Wednesday is photoday! A day in the life of a coastal cruiser.

[TomY]

I take digital photos nearly every day I'm on the boat. The metadata on each file(time/date), is my log.

On this day, we were underway midmorning and under sail for several hours, not far from home.

We were sailing OFF the wind at 1:15pm:

Then I noticed 15 minutes later, we were sailing ON the wind, in nearly the same spot:

No surprise, we were anchored at dusk:

That's it.

 

[Juanona]

This is a pic from last summer, a typical small harbor in Norway. This is Skudeneshavn on the island of Karmoy.

First try posting, thanks Phil for the new forum.

 

[DArcy]

Nice shots as always Tom. My daughter is starting to talk more about sailing and getting back out on the water. Must be getting close to spring.

 

[rgranger]

@TomY

Those are some truly beautiful photos.

 

[Tod]

Maine, somewhere near Swans Island/Long Island, iirc.

 

[DaveEvans]

Perry nice!

 

[DayDreamer41]

TomY, beautiful shots, can't wait to get back out on the water!
Pyramid Point Lake Michigan's Great Bear Dunes

Stone Port Northern Lake Huron

Poe Reef Light Straights of Mackinaw

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

and sometimes the quiet times are best.. At anchor just above Albemarle Sound

 

[TomY]

This is a pic from last summer, a typical small harbor in Norway. This is Skudeneshavn on the island of Karmoy.

First try posting, thanks Phil for the new forum.

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That's a beautiful photo, Max. Is that a pleasure boat in the foreground? Please tell us where you are these days. Your photos of the last few years have been great, to get a sense of life along the coast in the North Atlantic. I enjoy your blog. Thanks!

 

[Juanona]

Hi Tom, It's probably a pleasure boat, but in Norway you can't be totally sure. They do a good job preserving traditional work boats. Below is a pic of the famous Oselvar boats, made of 3 overlapping planks, a method dating from the 3rd or 4th century.
We are heading back to the boat in the Netherlands next week. Will probably sail to Denmark, Sweden and S Norway this summer, but it's nice to have no agenda whatsoever this year. Go where the wind blows and the spirit moves. Thanks for your comments, I'm sure Lynnie's blog will become more active this summer.
Max

 

[jssailem]

Great image of your M17 Tod. Reminded me of my simpler days with my M15. They are fun boats. Fair winds...

 

[dirt rd]

Great pics. As always. 80 next week. Warmest winter so far since they began records in 1944.
I love it.

 

[jssailem]

DayDreamer. Thank you. Your images pleased the sole of my Michigan born Admiral...

 

[Ron20324]

Dreamer, I think your horizontal hold went haywire on your last pic....

 

[Kings Gambit]

Fry's Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, California; July 2016. In early morning a few days past full moon; hence-the waning gibbous moon of the western sky. A mere 25 n.mi. from home port.

 

[LakeShark]

@Kings Gambit that shot brings back memories. it was almost 17 years ago I was anchored off Santa Cruz Island with some friends at a cove that looks almost identical to the one in your shot. We went to shore and had a small fire when Earl Minny from Minney's Yacht Surplus showed up in his schooner with some of his family. We all spent the evening sharing stories and listing to Earl play the ukulele as the sun set before retiring to our boats for the night.

 

[Kings Gambit]

Wow! What a treat that must have been! There are many coves and anchorages around Santa Cruz Island that look similar when there is a nice beach present. But, this one is visited quite often by the locals (even though today there's nobody here but the admiral and me, plus our friends on the companion boat who took the picture), so it might well have been the one you visited. It's all good (as long as everyone stays off the rocks)!!

 

[seaojoe]

halo friends old and new. taken me a while to log in. tried registering under 'oldguy', and that didnt happen. pulled my old 'seaojoe' from cwbb days out and got here.

 

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