Mast Stepping for Lake Champlain Canal to Norfolk Virginia
A very busy real estate agent couple had purchased a 40 foot Beneteau Oceans 400 sailboat on Lake Champlain. They were taking a sabbatical for a year of sailing in The Bahamas....
Blogging aboard Black Diamond!
Sailing logs of Black Diamond, a Jeanneau Sailboat.
A very busy real estate agent couple had purchased a 40 foot Beneteau Oceans 400 sailboat on Lake Champlain. They were taking a sabbatical for a year of sailing in The Bahamas....
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...
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...
The Bahamas National Trust operates the Exuma Land & Sea Conservation Park in the Bahamas. Black Diamond is a Member of the organization. For more information visit their web site http://www.exumapark.org – Their motto is...
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...
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...
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After over 1,200 nautical miles and over 2,000 km from NYC, 6.5 days on the Atlantic Ocean, 300nm / 500km offshore at one point, we made it to the Bahamas. We consumed less than...
** 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...
We just got swamped by a rogue wave! The wind was picking up and we were hitting 12 knots of boat speed. We put a reef in the main and the jib. Consistent waves/swells...
Our Strategy & Track and Use of On Board Electronics. Sirius Satellite Weather Station Another great piece of equipment to have on board for ocean work is the Sirius Satellite weather station. You will...
Once we rounded the Sea Buoy outside of NYC and part way down Long Island, we set a way point to point offshore of Cape Hatteras. The Distance to the waypoint read 374 nautical...
Liberty Landing Marina – Final Stop! Check out the AIS screen capture to see how crazy it can get in New York Harbour. Fortune’s Favour went ahead and picked up their final crew members...
The best time to head offshore directly to the Bahamas or Florida would be during the month of November. This will avoid the hurricane season, and much of the tropical storms. But don’t wait to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We exited the cut from Cave Cay, and took the outside route to Georgetown, we were sailing on the outside, as opposed to inside the cays. We chose this as a more direct and...
We arrived safely with no injuries or damages in New York City on Sunday Morning at 5AM. The trip started out as a wild one. Just north of Charleston about 50 miles or so,...
Dec. 3rd, 2008 Florida is experiencing a bit of a cold spell this week. We actually had to turn the heat on in the boat last night! We can’t complain too much considering that...
We left the house this morning at 3:30AM, and arrived without problems to the boat by noon. We are just getting organized, and resting up. Tomorrow we plan to do some grocery shopping,...
US Navy Submarine we saw this morning coming in to Cape Canaveral. Dec. 4th, 2008 When we arrived at Cape Canaveral we saw a US Navy Submarine. It followed us from the sea into...
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]
Day 4 – Sunday, Nov. 2nd – A Dozen Dolphins Entertained Us. The winds pick up to 15-22 knots, and we were able to turn off the motors, and enjoy some amazing...