Sailing… Sailing to Annapolis 16 Aug 201111 Feb 2013 Tuesday at 1:00 pm we left our homey slip in St. Michaels, MD to head back to Annapolis on our Albin Vega Velocir. The wind was forecast to be out…
Cooking… Star Fruit and Sugarbaby Watermelon 11 Aug 201111 Feb 2013 Dinner on a boat for two people with limited refrigeration calls for some fun meals and lots of planning. We never want more leftovers than can be eaten for lunch…
Preparation… Making a Dodger Frame for V 1 Aug 201111 Feb 2013 To keep out the rain and sun, Grant has built us a dodger out of stainless steel and starboard! (I still have to sew together the isinglass and sunbrella sides)…
Cooking… Black eyed peas 16 Jul 201111 Feb 2013 The Farmer’s Markets on the Eastern Shore of Maryland are really great. Today I was able to get some beans from a heritage garden to soak and cook later this…
Preparation… How to make an electronics panel 10 Jul 201111 Feb 2013 Before: Measuring and fitting the electronics onto our smoked lexan. Cutting out the holes: Success! It looks good, space for the future and it all works.
Cooking… Yay, my oven heats evenly- baking bread 4 Jul 201111 Feb 2013 Over the holiday weekend I took some time to bake up a bit of bread. After looking over the recipes I’d compiled on our computer that were “boat friendly” I…
Velocir What Went Wrong 29 Jun 201111 Feb 2013 In this part of our blog, we will briefly describe any problems, with photos when possible. Our water pump (original to the boat) had a trickle leak on the freshwater…