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2026 26

  1. Bunaken National Marine Park
  2. Coronado Island
  3. NASCAR Race the Base
  4. Amangiri
  5. Friday Harbor
  6. An International Fall
  7. Caribbean Cruise on the Celebrity Ascent
  8. Point Ruston
  9. Ottawa
  10. Peats Bite
  11. Trans-Arctic Cruise Across the Top of the Planet
  12. James from the Early Days
  13. Zoox Hayward Start Of Production
  14. Seattle World Cup
  15. Longyearbyen
  16. Oslo
  17. Summer Music
  18. San Francisco
  19. 90th Annual Masters Tournament
  20. Bruce Springsteen: Land of Hope and Dreams
  21. Not All VO2 Max Tests are Created Equal
  22. National Academy of Engineering
  23. The Seahawks Win the Super Bowl!
  24. Hiking to Camp Muir with a CGM
  25. Niagara Falls
  26. Scuba Diving in Cozumel

2025 35

  1. 2025 Summary
  2. Live Music
  3. Manhattan
  4. Downtown Los Angeles
  5. The Maldives
  6. Portland
  7. Snoqualmie
  8. Westport
  9. Orlando
  10. Washington, DC
  11. Lotusland
  12. Israel
  13. Granville Island
  14. The Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica Part III
  15. The Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica Part II
  16. The Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica
  17. Spring Across the Country
  18. Mugged in Santiago
  19. Santiago
  20. Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
  21. re:Invent
  22. Caribbean Cruise Aboard the Norwegian Joy
  23. Fort Nisqually
  24. Trifecta Helicopter Tour
  25. Winter 2024
  26. Milan
  27. Via Ferrata Gianni Aglio
  28. The Dolomites
  29. Venice
  30. Football Season
  31. Enumclaw
  32. Mountain Loop Scenic Byway
  33. More Polar Bears Than Guests
  34. Summer Travels
  35. Northeast Greenland’s Unexplored Sea Ice

2024 36

  1. 2024 Summary
  2. Vatnajokull National Park
  3. Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
  4. Bainbridge Island Revisited
  5. Rucking
  6. Spring 2024
  7. Port Townsend
  8. Langley, WA
  9. On Board the AmaMagna
  10. Ferrari Wins at Monza!
  11. Danube River Cruise
  12. Budapest
  13. Everett
  14. Tacoma
  15. Bainbridge Island
  16. Alderbrook Resort
  17. MARS Conference 2024
  18. Point Ruston Ferry
  19. Spring Hockey
  20. Marina Del Rey
  21. Winter Travels
  22. U2 at the Sphere
  23. Seattle Boat Show 2024
  24. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
  25. Gig Harbor
  26. Point Ruston Revisited
  27. Return to Cape Town
  28. South Pole and Emperors
  29. Gear We Like: Loutytuo Travel Kettle
  30. Echo Camp, Antarctica
  31. Kruger National Park
  32. Doha, Qatar
  33. On Board the Aqua Nera
  34. Death of an Impala
  35. Spitfire the Wonder Cat
  36. 2023 Summary

2023 86

  1. November in Seattle
  2. Amazon River Cruise
  3. The Boys in the Boat
  4. Fresh Hop Season
  5. Back to Warm Weather
  6. Victoria
  7. Reykjanes Penninsula
  8. Reyjkavik
  9. On Board Le Commandant Charcot
  10. Greenland
  11. From Hot to Cold
  12. Svalbard
  13. The North Pole
  14. Le Commandant Charcot
  15. Paris 2
  16. Seattle Yacht Club Presentation
  17. Ballard Locks
  18. July Sunshine
  19. North Cascades National Park
  20. Dirty Harry’s Balcony Hike
  21. Celebrate Merlot, Walla Walla
  22. Whistler Blackcomb
  23. June in Seattle
  24. Hood River, Oregon
  25. Mukilteo
  26. Barceloneta
  27. Girona Day Trip from Barcelona
  28. Barcelona Montjuic
  29. Montserrat Day Trip from Barcelona
  30. Barcelona Gaudi Architecture
  31. Barcelona Gothic Quarter
  32. May Sunshine
  33. Spanish Grand Prix
  34. Cedar Butte Trail
  35. Major League Sports Weekend
  36. Anacortes
  37. Alaska Cruise on the Norwegian Jewel
  38. Seward Highway
  39. Hubbard Glacier
  40. Glacier Bay
  41. Skagway
  42. Juneau
  43. Ketchikan
  44. Inside Passage to Alaska
  45. April Travels
  46. Vancouver Cruise Port
  47. Seahawks Draft Party
  48. Friday Harbor Day Trip
  49. Kraken Playoff Games
  50. Timeshifter
  51. Mt. Rainier Snowshoe
  52. Trawlerfest Anacortes
  53. Red Hen Rigatoni
  54. San Francisco Day Trip
  55. Sagecliffe Resort
  56. March in Seattle
  57. MARS Conference 2023
  58. Santa Barbara
  59. Hyak Lake Snowshoe
  60. Cirque du Soleil Corteo
  61. Annette Lake Sno-Park
  62. February in Seattle
  63. Trawlerfest Anacortes 2023
  64. January in Seattle
  65. Honolulu
  66. Planning a Worldwide Cruise
  67. Antarctica Gear
  68. Iguazu Falls
  69. Seattle Boat Show Seminar Video
  70. Ushuaia: End of the World
  71. Antarctica Cruise Ship Accidents
  72. Drake Passage Northbound
  73. Girlache Strait
  74. Wilhelm Archipelago
  75. 2023 Seattle Boat Show Presentation
  76. The Gullet
  77. Horseshoe Island
  78. Pourquois Pas Island
  79. Stonington Island
  80. Red Rock Ridge
  81. Drake Passage Southbound
  82. Ushuaia Arrival
  83. Buenos Aires Tour
  84. Seattle Boat Show 2023
  85. Buenos Aires Arrival
  86. 2022 Summary

2022 128

  1. The Drake Shake
  2. Happy Holidays!
  3. Thursday Night Football
  4. Caribbean Cruise on the Norwegian Encore
  5. Argentina Wins the World Cup!
  6. Miami Cruise Terminal
  7. Choose Your Cruise Operator Carefully
  8. Summer to Winter in Fall
  9. Pacific Marine Expo
  10. Georgetown Steam Plant
  11. Friday Harbor
  12. Point Ruston
  13. South Point 400
  14. Fresh Hop Ale Festival
  15. Ballard Fresh Hop Beer Tasting Tour
  16. Summer During Fall
  17. Filling in the Gaps
  18. Kachees Lake
  19. San Diego from the Air
  20. Seahawks vs Broncos
  21. Portland to Seattle
  22. Seattle to Portland
  23. Heading Home
  24. Day Three at Camp
  25. Forest Road 8430
  26. Gifford Pinchot National Forest
  27. Summer Hiking
  28. Granite Mountain
  29. Camp Grill
  30. Offroading
  31. Borup Loop
  32. Mt. Si
  33. Mildred Point
  34. Skyline Trail
  35. Burroughs Mountain Trail
  36. Local Construction
  37. Salish Lodge
  38. Keechelus Ridge North
  39. Snowshoe Butte
  40. Switzerland
  41. Gear We Like: Osprey Straitjacket Compression Sacks
  42. Home from Switzerland
  43. Cern
  44. Lake Geneva
  45. Lausanne
  46. Lugano
  47. Bernina Express
  48. Glacier Express
  49. Air Zermatt
  50. Matterhorn Glacier Paradise
  51. The Matterhorn
  52. Mannlichen
  53. Via Ferrata Murren-Gimmelwald
  54. Schilthorn
  55. Jungfraujoch
  56. Bernese Oberland
  57. Mount Pilatus
  58. Lake Zurich
  59. Zurich Arrival
  60. re:MARS
  61. Wilderness Camping
  62. Slippery Creek
  63. Tinkham Campground
  64. EcoFlow DELTA Max 2000
  65. Cruising Club of America
  66. Huckleberry Creek
  67. Amabilis Mountain
  68. Keechelus Ridge
  69. Palm Springs
  70. Joshua Tree National Park Day 3
  71. Joshua Tree National Park Day 2
  72. Joshua Tree National Park Day 1
  73. Gear We Like: Sonos Roam
  74. Beckler River
  75. Bay View State Park
  76. Camping Gear
  77. Snowshoeing
  78. Umbrella Falls Snowshoe
  79. Tucker Sno-Cat
  80. Timberline Snowshoe
  81. Government Camp, Oregon
  82. Starlink First Impressions
  83. Artist Point Snowshoe
  84. Table Mountain Snowshoe
  85. Bellingham
  86. Kendall Peak Lakes Snowshoe
  87. Snow Lake Snowshoe
  88. Q&A: Steering Oil Leak
  89. MARS Conference
  90. Mazama Ridge Snowshoe
  91. Panorama Point Snowshoe
  92. Mount Rainier National Park
  93. Gold Creek Sno-Park
  94. Mixed Feelings
  95. Commonwealth Basin Snowshoe
  96. Skyline Lake Snowshoe
  97. Snoquera Falls
  98. Return through the Eastside
  99. Gear We Like: Gas Walker
  100. Kahhane Ridge Snowshoe
  101. Hurricane Ridge Snowshoe
  102. Winter Hiking
  103. West Seattle
  104. Santa Barbara
  105. Gear We Like: LOQI Bag
  106. Franklin Falls
  107. Queen Anne
  108. Twin Falls
  109. Heybrook Lookout
  110. Snoqualmie Falls
  111. Seattle Boat Show
  112. Whidbey Island
  113. Mt. Storm King
  114. Watchkeeping Revisited
  115. Dungeness Spit
  116. Farther Afield
  117. US Naval Undersea Museum
  118. Snoqualmie Pass
  119. Tender to Condo
  120. Winter Boating: Sealskinz Waterproof Gloves
  121. Northgate
  122. Northern Lights Rear Main Oil Seal Leak, Part 3
  123. Fall to Winter
  124. Bremerton by Ferry
  125. WildLanterns Light Display
  126. Gear We Like: FLIR ONE Thermal Imaging Camera
  127. Flare over Seattle
  128. 2021 Summary

2021 97

  1. Norway in Seattle
  2. Adapting
  3. Winter Boating: Heated Mattress Pad
  4. Gear We Like: LL Bean Rolling Duffle
  5. Exercising on a Boat
  6. Fall in Seattle
  7. Gear We Like: Laser Rangefinder
  8. Dual Shorepower System
  9. Gear We Like: Non-Contact Voltage Detector
  10. Gear We Like: Wireless Keyboard with Trackball
  11. Changing Plans, Again
  12. Seattle Arrival
  13. Road Trip to Seattle: Bend, Oregon
  14. Road Trip to Seattle: Oregon Coast
  15. Road Trip to Seattle: Northern California Coast
  16. Road Trip to Seattle: Feather River Canyon
  17. Road Trip to Seattle: Reno
  18. Road Trip to Seattle: Loneliest Road in America
  19. Road Trip to Seattle: Hell’s Backbone
  20. Road Trip to Seattle: Capitol Reef
  21. Road Trip to Seattle: Bryce Canyon
  22. Road Trip to Seattle: Zion
  23. Road Trip to Seattle: Grand Canyon
  24. Road Trip to Seattle: Tucson
  25. Road Trip to Seattle: Texas
  26. Road Trip to Seattle: New Orleans
  27. Road Trip to Seattle: Florida
  28. Charleston
  29. Charleston Arrival
  30. Into the Storm
  31. Azores High
  32. Horta
  33. Azores Arrival
  34. Ireland to Azores
  35. Dun Laoghaire
  36. River Liffey
  37. Dalkey
  38. Dublin Arrival
  39. Quoile River
  40. Mahee Island
  41. Chapel Island
  42. Northern Ireland Arrival
  43. Stornoway Departure
  44. Stornoway
  45. Perimeter Trail
  46. Lews Castle Grounds
  47. The Iolaire Disaster
  48. Cnoc Nan Uan Hill
  49. Stornoway Arrival
  50. Quarantine at Longhope
  51. Norway to Scotland
  52. Thawing in Farsund
  53. Frozen in Farsund
  54. Snow, Ice and Heat
  55. Boensbakken
  56. Varbak Hill
  57. Farsund Arrival
  58. Egersund and Area
  59. Kvitsoy
  60. Haugesund
  61. Coastal Vestland
  62. January in Bergen
  63. More Og Romsdal
  64. Helleviksundet and Resesundet
  65. South Around Stad
  66. Haddalsvika
  67. Geirangerfjord
  68. Romsdalsfjorden
  69. Kristiansund
  70. Trondheim
  71. North Towards Trondheim
  72. Atlanterhavsvegen
  73. Alesund
  74. Heroy
  75. Flavaer Islands
  76. Syltejforden
  77. Froya
  78. Gulen
  79. Returning to North America
  80. Hovden
  81. HVAC Replacement
  82. Floro
  83. Fordefjorden
  84. Buefjorden
  85. Sognefjord
  86. Lifjorden
  87. Hoyanger
  88. Sogndalsfjorden
  89. Skjolden
  90. Laerdalsfjorden
  91. Flam 2
  92. Balestrand
  93. Finnafjorden
  94. Bergen and Area
  95. Gulafjorden
  96. Skjerjehamn
  97. Fedje

2020 126

  1. 2020 Summary
  2. God Jul
  3. Oygarden
  4. Kjerrgardsosen
  5. Road Trip to Sweden
  6. Return to Bergen
  7. Steinsvagen
  8. Austfjorden
  9. Masfjorden
  10. Lindas
  11. Hogafjellet
  12. Stamnshella
  13. Bruvik
  14. Hardangerfjord to Osteroy
  15. Hardangerfjord
  16. Norheimsund
  17. Fyksesund
  18. Eidfjorden
  19. Ryfylke Scenic Route
  20. Buerbreen
  21. Watermaker Remanufacture
  22. Trolltunga
  23. Tyssedal Via Ferrata
  24. Voringsfossen
  25. Husadalen Valley
  26. Odda Arrival
  27. Sunnhordland
  28. Fonnabu
  29. Sundal
  30. Eldoy Islands
  31. Gripnesvagen
  32. Husnesfjorden
  33. Melderskin
  34. Hovlandsnuten
  35. Olsfjorden
  36. Matersfjorden
  37. Mjelkhaug
  38. Kattnakken
  39. Siggjo
  40. Moster
  41. The Case of the Missing Oil Leak
  42. Ryfylkefjordane
  43. Haugesund
  44. Forresfjorden
  45. Skjoldafjorden
  46. Sjernaroyrunden
  47. Randasen
  48. Josenfjorden
  49. Ship’s Log
  50. Hattavagen
  51. Hylsfjorden
  52. Part III: Replacing 12kW GenSet Cylinder Head
  53. Saudafjorden
  54. Vindafjorden
  55. Nedre Vats
  56. Ilsvag
  57. Himakana
  58. Return to Norway
  59. Loch Laxford
  60. Stornoway Haulout
  61. Part II: Replacing 12kW GenSet Cylinder Head
  62. Stornoway Projects
  63. Provisioning in Stornoway
  64. Lead-Acid Battery Lifetime
  65. Replacing GenSet Cylinder Head Part I
  66. Stornoway Arrival
  67. Valve Seat Recession
  68. Isle of Skye
  69. Diagnosing GenSet Low Power Output
  70. Ardnamurchan Point
  71. Replacing Generator Overhead Light
  72. Changing Starter in 12kW Northern Lights
  73. Gometra Harbour
  74. Essentials at Gigha
  75. Gen Rear Main Oil Seal
  76. Maintaining at Gigha
  77. Load Shedding
  78. Water Leak
  79. Reduced Generator Output
  80. Generator Oil Change
  81. Seven Weeks at Gigha
  82. Gigha Winds
  83. Baking at Gigha
  84. Isle of Gigha, First Ten Days
  85. Inspecting John Deere 6068 Accessory Drive Belt and Bearings
  86. Portland to Gigha
  87. WeBost Cell Signal Booster Test
  88. Portland, UK
  89. Ramsgate to Portland
  90. Ramsgate, UK
  91. Antwerp to Ramsgate
  92. Jachthaven Willemdok
  93. Berendrecht Lock
  94. Ghent
  95. Brussels
  96. Along the Scheldt
  97. And We Have Propane
  98. Historic Antwerp
  99. Changing Plans
  100. Amsterdam to Antwerp by Canal
  101. Antwerp Arrival
  102. Dordrecht to Hansweert
  103. Leiden to Dordrecht
  104. Leiden
  105. Haarlem to Leiden
  106. Return to Haarlem
  107. Team Australia SailGP
  108. Amsterdam Friends and Visitors
  109. Amsterdam Projects
  110. Final Week in Amsterdam
  111. January in Amsterdam
  112. Return Trip to Seattle
  113. Museum Island
  114. Potsdamer Platz
  115. The Berlin Wall
  116. Amsterdam Light Festival
  117. Amsterdam on the AmaMora
  118. Cologne, Germany
  119. Rhine Gorge
  120. Rudesheim, Germany
  121. Heidelberg, Germany
  122. Strasbourg, France
  123. Windshield Wiper Replacement
  124. Colmar, France
  125. Samsung QN55Q70RA
  126. Basel, Switzerland

2019 192

  1. 2019 Summary
  2. Return to US
  3. Spitfire Arraow the World
  4. Fuel Cooling
  5. Maretron Firmware Upgrades
  6. METS 2019
  7. Kar-Tech Mini Guider Proportional Calibration
  8. Amsterdam First Two Weeks
  9. Return to Amsterdam
  10. Flevoland
  11. Windlass Maintenance
  12. Steering System Maintenance
  13. Medemblik
  14. Den Helder
  15. Dutch Navy Museum
  16. Texel
  17. De Nollen Landscape
  18. Vlieland to Den Helder
  19. Vlieland
  20. Heligoland to Vlieland
  21. Replacing Lugger/Northern Lights PTO Clutch
  22. Dune and Bunkers
  23. Heligoland Storm
  24. Exploring Heligoland
  25. Duty-Free at Heligoland
  26. Kiel Canal to Heligoland
  27. Copenhagen to Kiel
  28. Orestad
  29. Culture Night
  30. Kastellet
  31. Copenhagen Tender Tour
  32. Amager Bakke
  33. Christiansborg Palace
  34. Copenhagen Arrival
  35. Return to Sweden
  36. Kronborg Castle
  37. Maritime Museum of Denmark
  38. Frederiksborg Castle
  39. Anholt
  40. Laeso
  41. Around Skagen
  42. Skagen Arrival
  43. Return to Smogen
  44. Kosterhavet Trails
  45. Ursholmen
  46. Koster Swimrun
  47. Fjallbacka
  48. Vaderoarna
  49. Nordens Ark
  50. Smogen Storm
  51. Smogen, the Island of Light
  52. Gullmarsfjorden
  53. Karingon
  54. Pilane Sculpture Park
  55. Marstrand
  56. Donso
  57. Maritiman
  58. Historic Gothenburg
  59. Gothenburg Arrival
  60. Bohus Fortress
  61. Trollhattan
  62. Trollhattan Locks Marina
  63. MXGP of Sweden
  64. Trollhattan Locks
  65. Dalsland Canal
  66. Trollhattan Falls
  67. Lake Vanern
  68. Lacko Slott
  69. Gota Canal Day 12: Sjotorp
  70. Oil Tanker Tour
  71. Gota Canal Day 11: Norrgvarn
  72. Gota Canal Day 10: Karlsborg & Forsvik
  73. Gota Canal Day 8 & 9: Vadstena
  74. Gota Canal Day 6 & 7: Motala
  75. Gota Canal Day 5: Ljungsbro
  76. Gota Canal Day 4: Berg
  77. Gota Canal Day 3: Linkoping
  78. Gota Canal Day 2: Lake Asplangen
  79. Gota Canal Day 1: Soderkoping
  80. Lake Malaren
  81. Stockholm
  82. Two Weeks in Seattle
  83. Historic Steamship Tour
  84. Drottningholm
  85. Vasamuseet
  86. Kungliga Slottet
  87. Scania Site Visit
  88. Round Gotland Race
  89. Gamla Stan
  90. Stockholm Arrival
  91. Vaxholm
  92. Return to Sweden
  93. Uto
  94. The Scenic Route
  95. Great Saimaa Lakes
  96. Saimaa Canal Exit
  97. Return to Lappeenranta
  98. Lake Pihlajavesi
  99. Imatra
  100. Punkaharju Ridge
  101. Savonlinna
  102. Kuopio
  103. Varistaipale and Taivallahti Canals
  104. The Heinavesi Route
  105. Linnansaari
  106. Puumala
  107. Lappeenranta
  108. Saimaa Canal
  109. Dirona In Russia
  110. Helsinki Marina
  111. St. Petersburg Edifices
  112. Northern Lights 12kW Generator Overheating
  113. Peterhof Palace
  114. The Hermitage
  115. Princess Anastasia to St. Petersburg
  116. Suomenlinna
  117. Tallinn, Estonia
  118. Katajanokka Island
  119. Helsinki City Walk
  120. Helsinki Arrival
  121. Oro
  122. Kokar
  123. Kumlinge
  124. Bomarsund
  125. Kastleholm
  126. Mariehamn, Aland
  127. Arholma
  128. Stora Nassa and Norrpada
  129. Moja
  130. Sandhamn
  131. Biskopson and Namdo
  132. Fjardlang
  133. Huvudskar
  134. Musko
  135. Nattaro
  136. Match4Jeremy
  137. Visby
  138. Aland Maritime Safety Center
  139. Nynashamn
  140. Stendorren Nature Reserve
  141. Gryt Archipelago
  142. Hasselo
  143. Misterhult Archipelago
  144. Kalmar
  145. Oland
  146. Hastholmen-Ytteron Nature Reserve
  147. Karlskrona
  148. Utklippan, Sweden
  149. Bornholm, Denmark
  150. Klintholm, Denmark
  151. Kiel Canal
  152. Amsterdam to Heligoland
  153. Amsterdam Visitors
  154. Amsterdam Projects
  155. City Marina IJDok
  156. March in Amsterdam
  157. The Hague
  158. February in Amsterdam
  159. Hot Spots
  160. Warning Lights
  161. Rotterdam
  162. Zaanse Schans
  163. It’s a Head-Banger
  164. Deck Fuel and Vessel Stability
  165. NDSM Wharf
  166. January in Amsterdam
  167. January Trip to Seattle
  168. AIS For Our Tender
  169. Steelhead Wireless Remote
  170. Delft, NL
  171. Haarlem, NL
  172. Amsterdam Tigers
  173. Collision at Sea: USS Fitzgerald
  174. Amsterdam Light Festival
  175. Rijksmuseum
  176. Anne Frank House
  177. December in Amsterdam
  178. Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam
  179. Soft Start
  180. Ice Festival Amsterdam
  181. Amsterdam Canal Tour
  182. re:Invent 2018
  183. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Day 4
  184. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Day 3
  185. River Bar Crossings
  186. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Day 2
  187. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Day 1
  188. Abu Dhabi
  189. Historic Dubai
  190. Modern Dubai
  191. Dubai Desert Safari
  192. Amsterdam Fireworks

2018 155

  1. 2018 Summary
  2. Downtown Dubai
  3. METS 2018
  4. First Two Weeks in Amsterdam
  5. Steering Pump Shipment
  6. Amsterdam Arrival
  7. TV Lift Problems
  8. Edam in Edam
  9. Black Water Level Sensor Take Four
  10. Hoorn
  11. 13.2 kW Alternators and Beyond
  12. Krabbersgat Naviduct
  13. Enkhuizen, Netherlands
  14. Terschelling, Netherlands
  15. Germany to the Netherlands
  16. Cuxhaven, Germany
  17. Brunsbuttel to Cuxhaven
  18. Updating the Maintenance Log
  19. Kiel Canal Day 3
  20. Kiel Canal Day 2
  21. Kiel Canal Day 1
  22. South Towards Germany
  23. Aalborg, Denmark
  24. The Limfjord
  25. Thyboron, Denmark
  26. North Sea Crossing to Denmark
  27. Forward Spotlight Upgrade
  28. Norwegian Oil Museum
  29. Stavanger Storm and Tender Tour
  30. Pulpit Rock
  31. Stavanger Arrival
  32. Lysefjord
  33. Haugesund
  34. Akrafjorden
  35. Hardangerfjord
  36. Mt. Floyen to Mt. Ulriken
  37. Subscription Preference Control
  38. Bergen Arrival
  39. Herdla
  40. 61°30′ Latitude
  41. Briksdal Glacier
  42. Mile-High Skala
  43. Via Ferrata Loen
  44. Hjorundfjord to Nordfjorden
  45. Hjorundfjord
  46. Slogen
  47. John Deere 6068 at 10,000 Hours
  48. Norangsfjorden
  49. Geirangerfjord
  50. Alesund
  51. Fuel Quality Differences
  52. Trollveggen
  53. Trollstigen
  54. Andalsnes
  55. South from Trondheim
  56. Trondheim Projects
  57. Return to Seattle
  58. Exploring Trondheim
  59. Trondheim Arrival
  60. Svartisen Glacier
  61. Bodo
  62. Kiruna, Sweden
  63. Narvik
  64. Hurtigruten
  65. Svalbard
  66. Storsteinen
  67. Battery Bank Life Expectancy
  68. Tromsø Polar Museum
  69. Tromsø Arrival
  70. Continental Shelf
  71. Dronningruta
  72. Finnvågen
  73. Eidsfjorden
  74. Stokmarknes
  75. Trollfjord
  76. Svolvær
  77. Reine
  78. Vaeroy
  79. Rost
  80. Traena
  81. Torghatten
  82. Stad
  83. Nesahaugen
  84. Tender NMEA2000 System
  85. Jostedalsbreen
  86. Flam
  87. Nærøyfjord
  88. Aurlandsfjord Road Tour
  89. Flåmsbana
  90. Flåm Arrival
  91. Indrefjord
  92. North to Sognefjord
  93. Tender Rigging
  94. The Netherlands to Norway
  95. Harlingen, NL
  96. Afsluitdijk Dam
  97. Harlingen Canals
  98. Harlingen Harbors
  99. London, UK to Harlingen, NL
  100. St. Katharine Docks
  101. London Projects
  102. London Socializing
  103. Spitalfields Market
  104. Exhaust Cooling Fault
  105. On Board Artnautica 58 Britt
  106. Lloyd’s of London
  107. Sky Garden
  108. HMS Belfast
  109. New Tender for Dirona
  110. Stratford City
  111. Westminster
  112. Paris
  113. Greenwich
  114. Tower of London
  115. London Past and Present
  116. St. Katharine Docks Arrival
  117. Southampton to London
  118. Southampton
  119. Cutlass Bearing Replacements
  120. Crane Rebuild/Remanufacture
  121. Heatstrip Patio Heater
  122. Muffler Replacement
  123. Control Systems on Dirona
  124. On the Hard at Saxon Wharf
  125. Portland to Southampton
  126. Portland, UK
  127. Falmouth
  128. Engine Work for Christmas
  129. Plymouth
  130. KVH V7-HTS: Twice the Speed & More Coverage
  131. Dublin to Falmouth
  132. Dun Laoghaire
  133. Return to US
  134. Howth
  135. Historic Dublin
  136. Dublin Fueling
  137. Exploring Dublin
  138. Fendering Take Three
  139. Dublin Arrival
  140. Racor CCV
  141. Liverpool Marina
  142. York
  143. Diesel Engine Load Profile
  144. Liverpool Cathedral
  145. Exploring Liverpool
  146. Manchester
  147. Managing Spares
  148. Night Locking at Liverpool Video
  149. Dirona around the world
  150. Belfast Harbour Marina
  151. ProStock: Nice Fender, No Warranty
  152. West Belfast
  153. Two Generators When You Only Have One
  154. Titanic Quarter
  155. Beautiful Belfast

2017 127

  1. 2017 Summary
  2. Belfast Arrival
  3. Isle of Gigha
  4. Exciting 2017 Sydney Hobart Race
  5. Caledonian Canal Day 7: Banavie to Oban
  6. Alarms at 1:15am Follow up
  7. Caledonian Canal Days 5 & 6: Laggan to Banavie
  8. Caledonian Canal Day 4: Fort Augustus to Laggan
  9. Caledonian Canal Day 3: Dochgarroch to Fort Augustus via Loch Ness
  10. Caledonian Canal Day 2: Muirtown Basin to Dochgarroch
  11. Caledonian Canal Day 1: Clachnaharry Sea Lock to Muirtown Basin
  12. Inverness
  13. Kyle of Lochalsh
  14. First View to the Caledonian Canal
  15. Inverness Arrival
  16. Cromarty Firth
  17. St. Margaret’s Hope
  18. Stromness
  19. Neolithic Orkney
  20. St. Mary’s Bay
  21. Managing Fuel Quality
  22. Scapa Flow Museum
  23. Longhope
  24. Orkney Islands Arrival
  25. St. Kilda
  26. Stornoway
  27. Isle of Lewis
  28. Stornoway Arrival
  29. Shiant Islands and Loch Mariveg
  30. Loch Maddy
  31. Preparing Dirona for the North Atlantic Crossing
  32. Isle of Skye
  33. Flodday Sound
  34. Loch Skipport
  35. Tender Replacement Time
  36. Barra Island
  37. Vatersay Island
  38. Berneray Island
  39. The Small Isles
  40. Anchor Ensnarled
  41. Loch Moidart
  42. Staffa and Iona
  43. Isle of Mull
  44. The Crinan Canal
  45. James Watt Dock Marina
  46. Falkirk Wheel
  47. Edinburgh
  48. Return to Seattle
  49. West Highland Line
  50. Glasgow
  51. Greenock Arrival
  52. Rathlin Island
  53. Causeway Coast
  54. Arranmore Island
  55. Donegal Bay
  56. Rounding Erris Head
  57. Inishmore Island
  58. Cliffs of Moher
  59. Valentia Island
  60. Cahersiveen
  61. Skellig Michael
  62. Ballinskelligs
  63. Crookhaven
  64. Mizen Head
  65. Brow Head
  66. Sherkin to Crookhaven
  67. Baltimore, Ireland
  68. Two Sides of the Atlantic
  69. Sherkin Island
  70. Kinsale, Ireland
  71. Old Head of Kinsale
  72. Two Laps Around Fastnet Rock
  73. James Fort
  74. Kinsale Pub Crawl
  75. Charles Fort
  76. Cork, Ireland
  77. North Atlantic Gales
  78. A More Flexible Power System for Panacea
  79. Newport to Kinsale
  80. 527 Miles To Ireland
  81. Newport to Grand Banks
  82. Newport Yachting Center
  83. Passage Preparation
  84. Steering Issue
  85. Alarms at 1:15am
  86. Big System Coming
  87. Fort Adams
  88. North Atlantic 500mb Forecast
  89. Stack Socket Replacement
  90. Departure Planning
  91. Fuel, Option Value, Speed, & Safety
  92. Thunderbolt to Newport
  93. Flying over Newport
  94. Thunderbolt Marine
  95. Fighting Water Ingress
  96. Panbo Visit
  97. Halifax Harbor Marina
  98. Bike Week
  99. Route Planning
  100. Daytona 500
  101. Nothing Runs Like a Deere
  102. The Greatest Show on Dirt
  103. Miami Boat Shows
  104. ICW Miles 778 to 830: St. Augustine to Daytona Beach
  105. St. Augustine, FL
  106. Cumberland Island, Georgia
  107. St. Marys, Georgia
  108. Brunswick, Georgia
  109. FPB 781 Cochise
  110. Hilton Head Island
  111. Charleston, SC
  112. Charleston By Water
  113. Historic Charleston
  114. USS Yorktown
  115. Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
  116. Charleston Arrival
  117. Return to Cape Lookout
  118. ICW Miles 84 through 161
  119. Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
  120. Pasquotank River
  121. ICW Mile 12 to 50: Great Bridge, VA to Coinjock, NC
  122. ICW Mile 0 to Mile 12: Portsmouth to Great Bridge
  123. Norfolk, Virginia
  124. Winter Cruising in Chesapeake Bay
  125. On Board the CS Responder
  126. Annapolis
  127. 2016 Summary

2016 120

  1. B&O Railway Museum
  2. Baltimore Views
  3. National Aquarium
  4. Fort McHenry
  5. Thanksgiving in Baltimore
  6. Baltimore Inner Harbor
  7. Newport to Baltimore
  8. Newport, Rhode Island
  9. KVH Industries Factory Tour
  10. Salem
  11. Portsmouth, NH
  12. USS Albacore
  13. Portland, Maine
  14. Boothbay Harbor
  15. Belfast
  16. Bangor
  17. Owl’s Head Transportation Museum
  18. Southwest Harbor to Belfast
  19. Southwest Harbor, Maine
  20. Bar Harbor
  21. Acadia Carriage Roads
  22. Crane Maintenance
  23. Acadia National Park
  24. Nova Scotia to Maine
  25. Lunenburg
  26. Peggy’s Cove
  27. On Board a Canadian Scalloper
  28. Halifax Harbour
  29. Halifax Citadel and Mooseheads
  30. Replacing Engine Mounts: Take Two
  31. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
  32. Halifax Pub Crawl
  33. Replacing Engine Mounts: Take One
  34. Halifax Arrival
  35. Liscomb River
  36. Guysborough
  37. St. Peters Canal
  38. Marble Mountain
  39. Malagawatch Harbour
  40. Through Barra Strait
  41. Washabuck River
  42. Sydney
  43. Baddeck
  44. Newfoundland to Nova Scotia
  45. Last Day in Newfoundland
  46. Bay de Vieux
  47. Maretron N2KView on Dirona
  48. Grey River
  49. La Hune Bay
  50. Aviron Bay
  51. Hare Bay
  52. Facheux Harbour
  53. Pushthrough
  54. Northern Arm
  55. Bay d’Espoir
  56. Piccaire and Gaultois
  57. Boston Tour Boat Crash
  58. Dryer Thermal Fuse
  59. Round Harbour
  60. Sam Hitches Harbour
  61. Little Bay
  62. Harbour Breton
  63. Boston to Newfoundland
  64. Oil Analysis
  65. Charlestown Marina
  66. Cape Cod
  67. Regina Pizzeria
  68. Charles River
  69. Boston Harborfest
  70. Freedom Trail
  71. Boston Light
  72. Crankcase Pressure
  73. Stellwagen Bank
  74. Downtown Boston
  75. Deer Island Treatment Plant
  76. Boston Harbor
  77. New England Aquarium
  78. Fenway Park
  79. Charlestown Navy Yard
  80. Palm Beach to Boston
  81. Plymouth
  82. Cape Lookout
  83. Time to Leave
  84. Nordhavn 47/52 Rudder Upper Bearing
  85. Cracker Boy Boat Works
  86. Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
  87. Kennedy Space Center
  88. Jupiter Exploration Program
  89. Fort Lauderdale
  90. Naples
  91. USS California Distinguished Visitor Embark
  92. Fleet Week Port Everglades
  93. Boat Projects
  94. Balancing alternator outputs
  95. Metal Shark Aluminum Boats
  96. Soverel Harbour Marina
  97. Fuel bugs
  98. Johnny Sessa Bulldozing Visit
  99. St. Lucia to Palm Beach
  100. Pigeon Island
  101. St. Lucia
  102. Behind the Scenes on the Westerdam
  103. Port St. Charles
  104. Exploring Barbados
  105. Limin
  106. Hot Rodding the Mastervolt Inverter
  107. 2016 Nordhavn Barbados Rendezvous
  108. A Bit of a Setback on Dirona
  109. Barbados Arrival
  110. 500 miles to Barbados
  111. Changing the Hydraulic Actuator
  112. Oil Change at Sea
  113. 3,650 to Barbados
  114. St. Helena Island Tour
  115. St. Helena Museum and Munden’s Point
  116. To Change or Not to Change? That is the Question.
  117. In and around Jamestown
  118. Managing Fuel Economy
  119. St. Helena Arrival
  120. 2015 Summary

2015 84

  1. Leaving South Africa
  2. Cape Town Museums and More
  3. Cape Town
  4. Winelands tour
  5. Mini Peninsula Tour
  6. Cape Town Harbour
  7. Robben Island
  8. Table Mountain
  9. V&A Waterfront
  10. Milestones
  11. iSimangaliso Wetland Park
  12. Richards Bay Minerals
  13. After the storm
  14. Bell Equipment factory tour
  15. iMfolizi Game Reserve
  16. Endomeni Rehabilitation Project
  17. Richards Bay
  18. A brush with disaster
  19. Reunion to South Africa
  20. La Fenetre
  21. Foret de Bebour-Belouve
  22. Cirque de Cilaos
  23. Thank you Plug n Play!
  24. Le volcan
  25. Boat projects
  26. On board the Marion Dufresne
  27. Le Maido
  28. Reunion waterfall tour
  29. St. Denis
  30. NAV mode revisited
  31. Rodrigues to Reunion
  32. Exploring Rodrigues
  33. Fueling at Port Mathurin
  34. Port Mathurin
  35. Fuel economy and range
  36. Rodrigues arrival
  37. Halfway there
  38. Leaving Australia
  39. Diesel engine underload
  40. The parrot threat
  41. Darwin to Dampier
  42. Darwin week 5
  43. Communications at Sea
  44. Kakadu National Park
  45. Litchfield National Park
  46. Darwin weeks 2-4
  47. Darwin week 1
  48. Visas
  49. Drysdale River
  50. Shelter Bay to Freshwater Bay
  51. Wilson Point to Murrara Island
  52. Montgomery Reef
  53. Doubtful Bay
  54. Horizontal Falls
  55. Prince Regent River
  56. Hunter River
  57. Mitchell River
  58. King George River
  59. Berkeley River
  60. Cape York to Darwin
  61. Cape York
  62. Lizard Island
  63. Engine room cooling
  64. Cairns
  65. Daintree National Park
  66. Karunda
  67. Back to the reefs
  68. Diving the SS Yongala
  69. Townsville and Magnetic Island
  70. On board the SL Herbert
  71. Shaw Island to Upstart Bay
  72. Vestas Wind on the Reef
  73. Vast Australia
  74. Gold Coast
  75. Melbourne to Gold Coast
  76. Maintenance log
  77. West Coast Wilderness Railway
  78. Goodbye GoDaddy
  79. On board the Aurora Australis
  80. Weekly review for Jan 19, 2015
  81. Weekly review for Jan 12, 2015
  82. 2015 Moth Worlds
  83. Weekly review for Jan 5, 2015
  84. Weekly review for Dec 28, 2014

2014 17

  1. 2014 Highlights
  2. Weekly review for Dec 22, 2014
  3. Hawksebury River
  4. Whitsunday Islands
  5. Team Oracle USA Foiling Camp
  6. Southern Great Barrier Reef
  7. 69.1 degrees
  8. A more flexible power system for Dirona
  9. A helping crane
  10. And we have TV
  11. Another Nordhavn 52 is born
  12. Fiordland
  13. Lubricating the bow roller
  14. Wellington
  15. Milestones
  16. Hauraki Gulf Marine Park
  17. Auckland’s Sky Tower

2013 31

  1. The Economics of Sea Freight
  2. Dirona Fuel Manifold
  3. New Zealand’s Bay of Islands
  4. Battery thermal runaway
  5. On the hard at Norsand Boatyard
  6. Vanuatu and Yasur Volcano
  7. Fiji: Namena Marine Reserve and Makogai Island
  8. Fiji: Yadua Island
  9. Fiji: The Mamanuca and Yasawa Groups
  10. Autopilot NAV mode
  11. Fiji: Lautoka and Nadi
  12. Replacing the main steering ram
  13. Diving and flying at Palmyra Atoll
  14. Tonga
  15. Beveridge Reef
  16. The Society Islands
  17. The Tuamotu Archipelago
  18. Diving Anse Amyot
  19. Marquesas Islands
  20. From Hawaii to French Polynesia
  21. Fanning Island
  22. Palmyra diving
  23. Palmyra Ternado
  24. Palmyra above and below the water
  25. Palmyra ashore
  26. Palmyra Arrival
  27. Heading to Palmyra
  28. A night at the races
  29. Opening Day
  30. Drone aerial photography
  31. In pursuit of a dry bilge

2012 31

  1. Fuel for the crossing
  2. Hilo to Honolulu
  3. Aloha
  4. En route to Hawaii
  5. America’s Cup Racing
  6. Through Golden Gate
  7. Heading south
  8. Seafair weekend
  9. On Refrigeration
  10. On Board the Hanjin Oslo
  11. At the river’s mouth
  12. On Board the Hanjin Oslo: Sneak Preview
  13. The Scenic Route
  14. Three locks and two towns
  15. Up close at some major engineering projects
  16. For sale: Westminster Teak Martinique extension table, excellent condition *** SOLD ***
  17. A slower, and faster, run back downriver
  18. 738 feet to Idaho
  19. Beyond the Gorge
  20. Upriver and locking through the Bonneville Dam
  21. Crossing the Columbia River Bar
  22. Puget Sound Spring 2012 Cruising Log
  23. Maximizing Outdoor Time
  24. Cruising Queen Charlotte Sound: Hecate and Calvert Islands
  25. Organizing the smaller spaces
  26. Digital camera choices
  27. Studying the Costa Concordia Grounding
  28. More snow … and freezing rain
  29. Snow
  30. Winter lights
  31. Weather window

2011 32

  1. The Wild Pacific Coast
  2. Christmas Cruise 2011: After the storm
  3. Christmas Cruise 2011: Julia Passage and Snug Basin
  4. Christmas Cruise 2011: Jarvis Lagoon and Pipestem Inlet
  5. Christmas Cruise 2011: Seattle to Effingham Bay, Barkley Sound
  6. Fall 2011 Travel Log
  7. Where are we?
  8. Cruising Prince William Sound
  9. Heavy Weather Preparation
  10. Gulf of Alaska Weather
  11. Back South of 48
  12. Granite Mine Ruins, Prince William Sound
  13. Disk Cove, Prince William Sound
  14. Arrived in Prince William Sound
  15. En Route to Prince William Sound
  16. Trouble at Teakerne
  17. Poulsbo’s Third of July Independence Celebration
  18. Cruising Southeast Alaska: John Hopkins and Reid Inlets
  19. Unusual Puget Sound Anchorages: Tramp Harbor
  20. Fort Whitman, Skagit Bay
  21. Sold: KVH TracVision M5 sat TV
  22. Cruising Southeast Alaska: Margerie Glacier
  23. PassageMaker Magazine and Anacortes Trawler Fest 2011
  24. FV Aquila
  25. Three Sheets Northwest on MV Dirona
  26. Northern Lights Wavenet
  27. Cruising Southeast Alaska: Glacier Bay
  28. Storm Force Winds in the Strait of Georgia
  29. Coast Guard Boarding
  30. Displacement Speed Beats Planing Speed … Again
  31. Alaska 24X7
  32. Circumnavigator Magazine on Nordhavn 5263

2010 31

  1. 2011 Seattle Boat Show
  2. Dundas Bay North Arm
  3. Another Alaska Destination? (Unseasonable South Sound Snow)
  4. Running at night
  5. Cruising Southeast Alaska: Dundas Bay West Arm
  6. Really Useful Boxes
  7. Cruising Southeast Alaska: Kimshan Bay & Porcupine Cove
  8. 24×7 Rhythm: Watchkeeping
  9. Klag Bay, Alaska
  10. Experience with John Deere 6068AFM75 in Nordhavn 52
  11. When Displacement Speed Beats Planing Speed
  12. Heading to Alaska
  13. Galley storage
  14. Fireworks
  15. A freshwater cruise
  16. Cruising with cats
  17. Lessons Learned Building a Semi-Custom Trawler Slide Deck
  18. The right choice for just the Pacific Northwest?
  19. Night-running monitor covers
  20. Lessons learned building a semi-custom trawler
  21. Unusual Puget Sound Anchorages: Lynwood Center, Rich Passage
  22. Shakedown cruise: Hammersley Inlet
  23. Gale warning
  24. Shakedown cruise: Nisqually Flats
  25. Shakedown cruise: Eagle Island
  26. Fueling
  27. Down to one boat
  28. Cann Inlet
  29. Bayliner 4087
  30. Living aboard: one year later
  31. Seattle Boat Show 2010

2009 34

  1. Dirona makes a splash
  2. Nordhavn 5263 Delivery
  3. Nordhavn 5263 Arrives in Tacoma
  4. Li River
  5. N5263 en route
  6. BC Ferry Accidentally Deploys Anchor Outside Active Pass
  7. Winterizing
  8. New dinghy
  9. Hong Kong
  10. Engine brand choice
  11. Unusual Puget Sound Anchorages: Nisqually Flats
  12. Xiamen, China
  13. China highlights
  14. Brief Blogging Hiatus
  15. I got pumped!
  16. Interior progress
  17. Tacoma Freedom Fair
  18. No turning back
  19. Remote Data Communication Costs
  20. Why we cruise
  21. Unusual Puget Sound Anchorages: Priest Point
  22. House in place
  23. Eagle Island Marine State Park
  24. Out of the mold
  25. Head of Laredo Inlet
  26. John Deere 6068AFM75
  27. Trawler Fest Anacortes
  28. The next boat
  29. Alison Sound
  30. Three Nordhavns arrive in Seattle
  31. Bald eagles are cowards?
  32. Winter Cruise 2008 Highlights
  33. Seattle Boat Show
  34. 57-knot winds in Swinomish Channel

2008 44

  1. Pirates Cove Marine Park
  2. Mount Tzouhalem
  3. Big Winter Storm
  4. Butchart Gardens Christmas Light Display
  5. Waterless hand sanitizer
  6. Francis Point Marine Park
  7. A new rock in Blakely Harbor?
  8. Transmission Shift Cable Breaks While Docking
  9. Hague Point Lagoon
  10. Point No Point
  11. A New US Citizen
  12. Lake Union Boats Afloat Show
  13. Vacuum seal canisters
  14. Close Quarters
  15. Back from the Outside Passage in BC
  16. Blogging Hiatus Until Mid-August
  17. Reader Question: Boating Laptop
  18. Tacoma Tall Ship Parade of Sail
  19. The McMullin Group
  20. Let’s Go Outdoors
  21. Silverdale Whaling Days
  22. Bayliner 4087 Fuel Consumption?
  23. Andrew Anderson Marine Park
  24. 1 week and 30 degrees later
  25. Are Synthetic Oils Worth It?
  26. Secret Coast Reader Question: Anchor Buoy/Trip Line
  27. One hour in 10 at Wide Open Throttle?
  28. Sauteed shrimp with spice rub
  29. Transom Diesel Soot
  30. Blog Data Corruption
  31. Christmas in the San Juan Islands
  32. They’re here. They’re finally here.
  33. Help from a neighbor
  34. The Secret Coast: Suquash
  35. Sherwood vs Seamax?
  36. Swedish Stern-Tying Variations
  37. 30 Amps Can Produce a Lot of Heat
  38. Bears really can swim
  39. Cruising the Secret Coast: Online ordering now available
  40. Safety Digest
  41. Two More House Batteries for Dirona
  42. To Repitch or not to Repitch?
  43. Marine Engine Block Heaters
  44. Wide Load

2007 13

  1. Fast Ferry Snohomish on Seattle-Port Townsend Run
  2. 54-knot winds in Watmough Bay
  3. Checking Engine Drive Belts and Pulleys
  4. High Output Charging System
  5. Snow Falling On Cedars
  6. Cummins Power Curves Available
  7. Power Curves are Cummins Confidential?
  8. Thanksgiving in the South Sound
  9. Food Waste
  10. Aircraft Collision Over Commencment Bay
  11. Night Traffic
  12. Pressure Slopes
  13. Rough Water off Port Ludlow