Last year Washington D.C. and Philadelphia got more snow than Boston and Maine. Maybe this winter it's New York's turn. We headed north just ahead of the blizzard. Friendship is 380 miles 45 degrees north east of the George Washington Bridge. We got 12 inches of snow while New York got - well, our apartment got snow inside the windows, and the streets? fuhgeddaboutit. (pix by Taisy)
our apartment
Alex Rose Place - West 185 Street and Cabrini Blvd.
Somali Pirate Threat Remains After RUEN Release
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The European Union’s Operation ATALANTA says multiple pirate action groups
may still be operating in the Indian Ocean following the rescue of the MV
Ruen a...
Government Boats 65
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Yesterday I tried out a location near the Brooklyn Bridge on the Brooklyn
side, a place I should have been for yesterday’s post. USCGC Legare
(WMEC-912) ...
Good and great
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Monday – photo by Mitch Waxman A humble narrator was lucky enough to wake
up again, one recent day, and soon discovered that the atmospheric
temperature wo...
The Rolling Refit Continues
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*Article*Colin continues the story of bringing a fundamental sound, but 47
year old, racing boat back to offshore standards and turning her into a
comforta...
Edwin Diaz....and Hope....Are Back
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So many bad things going on, sport is the least of it. But sport teaches
you to hope, to endure – an experiment in a test tube. Take Edwin Diaz of
the Ne...
Corned Beef Casserole
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[image: A plate of corned beef casserole next to the whole dish of it,]
Corned beef or venison casserole is a great use for leftovers. Add noodles,
cabbage...
Sitka Nature Show #305 – Paul and Brooke
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Download Radio Show The December 31st show featured a conversation with
Paul Norwood and Brooke Schafer. The Sitka Nature Show ended the year as it
began...
#31 Volcán Tajumulco, Guatemala High Point
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At 13,845 feet tall, Tajumulco is not only the highest mountain in
Guatemala but also the highest in all of Central America. Because if its
remote locati...
40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LOSS OF THE AMERICA’S CUP
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SEPTEMBER 26, 1983 AUSTRALIA II DEFEATED LIBERTY 4-3 IN A BEST OF 7 SERIES
TO WIN THE AMERICA’S CUP. THE RIGHT THING HAPPENED FOR ALL THE WRONG
REASONS. I...
INSTALLING THE 48 VOLT LITHIUM BATTERY
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One of the nice things about electric propulsion in a sailboat is the
ability to upgrade parts of it as new technology comes along. When I made
the conver...
The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea
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My last art post was about the simply awful Hogarth exhibition at the Tate,
which was just terrible, having no interest in art or Hogarth or historical
...
Hitching a Ride
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At sea, sometimes birds find places to land on the boat and rest for a
while. Usually they land on the rail, which is easy to land on.
(Continued...)
Drilling Shaft Hole
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Hi Everybody. First post here. I’ve been slowly building a Monaco. At the
point where i need to drill the shaft hole through the hull. I’ve seen a
number...
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Nach langer Krankheit ist meine liebe Frau Martina sanft in meinen Armen
entschlafen. Mancher, der unseren Blog über die Jahre verfolgt hat, wird
vielleich...
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Looking for something a bit different? Check out our Facebook Page with a
great little video gearing up for our summer fun!
And we Have Pirate Pizza - a ...
On the Road Again
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We are off again..This time to warmer Climes in the Caribbean. We brought
our departure forward by 2 days as we had a good weather window. We left in
Qu...
Red Dot on the Ocean
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Matt’s life and voyage have been made into a feature-length documentary,
Red Dot on the Ocean. Learn how you can see it at RedDotontheOcean.com
Rumour has it…
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Rumour has it that I was sailing this yacht last month on the Baltic Sea
and that they have started to build a very similar version for a third
attempt at ...
The End
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After almost two months at sea and more than 5,000 miles, Issuma reached
Norfolk, Virginia. This was both my longest passage and my longest
singlehanded p...
Sea Chair – Art from A Plastic Ocean
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Have a look at this beautiful video that speaks to the fact that the ocean
is full of all the consumer plastics we use that just Won’t. Go. Away!
These cle...
NRDC Defends California's Ivory Law in Court
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Elly Pepper, Legislative Advocate, Washington, DC: Last year, California
became the third state in the country to pass legislation (Assembly Bill
96) restr...
DAY 71 | Making the call
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[image: DAY 71 | An unmatched trilogy of Antarctic achievements]
The post DAY 71 | Making the call appeared first on Shackleton Solo.
Italian Travels
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[image: Italian Travels]
A few photos of Barb, Bono, and Jim's adventures in Italy.
Date: Apr 2, 2015
Number of Photos in Album: 61
View Album
The Alexandra Shackleton on display at the ANMM
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The Alexandra Shackleton (our James Caird replica) is now on display at the
Australian National Maritime Museum, taking pride of place in the foyer as
part...
Enjoying the Snow
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A few weeks back I realized that we hadn't taken Fitz downhill skiing in
the backcountry at all. We've gone on tours in RMNP with Fitz in the
Chariot, but...
Star Island Shark Tournament Video
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Here's the film debut of the Small Fortune from last month's Star Island
Shark Tournament. No winning fish this year but we're crossing our fingers
for ...
Northwest Passage 2012 - ARCTIC DREAMS Video
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Looking back on 2012 hindsight is 20/20... ARCTIC DREAMS lead by Bob
Shepton aboard DODOS DELIGHT did an amazing 7,000 mile feat.... rather than
tell you ...
Design 90 - 76'-6" Shoal Draft Schooner
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Only two drawings were prepared for this preliminary design proposal; a
Lines Plan and a Sail & Deck Plan. I believe the Lines Plan that is shown
here i...
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Young Larry Blog - a continuation of Dermot's account of Young Larry's
transit of the Northwest Passage. We hope to up-date the blog at least once
a week....
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
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Took a look around on a cold (free) day. Yeah, it’s free admission on most
weekdays through the winter!
There is a lot going on with plants during the cold ...