Blown Out of Hong Kong

by Derek October 31, 2011
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Marge: Dear God, this is Marge Simpson. If you stop this hurricane and save our family, we will be forever grateful and recommend you to all our friends! So, if you could find it in your infinite wisdom to… Lisa: Wait! Listen, everybody.[the sunlight shines and birds chirp] The hurricane’s over. Homer: He fell for [...]

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How to Avoid Pirates

by Derek October 24, 2011
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“Pirate Alley” Piracy has become a new concern for cruising yachts contemplating a circumnavigation as the most popular route takes you through two of the choke points where the pirates lurk: the Strait of Malacca and the even more notorious and colorfully named “Pirate Alley:” past Somalia through the Gulf of Aden. This evil stretch [...]

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Our New Boat

by Derek October 10, 2011
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Well, if you’ve been reading the “Tehani-li Logs” you will notice they are dated. In fact, they are seven years old because we finished the honeymoon voyage and, sadly, had to sell Tehani when we hit Barcelona, Spain. They say the second happiest day in a sailor’s life is when he sells his boat. I [...]

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Crewing on OPB (Other People’s Boats)

by Derek October 5, 2011
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You don’t have to buy your own boat to go cruising. Many people see the world from the deck of someone else’s ship. Some even get paid to do so. Not a bad gig for a young adventurer. However, the focus of this blog is cruising which does not include superyachts with paid crew in [...]

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