anyone seen my sea legs? (0)
- August 2008 (2)
- 15: drilling into the unknown (3)
- 11: Sailing with friends . . . (0)
- July 2008 (6)
- 18: Three sails: three broken items (0)
- 17: How to describe the first time I went sailing on my boat (5)
- 16: Not my best moments… Stoopid things I’ve done recently. (1)
- 15: IFAQ (infrequently asked questions) for the new boat owner (1)
- 15: Why is there a waterfall in our cabinet???(!!) (0)
- 09: Labor. Manual labor. Lots of manual labor. (2)
- June 2008 (1)
- May 2008 (9)
- 27: Pride and Slapdowns (0)
- 24: Jonny and Matt have all the fun, and what I’ve been doing (0)
- 19: I’m broke, but happy (1)
- 16: Tingling with giddiness (0)
- 12: My first week on the boat (0)
- 11: Two days of work (0)
- 09: Boat has arrived (2)
- 05: Jon, at the helm and on the trapeze (0)
- 05: Jon’s latest contributions (1)
- April 2008 (4)
- 23: I Cannot Be More Prepared (1)
- 23: Mexican shipping blues (1)
- 21: Cutting the rigging, and hoping we cut it correctly (0)
- 19: Victory in San Carlos, Mexico (0)
- March 2008 (1)
- February 2008 (1)
- 12: The sailboat roller coaster (1)
- January 2008 (5)
- 27: A hail to high school mathematics (1)
- 13: Feliz Ano Nuevo y Feliz Compleanos (1)
- 10: a challenge already (0)
- 04: Hi Jon, I’d like to introduce you to acetone. (1)
- 04: “How we’ve spent two weeks working non-stop but accomplished seemingly nothing,” or “What is the diameter of that goddamn pin?” (0)
- December 2007 (8)
- 29: Good vs. Better (1)
- 27: Getting our hands dirty (0)
- 12: the search for a yellow waterbottle (1)
- 12: post sea trial (0)
- 12: From the Masthead (0)
- 10: Bought and Paid For (2)
- 07: Into the water she goes! (1)
- 05: the adventure is ON! (0)
- November 2007 (4)
- 08: the Backstory (0)
- 07: thar she is (1)
- 02: The Goal (0)
- 01: The Owners (2)
