In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, Dave tries to reinvent the toaster and we sail south from Norman's Cay in the Exumas, past the Land and Sea Park, to Compass Cay. We never did hit Rachel's Bubble Bath at the right time last year, but this time?
00:00 This week/Intro
00:32 Reinventi...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we set off on a 3 day crossing from Gun Gay to Norman’s Cay Bahamas! Traveling further into the Bahamas we share this crossings beautiful sunsets and stunning sunrises. We marvel at the stark contrast of the many islands insanely shallow banks and alternati...
2023-04-08 20:52:25 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we set off on a 3 day crossing from Gun Gay to Norman’s Cay Bahamas! Traveling further into the Bahamas we share this crossings beautiful sunsets and stunning sunrises. We marvel at the stark contrast of the many islands insanely shallow banks and alternati...
2023-04-08 20:44:09 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Bimini in the Bahamas. Our new mainsail doesn't survive the trip unscathed. I perform my first anchor check of the season. We sail to Gun Cay to wait out some wind before we finally head for the Exumas. Dave tries to ...
2023-03-31 13:07:42 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Bimini in the Bahamas. Our new mainsail doesn't survive the trip unscathed. I perform my first anchor check of the season. We sail to Gun Cay to wait out some wind before we finally head for the Exumas. Dave tries to ...
2023-03-30 19:30:10 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail down the Florida coast from St Augustine to Lake Worth to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of traveling the ICW we take two multiday trips down the coast, braving offshore weather.
Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Ch...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail down the Florida coast from St Augustine to Lake Worth to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of traveling the ICW we take two multiday trips down the coast, braving offshore weather.
Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Ch...
In St Augustine, Florida we raft up for the first time. Our raft buddy is none other than super broker, now captain Ian aboard his Manta 42, Synchronicity.
After a too short visit with Ian, we batten down for Huricane Nicole. Buckle up! It's going to be a bumpy ride!
Join Captain Ian abo...
2023-03-11 20:42:56 +0000 UTC View Post
In St Augustine, Florida we raft up for the first time. Our raft buddy is none other than super broker, now captain Ian aboard his Manta 42, Synchronicity.
After a too short visit with Ian, we batten down for Huricane Nicole. Buckle up! It's going to be a bumpy ride!
Join Captai...
We cruise the ICW south to Beaufort North Carolina, where we head out to the ocean bound for Charleston, and then on down to St Augustine, Florida, turning weeks of sailing on the ICW into about a week of sailing down the coast.
A spinnaker mishap is disappointing, but the weather is warming ...
We cruise the ICW south to Beaufort North Carolina, where we head out to the ocean bound for Charleston, and then on down to St Augustine, Florida, turning weeks of sailing on the ICW into about a week of sailing down the coast.
A spinnaker mishap is disappointing, but the weather is warming ...
We change our ailing Raymarine Chartplotter for a new Raymarine Axiom 12Plus just in time for the Annapolis Sailboat Show. Right after the show we finally squeeze out of the marina we spent nearly 2 months in, and sailed down the Chesapeake in search of warmer waters!
Our Annapolis Sailboat...
2023-02-25 18:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post
We change our ailing Raymarine Chartplotter for a new Raymarine Axiom 12Plus just in time for the Annapolis Sailboat Show. Right after the show we finally squeeze out of the marina we spent nearly 2 months in, and sailed down the Chesapeake in search of warmer waters!
Our Annapolis Sailboat...
2023-02-24 22:31:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Our dinghy "Imp" has been running around without navigation lights. We rarely run at night, and never in the US, but that's going to change so we are adding a dinghy light kit to her. The kit looks high quality. Let's see if the installation is as well. See how much I love Imp
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2023-02-16 23:09:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Our CL290 Highfield Dinghy "Imp" has been running around without navigation lights. We rarely run at night, and never in the US, but that's going to change so we are adding a Navisafe Dinghy Light kit to her. The kit looks high quality. Let's see if the installation is as well
Jo...
2023-02-16 18:22:04 +0000 UTC View Post
In St Augustine we installed the brand new Precision main sail we had waited months for. It didn’t go well. With the slider cars too small and no battens, we no sooner got her all the way up, when she broke free of the mast. So we called Precision Sails, took the sail back down, folded it...
2023-02-05 22:02:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In St Augustine we installed the brand new Precision main sail we had waited months for. It didn’t go well. With the slider cars too small and no battens, we no sooner got her all the way up, when she broke free of the mast. So we called Precision Sails, took the sail back down folded it ...
2023-02-04 18:54:34 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of sailing dark angel we discover flooding in our starboard bilge.
Fixing the power supply isn’t enough to solve the problem.
I need another coffee
Afterword we play Trouble... with a twist!
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In this episode of sailing dark angel we discover flooding in our starboard bilge.
Fixing the power supply isn’t enough to solve the problem.
I need another coffee
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In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, Dockmaster Keith helps us trade slips with Seawind 1260 'Butters' in a very tight slip. Keith's instructions and help make it much easier than we anticipated.
Followup with a celebratory Ricardos coconut rum and pineapple juice!
Afterward it's time to...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, Dockmaster Keith helps us trade slips with Seawind 1260 'Butters' in a very tight slip. Keith's instructions and help make it much easier than we anticipated.
Afterward it's time to service our Volvo MD2030 29hp, 3cylinder diesel engines... excep...
2023-01-19 01:12:49 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we grudgingly check into a marina for the first time since December 2022. We hope a shore power connection will help us to restore our failing Firefly AGMs. If we can't fix our 8 battery house bank, we'll need new batteries. We are already planning a solar u...
2023-01-11 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we grudgingly check into a marina for the first time since December 2022. We hope a shore power connection will help us to restore our failing Firefly AGMs. If we can't fix our 8 battery house bank, we'll need new batteries. We are already planning a solar u...
2023-01-11 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we cruise up the Chesapeake Bay to Annapolis. Dave polishes his stanchion at sea. We discover beautiful anchorages filled with a type of jellyfish called 'nettles'.
We fly my favourite sail, our spinnaker!
Until our autohelm bites it.
When we get ...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we cruise up the Chesapeake Bay to Annapolis. Dave polishes his stanchion at sea. We discover beautiful anchorages filled with a type of jellyfish called 'nettles'.
We fly my favourite sail, our spinnaker!
Until our autohelm bites it.
When we get ...
We pull out our Airmar tri sensor while in the water! I can’t believe we opened a through-hull below the water line, while we’re in the water!
An unscheduled thunderstorm filled our rain catchment, but it also filled our fuel and oil lazzarrette, so I bring out the bucket of suck.
After...
We pull out our Airmar tri sensor while in the water! I can’t believe we opened a through-hull below the water line, while we’re in the water!
An unscheduled thunderstorm filled our rain catchment, but it also filled our fuel and oil lazzarrette, so I bring out the bucket of suck.
We cruise up the ICW from Chesapeake toward the Chesapeake Bay, but we get stuck in Norfolk/Portsmouth when the starboard transmission shifter cable breaks. The hour we spent waiting for a railway bridge to open didn't help. Hovering requires a lot of shifting.
Can we fix the transmis...
2022-12-21 21:47:19 +0000 UTC View Post
We cruise up the ICW from Chesapeake toward the Chesapeake Bay, but we get stuck in Norfolk/Portsmouth when the starboard transmission shifter cable breaks. The hour we spent waiting for a railway bridge to open didn't help. Hovering requires a lot of shifting.
Can we fix the transmis...
2022-12-21 15:39:16 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we catch the weather and head north from Charleston, SC, both offshore and up the ICW. We drag anchor in a tight, shallow anchorage, and work our way up the US east coast toward Norfolk, VA
Navionics dock to dock routing is s...