Preparing for the Northwest Passage
June 16th, 2009
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Sandy fixing the computer.
With all good hopes of leaving at 12:00 p.m., the last minute work that was being done on the watermaker had us slide right past that noon hour and they didn’t finish until 4:00 p.m.. But that frustration paled by...
June 14th, 2009
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I write this at 2:00 a.m. knowing that tomorrow… well, we leave tomorrow. Throughout these posts I’ve tried my best to stay away from the negatives and while they do exist and I attempt to report on them (“negatives” mostly being the...
June 12th, 2009
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It’s been a while since I last entered a new blog and equally, it’s been a while since I’ve had a moment to sit. The trip continues to generate huge attention which is great, but that attention comes with details and minutia, the...
June 3rd, 2009
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To paraphrase Led Zeppelin, “Been dazed and confused for so long, it’s not true…”. Clinton’s starting to install the new water maker, a new Espar heating system is being shipped from Canada and needs to be installed, Sandy’s back up to hunt...
May 28th, 2009
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Sandy Davies of Rhumbline Yacht Services came up from CT to fine tune the satellite internet interface yesterday. Sandy is a master of all things electronic so Clinton felt that while on the boat, it’d be a good chance to get Sandy to run a few...
May 22nd, 2009
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While I went down to New York for meetings wide and varied, Clinton and Allen Fontaine from DePaul Diesel in Portsmouth, RI broke down the gen-set and main engine for a their regular service as well as preventative inspections. Happy to report that...
May 20th, 2009
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Organizing a project of this size, boat as well as documentary, is, as I’ve said before, not for the faint of heart. At the best of times it’s crazy making. What off-sets all the insanity is the amazing work that everyone on the crew has been doing...
May 19th, 2009
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The general mayhem continues; work lists being worked through, check book being burned through. With approximately four weeks to go we’re in good shape but one always has to wonder if good will be good enough. One of the many bright spots in a sea...
May 6th, 2009
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As the man in the movie said, “We’re through the Looking Glass here people”. A few days ago I drove down to CT to help Clinton prepare Bagan for the delivery up here to Newport. The next morning the sign men came and stared applying the various...
April 30th, 2009
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Six weeks to go; the proverbial Double Edged Sword is there ever was one. The money scramble continues and C & D have stepped up their efforts to get Bagan ready for the delivery from Stamford to Newport. Today I was asked if I was scared. The...
