Blogging aboard Black Diamond!
Sailing logs of Black Diamond, a Jeanneau Sailboat.
Bahamian Lobster Habitats or Lobster condos! This is legal harvesting in the Bahamas. It is very sustainable. Crawfish (Caribbean Lobster) was almost extinct in the Bahamas. They need rocky or coral shelter for protection...
Many different ways to explore the Bahamas! I have been exploring the Bahamas for almost a decade aboard Black Diamond a 39 foot Jeanneau. My first attraction to the Bahamas was its close proximity...
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...
Black Diamond was our cruise boat from new. We loved the boat, and much of this blog is when we cruised The Great Lakes, US East Coast, Florida and The Bahamas for 8 years...
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...
Sharks Attacks in the Bahamas The Bahamas have many species of sharks that can be found in different regions and islands of the Bahamas. Next to Florida and South Africa, it is the second...
Baking aBoard Black Diamond! Yes it is possible to bake aboard your boat, and it is easier than you think. My wife Roxane has baked all sorts of goodies for us; Birthday Cakes, Cup...
Cruising many of the islands in the southern latitudes, especially in the Bahamas, will require careful attention, knowledge and skills when navigating in and out of the cuts between the inside and the ocean...
Watch this amazing video! This was shot unplanned and impromptu! We were anchored just 60 feet from the beach at Chat ‘n Chill, Stocking Island, in the Exumas of the Bahamas. My wife told...
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Renaming Your Boat Story by Heather Lochner Boaters are a superstitious lot and Renaming your boat causes the greatest area for concern! The list of dos and don’ts stretches for many nautical miles. Superstition...
Our last afternoon in Havana, just sitting poolside at the Melia Cohiba downtown city hotel. No beach but the view is unbelievable; a stone’s throw to the Malecon, an oceanfront promenade lining the...
Had the privilege of an amazing tour of the Algo-Steel Freighter ship in Port Colborne by our instructor Tom for Transport Canada. Tom is also a Pilot in the Welland Canal and a Fully Qualified...
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...
In the golden years of sail, and in the British Navy, when ever a boat in the fleet would meet the Commodore’s boat they would have to salute in various ways. If you were...
Both cruising and yacht racing are important to my family, this is why we set out to acquire a versatile boat. We wanted a boat that had an open and large cockpit for entertaining,...
There are three main reasons why I think sailing is the best. First reason is I like to be on the water. Second, I can spend time with my family and thirdly...
Adventures in Trailer Sailing A short story that appeared in a number of Sailing Magazines, such as GAM and Ontario Boating about our previous boat “A lil’ R&R” the trailer sailor that really got...
