We’ve been way way way behind on the blog and didn’t want to post new things until we caught up with all of the travel updates down to our initial destination of Miami Beach. It’s all coming, promise! In the meantime we wanted to provide a quick update on where we are and our planRead more…
When we first decided to go cruising on Elara, I decided that adding a solar panel would be a necessity at some point. It wasn’t really super-urgent while heading down the ICW (since we were motoring everyday anyway to charge the batteries), it was definitely a “do before we head to the islands” project. SittingRead more…
While I was hanging out in Philly and Ed was on the boat he was cooking up a few sewing projects for us. Once I got back to the boat, and after taking a few days to get over the fact that we were still in the boatyard, we got to it! Our boat hadRead more…
We were sure we’d be in Miami for Thanksgiving! How could it possibly take more than two and a half months to make our way down the coast?! We (or more accurately I) imagined that each day would be perfect. We’d keep moving the desired distance from one place to the next, see a beautifulRead more…
It’s been kind of hard to write a post since leaving Oriental, mostly because it’s much more fun to write about the fun exciting days of cruising than the crappy, everything-goes-wrong-broken-boat days of cruising. But that’s exactly where we are. The passage from Oriental to Beaufort was uneventful, and we spent a nice evening checkingRead more…
The trip from Bellhaven to Oriental was long, but uneventful. We weren’t even sure we were going to make it in one day, but with some favorable winds and a bit of motor sailing we were making good time. As we transited the Pamlico river, we passed a bustling seafood dock. According to activecaptain, boatsRead more…
So of course about a week before departure, our depth sounder decided to cough a few times and die. More specifically the transducer is either fouled or dead (it conked out once before, but came back to life once all the growth was scraped off). Not having time to do a haulout just to cleanRead more…
After taking ownership of Elara, our first priority was to address the “hardware” issues – however, once we decided that we would be cruising on her, Updating the interior quickly became priority #2. Views 7492Likes 2
The countdown is on, now we are down to weeks! Can’t believe the time is flying by so fast… We’ve been great at getting lots of things done to get ready, but there is of course still more to do. Here is our list of remaining boat and non-boat projects. Views 4557Likes 0
When we bought Elara, one nice thing was that the sails were at excellent condition. The genoa was literally brand new, and the main was only a few years old, and in exceptional condition. The one problem is that it (the main) only had a single reef point… While this would be fine for daysailing/racingRead more…