Archives for Team Red Cruising
Sun 11 May 2008 Preparation Mon 21 September 2009 Mistakes Were Made Thu 01 October 2009 Because We Are So Loved Thu 01 October 2009 Like a Vacation Destination Sat 03 October 2009 Walkability Index Wed 07 October 2009 Moving In Tue 13 October 2009 The Next Bay Sun 18 October 2009 Spring Tides -- Lunacy? Tue 20 October 2009 Walkability, Part II Sun 25 October 2009 Flora and Fauna Mon 26 October 2009 Cruise Ship Destinations Mon 02 November 2009 Shopping Fri 06 November 2009 What do you value? Mon 09 November 2009 Jonesing Tue 17 November 2009 Insightful Conversation Fri 20 November 2009 Home Office Sat 21 November 2009 Whitby 42 Sun 22 November 2009 Decision-Making Wed 25 November 2009 The Karmic Bond Sun 29 November 2009 The Timeline Sun 29 November 2009 Resources Fri 04 December 2009 Another Karmic Bond Sat 05 December 2009 The Process Mon 07 December 2009 Survey Says Thu 10 December 2009 It's Official Sun 13 December 2009 The "Other" List -- Item 3 -- Pick a Name Tue 15 December 2009 Narrowing The Choices Thu 17 December 2009 Cool Quote Sun 20 December 2009 Those Little Anchors Mon 21 December 2009 Old-School Shopping Sun 27 December 2009 The 12 Days of (New Boat) Christmas Sat 02 January 2010 Project Boat? Say What? Sat 09 January 2010 Team Red: Red Ranger Mon 11 January 2010 Some Jobs Completed Sun 24 January 2010 Visiting; Going Home Mon 01 February 2010 Bookkeeping Sun 07 February 2010 "That's Brave" Sat 13 February 2010 Patience, Hard Work, Perspective Sun 21 February 2010 Unbelievable Wed 24 February 2010 Community and Links Sun 28 February 2010 Details, Details Thu 04 March 2010 Ewww Gross Sun 07 March 2010 The Heavy Lifting Mon 15 March 2010 Finger Drumming Wed 17 March 2010 Where are we? Where are we going? Sun 28 March 2010 Dismal Sun 04 April 2010 Dreaming of the New ‘Hood Mon 12 April 2010 The Pace of Change Thu 15 April 2010 What's the Rush? Mon 19 April 2010 Camping Out Sun 25 April 2010 Documentation Mon 03 May 2010 The Deck Story Mon 10 May 2010 A Manifold of Bilge Pumps Mon 17 May 2010 Documentation, Part II Thu 20 May 2010 Fear Factor: Winch Rebuilds Mon 24 May 2010 It's Always Darkest... Mon 24 May 2010 Rigging, Phase 1 Tue 25 May 2010 Splash Thu 27 May 2010 Rigging, Phase 2 Sat 05 June 2010 Galley Foot Pump Sun 06 June 2010 Infernal Mysteries Fri 11 June 2010 Mizzen Blocks Sun 20 June 2010 Head Sails Mon 28 June 2010 Maiden Voyage Wed 30 June 2010 Friends and Neighbors Tue 06 July 2010 Fairleads Mon 12 July 2010 Teaching Sailing Thu 15 July 2010 Schooner Excursions Mon 19 July 2010 Sight Seeing Sun 25 July 2010 Too Hot to Handle Sat 31 July 2010 Mizzen Tension Tue 03 August 2010 Charts Mon 09 August 2010 That Looks Familiar Wed 11 August 2010 Mizzen Upgrade Mon 16 August 2010 Mizzen Stackpack Tue 24 August 2010 GPS Chart Plotter -- Need or Nuisance? Mon 30 August 2010 Main Stackpack Wed 01 September 2010 Charts 3 Mon 06 September 2010 Commencement Sun 12 September 2010 Chartplotter -- That was easy Sun 19 September 2010 Playing with my Dinghy Mon 27 September 2010 Done Fooling Around Fri 01 October 2010 Sweaty Palms -- Best Laid Plans Tue 05 October 2010 Gang aft agley Wed 06 October 2010 Whitby-Brewer Rendezvous 2010 Thu 07 October 2010 Annapolis Sailboat Show Sun 10 October 2010 Foredeck Hatch Lens Rebedding Wed 13 October 2010 Davits — Feature or Fluff? Mon 18 October 2010 Parental Outing Mon 25 October 2010 Post-Rendezvous Rendezvous Mon 08 November 2010 Autumn Jobs Tue 16 November 2010 Hubris? Or Shakedown Cruise? Mon 22 November 2010 Cindy Ann Improved the Galley. I Made A Hole. Sun 28 November 2010 Two Favorite Appliances—This Season Mon 06 December 2010 Is That What They Mean By... Mon 03 January 2011 Ocean Navigator Mon 03 January 2011 Plugging Holes Mon 10 January 2011 Big Improvements Sat 22 January 2011 eBay Magic: Reuse-Recycle-Reduce Sun 30 January 2011 Winter Weather Tue 08 February 2011 Super Bowl Weekend Sun 13 February 2011 Valentine's Day Tue 15 February 2011 Impeller Saga Mon 21 February 2011 Defeated by a Chunk of Iron Tue 22 February 2011 Marine Life Thu 24 February 2011 Shafted (revised) Mon 28 February 2011 Patches Tue 01 March 2011 Chairs Mon 07 March 2011 Tear the Lid Off? Really? Mon 14 March 2011 Befores and Afters Wed 16 March 2011 Ground Tackle Mon 21 March 2011 Gender Equality Sun 27 March 2011 Dear Lazyweb Mon 04 April 2011 Coat Hooks and Staysails Mon 11 April 2011 Rig Inspection Sun 17 April 2011 Tornado Mon 25 April 2011 Easter and Rebirth Mon 02 May 2011 Fuel System Hacks Mon 09 May 2011 The Buyboat—Chesapeake History Tue 10 May 2011 Mother's Day Treats Mon 16 May 2011 Family Visit Mon 16 May 2011 Fuel System FAQ Mon 23 May 2011 Air Conditioning Raw-Water Pump Thu 26 May 2011 Fawkes Tue 31 May 2011 Memorial Day Sail 2011 Mon 06 June 2011 The Robert O. Norris Jr. Bridge and Yopp's Cove Mon 06 June 2011 The Tribe and Things that Work Mon 13 June 2011 Family Outing Wed 15 June 2011 Family Outing 2 Sun 19 June 2011 Clinic Tue 21 June 2011 Electricity Sun 26 June 2011 The Eastern Shore Mon 04 July 2011 Forming a New Tribe Mon 18 July 2011 "Broken" Mon 25 July 2011 Meeting New People Mon 01 August 2011 Heap O' Livin' Tue 02 August 2011 Float Plan – August 3-7 Tue 02 August 2011 Float Plan – August 9-14 Wed 03 August 2011 DelMarVa Circumnavigation—Day 1 Thu 04 August 2011 DelMarVa Circumnavigation—Day 2 Fri 05 August 2011 DelMarVa Circumnavigation—Day 3 Sat 06 August 2011 DelMarVa Circumnavigation—Day 4 Sun 07 August 2011 DelMarVa Circumnavigation—Day 5 Mon 08 August 2011 DelMarVa Circumnavigation—Day 6 Tue 09 August 2011 DelMarVa Circumnavigation—Day 7 Wed 10 August 2011 DelMarVa Circumnavigation—Day 8 Thu 11 August 2011 DelMarVa Circumnavigation—Day 9 Fri 12 August 2011 DelMarVa Circumnavigation—Days 10 and 11 Tue 16 August 2011 DelMarVa Circumnavigation—Retrospective Mon 22 August 2011 Friends and Friends of Friends Mon 29 August 2011 Hurricane Irene Tue 06 September 2011 Labor Day Party Circuit Mon 12 September 2011 Sudden Death—Joys and Concerns Mon 19 September 2011 Crabs and Friends—But No Crabby Friends Mon 26 September 2011 New Lead, Old Oil and Pending Departures Wed 05 October 2011 Moving Day Mon 10 October 2011 Port Water Tank Mon 17 October 2011 Plastics *vs*. Brightwork Thu 27 October 2011 More Overnight Guests Fri 04 November 2011 Non-Boat Weekends Sat 12 November 2011 Holiday Gifts 1 - Cold Sun 13 November 2011 Holiday Gifts 2 - Light Sun 13 November 2011 Plastics and Brightwork. Again. Tue 22 November 2011 The Painful Fridge-ectomy Mon 05 December 2011 The Daily Grind Mon 12 December 2011 Some Creature Comforts Wed 21 December 2011 Power Research Wed 28 December 2011 Xmas Gifts Mon 02 January 2012 Chesapeake Bay News Wed 04 January 2012 Shout-Outs Mon 09 January 2012 Getting things Done Mon 16 January 2012 Yes, It's a Bucket of Poo Mon 23 January 2012 Stitching Failures Mon 30 January 2012 DreamTime Sun 05 February 2012 Custom Tailoring Mon 13 February 2012 Snow Mon 20 February 2012 Cushion Rebuilds, Part 1, Cut Mon 27 February 2012 Cushion Rebuilds, Part 2, Fix Sewing Machine Tue 06 March 2012 Cushion Rebuilds, Part 3, Tadaaa Mon 12 March 2012 Cushion Rebuilds, Part 4, Installed Thu 15 March 2012 Waterworks Mon 19 March 2012 Custom Tailoring 2—Adding Stays'l Tracks Sun 25 March 2012 Space, The Final Frontier Tue 27 March 2012 Custom Tailoring 3—We Have A Weeper Thu 29 March 2012 Free (and Not-So-Free) Power Mon 02 April 2012 That "Oh, Crap!" Moment Thu 05 April 2012 Poseidon Makes you Earn It Mon 09 April 2012 Activity or Accomplishment? Tue 10 April 2012 Sailing Foreign Wed 11 April 2012 Fender Envy Sat 14 April 2012 Critical Mass Mon 16 April 2012 Team Red's Mascot Sun 22 April 2012 Whitby Family Get-Together Mon 30 April 2012 We Got The Power Tue 01 May 2012 Blogroll Mon 07 May 2012 Cushion Rebuilds (Part 5) and Rig Inspection Sun 13 May 2012 Getting off the Grid Fri 18 May 2012 Connectionalism Tue 29 May 2012 Memorial Day Sail 2012 Mon 04 June 2012 Turning Another Corner Mon 11 June 2012 We Love Guests Wed 13 June 2012 Frankenpillow Mon 18 June 2012 Engine Rework Mon 25 June 2012 Frankenpillow II and Tank Monitors Wed 04 July 2012 Independence Day 2012: Family and New Sails Mon 09 July 2012 Tank Monitors 2 (Updated) Wed 11 July 2012 Home Handicrafts Fri 20 July 2012 Reedville Raftup Mon 23 July 2012 About That Spreader Mon 23 July 2012 Fawkes Rendezvous Mon 30 July 2012 Big Upgrades: Tank Monitor, Inverter, Shot Glasses Fri 10 August 2012 Chart Plotter and Radio Integration Mon 13 August 2012 Radio Upgrade, Plus Bimini Issues Mon 20 August 2012 Painful Head-ectomy Thu 23 August 2012 Inventory Mon 27 August 2012 Inventory Reduction Tue 28 August 2012 ICW Reading List Mon 10 September 2012 Inventory Reduction 2 Thu 13 September 2012 Inventory Reduction 3 Mon 17 September 2012 Living Aboard: Week Zero Mon 17 September 2012 Week 1: Stowage and More Stowage Sun 23 September 2012 Blog Restructuring Mon 24 September 2012 Week 2: Final Preparation Mon 01 October 2012 Week 3: Whitby Rendezvous Mon 08 October 2012 Week 4: Working Down the Bay Mon 15 October 2012 Week 5: Vacation Mon 22 October 2012 Week 6: Get Out of Town (Point) for Hurricane Sandy Mon 29 October 2012 Week 7: Hurricane Sandy Aftermath Mon 05 November 2012 Week 8: Beaufort to Charleston Mon 12 November 2012 Week 9: Charleston Mon 19 November 2012 Week 10: Charleston, Thanksgiving, Shrimp and Grits Mon 26 November 2012 Week 11: Charleston to St. Mary's Sun 02 December 2012 Rigging Chardonnay Mon 03 December 2012 Week 12: St. Mary's to St. Augustine Mon 10 December 2012 Week 13: St. Augustine Mon 17 December 2012 Week 14: St. Augustine, Still Mon 24 December 2012 Week 15: St. Augustine Christmas Mon 31 December 2012 Week 16: St. Augustine New Year Mon 07 January 2013 Week 17: St. Augustine Still? Mon 14 January 2013 Week 18: Family Visit Mon 21 January 2013 Week 19: St. Augustine Exit Planning Mon 28 January 2013 Week 20: St. Augustine Final Week Mon 04 February 2013 Week 21: St. Augustine To Key Biscayne and Beyond Mon 11 February 2013 Week 22: Chub Cay and Frazer's Hog Cay Mon 18 February 2013 Week 23: Nassau to the Exumas Mon 25 February 2013 Week 24: Staniel Cay and Little Farmers Cay Sat 02 March 2013 Red Ranger's Soundscape Mon 04 March 2013 Week 25: Great Guana Cay, Cambridge Cay and Shroud Cay Mon 11 March 2013 Week 26: Allens Cay and Nassau Mon 18 March 2013 Week 27: Crossing To Florida Mon 25 March 2013 Week 28: Waiting On Engine Parts Mon 01 April 2013 Week 29: Mr. Lehman's Happy Noise Mon 08 April 2013 Week 30: Another Whitby Rendezvous Mon 15 April 2013 Week 31: Making Tracks North Mon 22 April 2013 Week 32: Northbound Through North Carolina Mon 29 April 2013 Week 33: Closing the Loop in Norfolk Mon 06 May 2013 Week 34: Annapolis-Bound Mon 13 May 2013 Week 34: Annapolis "Chores" Mon 20 May 2013 Week 35: Annapolis "Waiting" Mon 27 May 2013 Week 36: Annapolis III: "The Hangout" Mon 03 June 2013 Week 37: Annapolis IV: "Waiting and Waiting" Mon 10 June 2013 Week 38: Annapolis V: "Progress" Mon 17 June 2013 Week 39: Annapolis VI: "Done" Mon 24 June 2013 Week 40: Family Time I Mon 01 July 2013 Week 41: Family Time II: "Alone" Mon 08 July 2013 Week 42: Family Time III: "Idling" Mon 15 July 2013 Week 43: Family Time IV: "Done and Done" Mon 22 July 2013 Week 44: Back in the Saddle Mon 29 July 2013 Week 45: CA's Day Job Mon 05 August 2013 Week 46: Deltaville Days Mon 12 August 2013 Week 47: Deltaville Weeks Mon 19 August 2013 Week 48: More Deltaville Weeks Mon 26 August 2013 Week 49: Another Deltaville Week Mon 02 September 2013 CA Goes Fishing Mon 02 September 2013 Week 50: Deltaville Vacation Tue 03 September 2013 CA Goes Crabbing Thu 05 September 2013 Birthday Party Fri 06 September 2013 Fuel Consumption [Updated] Sun 08 September 2013 Waterman Wedding Mon 09 September 2013 Battery Filler Tue 10 September 2013 Chainplates, Chapter 2 Tue 10 September 2013 Week 51: End Of Year One Thu 12 September 2013 Chainplates Halftime: 8 down, 8 to go Fri 13 September 2013 The A/C Issue Sat 14 September 2013 Great Success Mon 16 September 2013 Year 2, Week 1: Haulout Wed 18 September 2013 The ‘Stash Issue Fri 20 September 2013 Wax On; Wax Off Sun 22 September 2013 Sanding Mon 23 September 2013 Year 2, Week 2: Finishing Up Wed 25 September 2013 Amazing Progress, How Sweet the Sound Thu 26 September 2013 Back in the Water Again Mon 30 September 2013 Year 2, Week 3: The good and the bad Wed 02 October 2013 Bound for Reedville Thu 03 October 2013 Bound for Solomons Fri 04 October 2013 Bound for The Rendezvous Sun 06 October 2013 Whitby Rendezvous Day Before Mon 07 October 2013 Whitby Rendezvous Day 1 Tue 08 October 2013 Whitby Rendezvous Day 2 Wed 09 October 2013 Whitby Rendezvous Day 3 Thu 10 October 2013 Whitby Rendezvous Day 4 Fri 11 October 2013 Annapolis and the Sailboat Show Sat 12 October 2013 Boat Show Day 1 Sun 13 October 2013 Boat Show Day 2 Mon 14 October 2013 Annapolis, Post Boat Show Tue 15 October 2013 Mill Creek, Solomon's Island Wed 16 October 2013 Dymer Creek near Fleet's Bay Thu 17 October 2013 Poquoson River Fri 18 October 2013 Hampton City Marina [Updated] Sat 19 October 2013 Hampton Snowbirds Rendezvous Day 1 Sun 20 October 2013 Hampton Snowbirds Rendezvous Day 2 Mon 21 October 2013 Year 2, Week 6: Hampton Layover Tue 22 October 2013 The WFP Shuffle Wed 23 October 2013 Parts Have Arrived Thu 24 October 2013 Heat Exchangers Exchanged Sat 26 October 2013 Interior Pictures Sun 27 October 2013 Happy Mr. Lehman is a Happy Red Ranger Tue 29 October 2013 Year 2, Week 7: Portsmouth Wed 30 October 2013 Looking Down the Road Thu 31 October 2013 The WFP Shuffle — Part 2 Fri 01 November 2013 One Awkward Situation Sat 02 November 2013 Weekend in Great Bridge Mon 04 November 2013 Year 2, Week 8: A Bad Case of the Mondays Thu 07 November 2013 CA's Rain Fly Fri 08 November 2013 Coinjock, NC Sat 09 November 2013 Alligator River Sun 10 November 2013 Campbell Creek Mon 11 November 2013 Year 2, Week 9: Beaufort, NC Tue 12 November 2013 Mile Hammock Bay Wed 13 November 2013 Ice On Deck Thu 14 November 2013 Hard Aground Fri 15 November 2013 Wrightsville Beach, NC Sat 16 November 2013 Laundry and Shopping Sun 17 November 2013 Shopping and Dining Mon 18 November 2013 Year 2, Week 10: Wrightsville Beach Excitement Tue 19 November 2013 Weather Window Wed 20 November 2013 More Home Handicrafts Thu 21 November 2013 Weather Update Sat 23 November 2013 Looking South Sun 24 November 2013 A Right Cold Sunday Mon 25 November 2013 Year 2, Week 11: Screaming Along Tue 26 November 2013 Schooner Creek — Not our best idea Wed 27 November 2013 Long Creek, Travel Thu 28 November 2013 Charleston by Thanksgiving Fri 29 November 2013 Some Things We're Thankful For Sun 01 December 2013 Venerable Great Aunt Diane Tue 03 December 2013 Charleston Thu 05 December 2013 Charleston and Warmer Weather Fri 06 December 2013 Peculiar Failure Modes Sun 08 December 2013 Winter Weather Window Tue 10 December 2013 Cleaning and Watching Thu 12 December 2013 Is the Weather Window Closed? Sat 14 December 2013 Three Kinds of Wind Mon 16 December 2013 Bail Out — Plan B — Abort Abort Mon 16 December 2013 Year 2, Week 14: Trudging Along Tue 17 December 2013 Cumberland Island Thu 19 December 2013 Marsh Island — the value of experience Fri 20 December 2013 JAX before Xmas Sun 22 December 2013 Visitors and Jobs Wed 25 December 2013 Merry Christmas from Red Ranger Sat 28 December 2013 Entertainment Mon 30 December 2013 Safety [Updated] Thu 02 January 2014 New Year Jobs Fri 03 January 2014 Propane Problem: Pressure but no Flow Wed 08 January 2014 That Smell Wed 08 January 2014 Whitby Rendezvous — JAX Thu 09 January 2014 Departures Thu 16 January 2014 One of those little solutions Sun 19 January 2014 Vacations: Vegas, LA and the Bahamas Mon 20 January 2014 Green Cove Springs Tue 21 January 2014 Green Cove Springs — Saratoga of the South Wed 22 January 2014 Mayday Mayday Mayday Thu 23 January 2014 St. Augustine Sat 25 January 2014 Some Momentos Sun 26 January 2014 Gimli the Windlass Mon 27 January 2014 Daytona Beach / Seabreeze Tue 28 January 2014 New Smyrna Beach Sat 01 February 2014 Titusville North Sun 02 February 2014 Titusville Marina Mon 03 February 2014 Eau Gallie North Wed 05 February 2014 Vero Beach Fri 07 February 2014 Vero Beach Rendezvous Sun 09 February 2014 Vero Beach Coffee Mon 10 February 2014 Mysteries, Cleaning, and Watching Thu 13 February 2014 Winter Storm Warnings Sat 15 February 2014 Hopefully Leaving Vero Beach Mon 17 February 2014 Overnight from Vero to Miami Tue 18 February 2014 Whitby Rendezvous Miami Wed 19 February 2014 The Starter Issue (Part II) Thu 20 February 2014 Miami Connections Thu 20 February 2014 Mr. Lehman's New Understanding Sat 22 February 2014 That Pressure-Cooker Feeling Mon 24 February 2014 Cruiser's Meetup Tue 25 February 2014 That Big-Ol' Bass Fri 28 February 2014 Guests and Art Projects Sun 02 March 2014 Hardware Upgrades Tue 04 March 2014 Sailing Wed 05 March 2014 Sailing and Racing Fri 07 March 2014 What are the odds? Mon 10 March 2014 The Galley Sink Story Wed 12 March 2014 Another Day Sail Fri 14 March 2014 Scout's Puncture Wound Wed 19 March 2014 Wow — That was stressful Sat 22 March 2014 Some Goodbyes Sun 23 March 2014 More Pictures from *Annabel* Sun 23 March 2014 Pictures from *Annabel* Mon 24 March 2014 Star Island Anchorage Tue 25 March 2014 Back to the Ball and The Price of Failure Wed 26 March 2014 Yet Another Picture from *Annabel* Sat 29 March 2014 Coconut Grove Walkies Wed 02 April 2014 Sunny Day Chores Thu 03 April 2014 Hove To Fri 04 April 2014 That Range Light Mon 07 April 2014 The Phases of Moving In Thu 10 April 2014 Visiting SF Bay Sat 12 April 2014 Northward Migration Challenges Wed 16 April 2014 Day Sailing Wed 16 April 2014 Sometimes We're Not Completely Stupid Thu 17 April 2014 Counting Down Sat 19 April 2014 45 kt Wind Gusts Mon 21 April 2014 Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow Thu 24 April 2014 Epic Northbound Voyage, Part I Sun 27 April 2014 Epic Northbound Voyage, Part II Mon 28 April 2014 The Fuel Tank Sender Problem Wed 30 April 2014 Sporty Day on the Neuse River Thu 01 May 2014 Welcome To The Ditch Fri 02 May 2014 Return to Coinjock, NC Sat 03 May 2014 Great Bridge, VA Sun 04 May 2014 Closing the Loop in Norfolk Tue 06 May 2014 Norfolk View Sat 10 May 2014 More Norfolk Views Thu 15 May 2014 Ouch, Travel Fri 16 May 2014 Horrifying Failure — Averted Mon 19 May 2014 Art Installation Mon 19 May 2014 Our "Closet" Space Fri 23 May 2014 Scout's at the Dinghy Doctor Wed 28 May 2014 Yet More Norfolk Views Sun 01 June 2014 Ripped Out Her Stitches Tue 03 June 2014 Portsmouth North Landing Fri 06 June 2014 End of an Era Sat 07 June 2014 Norfolk Harborfest Parade Sun 08 June 2014 Norfolk Harbor Fest Tue 10 June 2014 Celestial Navigation Baby Steps Tue 10 June 2014 Northbound to Deltaville Fri 13 June 2014 Chesapeake Day Sailing Fri 13 June 2014 Richmond-Bound Sun 15 June 2014 Cape Charles Sat 28 June 2014 Apartment Move-In Sun 06 July 2014 More Moving In Tue 08 July 2014 Delivering Puffin Sat 12 July 2014 *Puffin* in the Missippi River Thu 31 July 2014 Visiting and Working Wed 13 August 2014 Shore Travel Sun 17 August 2014 More Marina Life Sat 23 August 2014 Two Worlds Mon 25 August 2014 Temporary Neighbors: Ocean Research Project Sun 31 August 2014 Other Neighbors: Cruinneag III Sat 06 September 2014 A tiny optimization — finally Sun 14 September 2014 Interior Renovation Sun 14 September 2014 The Leaks Mon 29 September 2014 Marina Life Thu 09 October 2014 A Liferaft Demo [Updated] Thu 09 October 2014 Whitby-Brewer Rendezous Mon 13 October 2014 Clever Menehune Solution Sun 19 October 2014 Lifesling Container Sun 26 October 2014 Southbound Farewells Sun 02 November 2014 Winterizing Mon 10 November 2014 GPSNavX and Yosemite Sat 15 November 2014 Things you can't store on a boat Sun 14 December 2014 Merry Christmas from Red Ranger Tue 23 December 2014 Closing the Circle Mon 29 December 2014 Richmond Sights Sat 28 February 2015 The Rock Gym Sat 07 March 2015 The James River Thu 26 March 2015 Competitive Rock Climbing Sat 04 April 2015 Visiting The Boatyard Sun 26 April 2015 Launch Day Mon 04 May 2015 Current Leak [*Updated*] Mon 04 May 2015 Essential Repairs Mon 11 May 2015 More Season Setup Mon 25 May 2015 Party Time and Water System Repairs Sun 31 May 2015 Pumps and The 5F's of Safety Sun 31 May 2015 Red Ranger's Mascot Sat 06 June 2015 Yet More Pumps Sun 14 June 2015 Return from Cape Charles Sun 21 June 2015 Circumnavigators Tue 30 June 2015 Planning for July 4th in Norfolk Fri 03 July 2015 Running down to Norfolk Mon 06 July 2015 Fireworks and the return Sun 12 July 2015 Answers to some little questions Sat 18 July 2015 Guests Sun 26 July 2015 Hatchboards, Epifanes, and Brightwork Sun 02 August 2015 The Wave Stopper Dodger Fri 07 August 2015 The Kids Came To Visit Sun 30 August 2015 Fixing or Removing Things That Broke Sun 06 September 2015 Dymer Creek: 37°40.281N 076°21.201W Sun 06 September 2015 Yopp's Cove: 37°39.070N 076°26.073W Mon 07 September 2015 Jackson Creek — D Dock Mon 28 September 2015 UCI 2015 Bicycle Race in Richmond Fri 02 October 2015 On The Water Chartguides Sat 10 October 2015 Whitby Rendezvous 2015 Thu 15 October 2015 The Spinning Prop Tue 20 October 2015 Boat Show Takeaways Sun 25 October 2015 Hauling up Anchor Sun 01 November 2015 Slip Shopping Mon 09 November 2015 Armchair Sailing Wed 25 November 2015 Some History Sat 26 March 2016 The Move North Sun 03 April 2016 Commissioning and The Wind Wed 27 April 2016 Final Preparations Mon 02 May 2016 Herrington Harbor North [Update] Sun 22 May 2016 Cleaning and Cleaning Tue 07 June 2016 Port lights Sun 12 June 2016 Ready for Company Sun 03 July 2016 Taking Philip to Oxford Mon 25 July 2016 Cleaning, Cleaning, and more Cleaning Mon 08 August 2016 Two Steps Forward, One Step Back Tue 23 August 2016 Another Family Visit Mon 05 September 2016 Ideal Conditions for Visitors Fri 07 October 2016 Whitby-Brewer Rendezvous 2016 Thu 20 October 2016 We Should Be Heading South Wed 28 December 2016 Winterizing Wed 15 February 2017 Upgrades Fri 17 February 2017 Helm Station Sun 23 April 2017 Formal Season Opening Mon 01 May 2017 Race Day Tue 30 May 2017 Rigging and Cleaning Wed 07 June 2017 That Leaky Hatch & Chartplotter Issues Sun 11 June 2017 Engine Maintenance Mon 03 July 2017 Water Tanks Sun 09 July 2017 Sea Trials — Did Everything Work? Mon 24 July 2017 A Million Things to Do Tue 01 August 2017 Stowage Mon 07 August 2017 Sporty Conditions Sun 20 August 2017 Unsporty Conditions Mon 28 August 2017 Family and the USCG Cutter Eagle Tue 29 August 2017 Pictures of Cousins and Cousin's Pictures Tue 05 September 2017 Dog-Stopping Wed 13 September 2017 Happy Birthday Sail Mon 18 September 2017 Anchor Locker, Ground Tackle, and Silt Sun 24 September 2017 Some Firsts Fri 06 October 2017 Whitby-Brewer Rendezvous 2017 Mon 09 October 2017 Contrasts Mon 16 October 2017 The Portlight Issue Sat 28 October 2017 Counter Top Replacement Mon 20 November 2017 Winterizing and The Pink Stuff Sun 25 February 2018 House Batteries Mon 19 March 2018 That's a Lot of Lead Wed 02 May 2018 Fixing The Sea Chest Tue 22 May 2018 The Drain Hose Thu 31 May 2018 Through Hull Exercise Sat 16 June 2018 Final Pre-Launch Touch-Up Sun 01 July 2018 Welcome to the New Sailing Year Sun 08 July 2018 Yoga Teachers and Software Upgrades Tue 17 July 2018 Crab Heaven Sat 28 July 2018 Mr. Benmar: In Memorium Mon 06 August 2018 Co-Workers Sailing Day and the Banana Hammock Mon 27 August 2018 More Sailing and Some Cleaning Tue 04 September 2018 Labor Day Outing Tue 11 September 2018 Rainy Weekend Thu 13 September 2018 Hurricane Florence Mon 24 September 2018 Equinox Cruise Tue 02 October 2018 Whitby-Brewer Rendezvous 2018 Sat 06 October 2018 Friends and Boats Sun 07 October 2018 About The Temperature Gauge Sun 07 October 2018 Center Fuel Tank Mon 12 November 2018 Winterizing Mon 12 November 2018 Yacht Club Cleanup Mon 07 January 2019 Safety Considerations Mon 21 January 2019 Winter Chills Thu 07 February 2019 Ice in the Creek Fri 12 April 2019 The Land Cruise Fri 10 May 2019 Farewells and Packing Sun 12 May 2019 The Route Sat 18 May 2019 Packed (D-2 day) Sun 19 May 2019 Cleaning Red Ranger (D-1 day) Tue 21 May 2019 D+1: Lima, OH to Hammond, IN Tue 21 May 2019 Departure D-Day Wed 22 May 2019 D+2: Hammond, IN, to Eau Claire, WI Thu 23 May 2019 D+3: Eau Claire, WI, to Jamestown, ND Fri 24 May 2019 D+4: Jamestown, ND, to Miles City, MT Sat 25 May 2019 D+5: Miles City, MT, to West Yellowstone, MT Sun 26 May 2019 D+6: West Yellowstone, MT, to Orem, UT Mon 27 May 2019 D+7: Orem, UT, to Las Vegas, NV Tue 28 May 2019 Catching our Breath Thu 20 June 2019 Arrived. Anchor Down. Sun 17 November 2019 Diesel Fuel Consumption Thu 07 May 2020 Boondocking Mon 01 June 2020 End of this Land Cruise Thu 25 June 2020 Packed and Ready Sat 27 June 2020 Seeking Advice Sun 28 June 2020 Boating Later in Life Sun 28 June 2020 Fuel Consumption Part II — The Mystery Mon 29 June 2020 Loading (almost) Complete Fri 03 July 2020 D-day — Las Vegas to Cedar City, UT Fri 03 July 2020 D+1 — Cedar City, UT, to Golden, CO Fri 03 July 2020 D+2 — Golden, CO, to Salina, KS Fri 03 July 2020 D+3 — Salina, KS, to St. Louis, MO Sat 04 July 2020 D+4 — St. Louis, MO, to London, OH Sun 05 July 2020 D+5 — London, OH, to McLean, VA Mon 27 July 2020 Red Ranger Prep — High Heat Index Wed 29 July 2020 Software Science Project Mon 03 August 2020 "Recommissioning" Sat 22 August 2020 Zincs (Sacrificial Anodes) Sun 23 August 2020 Outboard Fix Mon 31 August 2020 Cleaning and Sailing — This is the life Tue 01 September 2020 Cleaning and Sailing — Part 2 Sun 06 September 2020 Labor Day Mon 14 September 2020 Less Work — More Doing Nothing Sun 20 September 2020 Bedding Sun 04 October 2020 Cambridge and the Autopilot Mon 12 October 2020 The Thing from Below the Foredeck Tue 13 October 2020 Home Handicrafts — Seizings Mon 19 October 2020 It was cold — we fixed things Sat 24 October 2020 Leaks and the Wrong Goo Sun 25 October 2020 The Built-In Cutting Board Sat 31 October 2020 Faucet and Propane Regulator Mon 09 November 2020 Interior Work: Galley and Portlights Mon 09 November 2020 West River Sailing Club Wed 11 November 2020 The Best Wife Ever Sat 14 November 2020 That Explains The Bilge Water Mon 23 November 2020 The Sea Chest Thu 26 November 2020 Water Tank Replacement Mon 30 November 2020 Winterizing Sun 27 December 2020 George Sun 10 January 2021 The mallard families Thu 21 January 2021 The Water Tanks Sun 07 February 2021 Water Tanks, Part II Sun 14 February 2021 Getting to Done Sun 28 February 2021 Water Tanks — Part III — The Wreckoning Sun 07 March 2021 Water Tanks — Cut Once Measure Twice (?) Sun 14 March 2021 Former V-Berth Tank Interior Prep Mon 15 March 2021 Sails and Sail Covers Mon 15 March 2021 The Mizzen Bridle Tue 23 March 2021 V-Berth Shelving Sun 28 March 2021 A few more coats of paint... Mon 05 April 2021 It's going to look like this Tue 06 April 2021 A little touch-up Sat 10 April 2021 End of this year — Start of the next Sat 10 April 2021 New Start Thu 15 April 2021 The Old Bronze God Sat 17 April 2021 Bladder Test Sun 18 April 2021 Bladder Emptying and Hand-Washing Tue 20 April 2021 The To-Do List Sat 24 April 2021 New Sails Wed 28 April 2021 A Gift Thu 29 April 2021 Sacrifice Mon 03 May 2021 Parting Gifts Mon 03 May 2021 The Aging Marine Sanitation Device Mon 03 May 2021 The Hard Dodger Mon 10 May 2021 The Cribbage Board Repair Wed 19 May 2021 Solar Upgrades Thu 20 May 2021 Deck Fillers Sat 22 May 2021 Teak Maintenance Mon 24 May 2021 Second (and Final) Head-Ectomy Tue 25 May 2021 Voyage Planning Wed 26 May 2021 Asking "Why?" Enough Times (or) The Uninspectable Pump Sat 29 May 2021 Perseverance Wed 02 June 2021 Getting off the dock (or "Shakedown") Sun 06 June 2021 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Tue 08 June 2021 Finding a Single Source of Truth Sun 20 June 2021 Mobility Mon 21 June 2021 Route Planning Software Tue 22 June 2021 Jumping Outside Tue 29 June 2021 US Coast Guard Making Some Changes Wed 07 July 2021 2021 Land Cruise, Part I Tue 13 July 2021 2021 Land Cruise, Part II [Updated] Sat 31 July 2021 2021 Land Cruise, Part III Thu 12 August 2021 2021 Land Cruise, Part III(b), Or Something Sun 22 August 2021 2021 Land Cruise, Part IV Mon 30 August 2021 Shakedown Cruise Planning Fri 03 September 2021 2021 Winter Cruise Plan (until it changes) Tue 07 September 2021 3 months away from *Red Ranger* and... Thu 09 September 2021 Stowage and Provisioning Mon 13 September 2021 The Anti-Siphon Drippage Wed 15 September 2021 New GoPower 55W Panels Wed 15 September 2021 Solar Panel Life-Spans Thu 16 September 2021 World's Noisiest Fan Mon 20 September 2021 Got Off the Dock Tue 21 September 2021 Home Handicrafts — Splicing Tue 21 September 2021 Radio Check Tue 21 September 2021 The Stove Didn't Spark Joy Tue 28 September 2021 Bottom Paint, Topside Wash & Wax Fri 01 October 2021 If it's not one thing, it's another Fri 01 October 2021 More Home Handicrafts — Three-Strand Sun 03 October 2021 Replacing the Running Rigging Mon 04 October 2021 It's not all fun and games Wed 06 October 2021 Binnacle Cover Sat 09 October 2021 The Topping Lifts Mon 11 October 2021 The Starter Tue 12 October 2021 2021 South-Bound, Phases I and II Wed 13 October 2021 Southbound Day 1 - October 13 Thu 14 October 2021 Southbound Day 2 Fri 15 October 2021 Southbound Day 3 Sat 16 October 2021 Southbound Day 4 Sun 17 October 2021 Southbound Day 5 Mon 18 October 2021 Southbound Day 6 Tue 19 October 2021 Southbound Day 7 Wed 20 October 2021 Southbound Day 8 Thu 21 October 2021 Southbound Day 9 Fri 22 October 2021 Southbound Day 10 Sat 23 October 2021 Southbound Day 11 Sun 24 October 2021 Southbound Day 12 Mon 25 October 2021 Southbound Day 13 Tue 26 October 2021 Southbound Day 14 Wed 27 October 2021 Southbound Day 15 Thu 28 October 2021 Southbound Day 16 Fri 29 October 2021 Southbound Day 17 Sat 30 October 2021 Southbound Day 18 Sun 31 October 2021 Southbound Day 19 Mon 01 November 2021 Southbound Day 20 - November 1 Tue 02 November 2021 Southbound Day 21 Wed 03 November 2021 Southbound Day 22 Thu 04 November 2021 Southbound Day 23 Fri 05 November 2021 Southbound Day 24 Sat 06 November 2021 Southbound Day 25 Sun 07 November 2021 Southbound Day 26 Mon 08 November 2021 Southbound Day 27 Thu 11 November 2021 Southbound Day 28-29 Offshore Passage Fri 12 November 2021 Charleston Time Tue 16 November 2021 Brave New World Thu 18 November 2021 Midship Cleats Fri 19 November 2021 The Neighborhood Mon 22 November 2021 Dinghy Life, Repairs Sat 27 November 2021 It's been cold Sun 28 November 2021 2021 South-Bound Phase III Tue 30 November 2021 The Palmetto Sun 05 December 2021 The Vehicle Recovery Thu 09 December 2021 The Southwest Chief Tue 04 January 2022 A Cold Start to 2022 Wed 05 January 2022 2021 Southbound Phase III Sun 16 January 2022 First, of course, we have to start Fri 28 January 2022 Dinghy Death and New Life Fri 28 January 2022 Stowage and Destinations Sun 30 January 2022 The Depths of Winter Mon 31 January 2022 The Truck Question Mon 31 January 2022 The Weather Window [Update 1 Feb] Wed 02 February 2022 That Disorienting Lurch Sat 05 February 2022 Running Rigging Update Sat 05 February 2022 Weather Window Again (again) Wed 09 February 2022 Southbound Phase III, Day 1-2, That Hurt Thu 10 February 2022 2021 Southbound Phase III, Version 4 Sat 12 February 2022 Sister Ship: Rosa dos Ventos Sat 12 February 2022 Southbound Phase III, Day 4-5, New Life Sun 13 February 2022 Southbound Ph. III, Day 6, Fuel Tank Ickiness Thu 17 February 2022 Southbound Ph. III, day 10, Waiting Fri 18 February 2022 Southbound Ph. III, day 10, Rescue Tue 22 February 2022 Southbound Ph. III, day 15, Forecast Goodies Fri 25 February 2022 Ph. III, day 18, Bridge is Out Sun 27 February 2022 Ph. III, day 19-20, To Jensen Beach Thu 03 March 2022 Reflections Sat 05 March 2022 Ph. III, day 26, Breezy and Bouncy Tue 08 March 2022 Ph. III, day 29, Problems Tue 08 March 2022 Ph. III, day 29, Mooring Inspection Thu 10 March 2022 Ph. III, day 31, Stuart Tue 15 March 2022 Ph. III, day 36, Stuart Sat 19 March 2022 Ph. III, day 40, Stuart Wed 23 March 2022 Ph. III, day 44, Stuart Thu 24 March 2022 Ph. III, day 45, Solutions Fri 25 March 2022 Ph. III, day 46, Ozzy Sat 26 March 2022 Ph. III, day 47, Dinghy Propane Sun 27 March 2022 Ph. III, day 48, Rats! Sun 27 March 2022 Ph. III, day 48, Weather Check Tue 29 March 2022 Ph. III, day 49-50, Key Biscayne Fri 01 April 2022 Ph. III, day 53, Key Biscayne Sat 02 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 1, Pumpkin Key Sun 03 April 2022 Pt. IV, day 2, Rodriguez Key Sun 03 April 2022 Pt. IV, day 2, Rodriguez Key Waterspout Mon 04 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 3, Lower Matecumbe Key Wed 06 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 5, Lower Matecumbe Key Thu 07 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 6, Boot Key/Vaca Key Sat 09 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 8, Boot Key/Vaca Key Sun 10 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 9, Boot Key Harbor Wed 13 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 12, Boot Key Harbor Wed 13 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 12, Boot Key Harbor, More Pix Thu 14 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 13, Boot Key Harbor Fri 15 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 14, Little Torch Key Sat 16 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 15, The Conch Republic Sun 17 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 16, The Conch Republic Mon 18 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 17, The Conch Republic Thu 21 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 20, The Conch Republic Sun 24 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 23, The Conch Republic Tue 26 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 25, The Conch Republic Wed 27 April 2022 Ph. IV, day 26, The Conch Republic Thu 28 April 2022 Ph. V, day 1, Boo Boo Key Fri 29 April 2022 Ph. V, day 2, Dry Tortugas Sat 30 April 2022 Ph. V, day 3, Dry Tortugas Mon 02 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 1-2, Bound For Marco Island Tue 03 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 3, Resting and Planning Tue 03 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 3, Rainbow Wed 04 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 4, Move to Mooring Sat 07 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 7, Fort Myers Beach Mon 09 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 9, Fort Myers Beach Wed 11 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 11, Fort Myers Beach Thu 12 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 12, Boca Grande Fri 13 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 13, Myakka River Sat 14 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 14, Safe Cove Tue 17 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 17, Haulout Wed 18 May 2022 One Retrospective on 2021-2022 Wed 18 May 2022 Ph. VI, day 18, Last Day Thu 18 August 2022 Seasonal Shifts Thu 22 September 2022 Outings Sat 01 October 2022 Hurricane Ian -- Part 1 Sun 02 October 2022 Hurricane Ian -- Part 2 Mon 03 October 2022 Hurricane Ian Aftermath Tue 04 October 2022 Baby Steps Wed 12 October 2022 Thank You, Scott Tue 18 October 2022 Post-Ian Interior Chaos Thu 20 October 2022 Post-Ian Cleanup Tue 25 October 2022 Death Sat 12 November 2022 Repair Plan Mon 21 November 2022 Cross-Country Tour Sun 27 November 2022 Cross-Country Tour, Week 5 Thu 01 December 2022 Cross-Country Tour, Week 7 Mon 05 December 2022 Cross-Country Tour, Week 7, Part 2 Wed 07 December 2022 Cross-Country Tour, Week 8, Zion Wed 21 December 2022 Cross-Country Tour, Week 10, Mojave Mon 02 January 2023 Starting 2023 Tue 17 January 2023 Cross-Country Tour, Week 13 Thu 02 February 2023 Repair Updates -- Many Things Completed Tue 14 February 2023 Some Armchair Sailing Thu 02 March 2023 Travel Days Sun 05 March 2023 Initial Cleanup Wed 08 March 2023 Dodger and Solar Power Thu 09 March 2023 Uhane Kai Sun 12 March 2023 Mast Inspection Tue 21 March 2023 The Sailing Season Sat 15 April 2023 Mast Inspection Report Sun 16 April 2023 About the Mizzen Tue 16 May 2023 Land Cruise Underway Fri 09 June 2023 Goal Achieved: Samuleson Stones Tue 27 June 2023 The Balance of the Season Thu 06 July 2023 Questions and Answers Wed 26 July 2023 Questions About Heads Tue 22 August 2023 More Land Cruising Thu 07 September 2023 Idling in Texas Fri 15 December 2023 Merry Christmas 2023 Fri 12 January 2024 Welcome to 2024 Wed 17 January 2024 The Technomad Story Tue 13 February 2024 Bottom Paint Alternative Thu 15 February 2024 Looking at the Future Thu 29 February 2024 Leap Day Planning Sat 16 March 2024 Looking at Launch Day Wed 27 March 2024 Leaving Texas Wed 03 April 2024 Starting the 2024 Boat Year Tue 16 April 2024 2024 Commissioning Fri 19 April 2024 Many Jobs, an After Action Review Fri 03 May 2024 2024 Cruise Retrospective Sat 11 May 2024 2024 Commissioning Details Mon 14 October 2024 2024-2025 Cruise Plans Mon 02 December 2024 2025 Commissioning Tue 03 December 2024 2025 Day 3 Wed 04 December 2024 2025 Day 4 Fri 06 December 2024 2025 Day 6 Sat 07 December 2024 2025 Cruise Day 7 Thu 12 December 2024 Launch Day Sun 15 December 2024 Dockside, Days 14-15 Tue 17 December 2024 Hitting the Brick Wall Sat 21 December 2024 Solstice Day Sun 05 January 2025 Waiting for the Hull Repair Wed 15 January 2025 2025 Cruise, Days 37-43 Tue 21 January 2025 2025 Cruise, Week 1 Tue 28 January 2025 2025 Cruise, Week 2 Tue 04 February 2025 2025 Cruise, Week 3 Tue 11 February 2025 2025 Cruise, Week 4 Tue 18 February 2025 2025 Cruise, Week 5 Tue 25 February 2025 2025 Cruise, Week 6 Tue 04 March 2025 2025 Cruise, Week 7 Tue 11 March 2025 2025 Cruise, Week 8 Tue 18 March 2025 2025 Cruise, Week 9 Sat 22 March 2025 2025 Cruise, Decommissioning
Steve and Cindy Ann
