Syzygy Sailing

Syzygy, a Valiant 40, is for sale in Brisbane, Queensland

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  •  2012 (1)
    •  April 2012 (1)
    • • Syzygy is for SALE
  •  2011 (21)
    •  June 2011 (2)
    • • Reflections on a Year
      • Dolphins!
    •  May 2011 (6)
    • • Maintenance Updating
      • 5 days, 7 dives
      • What to do while sailing along at 2.5 knots
      • Lady Musgrave
      • Justin brings the 2-step to Australia
      • The Nanny State
    •  April 2011 (11)
    • • position update
      • ex-HMAS Brisbane
      • Lessons in Captainhood
      • Justin has been Promoted
      • Temporarily Indefinitely
      • position update
      • position update
      • position update
      • position update
      • update on Jon & Justin
      • Agh, that's disgusting
    •  March 2011 (1)
    • • THIS is Justin
    •  January 2011 (1)
    • • Surviving a Flood
  •  2010 (93)
    •  November 2010 (3)
    • • Boys will be Boys
      • Completion of a Journey, Passing of Command
      • Last passage
    •  October 2010 (13)
    • • Mt. Yasur
      • Mt. Yasur pictures
      • Vanuatu Kava
      • musings on Time
      • Drink Link Updated
      • Kava
      • Diving in Fiji
      • Octopus Resort Pictures
      • Jon. From the Yacht.
      • How Embarrassing
      • Waterproof Camera, May You Rest in Peace
      • Determined snorkeling
      • Tonga can be fun too!
    •  September 2010 (4)
    • • Engine Repair Part 2
      • Tonga. The Cafes Are Nice.
      • Engine Repair Part 1
      • Shark Bait
    •  August 2010 (13)
    • • Scuba Diving at Beveridge Reef
      • Sleeping on passage
      • New floors
      • Tattoo
      • Misadventures with the dinghy: Part 4
      • Misadventures with Slurpy Part 3
      • Dolphins in Rangiroa
      • Misadventures with Slurpy: part 2
      • Misadventures with Slurpy Part 1
      • Huahine
      • Moorea
      • Tahiti
      • Solar Eclipse on Rangiroa (syzygy on Syzygy)
    •  July 2010 (6)
    • • Life in 15 minute intervals
      • Food and Fish
      • Toau North
      • Meeting Ken. Pronounced .... I still don't know
      • 1st Day
      • Getting to Fakarava
    •  June 2010 (11)
    • • Paradise . . .
      • Deserted Island Paradise
      • Rolling Again
      • Fatu Hiva, Stormy
      • On the Effects of Toughness, Derision, and Arrogance of Nonos
      • Bloody Goat Leg
      • Hanamenu Bay, Hiva Oa
      • Tattoo Time
      • update
      • Tahitian Kindness
      • Finding my Way
    •  May 2010 (3)
    • • The Land of Plenty & Strange
      • 25 days at sea
      • Another position update
    •  April 2010 (9)
    • • Syzygy position update from another boat
      • On the Cusp
      • Syzygy bound for syzygy: Total solar eclipse July 11, 2010
      • Provisioning: shout out to Karl P. and Philip R.
      • Birthday stop in Chamela
      • Mexican wanderings
      • The Night Watch
      • Happy Birthday Matt and Karen!!
      • Joining the boat for a spell
    •  March 2010 (6)
    • • Life in La Cruz
      • Our view
      • First Storm
      • Anchored in La Cruz, Banderas Bay
      • Ahora estamos en Mexico
      • drinks and a toast from Jon
    •  February 2010 (21)
    • • SPOT tracking
      • San Diego
      • Goodbye & thanks to Pete & Ray
      • Anchoring lessons in the channel islands
      • AIS--worth every penny
      • Where's the happiness?
      • First Leg
      • Video Journal from 2/12/10
      • Rounding Pt Conception
      • Syzygy's departure makes the TV news!!
      • Video Journal from 2/11/10 (second)
      • Screen shots of 1st Day's Progress
      • Video Journal from 2/11/10
      • Video Journal from 2/10/10
      • Leaving the Bay
      • Under the gate
      • Track our departure in real-time!
      • Goddamn shit ass piece of shit boat
      • Nearly ready
      • Feeling the love
      • Sail update: Finished (back in December)
    •  January 2010 (4)
    • • Final Preparations
      • A view that makes you lose your dinner
      • Dinner With a View
      • unromantic update
  •  2009 (55)
    •  December 2009 (2)
    • • Back to the beginning
      • The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley
    •  November 2009 (4)
    • • Drastic Measures
      • Night Activity
      • "Where are you going?"
      • Moving Forward
    •  October 2009 (1)
    • • The Things that Change
    •  September 2009 (1)
    • • On to a New Adventure
    •  August 2009 (3)
    • • Getting knocked-up and knocked-down
      • Mast Steps
      • Bring on another thousand
    •  July 2009 (5)
    • • A Little Faith...
      • Two years on a boat
      • A glorious holiday
      • Getting Over the Hump
      • Take it from a sailor: It's All Lumber; Throw it Overboard!
    •  June 2009 (6)
    • • Sewing. Exciting!
      • For janky pieces of shit, Syzygy is #1!
      • The solstice.
      • Gaining Perspective
      • Refrigeration
      • Free Advice
    •  May 2009 (6)
    • • working with your hands
      • Seeking volunteers for...
      • quick update
      • Learning to Weld
      • Happy Mother's Day
      • Me and my boat
    •  April 2009 (7)
    • • Fortuitous Encounters
      • Sailboat not Required
      • April Fools
      • Sailing + Kite + Video Camera
      • Stellar Monday Sail
      • Another tool bites the dust
      • a frustrating work day
    •  March 2009 (5)
    • • A younger brother
      • RIP, cactus. We'll miss you.
      • I'd like to thank my mom, my sister, my cousin, my cousin's neighbor, my brother-in-law's mechanic, my editor, my dog-walker's friend's doctor...
      • WANTED: SEAWORTHY BOAT CAT
      • Energy Accountability: Sources
    •  February 2009 (9)
    • • Motivations
      • Energy Accountability--The Currency
      • Energy Accountability--Preface
      • Commitment
      • Can overboard!
      • Of black sludge and liquid gold
      • my that's a big hole in your boat (part III)
      • my that's a big hole in your boat (part II)
      • my that's a big hole in your boat (part I)
    •  January 2009 (6)
    • • Summertime Flashback: "Jon, you're scaring the guests"
      • Zero wind, plenty of fun
      • I gotta do something to keep me busy
      • The deep-down urge to tinker
      • Day 6 of 30
      • The comforts of home (a welder)
  •  2008 (42)
    •  December 2008 (7)
    • • On jankiness
      • Regarding the excitability of Boat People
      • Home for Christmas (or: diesel vs gas)
      • A can -- no, a barrel -- of worms
      • How many people does it take to unscrew 62 bolts?
      • The view from the masthead
      • Post-turkey sail
    •  November 2008 (4)
    • • On committment
      • Free advice
      • a devastating reminder
      • Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
    •  October 2008 (1)
    • • Where did the time go?
    •  September 2008 (1)
    • • Anyone seen my sea legs?
    •  August 2008 (2)
    • • drilling into the unknown
      • Sailing with friends . . .
    •  July 2008 (6)
    • • Three sails: three broken items
      • How to describe the first time I went sailing on my boat
      • Not my best moments... Stoopid things I've done recently.
      • IFAQ (infrequently asked questions) for the new boat owner
      • Why is there a waterfall in our cabinet???(!!)
      • Labor. Manual labor. Lots of manual labor.
    •  June 2008 (1)
    • • To start press any key. Where's the any key?
    •  May 2008 (9)
    • • Pride and Slapdowns
      • Jonny and Matt have all the fun, and what I've been doing
      • I'm broke, but happy
      • Tingling with giddiness
      • My first week on the boat
      • Two days of work
      • Boat has arrived
      • Jon, at the helm and on the trapeze
      • Jon's latest contributions
    •  April 2008 (4)
    • • I Cannot Be More Prepared
      • Mexican shipping blues
      • Cutting the rigging, and hoping we cut it correctly
      • Victory in San Carlos, Mexico
    •  March 2008 (1)
    • • Honey, does this color make me look fat?
    •  February 2008 (1)
    • • The sailboat roller coaster
    •  January 2008 (5)
    • • A hail to high school mathematics
      • Feliz Ano Nuevo y Feliz Compleanos
      • a challenge already
      • Hi Jon, I'd like to introduce you to acetone.
      • "How we've spent two weeks working non-stop but accomplished seemingly nothing," or "What is the diameter of that goddamn pin?"
  •  2007 (12)
    •  December 2007 (8)
    • • Good vs. Better
      • Getting our hands dirty
      • the search for a yellow waterbottle
      • post sea trial
      • From the Masthead
      • Bought and Paid For
      • Into the water she goes!
      • the adventure is ON!
    •  November 2007 (4)
    • • the Backstory
      • thar she is
      • The Goal
      • The Owners
• Karen’s Blog: “Weatherhelmed”
  
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