Norfolk, VA
To see as much of the world as we can,
Using the smallest carbon footprint we can,
Spending the least amount of money we can,
Making as many friends we can.
After replacing the chainplates, we have not been able to get the deck totally watertight.
We've been applying liberal volumes of various goos: mostly Boat Life Caulk.
Yes, it discolors a little. It bonds to almost everything (excepy polyethelyne). It makes a durable, watertight seal. It's not wonderfully flexible …
One day I (finally) noticed something odd about the winches on Red Ranger. This is one of the many things I thought about when I have four hours to sit on deck and watch the ocean. You have time to think about — well — everything.
I noticed that the feeder arms …
Check out this work of art:
An amazing restoration, lasting several years here at Deltaville Marina.
That's a lot of wood. And a lot of loving care to restore it to sea-worthy condition.
Start with any of these links:
http://oceanresearchproject.org
https://www.facebook.com/OceanResearchProject
http://www.cruisingworld.com/gallery/how-to/green-wakes/matt-rutherfords-ocean-research-project
http://www.allatsea.net/matt-rutherford-launches-ocean-research-project/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesleyann-coker/matt-rutherford-sailing_b_3306143.html
http://yachtworldheroes.com/?p=1458
Apparently, the transmission died …
Boaters agound? Landlubbers who have a boat?
Richmond. River. Canal. Trains. Craft Beer.
There's a lot to like here.
And. Bonus.
After seeing a good bit of the US East Coast, there's a lot to like in many cities.
The clouds last night presaged a rainy Saturday. Maybe we'll …
We're officially weekenders.
We went down to Red Ranger and sat around doing nothing.
Nothing.
I topped off the water in the batteries. CA did some laundry.
We moved some things off the boat that we want in the apartment.
We visited with other marina folks on the screen …
We know some full-time and part-time liveaboard cruisers. The full-timers live on the boat. The part-timers work seasonally and interleave boating and working.
Some of the full-time liveaboards we know aren't literally "full" time. If they're unemployed, they may spend months off the boat. We know of folks who …
The crew of Red Ranger has been working. Mostly in Richmond, VA.
And visiting Portland, OR.
And working. Business travel took us from Portland, OR, to Richmond, VA, (for just 18 hours) to Wilmington, DE.
How does this round of vacation-to-business travel compare with life on Red Ranger?
When …
CA spent five days at sea.
https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=a82f53bc1aeb01395
Gerry and she brought the boat safely from Marathon Key to Cypress Cove Marina in Louisana.
From 24.79075°N, 81.14516°W to 29.2486°N, 89.3606°W. About 514 nautical miles on a course …
CA's status on the Puffin delivery:
https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=a82f53bc1aeb01395
This shows her various noon positions as they move the boat.
Hoping to be weekenders. But. There were problems.
Back in June, we moved one car-load (small sedan car: trunk and back seats) from the boat to an apartment. This included a lot of clothes and some essentially galley and head supplies.
On July 5th, we moved one more little sedan …
Moving from boat to apartment is awfully easy. There's some shame, however, because we we're fully prepared. We spent our first week in Richmond living in a hotel because the apartment wasn't ready. Friday, CA moved us into our new berth in Exchange Place.
The boat requires no furniture …
We took a weekend trip from Deltaville to Cape Charles. Our first weekend jaunt in two years. There was some drama, but none that caused any lasting problems.
Cape Charles is cute, and historic, and a comfy sail from either Deltaville or the Norfolk area. We had never visited the …
Ready About?
After two years of liveaboard cruising, we're changing tack.
Helm's A-Lee!
Red Ranger is switching role from cruising home to weekend getaway.
We'll report on our weekend excursions and destinations in and around the southern Chesapeaked Bay.
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