Monthly Archives: December 2008

Passage from Carolina Beach to St. Marys, Georgia

On Saturday December 13, we left at about 2 AM from Carolina Beach to move Tahina south to St. Marys, Georgia.  My brother John lives there, so it was a convenient place to move for a while.  We’ll be moving … Continue reading

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Keeping up with Tahina

The challenge of preparing for a five year circumnavigation is harder than any project we’ve ever undertaken. And, believe me, we’ve done some hard things in the past. I’ve started and run several businesses and any entrepreneur can tell you … Continue reading

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Tahina Has a Coconut

As mentioned on our “About Tahina” article the name for our boat was discovered because of a news story about a newly discovered palm tree in Madagascar. The tree was named Tahina after the daughter of the gentleman who reported … Continue reading

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We Bought A New “Car”!

Today was a major milestone in preparing for the trip.  Tahina will serve as our house, and our primary means of transportation between locations.  However, we will also need a means from getting from our house on the water, to … Continue reading

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Day Sail With A Frenchman

My friend Gerard drove down early this morning from Cary, NC so he could go for a day sail. Gerard is originally from France and still has the distinctive accent despite having been married to an American for 20 years. … Continue reading

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Moving Tahina

Next weekend, we’re planning to move Tahina to warmer waters down south. The plan has been to go down to Florida and eventually get to the Miami Boat show in mid-February. We have a part to pick up from St. … Continue reading

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