Anika had repeatedly expressed her preference for lots of wind and clouds and rain over too much sun. And while that are more unusual conditions here, she got what she asked for. And fittingly, the day after her departure the weather flips back to sunny. More than sunny, there are big lows way north that…
Category: Boat Projects
Repairs in Fort de France
After bidding Anika farewell and wishing her god speed for her big bachelor’s presentation in two weeks, I have some time to regroup, plan my remaining trip, and get JACE’s anchor windlass repaired. But first it is Sunday and that forces me to take a rest day. I sleep in, do a few things around…
The fridge saga
I arrived Sun and it is already Thursday night. Where did the past four days go? The answer (mostly): fixing the freezer and fridge! Monday is a bit of a dead day – it is Jan 1 and all stores are closed and all the tradespeople are off. No way to shop for food or…
I swear it’s a test
Thanks to all the encouragement I received I am feeling a lot better and am ready to move on. On Saturday I leave Tyrrel Bay, once again headed for Union Island’s Clifton Harbor. At first I plan on just motoring the two hours, charging the batteries in the process and running the water maker. But…
Motivational low point
Boats are said to need constant attention as things break frequently. The combination of many complex systems aboard, humidity, sea water, and constant motion is hard on them. Everything I ever read or heard repeated the mantra of “always something to fix” and so far my own experience confirms that. And that is not a…
JACE in tip top shape
It’s been a long summer of silence here on sailingjace.com. We have been busy with work and travel and a lot of prep for our trip. Kristoffer graduated from high school and moved to Tokyo for his 9-month internship at a game development company and Anika started her last year in Middelburg. We are so…
Off the grid living
Growing up in Germany in the 80s, the ultimate super nerd was this guy Murray Bosinski, from a terrible US TV show, dubbed into German with an even worse title. He knew all about technology and not much else. For this post, l’ll be Murray Bosinski. Today we have Brad’s friend Aaron over on JACE….