Monthly Archives: November 2013

Vacation at Home

Most people would view our trip sailing around the world as a vacation. And, in many ways, it is. But, the reality is that much of our time is spent organizing and preparing the boat, and for our other needs, … Continue reading

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More Time in Asia

The ripple effect from delays caused by my eye surgery and extended recovery, and the two months we recently lost recovering from lightning damage, have caused more delays for our departure plans from Asia. We still have not completed our … Continue reading

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Sights of New York City

We spent several days in New York, first visiting our daughter Ren who is going to school up there. Then we flew our other daughter Trisha up to join us and we spent several days doing New York City. Ren’s … Continue reading

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Made it to Langkawi

We were originally planning to be in Langkawi by June. But, we changed our plans and did the east coast of Malaysia instead. We finally arrived to Langkawi yesterday. What a beautiful place! Check out the screenshot of the place … Continue reading

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New Navigation System Works

Yesterday we completed our first real passage with the new navigation system from Pangkor to just south of Penang. Despite my having done many dry runs while we were in the boatyard, I still had a thing or two to … Continue reading

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Tahina Back in Water and Ready

This was a very stressful time in the boatyard at Pangkor Marina. We got the new navigation equipment installed (in particular, the new transducers for depth, speed, temp, and fish finder) in the hull very quickly (4 days). But, the … Continue reading

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