Author Archives: B.J.

Nice Wind Shift…Not! Day 6 to Fiji

By B.J. | Published May 22, 2015

One of the routine parts of passage making is watching the weather. We watch it carefully. We get weather reports emailed to us daily, we download weather model data (in a file called a GRIB) and watch the predictions, we get on the radio to one another and talk aboutthe Read On..

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Why You Should Check Your Oil Every Day – Day 5 to Fiji

By B.J. | Published May 21, 2015

Every book on cruising, every engine user manual, every “tips and tricks for not killing your engine” guide, every coastal and cruising instructional course out there says one thing in common: Check your engine oil every day. This is basic, but I am convinced that only the most meticulous people Read On..

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Shorts Ho! Day 4 to Fiji

By B.J. | Published May 20, 2015

Woohoo its finally starting to feel tropical! This morning it is warm enough to wear just shorts and a t-shirt in the cockpit and no shoes. Finally! Last night for about an hour we had some great wind – 18 to 20 knots on the beam – I sailed blissfully Read On..

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Day 3 to Fiji – Do a Wind Dance, Please.

By B.J. | Published May 19, 2015

Do you remember yesterday how I was complaining that the wind was “all from the wrong direction”, “dead down wind” and “slow”? I take it all back. Last night the wind started getting lighter and more shifty. All night we watched it closely, heading the boat up for speed when Read On..

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Request to Help With Sharing!

By B.J. | Published May 19, 2015

Once again, I’d like to ask my our readers if they could take a moment to share the blog posts up on Facebook, particularly if someone could share it on the Sail Evenstar Facebook Page. While I can regale you with tales of high adventure about sailing downwind slowly, breaking Read On..

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//WL2K Slow Boat to Fiji – Day 2

By B.J. | Published May 18, 2015

Well we’re not getting there fast, that’s for sure. And its still pretty cold. Getting warmer, but not so as you’d want to be running around in shorts just yet. Or even just one layer of clothes. We’re still sailing downwind and putting up less than stellar performance numbers; the Read On..

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Its Not Warm Yet – Day one to Fiji

By B.J. | Published May 17, 2015

We’re almost a full day en route to Fiji and I can say unequivocally that it has not actually started to get warm yet. Our current latitude is analogous to somewhere in South Carolina, though we don’t have a great big land mass nearby. The is from the South, which Read On..

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All our Bags are Packed, Ready to Go

By B.J. | Published May 16, 2015

No, we’re not Leaving on a Jet Plane, but we are leaving New Zealand today. We’ve been here six months, its getting cold, and we’re ready to head to warmer places for a while, so its off to Fiji. It is about a six-day trip, plus or minus a day.  Read On..

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Nerdvana Part II – the Rest of Middle Earth

By B.J. | Published February 7, 2015

Continuing on with our LOTR tours in New Zealand…if you haven’t seen Part I which is pretty much all about Hobbiton you should start there. Weathertop (Amon Sûl) Unfortunately the hills used for the attack on Weathertop are deep in private property – it is not really possible to get Read On..

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Nerdvana – LOTR Touring in Middle Earth Part 1

By B.J. | Published February 6, 2015

We’ve admitted to being a pretty nerdly lot on Evenstar before, we’ve even named boats (including this one) out of Tolkien.  Star Trek, Doctor Who, Tolkien and fantasy and SciFi of all sorts are staples of family entertainment on Evenstar.   So coming to New Zealand where the Lord of Read On..

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