Sailing with Kids, Our first crossing to the Bahamas 2008
Filmed in 2008, many years ago before iPhones were invented, on a handheld little video camera. Our first trip to the Bahamas and our first crossing over the gulf stream! This is how our...
Blogging aboard Black Diamond!
Sailing logs of Black Diamond, a Jeanneau Sailboat.
Short Clips and Video Summaries
Filmed in 2008, many years ago before iPhones were invented, on a handheld little video camera. Our first trip to the Bahamas and our first crossing over the gulf stream! This is how our...
This video presentation will take you through a typical 7 day itinerary in Croatia, Sailing the Adriatic coast and the islands of Croatia! From Split, Brac, Vis, Hvar, Bisevo, Blue Caves, Milna, Starigrad, Staniva...
If sailing or cruising the Bahamas, Exuma, A must see! Natural conservation preserve in the middle of the Atlantic, nestled among dozens of protected uninhabited islands in the Exuma Bahamas. All scenes in this...
Once the weather mostly subsided, what was left was a lighter breeze and 6 to 10-foot swells. We had difficulty making good seaway towards Newport Rhode Island, as it was upwind and pushing through...
We are posting this in somewhat reverse order. Experts in everything – Hold your criticisms, as we will post what lead up to this situation. But in short, we were delivering Black Diamond from the...
October 1st, 2016, Hurricane Matthew cometh. Which became a CAT 5 hurricane, while were relocating Black Diamond. The boat was in Freeport, Bahamas at the time, and Hurricane Matthew was barreling down right for...
Follow this link to listen to the Sailing Rode’s interview with Ed & Roxane Radonic about their experiences ocean cruising and racing Black Diamond. The interview with Ed & Roxane starts at about 16:30...
Follow this link to listen to the Sailing Rode interview with Ed & Roxane Radonic regarding their experiences sailing a MacGregor trailer sailer. The interview with Ed & Roxane starts at about 30 minutes...
A Surreal Experience. We were a little apprehensive at first. But once in the water, our minds and hearts seem to calm naturally, without any effort. All of a sudden all fears melted away,...
Music Video recorded aboard Black Diamond Yachts just released! MUST SEE – Featuring scenes with Captain Ed, rapping along with the crew of Kemdilo Gold and 10 Digits in their newly released hit song, Party Party...
Christmas at Black Point, Exuma, Bahamas Our second Christmas in the Bahamas, but this one is turning out to be the most memorable. We brought this little Christmas tree down to the boat...
Here is everything you need to know about making Conch Salad, and then how to feed the Sting Ray after wards.. In Elizabeth Harbour, you will find Georgetown at the main land,...
** Video, at the bottom of post ** We were only 380nm to Little San Salvador Island. The winds were predicted to subside a little bit and possibly to almost a dead calm. If this...
The last 3-4 Locks to Waterford, NY on the Erie Canal, about to descend to the Hudson River. This is the largest drop in the shortest distance in the world. Over a 150 feet...
On the August 2012 Civic Holiday long week-end, the PCYC Family Cruisers headed out to the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club. Thirteen boats in attendance with about 16 kids on board called for a fun...
The Port Credit Yacht Club Cruise Committee organizes many club cruises throughout the year. The video below is the family oriented cruise on Canada Day to Fifty Point Conservation Area, Marina and Yacht Club....
Volvo Ocean Racing… In Port Races for 2012 Full One and Half hours each, amazing, around the buoys in 70 foot Volvos.. In Alacante, Spain watch?v=Er98ogArEiw In Cape Town, South Africa watch?v=lbsDzrXnCAA In...
I have just spent the last four days in Port Cobourg at a Transport Canada Centre taking this course. The Canadian MED A2 is your Course for Safety at sea for Passenger-Carrying Vessels. Recommended...
After spending a few months in the Bahamas during the winter of 2008/09. We were delivering our sailboat home to Toronto, we decided to enter an offshore Race from Fort Lauderdale to Charleston and...
Just after Hurricane season Nov. 1st 2008, we left New York City, offshore, for a non-stop trip to Florida. We arrived in Jacksonville, Florida, in 5 days and 3 hours non-stop ocean passage. We...
This is a video & slide show of our trip in 2008 on Black Diamond. We cruised the Erie Canal and down the Hudson river to New York the last week of August. The...
It was a beautiful summer July Wednesday night at the Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga near Toronto, on Lake Ontario. About 25 or so boats came out to what was going to be...
Paul Benninger & I are delivering Black Diamond to Sackets Harbour on the US side near the St. Lawrence 24 hours away. We are leaving her there for winter service. We leave tonight at about...
The Annual Port Credit Yacht Club, PCYC Director’s Race takes place usually in October. This year we had perfect conditions, a beautiful sailing day. Director’s of the club race against the members, I might...
June 3rd, 2011 This is the “Coolest Race on the Lake” and we mean both Cold and Hip type of Cool ! The water is still blistering cold after a long Canadian Winter. Hyperthermia could...
The Port Credit Yacht Club Cruise Committee organizes many club cruises throughout the year. This is the first year for the club cruise committee to organize family centric cruises. Our family the Radonic’s volunteered...
I will be assisting friends with the delivery of their new sailing yacht “Sealight” a 43 foot Beneteau. This is an “X” Charter Yacht from Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The goal...
Here is a really neat video of our half hour dolphin encounter on the Atlantic Ocean. This was during our sail in November 2008 from New York to Florida. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp2-noj_OZE]
A little clip of some rough sailing from New York to Florida offshore the whole way in 5 days 3 hours.