october 1 2007 : whitefish, montana, usa Yesterday morning we strolled around Banff for a while. Coffee shops, ski stores, and knick knack corners. Nice little place to hang out. When you are looking straight down Main Street there is the most amazing mountain standing right over the middle of … Read More
September 2007
september 3 2007 : st. paul, minnesota, usa Work continues around the garage as the bus is finally nearing the point where we can move in. The work has been fairly unexciting, although I did manage to shoot myself in the hand with a staple gun. Funny thing is that … Read More
August 2007
august 4 2007 : st. paul, minnesota, usa We’re off to Sturgis in the morning with Ali’s parents, Susy and Al, and looking forward to a long day of riding. It’s about 700 miles of mostly uninteresting driving, but once you get to western South Dakota things change pretty dramatically. … Read More
Great Race Cost
What’s it cost to participate in the Great Race? Here is our answer. This includes every dime we spent from the moment we drove out of Portland until we pulled back into the garage after 38 days and 9,000 miles on the road. (figures in USD) 2007 great race rookie … Read More
July 2007
july 1 2007 : chattanooga, tennessee, usa It’s 11:00 and we’re just getting to our room after another great day. Things started out well this morning, with good clear weather and finally some relief from the heat as we headed to the Blue Ridge Mountains for some racing. The first … Read More
Cost for a Sail Around the World
What does it cost to sail around the world? Here is our answer. Quite possibly the only accurate accounting of a trip like this on the net. We estimate that there is less than $10 missing from this page. (figures in USD) 2003 35′ Wildcat Catamaran (used) 157,000 … Read More
April 2007
april 1 2007 : cap-haitien, haiti By the morning of day three in Haiti we were feeling much more at ease with the country. The people would crack a smile after we spoke to them, and it became clear that their brash ways were not really meant to be as … Read More
March 2007
march 3 2007 : rincon, puerto rico A couple days ago we hit the road and headed for the west coast, Rincon to be exact. The drive from Salinas to Rincon is less than inspiring. It’s a rather flat, dry area, and the roads don’t travel anywhere near the coast … Read More
February 2007
february 2 2007 : charlestown, nevis The passage to Nevis was just a quick overnighter. Our first since the Atlantic. We really prefer an overnight passage to an all day race in the heat of the sun. It was an easy downwind sail most of the night but in the … Read More
January 2007
january 1 2007 : grenada What does the New Year have in store for us? Since our arrival in Grenada that question has been posed to us a thousand times. The end of this sailing adventure is certainly near. And yet, Ali and I are still sort of winging it, … Read More