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Freed from “Jail” (Quarantine) in Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu, the Capital of Tonga Anticipation was intense as we were awoken at 5 a.m. to be jabbed with a stick up our nose by a male military nurse on the day of our … Continue reading
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(Returning to Tonga through closed borders, Cindy’s Take) Ever since the Tongan international borders closed due to COVID in March, 2020, we have been trying to find a way to get back to our boat Cool Change that we left … Continue reading
(Rick’s take on our trip to Tonga) We were ecstatic when we got the news we were going to be let back into Tonga where our Sailing Vessel Cool Change has been awaiting our return since we left her in … Continue reading
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After two weeks of installation, we finally have fresh water being made from salt water!
We made it over to see Glenn again on August 19-20 to have him finish up some last minute projects including a bowsprit on the bowsprit for a spinnaker, and a couple of added clutches for the fore guys for … Continue reading
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Cool Change all polished and ready to be splashed We brought Cool Change over to Hansen Rigging in Alameda on February 23, 2014. There she sat in the water at their docks until May 9, when we motored her over … Continue reading
After a brief flight up to Seattle for a few days to visit our son Drew, we drove to Cool Change on our way back from the airport to spend a few more days with her. Rick’s 2014 vacation day … Continue reading
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There is nothing quite so glorious to me as the ability to determine exactly where I am in the world by simply measuring the angle between the horizon and the sun or stars a couple of times a day. I … Continue reading
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By this time, all the preparations had been made for our Tag test: the crew was ready, they knew what to bring, all our safety postings and watch schedule postings and meal schedule postings and weather predictions and navigation plans … Continue reading
I got a call first thing Saturday morning from the Club Nautique school director, who confirmed that there was enough wind that I could test for my Crew Overboard (COB) skills. Now normally, this skill would have already been tested for … Continue reading
