Passage to Tunisia – Lessons Learned
So we sailed all the way from Valetta, Malta to Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia via Lampedusa, and back again. We achieved our RYA Coastal Skipper qualification in the process, which is … Continue Reading
Author: John Casey
Passage to Tunisia – The Last Leg
Most of the rest of the day was very uneventful. I was drained from the lack of sleep and form the events of that morning. I didn’t feel like reading … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – A Long Morning
Early morning during the last watch, Christa and I were still in bed. The boat was bouncing around and slamming the bow down hard enough that there was no way … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – Departure From Hammamet
We were looking at almost 2 days under way getting back to Malta. That was a long time for rookies like Christa and I. Originally we had planned to go … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – Arrival In Hammamet
Last watch slowed our speed so that we didn’t arrive at a strange harbour in the dark. We actually got an extra hour of sleep as Tunisia is on London … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – On To Hammamet
We left the marina at approximately 0910. It was clear with winds and waves at maybe force 3. Christa was in charge acting as skipper as we left Lampedusa behind … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – The Next Morning
We started the engine at about 0800 to charge the batteries, make some hot water, and ended up motor-sailing a bit since there wasn’t much wind. Neither one of us … Continue Reading
Passage to Tunisia – The First Night
We flew to Malta the morning before and stayed at the Radisson Blu St. Julians Resort. We had stayed there for 2 days last time on the island and liked … Continue Reading
Spam!
We must have reached some arbitrary milestone on the net, as the site is now getting ridiculous amounts of spam comments every day. When we first started there might have … Continue Reading
Hold Fast
I came across this documentary (which the author calls a videozine) on YouTube that was made by a group that calls themselves the Anarchist Yacht Clubb. It won’t be for … Continue Reading
Sailing the Great Escape- ¡QuéBárbara!
I just finished another book, Sailing the Great Escape- ¡QuéBárbara! Whereas the previous book I read, Bumfuzzle, was a fairly comprehensive chronological accounting of a couples circumnavigation, this book was written more … Continue Reading
Points Of Sail
During our day Day Skipper Course in Malta, Christa was having trouble remember her points of sail. I thought of this when I came across a useful/funny little picture explaining them quite … Continue Reading
A Subscriber!
I checked the site today, and lo and behold, our first real subscriber! I’ll keep the name private to avoid too much embarrassment at being associated with our noble effort … Continue Reading
Bumfuzzle
I just finished another book. It is from a co-author (Patrick Schulte) from another one I read called Live On The Margin. This one is about him and his wife … Continue Reading
Day Skipper Course in Malta – Part 1
We just got back from our great trip to Malta. We had reserved a week-long live aboard course with Sailing School Malta. We found the school by checking the directory … Continue Reading
Another Course Out Of The Way
I got one more course out of the way, The Maritime Radio Course, again through the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS). As with most CPS courses you can complete The Maritime … Continue Reading
Get Her On Board
Two days after finishing my latest book, I just finished another one by the same author, Get Her On Board by Nick O’Kelly. Advertised as a man’s guide to sharing The … Continue Reading
Live On The Margin
I just finished another book called Live On The Margin by Patrick Schulte and Nick O’Kelly. Patrick has a blog (and book) called Bumfuzzle, and Nick wrote another book which … Continue Reading
White Squall
I remember watching this movie when it first came out back in the 90s. After watching again with Christa, it’s likely not the best film to get her excited about … Continue Reading
Two In A Boat
I was away for work for a week so I took the opportunity to finish reading Two in a Boat since Christa had already read it herself. This book was not my … Continue Reading