Monthly Archives: March 2011

Well, two of them, actually!  Joe at http://smalltrimarans.com/blog/ features lots of great boats and sites, and lists lots of information in a well presented, informative style.  Plus, of course, he DID interview me… He also interviewed a gentleman by the name … Continue reading →

It’s been really busy at work and at home these past couple of days, so I haven’t had a chance to post anything… but, as of tomorrow, I should have an actual Sailbird aluminum centerboard to play with!  The plan is … Continue reading →

This is our first product review of the items and gear we used during the 2011 Everglades Challenge.  We hope you find it and the ones that follow to be useful and informative! (pictures added 28 March 2011 – forgot … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking that, although the daggerboard gave us excellent windward ability & lift, along with very little turbulence, we may well convert her back to a centerboard. If we do, it will either be a Finn-style* semicircular trailing edged board, so as … Continue reading →

The Ultimate Florida Challenge: 1200 miles by small craft in 30 days or less.  This is the race for those who are looking for more of a challenge than the Everglades Challenge, a tough as nails 300 mile race from … Continue reading →

Starting this weekend, we are going to review at least 2 items of gear per week that we used during the Everglades Challenge.  Items will range from tools to clothing, food to sailing hardware.  Hopefully this information will be of use … Continue reading →

Joe at http://smalltrimarans.com interviewed me regarding our Sailbird and the E.C.  His post appears here at http://smalltrimarans.com/blog/?p=5175 .  I thought it was a pretty good interview, so, in a moment of shameless self-promotion, I decided to post it for your … Continue reading →

A mystery no more, as we found out that Cleric of WaterTribe, also known as Peter Bogacz took these great pictures of Clarity as we were getting ready to start, and as we got underway.  I’ve added a slideshow here, … Continue reading →

I’m going to take a few moments to thank both our sponsors, and WaterTribe, for helping us have this wonderful experience.  Banks Sails Tampa – http://www.bankssailstampa.com/ .  Dennis at Banks contacted me after receiving my letter soliciting a sail sponsor to … Continue reading →

WHO TOOK THESE PHOTOS?!?  DID YOU?!? I found a photobucket album under the name of gpbogacz that has some great pics of Clarity… and I can find no way to contact the person who posted them!!! If you’re gpbogacz, or … Continue reading →

If any of you have pictures of Clarity at any point of the Everglades Challenge, or on the beach before the start, I would really like to get a copy.  We weren’t able to budget in a waterproof camera this … Continue reading →

Actually, these pictures are of our camp aboard Clarity about 300 yards from Sand Flea Key, where we ran hard aground in the primordial ooze just south of the islet.  It seems we also trimmed our daggerboard a bit, although … Continue reading →

Here are some screen prints of out track from Ft. Desoto to Placida.  We beached on Siesta Key to fix a leak, and then, later on, spent a second night on Sand Flea Key, or, rather, about 300 yards from … Continue reading →

After all the preparations on Clarity, we finally left the beach at Ft. Desoto around 8:30 on Saturday, with high hopes of finishing well on our first EC.  Well, reality (and a sandbar) hit, and we didn’t finish.  But wow, … Continue reading →

In just under NINE HOURS, we will leave the beach at Ft. Desoto Park, and head south to Placida (checkpoint 1), Chokoloskee (CP2), Flamingo (CP3), and the Key Largo!  We’ve passed inspection, and have almost loaded Clarity to our satisfaction.  … Continue reading →

Wow… my apologies as I just realized I haven’t posted in a week!  I’ll try to catch up later tonight, but getting Clarity ready has been a lot more intensive than I had planned for!