Building and sailing the Journeyman 60
2006 – 2014
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Yada yada
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We like aluminum
My neighbor, a french guy, also has an aluminum boat with an aluminum dinghy. Except he did an Optimist instead of a RIB like I did. Cute!
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New friends in Piriapolis
So I quickly got myself a small “fan-club” in Punta del Este, a team of young Uruguayan sailors who came with me on a very pleasant and speedy sail from Punta del Este to Piriapolis. Piriapolis is a typical summer…
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Stormy night in Punta del Este
After a very nice 8 day journey we have arrived in Punta del Este. We had great sailing most of the time, maybe a little too much motoring, but overall a very nice passage. I was quite satisfied to be…
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Off to Uruguay with plenty of Guacamole
Ok, finally it’s time to sail again. Feels good. The sails are back on. Food supplies full. I illustrate this with a picture of a Brazilian avocado. Very large, very good. We made a big bowl of Guacamole for…
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The product disappointments continue
I think I have enough trouble dealing with my own mistakes. But on top of that I have to deal with a multitude of standard products that fail. Here’s another one to add to the list: Today I was investigating…
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Disgusting seafood.
The Journeyman has been in the water almost two years now, and the antifouling paint is dying. I dived for a few hours to clean the hull, but I was forced to end early by an invasion of microscopic shrimp.…
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Muddy waters
Today I was making a small excursion with some friends who came to visit. Since I had been anchored for quite a long time in this muddy bay, I had a notion that there might be a lot of…
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Fridge tune-up time.
Today was a day dedicated to the fridge and freezer. I had noticed that the fridge especially had very long run times, and was causing a bit of battery drain. When I had a look at it, the piping outside…
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Dear Johnson Pumps, is it supposed to look like this?
Well now I know why the transom compartment bilge pump stopped working ;-) I guess the pump was not as watertight as it was supposed to be. Oh well…
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