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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...
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Sailing logs of Black Diamond, a Jeanneau Sailboat.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
March Break! Only have about two weeks to get the boat to Fort Lauderdale from the Exumas. After a few days enjoying the Family Regatta in George Town, we set sail North on 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...
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...
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...
Dec 5th, 2008 We stopped the boat at a marina so we could rest over night. Then we rented a car, so we can go to the Kennedy Space Center. They had cool games...
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...
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...
The Evening of Day 1 – Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Departed Liberty Landing at about 6PM, as we sailed past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island with the sunset in the back ground,...