Aye, never boated in California, yeah more chain and more line for sure. Had a similar stern-anchor setup on my 33' sailboat, 50' of chain and...
Not sure he is going to face much current anchoring in coves. A stern anchor can be useful for staying "in place" if in a tight anchorage and...
Yeah, different kind of ship for the crossings: Here is a Wiki blurb on the Knarr: Knarr is the Norse term for ships that were built for Atlantic...
You sailed for years but anchoring has never been a big deal..? I guess you sailed from marina to marina never gotten your anchor wet except for...
It doesn't count crossing the Atlantic in a jet. Real men do it in Viking Ships and I was not so busy goofing off, I'd go Out there and do it...
Same on the sailboat forums. Also one of my favorite subjects after having been a liveaboard in the hurricane belt with no boat insurance. Anchors...
Don't be a wuss Oscar, you go and I sit home in Fort Lauderdale supervising:)
on a Viking ship. http://www.drakenexpeditionamerica.com
Poor man's Jet-Ski?
Wow, them guys in the video drive fast.. You Dutch Oscar? (Worked with 3 Dutch guys, they all say "If you ain't Dutch, you ain't much) True..? :D
Thx, looked at all the salty looking diesel boats, quite a range actually. Too many choices, need to settle down and focus on 1 type/model, then...
Speaking of big planes. I was supposed to fly this trip but the Captain covered for me so I could go sailing to the Bahamas. [MEDIA]
Aye, it was a sweet deal, spent a year and a half living in luxury and flying their Cadillac jets as well as staying in 5-star hotels. Not bad and...
No formal contract, just a gentlemen's written agreement using email. I could always copy and paste th emails right here, as well as black list...
Been there too. Back in 1992 I interwied for a pilot position on the B-747 for Kuwait Airways. We did the talks in New York and the simulator...
E-mail is writing, never spoken to the guy.
Ha, not jumping on just any boat. Already surveyed and sea-trailed 2 of these, then got a firm deal on a third at a good discount because I was...
Back to the Perkins: The seller of the Yanmar powered Albin 28TE changed his mind today and wants more money. Not sure how people do business but...
I did look. You owe me a beer. Alaska was good to me, flew bush planes up there summer and winter. Young and stupid just like on them tankers in...
What snowfall? Be nice. That being said, I was born and raised in Norway, then emigrated to Alaska. Snow and ice is my middle name. Worked on...
