Monthly Archives: July 2015

updated “OUR BOAT” details!

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OUR BOAT click to read it!

I finally updated our “about our boat” page!  More details about our boat, check it out!!! Please feel free to comment if you have any questions or if you noticed I posted something incorrectly.

Aquatic Park: a brief visit

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We sailed over to aquatic park to “ferry” our friends back over to San Francisco from Sausalito and to “ferry” Josie to work for her night shift. Added bonus: a little “tourist feel” in our life.  The sail over was quick, with a 7 kt speed under jib alone, it took us about 45 minutes.

  
Rummer had it that the water temp was 66 F (which is hot for the bay), so Friday after Josie woke up between her 2 nights shifts, she went for a quick 1/2 mile swim, drank some coffee, then rode her bike to work.

After Josie was gone, and after dinner, Christian sailed back to Sausalito. Quick trip, but it sure felt good to re-locate for a bit.  I think we are getting antsy to leave 🙂

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Our Global Connection for Satellite Phone is on it’s way!!!

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We decided to go with the iridiumGo! through PredictWind. I think this is one of our largest purchases, yikes! After reading many blogs and reviews, this seems to be the best fit for us. Hope we’re right!

  • We’ll be able to get updates on the wind, rain, swell etc through the satellite phone and on to our computer.  We are familiar with other ways to stay safe with weather predictions, just in case technology fails, but having this aboard SV Shawnigan is super exciting.
  • We will have unlimited SMS (texts) in and outbound!  Yes, you can text us or we can text you while we are in the middle of the Indian Ocean! Or anywhere, for that matter.  We can also update our position on the map. See us on the map somewhere? You happen to be going there for vacation??? You can send us a message to meet up!
  • We will also be able to keep our blog (mostly) up to date!  With a few pictures here and there and some text to go with it, we will be able to post to the blog in the middle of a passage.

Part of our purpose in sailing around the world is to “disconnect”. So having this technology will add a element of practicing will power. Will power to not post or stay too connected too often, that is. Not that we don’t love you all, but we really want to experience the world as mush as possible and do it safely.

If you are totally stoked on staying updated and/or would like to know you can text/email with us almost anytime, and would like to help support the monthly Sat Phone $$$ please click here to donate! 🙂