Monthly Archives: October 2009

Still Prepping

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Frank Taylor

We stayed a day longer than expected at the house clearing things out. We have been gathering the last remaining load to take to the boat. The load is too big though. I’m hoping this morning we can re-evaluate the … Continue reading →

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Schedule update and Pirates

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Frank Taylor

We are striving to be ready for departure by the end of next week. We are in the final stages of clearing out of our house, and the boat is 99% ready. However, there are still a good number of … Continue reading →

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Tahina Expedition in the Local Papers

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Frank Taylor

The Tahina Expedition has appeared now in two newspapers: our home local paper, and the local paper where we keep Tahina down in Wilmington, North Carolina. They took photographs of us while we were in the dive shop for the … Continue reading →

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Tahina Expedition Weather Partner: ClearPoint® Weather

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Frank Taylor

A critical part of sailing safely around the world is to carefully plan your route according to the weather. Weather routing is dependent on two main factors: good weather data, and good weather decision making by the mariner. Today mariners … Continue reading →

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Good time on Saturday – Now its crunch time!

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Frank Taylor

Last week a lot of our focus was getting the boat cleaned up and organized. Not only to prepare for the departure, but also for the little social (a small bon voyage) we held at the marina on Saturday. We … Continue reading →

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Up the Mast – Captain Frank the Yo-Yo

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Frank Taylor

Yesterday we received some packages from some of our final purchases before departure. One of the bigger boxes included new lines (that’s what sailors call the ropes for handling the sails). We bought the lines so we would have spares … Continue reading →

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Tahina Satellite Partners: SatWest and Vizada



Posted on October 23, 2009 by Frank Taylor

Having communications with the world is an important part of sharing the experiences of the Tahina Expedition. We have a number of communications systems on Tahina: VHF radios – for short-range voice communications ship to ship HF/SSB radio – for … Continue reading →

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Another Typical Day in Captain Frank’s Life

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Frank Taylor

Just to illustrate how crazy our lives have been over the past few months, I thought I would describe how the day went today – a rather typical day for Captain Frank lately (this is a real description of today … Continue reading →

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What is our Departure Date?

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Frank Taylor

The most frequently asked question we get lately is: “When do you leave?” Or, “Have you set a date?” The short answer to the question is: “We don’t know, but as soon as we and the boat are ready and … Continue reading →

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Spare time and tools

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Frank Taylor

Spare time is not something we have a lot of right now, but it is time for spares. Over the weekend I spent some time making purchases of items needed for Tahina on our checklist. A vessel at sea has … Continue reading →

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