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.
Useful resources. Everyone should have them. We would describe them as indispensable. Mandatory. Don't leave home without it.
BTW. Check out the sample page: http://www.onthewaterchartguides.org/icw-anchorguides/#tab-id-11
Yes, that's us in Hampton, Virginia. And yes, it's a truly great anchorage.
We were at the Hampton …
It's important to put everything where it belongs. (A lesson we're learning as we move the last of our earthly possessions onto Red Ranger.)
The blog once had the name "Team Red Cruising". Then it became Refit; a more apt category name.
We've added a Live-Aboard I category, which is …
We're getting our ICW reading list organized.
Skipper Bob Anchorages Along the Intracoastal Waterway. Crucial.
There appears to be a pattern here. Many popular anchorages seem to be about 50 statute miles away from each other. It's very likely that this pattern is essentially sampling error. A daily run of …
CA shares this:
This was posted in the Women Who Sail group on Facebook — some of them she'd already found.
Another interesting group seems to be Women and Cruising.
Red Ranger is a documented vessel; she's mostly set for international travel. According to Skipper Bob's Bahamas Bound, we need a bunch of paperwork before we can sail foreign.
US Customs Decal https://dtops.cbp.dhs.gov/ Be sure to order after September 1st for the coming year. Insurance …
Some blog and websites to follow for the coming year.
College fraternity brother Jeff Perkins: Lake Norman Charter Boats, LLC.
College fraternity brother (my "little brother") John Irwin: Irwin Marine.
Brooke and Susan of Liquid Therapy.
Dave and Nancy of Fawkes.
Scott and Jeanie of Joie de Vivre.
Randy and …
About a year ago, Ocean Navigator published a sidebar of useful links. It's been sitting on my desk for -- well -- a year. Here they are.
http://www.oceannavigator.com - Ocean Navigator Magazine
http://www.boat-links.com - Links to all things having to do with water
Charts are absolutely essential. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department of Commerce produces the nautical charts that sailors live by.
[Back in '95, crap like this was spewed: "Downsizing Government: Eliminate the Commerce Department". Only a complete idiot could claim that the Commerce Department isn't essential …
You need to know both things -- where you are right now, and where you're going. If you don't know where you are, the destination is just academic.
Sailors like to say they're "bound for" a destination. We're told not to over-commit to a particular place and time. My limited off-shore …
Red Ranger's "ground tackle" (anchor and rode) weighs over a hundred pounds. Our primary anchor is a 44 pound Plow. We have a few hundred feet of BBB chain, at about 1 3/4 pounds per foot. Our secondary anchor is a thirty-pound Danforth. We also have a little 10 …
People form communities -- mostly because the group is more successful than the individual. Sailors stick together because there's so much to know and learn; you can't boldly go where no person has gone before without running terrible risks.
The folks that own the same (or similar) boats naturally form communities …
One Christmas Gift was the 12 Days of (New Boat) Christmas song.
Another gift was Don Casey's This Old Boat. Wait, what? "Old" boat?
Well, okay, it was built in 1982. It is almost 30 years old. Cars don't last that long, so I guess, by the "transportation" yardstick she's …
Useful Links for charts and cruising guides
www.earthnc.com. Specifically -- my prospective home base: Jackson Creek.
www.charts.noaa.gov. Specifically chart 12235.
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