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A Visual Depiction Of My Travels During The 2014 Everglades Challenge…
The following are screen shots of my SPOT tracking page, showing my route from start to finish. I don’t have my first day’s worth of tracks though, as SPOT only stores them for 7 days. I’ll have to see what … Continue reading
2014 Everglades Challenge Videos I Took…
This is just a really quick post with the link to my Everglades Challenge playlist on YouTube. I’ve got more videos coming that I’ll be adding to the playlist over the next week, and I’ll write a summary of the … Continue reading
Out Through The In Door (with apologies to Led Zeppelin)…
(this is an out of order excerpt from what I will write about this year’s sail… I posted it on the WaterTribe Forum, and thought I’d add it here on it’s own first, and then as part of the overall … Continue reading
Tagged ballet, Clarity, everglades challenge, leeboard, tango
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I Made It… WOOHOO!!!
6 Days, 19 Hours, and 33 Minutes after the start, I landed on Key Largo, completing my first Everglades Challenge! Launching was an agony never to be repeated, as my PVC slide system was an epic fail and it took … Continue reading
Only NINE MORE DAYS TO GO!!!
As you probably know if you’re reading this, I’ve been plugging away at Clarity, getting her ready for her second (and my third) Everglades Challenge attempt. I’ve converted her to leeboards (ex-Sol-Cat 18 rudders), replaced the original rudder with a Sol-Cat 18 rudder … Continue reading
Feeding Children Everywhere – Sailing Against Hunger
This year, Clarity Sailing Adventures will again be sailing with children in mind. Hungry children, the world over… here in the United States, and in every country that has children and a shortage of food. Feeding Children Everywhere is a … Continue reading
Bits And Pieces…
Here’s a quick gallery of photos showing some of the fun I’ve been having getting Clarity ready!
Tagged Clarity, everglades challenge, leeboard, rudder, trimaran, watertribe
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Clarity Has The Blues…
Well, she’s getting there… and as any fan of Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and scores of other awesome musicians can tell you, the blues can be a good, good thing!
Tagged bb king, blues, buddy guy, Clarity, everglades challenge, muddy water
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Blessed Bovinity… Has It Really Been Almost TWO MONTHS?!?
Wow… I’ve had a lot going on, both with Clarity, work, and life in general, but I didn’t realize it had been so long since I last posted! This post is going to be a short one, as I’m still … Continue reading
Foiled, Foiled, and Foiled again…
It appears that I’ve located 3 rudder blades and a rudder casting from a Sol Cat 18 catamaran. The blades are a few inches deeper and of slightly narrower chord (front to rear measurement) that those from a Nacra 5.2, … Continue reading
Decisions… and a Training Mission
Well, I’m still weighing my options regarding a cabin or flat deck on Clarity, but I’ve definitely decided to go with leeboards. I’m shopping around for a used beach cat rudder assembly and two spare rudders to use as leeboards. … Continue reading
Just A Quickie….
Just a quick plea for assistance…. I’m looking for a single beach cat rudder assembly (Hobie, Prindle, etc), and two more rudder blades (to be used as leeboards and as a backup rudder blade replacement). If you have any idea where I might locate some … Continue reading
The Fun Of Aging…. NOT!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted (I know, I say that a lot!), but I’ve been having a bit of a medical mystery going on, which has slowed me down. Originally, it was either an allergic reaction, or something … Continue reading
Tagged cabin, challenge, Clarity, deck, everglades challenge, keel, leeboard, trimaran
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Decisions and Revisions…
There has been much going on around here lately, including the move back to New Port Richey from Tampa, but things are settling in, so I’ve started to get on track for the 2014 Everglades Challenge. The first step has … Continue reading
SailBirdMike’s Final 2013 Everglades Challenge Report (Part 1):
This year’s EC was quite a sleighride for me up until my rudder troubles off Fort Myers Beach. But much was learned, and a great time was had, and I’ll attempt to share it with you here. PART 1 I … Continue reading
Videos Uploaded!
I’ve uploaded some videos to my YouTube channel, both ones that I took on the boat, and some that a friend took on the beach. http://www.youtube.com/user/KayakMike1963?feature=watch Note: No soundtrack was added to the “Mission: Impossible” video… that was straight from … Continue reading
Feeding Children Everywhere Meal Prep Test
I conducted the first thermal cooking test of the Feeding Children Everywhere meal today. As I have mentioned, these will be a staple during my Everglades Challenge entry this year. For the preparation of the meal, I used a 1 liter thermal … Continue reading
A Hairy Plan…
Yep… part of the planning for an adventure like the Everglades Challenge is grooming & hygiene. To that end, being a guy, I have the distinct advantage of being able to cut my hair short. Really short. Women can do … Continue reading
Clarity’s Mainsail Modifications from 2010…
Here’s the links going back to the posts about modifying Clarity’s mainsail (I’ve gone this route before!): https://claritysailingadventures.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/mainsail-modifications-2/ https://claritysailingadventures.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/mainsail-pictures/ https://claritysailingadventures.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/mainsail/
Tagged AMF Puffer, Clarity, everglades challenge, repair, sail, watertribe
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Modifying The Existing Sails…
Budgets and unproven ideas being what they are, I decided to modify Discovery’s admittedly old and out of shape sails for the 2013 Everglades Challenge. New sails would have been great, and there is a friendly member of the AMF … Continue reading
Feeding Children Everywhere… The Charity We Are Supporting
This year, Clarity Sailing Adventures will be sailing with children in mind. Hungry children, the world over… here in the United States, and in every country that has children and a shortage of food. Feeding Children Everywhere is a fantastic … Continue reading
Progress…
Things are moving on nicely… I’ve got the holes cut for the inspection ports (three of them, all clear so I can see into them without opening them), I have the bowsprit figured out, and I’ve got all the reinforcements … Continue reading
How To Stretch A Tramp (Search Engines Are A Wonderful Thing!)…
I thought I’d end my 2012 blogosity by reposting a teeny little post from way back in February 2011, that, somehow, became the most hit-on post I’ve ever had on this blog! All I can figure is that a bunch … Continue reading
Tagged 2012, 2013, Clarity, everglades challenge, stretch, sun, teeny, tramp. grungy, trampoline, trimaran, weekend
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Ready Oar Not…
One of the things I’ll have to do differently this year on the Everglades Challenge is row. With Clarity, we paddled, one on each ama, but Discovery, being a monohull, with oarlocks, will be rowed. She looks to row fairly … Continue reading
Tagged AMF Puffer, Clarity, Discovery, everglades challenge, oar, row, rowing, watertribe
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