The Bloody Mary

My favorite is a Bloody Billy at Billy's Tavern in Thomaston, Maine.  It starts with a couple of inches of Guinness.  Perfect with a couple of Pemaquid oysters.

Issuma: St. Pierre - a French possession

 Issuma approaching St. Pierre, a French island just south of Newfoundland. Issuma position report

July 4th Parade, Thomaston, Maine

The slideshow is HERE

VFW Post 3095, Friendship, Maine

Issuma: Cape Breton, fog, and weather fax

The good part about fog is it means the air is much warmer than the water.  Richard, Chris, and Gabriela landed in Louisbourg, Cape Breton in search of a repair for the weatherfax.  Hope he found the right socket wrench for the propeller - a Halifix stopover quest, much easier said than done.  (Maybe it's metric vs. British problem?) HERE and Here are Richard's account of the last two Nova Scotia stopovers.

Issuma - Crew for the high latitudes

If you want crew to head for the high latitudes, it might be someone like this for the times when you want somebody to, say, go up the mast.

Oyster Bay Herresoff Regatta at Seawanhaka Corinthinian Yacht Club

The water was a sheet of glass.  But the New York 30's ghosted around the course like it didn't matter.

Issuma - Careening

Careening on purpose that is - to check the hull - while stopping in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Northbound.  Is Newfoundland next?  Answers will appear HERE

Paddling Against the Wind - Scientist at Work Blog - ANWR - at nytimes.com

On the Utukok River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Image: NY Times
Paddling Against the Wind - Scientist at Work Blog - NYTimes.com

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