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March 2008
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Hi:
Kathy and I sold our GB36 in SF Bay and bought a GB42 now in Sidney
BC. We plan to poke around the PNW this year and head north in 2009.
I enjoyed your site for your trip to AK. Great site!
In particular, I would like to respond to your comments on men taking
over. I will say up front that I couldn’t agree more. Kathy is the
driver and frequent docker of Penny Lane and this can cause
pandemonium on the docks when men see a woman heading for a slip –
pandemonium squared if their boats share the slip. We have to hide
the bow lines from “helpers”, and so on. But, as for guests, I have
the following observation. It is the role of the captain to hold a
meeting and assign jobs to the crew. Yes! Nicely tell those guests
who does what, how it will be done, and that the safety of the boat
depends of good old fashioned following orders. I go a step further
and ask for call and response. i.e. “Release the midship line.”
“Line released.”
I have varying degrees of success. But, a charter guy watched my
drill once for a checkout and told me afterwards that he was impressed
mostly because so few people take the time to do this.
Thank you for all of your work.
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| Hi there, Love your site! Well
done!! Just thought I would mention two corrections.
St. Simons Island (not Simmons). and Savannah (not Savanna).
Still, what a wonderful site and wonderful cruises!
Captain Troup Nightingale
http://www.southeasternphotography.com
troup@rocketmail.com
Brunwick, GA
ZIGGY RESPONDS
Thanks & I will try to fix soon
Ziggy
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October 2007
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That Ziggy video was great! We've got a Jack Russell Terror and need
to get her trained before we move aboard. Poor Ziggy..
We loved the tethered ball idea, we'll need to remember that, what a
great idea.
Scotte
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I really liked the way you have you're web site set up. I hope when I
retire to do something similar. When I was young I worked aboard a
square rigger and got a taste of the life moving from port to port.
Any way, I just had to drop you a line about you're Hudson river
entries. I am a big historical buff and love this area. I have
explored much of it on foot as well. At West Point you mention how the
British got past the second chain and eventually burned Kingston.
Actually, the British never got past Bear Mountain. They did take the
two forts on he West side of the river. (Ft Clinton and Ft
Montgomery). These were burned and eventually abandoned. You might
remember the story Benedict Arnold who tried to give the defense plans
for West Point to the British. He did not succeed, His contact was
captured in Verplank and Benedict escaped back to England. It is
really an interesting story. Any way, the British were stopped from
advancing any further up the river and they were defeated at Saratoga
in the north which stopped their southerly advance from Canada. The
colonials held the stretch of river between West Point and Kingston
throughout the war.
This was a very significant event in American history. The river
connection was vital to maintain contact between the colonies in the
north and the others in the south.
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Sorry, we got caught up in the history
and assumed the British got past the chains. In looking at the dates,
Kingston was burned by the British in 1777 so it was a different time
http://www.ci.kingston.ny.us/History/British.html . Sorry about
that.
Ziggy
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i realy enjoy your web site.if you can please keep it going.glad to
see that you's are doing well and god bless you both.
barry
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Aug 2007
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Wow what adventures you have had! My name is Lara
and i live in a very small town in rural Idaho. I stumbled on your
website trying to look up someone we met while island hopping down in
the Bahamas, the Kentucky Colonel. We met the Colonel while anchored
out on Powell Cay and spent several days with him and that darling
little tug of his on Green Turtle waiting out a storm. We were there
in March of '03, neither my boyfriend nor I could remeber his real
name, only that he was from Anacortes and we just called him the
Colonel. We had him over for dinner several times and hit Pineapples
and the Sundowner with him a couple of times. Sadly so much rum was
involved as we were stuck there for a week the details are sketchy at
best! The boyfriend and I have since parted ways but we've always
wondered about the Colonel, wish you would have gotten more of a
chance to visit with him, great guy.
We bought an old 27' Albin trawler in Kingston NY
determined to go down the ICW to FL but only got as far as Atlantic
City before we turned around, December is not the ideal traviling
time! No heat on the boat, brrr! Not helped by the fact we were 29
and i knew nothing about boats being from a landlocked town of 400
people, my boyfriend not knowng a whole lot more. If you ever get to
Kingston look up Jeff's Yacht Haven, it's a run down old monster but
we couldn't have made as far as we did without owner Jeff Correa's
help, great guy. He would just shake his head and help us out in
everyway, we were the "Idaho Kids". We ended up getting into some
serious trouble off Ambrose Light when we lost power during a storm,
not a good first experience! I swore I'd never go out again,
however...you know how that goes.
We drug the boat down to FL and then all the way
back to Idaho, it was the talk of the town, there just aren't boats
that big here and that's small! The townfolk took to calling it the
S.S.Minnow. It went from here in Fairfield to NY again and then back
down to FL. Matt took it across from Ft Lauderdale to West End, I was
too scared to do the crossing. I flew into Freeport several weeks
later, some other friends of ours had driven to FL hauling the boat
and then gone across with him, they flew out the day before I got
there.
I'm not even sure how we managed to do it, we're not
rich by any means, I had to stay home the first part of the trip to
make enough money to pay the rent while we were gone and we came home
BROKE with the credit cars maxed out. But i realized this was
probably the only chance in my life I would get to this so what the
heck. We couldn't afford to stay at the good marina on West End, we
stayed at the other one which actually closed down for the season.
There wasn't even hot water there, and the rates for a slip changed
daily depending on the mood of the guy in charge. Matt had been there
long enough to make friends with some of the locals, they finally quit
calling him "white boy" and they now called him "rocky
mountain". One was capt. Hugh and all the boys from the Shoal
Shaker, I wonder if they were still around when you guys were there.
At the time we were two of the three white people on West End and Matt
wouldn't let me go to bar or out by myself, he said the local boys
didn't look too kindly on "the rich touristas". Lord if they only
knew how broke we were and were going to be for quite some time to
come.
We spent a couple days out at Sandy Cay, our
new Bahamian friends from Freeport met us out there and brought a huge
feast of local cuisine and lots of friends and family. We were all
high and dry when the tide went out so we stayed the night. Our boat
only drew 2ft of water so we had it pretty easy down there. We left
for the Abacos, had lunch of peanut butter and jelly at Mangrove Cay
and then anchored out at Great Sail, there were about 18 boats there
and we caught some huge barracutta on our way out the next morning.
I can't remember the name of the guide book we had
but we planned on staying at Murray's Esso in Cooperstown on the way
down, the weather was terrible and we could barely get to the docks
because the wind wasn't cooperating. It was a huge comedy of errs as
these things sometimes go, there is no more Murray's Esso, we heard
several stories on what happened and the giggles overtook us. We got
out of the wind across the way at Powell Cay and that's where we met
the Colonel. We thought our boat was small! So Matt jumped in the
dinghy and went to meet him.
We hooked up again in Green Turtle right before a
storm and ended up there for a week waiting for things to calm down.
It was fun at first but then we were just stuck there. We had no idea
how far Black Sound was and decided to walk there one hot afternoon,
thank heavens we got a golf cart ride from a nice guy going past then
he picked us up again for a ride home. We found that the black people
on Green Turtle were a lot nicer to us than the white folks. With the
exception of Sid from Sid's Grocery, he was appalled we were walking
into town to buy ice and he'd always give us a ride back so it
wouldn't melt. He told us where the public dinghy dock was and it
wasn't two nights later i fell right off it and lost a shoe. Some
crazy German guy we met caught it the next day. Good times.
The Colonel wanted us to go down to Marsh Harbor
with him but I had to get back to work, I'd already changed my ticket
once because of the front and somebody had to pay the bills. We'd
evidently worn out our welcome at West End, when we got back a couple
weeks later they were very unfriendly and they went from charging us
$10 a day to $50. The only thing we had there was a place to tie up
to anyway, no water, no power, everything was closed up so we said to
hell with it and went on to Freeport to our friends dock. Boy it was
plush! I flew back the next day and Matt took the boat back to FL.
He stored it there somewhere and our Bahamian friend found a buyer for
it a year or so later so Matt took it back across. I think it's in
Nassau last I heard.
It was fun to read about your trip and the places
we never got to. I remember reading about the pink sands and the
swimming pigs, I just couldn't imagine it. My gosh how do you find
time to do stuff writing so much! I've only read the Bahamas leg of
your journeys but look forward to reading about more of your
adventures. Thanks for sharing, talk about living the dream! Hope
things are well Lara
laranhanna@yahoo.com Hanna's my dog! She would be terrible on a
boat, glad Ziggy enjoys it!
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Hello
Larry & Jayne,
I very
much enjoyed your site, especially your 2002 voyage up the BC coast. I
grew up on the BC north coast and once upon a time worked in several
of the old salmon canneries along the Inside Passage, including
Butedale when it was a thriving community in the 1950s. Several times,
you refer to Greenville Channel in your log. That should be Grenville
Channel, named by Capt. George Vancouver in 1793 after Baron
Grenville, a British politician.
According to your ship's log, about 1300 hours on May 31st, 2002, you
passed Holland Rock on your way into Prince Rupert Harbour. You had no
way of knowing of course, but on your port side as you approached
Holland Rock is Humpback Bay on Porcher Island, the site of an
abandoned salmon cannery. This facility canned for only four years in
the early 1930s, but served as a summer gillnet station for the next
35 years, before it was closed down in 1968. The Porcher Island
gillnet station and Butedale Cannery were both owned and operated by
the Canadian Fishing Company of Vancouver, BC, then a subsidiary of
the New England Fish Company of Boston and Seattle.
Kind
regards,
Michael
Gabriola Island, BC
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stumbled across your travel adventure
details while searching for info on the Exumas. Quite a detailed log,
and it was entertaining.
I must comment however, that this is 2007,
and most of your racist comments towards the bahamians is
inappropriate. It should not be in the public domain, and you may
find yourself in some trouble. Stinky sportfishers with gensets
running 24/7 are fair game, however.!
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ZIGGY Asks.. what racist comments?
Please lets us know what comments you are refering to.
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Great web site! My stomping grounds are the Chesapeake, we keep our
boat in Deltaville, Va. Just wanted to thank you on the great site and
please don't tell anyone else about our favorite place Onancock. By
the way that "wreck" you saw on the bay is a firing range target for
the military. Glad it wasn't live fire day when you happened by.
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Good morning! My name is Guy Puckett. I live in Los Angeles, and am
enamored by the Nordhavn 57. I have been delving into everything I
can get my hands on regarding cruising, in particular with Nordhavns.
I came across an excerpt in Circumnavigator magazine, and there was
reference to knottydog. I have since been visiting the site daily.
Thank you! I actually got up this morning with the intent to contact
you, to see if there were any crew positions coming up, but learned
that you have sold your yacht.
Serendipitiously I have been dreaming of crusing a Nordhavn 57 on the
same/similiar routes that you went on. Your site has been a wealth of
knowledge and again thank you.
If there is one piece of advice you could give regarding cruising,
what would it be. I am learning from your entries that life at sea is
not always a bowl of cherries.
I am 40 now, and plan to embark on my journey in 5 years. We will be
buying a sport cruiser in the interim to learn more about basic
boating principles. ( I grew up going to Catalina frequently on the
family boat... Is it realistic to think that in 5 years ( providing I
can fund the excursion and yacht) that I would be able to handle a 57
with my wife?
I noticed that you used professional captians frequently. Is it
possible to handle the 57 with you and your wife, of was it always
necessary to have a captain onboard?
Thanks for your time. Good luck in Washington. That new boat seems
like a reall pistol!
Regards,
Guy P........
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| Hello, Thomas Loehr, my neighbor in Port Townsend,
directed me to your website. We are commercial fishermen based out of
Petersburg, Alaska, and for over 30 years have been steaming north and
south, looking wistfully out towards Haida Gwaii. Well, this year we did
it! We crossed Hecate Strait on April 1st, spent April 2nd on Sgan Gwaii,
and April 3rd on Hot Springs Island. The weather deteriorated, gale &
storm force winds. After midnight on April 7th, we continued up Hecate
Strait into Dixon Entrance.
We only had a couple of days to scan your log before our departure,
and it was quite helpful. I'm now reading it more thoroughly. Your
photos are wonderful! I'm ready to trade my wee digital camera for a
Canon body...I already have EF lenses. What type of camera do you use?
The attached photo is of our fishing vessel Monarch, anchored at
Gandle K'in, Hot Springs Island, on April 3, 2007.
Many thanks for sharing your adventures,
Kathy Pool
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Came across your travel log recently
and enjoyed reading about your adventures. Nice to see so many good
pictures too.
As a veteran cruiser of the west
coast (B.C.) I was somewhat taken aback by your unbridled criticism of
Shearwater.
You have to first of all understand
that any place on the coast that is only accessible via boat ( I know
they have their own airstrip but it's used strictly for private
aircraft), has countless challenges to overcome compared to
resort/villages/towns that are connected by road. All of the supplies
have to brought in by barge. It's difficult to recruit and retain
staff due to the remote location. Electrical problems occur from time
to time. The marina is extremely busy during the summer months
especially since they now have a fuel station and vastly improved
facilities. I can't understand your comment about "nothing much has
changed since 2002"!!! They've spent several million dollars on
improvements including the fuel station, new fishermen accommodation,
expanded stores, new fishing dock,etc.etc.
Shearwater and many other facilities
like it are not your typical California or Cape Cod holiday
destination. It's located in a wild and rugged part of the world. So
the restaurant wasn't to your satisfaction. What did you expect? A 5
star gourmet meal?
Yet, you raved about the pizza.
Figure that out.
Bottom line for cruisers like you, if
you can't tolerate facilities that aren't up to your standards of
perfection, don't go there and it'll give the rest of us some much
needed dock space.
By the way, the wharfinger was fired
a few days after your stay.
Hart
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Ziggy Responds
Hi Hart
Don’t know if you read
the three logs of our visits to Shearwater? Maybe you just read one?
Because… we have certainly enjoyed our stops at Shearwater each time, so
hope you didn’t get the wrong impression. Anyway, we just put down our
thoughts and don’t get us wrong, we do like to stop there and of course
are very well aware of their remote location and understand the
challenges of being in a remote location. And no, of course we were not
expecting a 4 star restaurant either and actually liked the food we were
served and the people that served it. We actually liked Shearwater too
when it was rough around the edges and not so “sophisticated” as it is
today. We don’t particularly like the impression of having to make
reservations by cell phone and listen to a long list of option on their
recorded menu with numbers to punch. That certainly isn’t our cup of
tea. I’m sure though all the places north are changing rapidly too with
the new technology and more access. We are just sad sometimes to see
all the old ways slide away. Of course, our writings were only our
impressions of the few days we were there each time we visited.
Everyone has their own opinons and experiences which are specific to
themselves. We just try to be honest in our logs and always reflect
what we have experienced. Not everyone agrees with everything you have
to say and not everyone has the same experiences.
I’m sure we will return
to Shearwater many more times in the future. It’s a chance to get
together, eat in a restaurant, buy supplies and enjoy all the people we
meet each time we go there. I’m sure it will continue to change and we
will have even more different impressions in the future as it certainly
seems to be evolving and changing each time we go.
Thanks for your
comments,
Ziggy
| March 07
Hullo Jane
You said in one of your recent posts something like "But what can I do
when the problem is so large". This has been playing on my mind since
then, as there are lots of things we can do as individuals - use less
water, use less paper, use our cars more effectively and efficiently
(including buying smaller cars), buy from those companies that have good
environmental practices - eg in the supermarkets, and so on. If we all
start doing this, as the old English saying goes, "Many a mickle makes a
muckle" :-)
Then I came across this article by Meg Wheatley and thought that you
might enjoy it.
http://www.margaretwheatley.com/articles/itsjustourturn.html
I have enjoyed reading your NW logs very much - good luck with what ever
you try next
Regards
Andrew
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| Re: Chesapeake advice?
Dark Side
24 February 2007 12:55
Larry, what a great site. Thanks for going to so much well placed
effort. I hope to cruise in the area (either by charter or my own boat
eventually) and this is the best sort of guide than anyone could ask
for. Thanks again.
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hi ziggy and family
i am bailey, a 10 yo vizsla that has fun on a 18' lake boat in maine.
our camp is on a small private island (we are the only ones on it) and
although i am not much of a swimmer, i love being with my family of 5
and buzzing around on the boat.
my dad tony always has his nose in boat mags and loves the idea of
cruising on a nordhaven or grand banks
someday, but for now he has to keep it smaller.
i wanted to let you know the site is great. the movies are well
produced and all the adventures i've read so far seem
wonderful.
the one thing i would like to know is what larry and jayne did in
their previous life... what were their jobs, how did they start their
boating career, where did they originally live? etc.
i am the "silent partner" for my dad's small promotional and tee shirt
business. we live in massachusetts and visit maine year round,
although i like the summer the best.
thanks for a great site and keep the updates coming.
best,
bailey and tony
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Ziggy Responds
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Hi Bailey and Tony,
Hey, great to hear from you. I love Maine and would like to go back
there again. Your kind of life sounds really great, lots of land time
and free time to dive in the lake when you choose too. Maybe you get to
catch some fish to eat too? My parents really love those Maine boats
and are thinking about getting one when they downsize, they are going to
get one and cruise the canals and lakes and where ever else they can go
in a smaller boat that their bigger one won’t let them. They are really
sleek looking, especially those lobstah style boats and go fast too.
Well, I’m not sure exactly what Pop used to do except I think it was
something with mass storage in the computer business. Both mom and I
don’t understand any of it when he talks about it. It’s all mumbo jumbo
to us. He was always traveling all over the world to talk to people
about it and organize things and get sales teams going, and make the
team win from what we know. I know he loves computers because he is
always looking at the screen of one and researching something. Pretty
boring if you ask us.
Mom, on the other hand is completely different. I’m not sure what she
did either but she was always, working on her drafting table with
blueprints, and putting pieces of fabrics and materials together, and
paint chips, and drawing things. She doesn’t do that since her last
project 3 years ago, the one she completed right in the nick of time
before we left fro Panama. They are just enjoying life now and are
crazy nuts over boating but never had much experience with it before so
I think that’s why mom is always writing. I think it keeps her busy
when we are cruising or maybe from getting scared. She always need some
kind of project anyway, well Pop does too, and he always helps with the
technical computer stuff and well all the technical stuff ‘cause she
doesn’t get that part. I guess they make a great match.
Anyway, they treat me right and I have a good time. Great to hear from
you. Eat lots of lobstahs for me as we sure miss them on the West
Coast. Yum.
Your pal,
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Hi Ziggy,
I am a 14 year old Wheaton Terrier and I tolerate but don't love
sailing. I've been on the water since I was a pup and have not yet
managed to "use the mats" . My owners have kept me on the boat for a
couple of days at a time (back when I was 4 and 5 years old) but I
just held out waiting to be taken ashore. I am amazed that you waited
5 days (with understandable sneak accident) before learning to use the
mats.
My owners now plan to sail from Seattle to New York City leaving next
fall. I'm healthy.... but do you think I'm too old to train to the
boat? My other option is to go spend 9 months in Maine with my
"grandparents" but I'll miss my two "brothers" who are 8 and 10 year
old boys.... and they will miss me, too.
Thanks for your ideas! Baggywrinkles
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Ziggy Responds
Hi Baggywrinkles,
Boy, I don’t envy you. Well, I do and
I don’t, I guess. I would love to be heading out again on a big
adventure knowing what I know now but I wouldn’t envy the lessons you
are going to have to learn along the way. I’m telling you right off the
bat that it will be the toughest thing you’ve ever done, both for you
and your parents. It was very stressful and very uncomfortable for all
of us.
Now let’s see, I don’t like to share my
age publicly because I look very good for my age and I like the girls to
think I’m a bit younger than I am but considering your predicament I’ll
tell you that I was 10 when I had to learn to do the unthinkable and
that was to do my business on the boat. Now, you being 14, I can’t say,
as everyone ages differently, just as my parents’ friends age
differently. Some of their friends who are healthy and able, are
talking about retirement homes and their aches and pains but others
wouldn’t think of planning their life around future retirement homes or
let some aches and pains consume their thoughts and conversations as
they are always heading off or planning some new wild adventure
(although knock on wood they have been lucky to be healthy and able to,
so they don’t like to waste anytime while the opportunity is good).
Everyone is different as of course as each dog is different.
Many people told my parents we were
lucky that I didn’t get an infection from holding it so long, though I
was just fine, but I would hate for you to have a problem like that.
From the address on your email it looks like your mom is a PhD, so maybe
she can bring along some constipation pills and antibiotics just in case
but maybe she has a PhD in nuclear science or Medieval History and then
I would definitely consult an expect, your vet. Even though I hate
going to any vet and always try to bite them while I’m there (never been
successful though), I’d consult them to see what they suggest for
medications and first aid things that should be brought along for you.
Boats always have first aid kits for humans and they should also have
meds and first aid stuff for the furry creatures as well, and that
includes, tick and flea prevention, and hot spot treatments for
uncontrolable itchy patches, bandages, first aid book for animals, and
whatever common sense tells you to take for what ever could come up,
even pain killers.
We terriers are pretty savy and are
quite a healthy bunch, evidenced by living a lot longer than some of our
other breeds so we are a lot tougher than the rest of our buddies,
especially the bigger guys, those poor old lumps, so I think we
definitely have an advantage.
Personally if I was you I would rather
like to give the trip a shot than to be away from my parents and two
brothers for 9 months even though you know the grandparents spoil us
with anything we want. Just think of all the adventures you would miss
if you don’t try, not to mention all the cuddles and fun play with your
brothers. And it’s always good to have a good watch dog on boats in
foreign countrys to protect or warn your family of anything unusual. I
nipped at a Mexican in Baja that was trying to board the boat and
Captain John Rains thought it was a good thing I did.
So, my recommendation is to think
positive and give it a try. If you are smart, which I know you are,
being a terrier, you can do it. The hardest part is just getting over
the hideous idea of it and convincing your family to endure the stress
of it. Always keep in the back of your furry head that once you’ve
mastered the task you will get rewarded with more kisses, hugs and
complements than you ever imagined and the admiration and respect from
other boaters is pretty good too and all for just doing a poop on the
poop deck. It’s just the weirdest thing.
Good luck and let us know how it goes
and how your adventures are going traveling on this wonderful trip you
will be taking. We’d love to hear about your experiences.
Your pal,
Ziggy
| Larry & Jayne,
I've very much enjoyed reading your log of travels aboard Knotty Dog and
hope to visit many or your ports of call aboard SHEARWATER (named for
the offshore bird, not the place you visited 1/9/07), our new N64, hull
#3.
Specifically, we are headed for the Bahamas mid-January and want to go
to Harbor Island (Dunmore town) via the same route you used (Ridley Head
entrance, Devil's Backbone). The guide books and maps I've consulted
suggest the water is very "thin"; however, I know you went there with
Knotty Dog and according to the Nordhavn web site your N57 draft (6' 8")
is identical to my design full load draft. I know you enjoyed Woody as
your pilot and I plan to try to use him as well.
My question is: did you have any "draft" problems during your passage?
Did you make a point to enter/leave at only high tide? Any "tips" you
could share?
Thanks for sharing your experience with us "new Nordies" via your log
and otherwise.
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| Larry
I thoroughly enjoyed your log of your trip to the Bahamas. My wife and I
are chartering a trawler out of Marsh Harbour this coming May for the
first time and are including printed excerpts of your Abacos travels as
an appendix to our 2007 Abacos cruising guide (which I have read cover
to cover several times). Being relativeley novice boaters to a 37'
trawler, we are a bit nervous about the whole trip. We'll be playing it
very conservatively, and your insights and experiences will be put to
use (starting out by establishing a "rode patrol" when leaving Marsh
Harbour). Thanks!Gene
Boatless in Green Bay, WI
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Dear Mr. & Mrs. Hemmerich:
You have a great site! We own your Grand Banks
former Knotty Dog (now the Exuberant Fox - animals seem to rule),
which now is in a boat house on Lake Union awaiting boating
weather. ..........
I looked into your wife's description of some of
the places we know well, such as Marsh Harbor, Hopetown,
Man-O-War, etc.. From time to time as I have speculated about
places to take the Fox, I thought "what about going to Hopetown?"
Her description of the anxieties associated with that shallow
water confirms my suspiciions, that it not a relaxed place to
cruise. We usually, in our half-dozen trips there, rent a skiff
with a big outboard (75 hp) and visit the harbors up to 50 miles
away, and last trip, visited Boat Harbor, at Marsh Harbor, on the
eastern side of the town. There are some big boats there - maybe
75', and some scream around at 20 kn. I suppose they have
skippers who know the depths by heart.
Well, your journals are great reading, great
photos.
Raymond
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| Dear Jayne and Larry, strange, to write to
somebody whom you absolutely don't know....... Hm, after following
your logs for more than a year now I have the feeling to really know
you a little (also strange isn't it??) - must be your admirable
writing style, Jayne.
(Edited for personal reasons)
Anyway: Love your website and would like to send you a warm THANK
YOU out of cold and wintery Germany for
letting us share your great experience.
Best regards and a Happy New Year 2007,
Thomas |
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Hi Guys
My wife Cathy and I are in the early stages of planning our cruising
getaway. We current sail a Hans Christian 43 Ketch and live in the SF
Bay Area. I think we’ve come to a decision on which way to turn once
we leave the Golden Gate behind…….. It’s gonna be heading North!!
We’d like to take the Inside Passage and spend some time exploring the
area. We both came to the conclusion that we’d prefer the colder
climates that the hot and sticky.
Your site has provided a wealth of information and thanks for taking
the time to put it together.
We love our HC and it has proven to be an extremely seaworthy/kindly
boat. I’ve always told Cathy when the time comes that we can no
longer hoist sails and grind winches the boats that have always caught
my eyes are the Nordhavn’s!! We’d love to someday own a 46…used of
course!!
I apologize for being forward but I was wondering….what is the fuel
consumption (gal/hr) of your Nordhavn? On our HC we have a 75hp
Yanmar turbo and pushing 46,000 lbs @ ~6.5 she sips .75g/hr. I’d like
to run some numbers and see how that may affect our budget.
Thanks in advance for the info….. Look forward to someday meeting you
in our travels.
Regards,
Dino & Cathy
s/v Delphinius |
Ziggy
Responds....
Knotty Dog burns about 7ghp including gen set but
weighs 100,000+ pounds
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I haven't had a chance to read
through all of it. I was doing a search on Rhinecliff-Kingston Bridge and came
upon your website. I was looking for an actual picture of the bridge. Anyway,
as I was looking through your site quickly, I noticed your dog Ziggy. Adorable
baby he is and I notice he is a Jack Russell Terrier! I own two, Butch and
Boots. One of the many places you have travelled was Rhinebeck, NY. There is a
wonderful woman who lives in Rhinebeck that has a refuge for unwanted Jack
Russell terriers. I thought you might be interested in knowing you couldn't
have been too far from her place since you were at the air museum. I am
including a link to her website in case you are interested: http://russellrefuge.org/
As I get more time I will certainly be reading
more on your site but I just thought it was really neat how a search I did on
bridges, led me to a Jack Russell terrier!!
Lisa
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Hi Ziggy and Ziggy's mother (Jayne),
Today is a rainy Sunday in Pennsylvania (11/12/06). As I get ready
for our trip to our other home in Gregorytown, Eleuthera I stumbled
on your Website while looking at Trawlers & Trawlering.
At first it was a laugh over Ziggy's PoopDeck...then I became
consumed with your Bahamas log. It is now midnite and I just left
Compass Qay with you after reading for four hours.
You brought out the essence of what makes the Bahamas our special
place.
We first sailed there in 1985 on our first "Persuasion, (a 44' CSY
cutter rigged sloop) the vessel on which my kids learned to love
the Bahamas. Your description of the approach to Hopetown and
missing the boom; with Rudy Malone meeting you at the dock at Club
Solei is a dej a vu. I can still hear the sounds of my young adults
laughing as they try to make thier way across the harbor at midnite
in the dinghy after to many Kaliks.
As you worried yourself while Woody guided you toward the rocks at
Ridley Head beach we were watching boats like yours from that "our
beach" and digging coconut palms to replant
The gas station where you rented the car is my friend and you're
right about the road to Surfers Haven ...it makes no sense the
better road is the next one. You should not have given up on the
Surfers Beach...it is beautiful and the best surf on the East Coast
of America. It was only over the next hill!!
The old black guy sitting in front of the store is Bruno Thompson
the unofficial mayor of Gregorytown and the son of the patriach
George....one of the nicest people I have ever known.
I have sailed all over the Bahamas and Eleuthera is a jewel ...as
are the Berry Islands and the Exumas.
We bought our house in 1990 overlooking the Exuma Sound and the
Bight of Eleuthera.
Now 17 years later we still marvel at the undiscovered beaches and
coves and people.
We are now part of the community and have bonded with many thru
church and thru hurricanes and weddings and funerals.
We sit at Tippy's and marvel at the beauty but we can also sit on
our patio with Bahamian friends and watch the sunset.
We are just completing a two year retrofit of a 42' CHB sundeck
trawler also "Persuasion". 
my goal is to finish what I started by exploring every Cay in Exuma
as well as Crooked Island and Long Island. You missed some nice
sailing in the bight of Eleuthera and the Berrys.
But you brought me great pleasure today with your chronicles even if
I didn't complete any chores for our upcoming trip.
Please come back to Eleuthera someday and I will show you that
Eleutherans are more friendly than you think.
And I agree ....the hamburger was awful and I doubt that Jimmy
Buffett would disagree.
Jayne...your chronicles are deserving of a place on the NYT best
seller list. I know they brought me joy today...you and Larry should
come visit us in Oleander Gardens in Gregorytown or look out for the
Persuasion somewhere near Compass Cay
Terry and Pat
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I haven't had a chance to read through all of it.
I was doing a search on Rhinecliff-Kingston Bridge and came upon your website.
I was looking for an actual picture of the bridge. Anyway, as I was looking
through your site quickly, I noticed your dog Ziggy. Adorable baby he is and I
notice he is a Jack Russell Terrier! I own two, Butch and Boots. One of the
many places you have travelled was Rhinebeck, NY. There is a wonderful woman
who lives in Rhinebeck that has a refuge for unwanted Jack Russell terriers. I
thought you might be interested in knowing you couldn't have been too far from
her place since you were at the air museum. I am including a link to her
website in case you are interested: http://russellrefuge.org/
As I get more time I will certainly be reading more on your site but I just
thought it was really neat how a search I did on bridges, led me to a Jack
Russell terrier!!
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| Ziggy,
We recently had a very cringe-worthy stay at a marina..... and I would
not be surprised if somewhere on someone's website there is a similar
rant aimed directly at us. You see, we are guilty of running our
generator at the dock..... more than once. BUT, before you pee on our
leg and ban us from cruising in your neck of the woods, please allow me
to explain.
Once was the night before we were due to leave on a passage. We were due
to leave at 4am and the marina office said they had no way of charging
us for the power we used overnight. They refused to allow us to unplug
and leave even though we asked them to charge our credit card. They
would not even allow us to leave a couple of bucks cash to cover it.
Unfortunately, our boat is a shockingly bad design from a circulation
point of view - and in the Virgin Islands in July, we had to run the
a/c..... this meant running the generator at the dock. We endured our
fair share of stares and glares!
The second time was also in the Virgins, at a marina that was unable to
supply us with adequate power. Their incoming power was running at less
than 100V and our sensitive systems just couldn't cope. We also had the
owner on board, so spending the night a tempo was not an option. Ditto
the air circulation, ditto the time of year and ditto the stares and
glares!
So, sometimes there is a valid reason - other than being too cheap to
pay for shore power!
Love the website and enjoy reading about all your travels. Happy
Sailing!
Fran |
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Dear Larry, Jayne and
Ziggy:
Thank you for letting us ask you questions about Ziggy. You probably
don’t realize how much you have touched other people that have dogs, but
reading your logs have really put us at ease regarding the decision of
boating.
We currently own a 38’ Tiara, it is our first boat and she did a great
job of “testing the waters” to see if we would like it, which we do,
just not at that speed. Bart’s sister and husband have a 55’ Fleming,
“Kialoa” so when our Selene arrives we will be able to cruise together
in the San Juan Islands and Mexico. My husband, Bart has boated all of
his life with his family since he grew up in Newport Beach, but this is
new for me since I grew up and have lived in Idaho for the most part of
my life. We now live in La Quinta California and keep our boat in
Newport. Our trips consist of Harbor Cruising, trips to Dana Point and
trips to Catalina, all of which do not take much time and we immediately
take the dogs to shore when we arrive in Catalina, so we have never
experienced the BOB (Business on Board) issue.
I am sure there are more, but these questions are the ones we keep
asking ourselves.
How hard was it to get Ziggy to do his business on the boat and once he
got the hang of it, is he comfortable with it? What kind of “grass” do
you use and did you get a special “doggy set up”.
When it is rough seas, you are under way and Ziggy has to go, what do
you do?
When you are docked, do you still use the “side of the boat” or do you
take him off.
When you are under way, especially in the open ocean was there anything
special that you took into consideration regarding the timing of Ziggy’s
business.
How old is Ziggy? How old was he when you started boating?
What type of dog credentials do you need when going to Canada? To
Mexico? Are you planning to go to Mexico this winter? If so, are there
any worries about taking Ziggy to Mexico?
I have included some photos of our “girls” who we have told them about
Ziggy. Jackie is the Black Jack Russell Terrier and Poodle, Bailey is
the Cockapoo Mix.
Thank you so much,
Bart, Sharon, Jackie and Bailey
“Sea Casa” |
Ziggy
Responds....
I’m ten years old
and very set in my ways and I pride myself in being a very clean
upstanding dog. In fact I don’t even like to poop or pee in my own
yard but insist that I be taken to the beach or up to the field by
the Santa Barbara Mission, or other interesting places to do the
job. So when I heard the first time that I was going to have to go
on the boat I thought Larry and Jayne were nuts. There was no way I
was going to do that. I didn’t realize though that when we left San
Diego two years ago they were not going to stop the boat or go to
land for 5 DAYS. Yes, 5 days!!!! When we went to Alaska on our old
Grand Banks in 2002, they tried everything to make me go on the boat
but I just held out and refused. They tried grass in a big plastic
box but I just used it like a bed, they even tried to put a little
poop in it but then I just didn’t use it as a bed after that. No
way was I going to go on that boat. This new boat and trip was
different though.
We left San Diego
and for the first three days I could NOT believe that we didn’t stop
once. Mom and dad would take me out on the Portuguese walk (forward
deck area) where they put an astro turf door mat up in front of the
pilot house and also one down lower on the side towards the back.
They took me out there every hour, at least, (it was exhausting mom
says and stressful too worrying about me holding it so long)
and they told me over and over again to "GO POOPY!" I got sick of
hearing it over and over and over again. Even in rough seas they
took me out there and I listened to their ridiculous idea of going
poopy there. Who in the world would think to do their poopy there?
I just refused. I have to admit though I did have one little
accident and pee’d inside where I thought no one would see but they
found out and I felt bad because it was a brand new boat.
Surprisingly, I didn’t get punished at all. They just pointed to it
and said a big “NO” and took me immediately outside again and
pointed at those stupid astro turf mats saying "poopy and peepee".
The crew took the
soiled carpet out and washed it in a big tub of soapy water on the
cockpit as we continued down the Mexican coast, still not stopping
and it had to dry it out for a couple days. I felt bad because it
was a big mess to have that carpet hanging on all the chairs outside
and an embarrassing reminder of my mistake. I didn’t want to have
them go through that again so I just decided to hold it. I kept
asking them though if we were going to stop at some point with
pleading eyes, but their only answer was to just kept taking me out
on that darn deck and repeating that old phase. They just didn't
get it. I could tell everyone on board was up tight about me
holding it so long. Somehow after the fifth day, on my mom’s
birthday, I decided enough was enough and I'd surprise her with a
birthday present. I went outside and did number one on the forward
mat. You couldn’t believe the cheering and clapping the crew
did when they saw it. I thought they had lost their marbles and
then thought "Wow, if I had only known that I was going to be
rewarded for doing a bad thing I would have done it days ago!"
So, being the smart and intelligent dog that I am, I decided if I
get such a great reception doing number one, let’s see what happens
for number 2. So I went outside again, and did number 2 a few
minutes later on the mat on the side of the boat towards the back.
There was an even bigger cheering session from everyone and
congratulatory pats on the back. It was great. I also got lots of
hugs, scratches behind the ears and a tasty chicken strip which they
save for only very special tricks that I do. So once I realized
that I could get lots of cheers, pets and the really good tasty
doggie treats for doing something that I normally would consider
appalling, I just relieve myself when ever necessary on those mats
ever since. I prefer to do number one on one mat which they usually
put on the forward gangway and number 2 on the other mat which is on
the side of the boat. Sometimes it varies thought because Larry
forgets which mat is used for which and gets them mixed up so then I
have to adapt to the new location but normally it a smooth
operation. I still do hold out though if I think we will be in
port soon and the I make them take me to a proper place. I will not
go on the mats at port. That I absolutely refuse doing. I can
tell somehow by their attitude how long voyages are going to be,
etc. You know us dogs have to read these human’s minds as they
don’t know how to talk to dogs yet like we talk to them. I’ve
gotten a little “knotty” though lately and sometimes just go out on
those mats right after we leave port so I can get a tasty chicken
strip. It depends on how hungry I am. I still get rewarded and
patted but I can tell they think they have created a little monster.
My parents were in
a tizz ball once though because in some rough weather the mats blew
away out to sea never to be found again. They searched high and low
for new ones along the East Coast of American and
unbelievably couldn’t find the same kind for a long time.
We weren’t doing any big cruises so I didn’t really need them but
it's always nice to know they are there. Now they have a few spares
just in case they blow off again. They have to have spares also
because one other time when we were are dock they were washing them
really good and drying them on the dock and when we left, they
forgot and left them there. So, good idea to have spares. How do
we clean them? Well, we have a water hose outlet at the front of
the boat and Larry has hooked up a hose to it that reaches to the
areas where my mats are so once I go, Larry goes out,
tosses whatever is on the mat over the side and whatever I leave on
the deck gets hosed down the drain. I'm a good shot and usually get
the entire job on the mat though so the system works very well.
Usually when the
seas are really rough I just decide to hold it until the conditions
are to my liking. I know that I can hold it for a long time so I
just let them know when I’m ready. I always go to the door and tell
them I’d like to go out. Sometimes when they open the door, I look
out and I decide that I don’t like the waves and spray and don’t go
out. I'll just wait until later. After all I’m a very civilized
dog and I don’t like the salt spray on me while I go and I prefer a
steady footing.
You can’t say you
can’t teach an old dog new tricks ‘cause I’m proof of it, although
personally between the three of us terrier types, I think we are
much smarter and things come much easier for us. That’s not a
proven fact though and I’m sure other breeds feel the same about
themselves also.
Well, if you have
any more questions, just let me know. We will be going to Newport
sometime soon just for the fun of it so who knows we may see you
all. Oh, and if you want a copy of my poopy
training video, (click on this link)
just email back your mailing address and I’ll be glad to put it in
the mail to you. It may give you encouragement when things get
exasperating during the training sessions.
Happy travels.
Ziggy
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Larry.
It was good to meet you other day down at Marina1 in Santa Barbara.....Jayne
even though we have'nt met, We have truly enjoyed all your hard work on putting
together such a Wonderful selection of photos and stories about your
adventures..you have done a Great-Job.It gives us a preview of what to
expect..Thank-You soo much...our dream has been to experience the Beautiful
Northwest ..and Alaska ....and enjoy the cruisin lifestyle, like you guys.We
reside here in Summerland, and LOVE the San-Juans....and plan to retire there in
the near future......and use Friday Harbor as our home
port..... ...Sincerely Ron and Sandie
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Received September 2006
| I just wanted to say thank you for all
of your travel logs. They are all very interesting to read. I am a
truck driver from Emerson Mb Canada. I have a brother that lives on a
boat in Gibsons Landing BC on the Sunshine Coast. I'm not sure if you
have ever been there or not. Again Thank You for all the updates I do
look forward to logging onto your site when I get home from a
trip........Raymond |
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Hi Jayne, Larry and
Ziggy,
We have been following your website letter by letter, day by day.
We have a Jack Russell Terrier / Poodle cross rescue dog and a Cockapoo
(maybe Weiner Dog), named Jackie and Bailey. Our boat, a 53 Selene
is under construction and should be delivered next late spring or early
Summer. Since our two dogs are our children, we do have several
questions about dogs on boats. We also have noticed that we can’t
find your email address is your log entries, which is understandable
with over 45,000 hits on your web site.
If this is your address, we would love to email you some “dog on boat”
questions, if you don’t mind.
Thank you so much for
your time,
Bart and Sharon
La Quinta, CA |
More from Sebastian
| Sebastian wanted to say hello to Ziggy. He listens to Mom
read your logs every night. Ziggy and Sebastian are very much alike.
You really need to write a book! Your writing is so wonderful. After
visiting the Pacific NW on a big boat cruise, we can understand why
you decided to cruise in that area. I fell in love with Friday
Harbor. I could move there in a heart beat. We rented
bicycles and biked around the island. It is such a lovely place.
We look forward to bringing our boat there someday.
I laugh every time you talk about reading the guide books and
getting nervous. We did a bicycle trip in Italy several years
ago. My friend, Marj, and I were reading the guide book and it
talked about a descent down one of the mountain passes which we were
to do. It said to be very careful that the descent was very
"vertiginous" and there were no guard rails. This was written
for people in cars and we were on bicycles. We had bicycled all over
the Alps in previous years but were very nervous about that descent
for several day. I was petrified as I am scared to death going
downhill anyway. When we finally came to this section it was
really no big deal. We had been down much worse. You are
right, it is best not to read the guide books ahead of time.
Do you have survival suites on board for the cold water? Jeff
wants to know what is your oil change interval? How
much oil do you keep on board? He is trying to decide how much
oil to keep on board for our trips. Where are you going with Knotty
Dog next year?
We are thinking about doing the Down East Loop thru Canada and New
England next year. Keep up the good adventures and logs,
Susie
(Sebastian's Mom)
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Lynn & Loretta stopped by the Knotty Dog while in
Vancouver to say HI.
click on photo to enlarge
 Larry,Jayne
and Ziggy, First of all thanks for the wonderful tour of your boat. Myself
Loretta and Linda really enjoyed the time we spent while waiting for our long
awaited Cruise. You are such nice people. Our cruise through the inner passage
of Alaska was just wonderful. It would be hard to explain to someone the
untouched scenery and the wildlife we saw. I know I could go again. Loretta
and I wore our t-shirts on the cruise ship. I guess I had only a couple of
comments. Whats Knottydog? My answer, log on to the web site and find out you
will probably be surprised what you see. I also enjoyed meeting John and
Sheryl. I haven't had a chance to check out their web site. I had this all
typed out at home last night hit the wrong key and presto it all disappeared
!! I thought a good nights sleep was in order at that point. Oh well keep
that's enough for now. Hope you are having as wonderful trip as we did. Talk
to you soon. Thanks again for everything.
Lynn and Loretta.
July 7
| I just found your website:
http://www.knottydog.com/
Looks exciting! Well done.
How long is your boat?
Happy cruising!
Joy
Lake George in NY State |
| Hello Ziggy,
Guess what? Mom and Dad showed up with this really cool boat last week!
Her (why is it named as a girl/female gender?) name is Idlyll Time.
Boy, it sure is bigger than our other one ( a SeaRay 225 Weekender,
Idyll Chatt; Mom and Dad seem to be hung up on this Idyll
theme; I can't figure it out!!).
Daisy and I can really move around on this new boat. Instead of waiting for
Dad to take us to shore for our "relief break" in the kayak, we now travel
in style in the Boston Whaler, "Time Out". It's so much easier going ashore
now than balancing on Dad's lap in the kayak.
Mom and Dad really got a kick out of the "Big Dog" pictures. Maybe someday
you and I can go to this together and show them what Big Dogs really look
like!
Hope you enjoy the Pacific Norhtwest. Mom and Dad are looking foward to your
logs.
I'm sending you a few pictures of our new boat and her home. 
Your pal,
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Febuary 15th thru June 1,2006
| Hullo Larry and Jayne
A short note to say thanks for taking the time to put all of those
wonderful photos that you took of boats in Camden on the web. They really
are very evocative - a professional job, indeed.
I continue to read all your logs and travel the coast in my imagination -
particularly Maine - a bit of a soul site for me.
Regards
Andrew |
Tymara
RSAYS
Pt Adelaide
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Love your site, pictures are
great, and great commentary- keep up the great work- all these people in our
office think I’m doing important things on my computer, when actually I’m
enjoying your travels.
Michael V
Warren
President
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| I'm completely enthralled by your logs. The more I read the more
amazed I am at their thoroughness, creativity and humor(not to mention
history and harrowing experiences!). They are just fabulous! I have only
seen a fraction of the photos because I'm too impatient to wait for them
to load on my home computer, but what I have seen, again, incredible. I
loved the Nassau photos especially since I'm unlikely to make that trip
(too many other places to go that are way ahead of Nassau) I recently went
back to the Bahamas Logs and was surprised by all the new stuff (you
really should have used the photo of you holding the Sun). Duh, I thought
you ended the trip in Nassau. I thought that was strange, but what do I
know about how you put this whole thing together; what an accomplishment!
And I'm just finishing up the trip to the Chesapeake.
Still haven't gotten to the NE and you are so soon off to the Pacific
Northwest.
Take care,
Susan |
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Hi,
You don't know me but I love your website, and have been reading the logs
from last year with great interest as we are currently in Buzzards Bay, Mass
and are sailing down to the Chesapeake (the reverse of your route) late this
summer.
We also cruise with a dog (http://sailmahalo.com/picture_collections/CaptainNemo/)
and have a similar draft as you, so read your logs with great
interest. I had a question - if you remember, do you remember the name of
the marina you stayed at on the Jersey side of NYC that you said was very
dog friendly, had the shuttle to the city, etc.?
Melissa |
| Hi Mr. and Mrs Hemmerich,
I enjoy your web site very much and I am always eager to read a new
postingand i am disapointed when there is no new posting. I am a
pediatrician in Los angeles and i have on order a nordhavn 55 #20 to be
delivered next year. I am a novice and in need of some guidance in
choosing electronics, and other equipments. Larry seems to be very
knowlegeable and calm under pressure person that Ziggy like to take
everywhere.I would like to know what radar, navigation system you use on
your yacht. If you could send me a list of your electronics it would be
very helpful to me. I look forward to reading more of your adventures in
tha Bahamas.Thank you very much |
A. Diop
| Ziggy,Jayne and Larry, It is so wonderful to read your logs. Its hard
for me to imagine someone on such a voyage, even more wonderful that you
are taking the time to document it for the rest of us to enjoy. Keep up
the good work. I can't think of a thing to change in your format, the
photography is great.
Lynn and Loretta Johnson |
January thru February 14, 2006
| you have the most amazing logs! Thanks so much
for providing us Northerners with great stories! I would love to hear how
you actually got to the position that you are in being able to do this!
Enjoy!
Scott Henze |
| Hi,
I just read your report on Green Turtle Cay. We first came in 1966; back
again for a lengthy visit in '69 and bought land on White Sound (at the
end of the
BH beach).
Glad you enjoyed your visit; great depiction of your picnic with Brendal.
Some minor comments -- the soup that was being consumed at the Plymouth
Rock was
chicken souse.The owner only makes it twice a week and is available only
to a
group that has standing reservations. You may have encountered that again
(and
in other variants) as you explore the Abacos. The spear that is used in
spearing the lobsters etc is called an Hawaiian Sling.
Great web site--its now on my favorite places and I look forward to
perusing
it further as I have sailed in many of the same places.
Best,
George Douglas |
| Dear All,
I came across your website doing a google search for "Cuttyhunk," to try
to find some pics to send over to
some sailing friends in Sweden, who will be joining us in August, to
cruise the waters of Southern New
England. Your site really makes for a good read. I have a couple of
editorial suggestions and some
questions.
Suggestion:
1) On your log index, you might want to make a separate link for Newport
or change Mystic Seaport to
Mystic Seaport and Newport.
2) You might want to consider a link describing your craft. It took me a
while to figure out that it was
a powerboat, and then a Nordhavn. That link might descibe some of the
boats specs and I'd be interested in
hearing what kind of modificaitons you've made, e.g. I noticed by clicking
on the "current location" link,
that one of you must be an amateur radio operator...totally cool, since I
am one too, but am not familiar
with the technology you are using to transmit your location and would like
to learn more about that.
Questions:
1) not having cruised with a laptop, I was wondering how, in 2006, you are
making your internet
connections to update your sites. Is it through Wifi, provided in the
harbors? or via amateur radio
connections.
2) I was sad to learn that you only visited Newport for a plumbing
repair.. There's a lot more to explore
in Narragansett Bay, but perhaps your craft draws too much water. I grew
up in East Greenwich, RI.
Happy Cruising. We will be chartering a Beneteau 42 for our cruise.
With kind regards and 73s
Jim
KA1QJ |
| Really enjoyed your account of cruising the
Abacos! That was some front you
experienced in Marsh Harbor - you were lucky to come through without
having
a boat bang into you.
My wife and I chartered a Mainship 34 from the Moorings a few years ago.
We
went in October, after hurricanes but before winter fronts. Had a great
time. We like Hopetown better than Man O War or Green Turtle, but I wonder
if you'll make it in the harbor with your fairly deep draft. I thought the
entrance to Hopetown was nerve-wracking, since it seems shallow
everywhere.
We took a golf cart down to Tahiti Beach. The Abaco Inn is a neat place
for
lunch, and the beach cafe where the Two Turtles cottages are is also nice.
I
thought Seaspray Marina seemed like a well-run place, worth a visit.
Definitely do the snorkeling at some of the protected sites around
Hopetown.
I wish I was down there instead of scraping frost off my car windshield
and
looking at my boat sealed up in shrink wrap through our dismal winter.
Have fun!
John Schieffelin
Jamestown, RI |
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sailed numerous times from 1972-2004. Not much
changes-thank God.
Thank you again
Dave
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Love your website especially
the Abaco part. The tales are fun read
and the pictures lovely.
I'd like to include a link to your site from mine if it's OK with you.
I not sure where at present but suspect it will be on my "Solo"
page- http://www.motuiti.com/Solo.html
My Main Abaco Site - geared to the first time visitor- http://
www.motuiti.com/Abacos.html
In the meantime I'll be following your progress.
Sandy Estabrook
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READY
MARCH 1 AND 20
I BELIEVE THAT WAS MY BOAT IN THE PICS. WHEN WAS THOSE PICS TAKEN AND DO
YOU HAVE MORE OF THE BOAT. THANKS SO MUCH.
TIM ROLLINS
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December 9, 2005
Ziggy,
We are glad to hear that you were able to visit Boothbay Harbor. Yes,
it is a wonderful place. My husbands parents just sold their house
there last year and moved to warmer weather in St. Augustine. We miss
being able to visit them in Boothbay.
We are pleased to hear that you went by Egg Island to see the puffins.
Sorry you did not get to see them. We were fortunate to get to know
Stephen Kress who is the director there. He was on a Galapagos cruise
with us several years ago with the Audubon Society. We were with the
TN Aquarium on the same cruise. He has done some very wonderful work
with the puffins. He invited us to the island and we were able to tour
the facility there. It is our hopes that someday we will be able to
take our boat there and volunteer on the island for several months. If you
would like to visit their web site it is
www.projectpuffin.org.
Happy Boating,
Susie (Sebastian's mom)
P.S. Sebastian wants me to say hello to Ziggy for him
November 13
Hi
Ziggy,
After reading your mom's log of Boston, it just makes me realize what good
parents you and I have. We are both very lucky boat dogs. I bet
you were glad you were not on the boat during the hurricane. I am glad
the boat is O.K. I don't ever want to go through something like that on our
boat.
I would like to be on your update list for new logs if you have one.
My mom enjoys reading about your adventures. She tells me all about
them. Someday soon we will have our own set of adventures. Mom
says our boat will be in Stuart during Christmas for the final
commissioning. My sister Daisy and I hope we can meet you someday.
Your dog pal Sebastian
November 1
Larry, Jayne, and of course Ziggy,
I stumbled on your site while researching Nordhavns and enjoyed it very
much! I have to admit that my favorite part was the Poop Deck Snippet!
Where ever did you find that music? I can't get the tune out of my head!
Maureen
October 12
Was just now perusing your website and enjoying your journey up and down the
Hudson, when I came to the part when you were leaving Tarrytown and looked
over towards Nyack and thought you saw a Nordhavn on a mooring in a sea of
sailboats. You did indeed and I am happy to say it was our boat, the
N-40 "Stellar". The Hook Mountain Yacht Club is our home port.
If you are ever in the area again please come over to "our" side of the
river. We have guest moorings ( in a comfortable 10' - 15' of water) which
we offer for free the first night and a good sized dingy dock. From there it
is a 10 minute walk to town (no car rental necessary), which offers a number
of restaurants and pubs that serve every type of food from Thai, Indian,
Mexican, Italian to Sushi. A good coffee and bakery shop, actually 2 if you
count Starbucks and grocery stores with farm fresh (local) produce, etc.
There is plenty of history here as well between the towns of Piermont and
Nyack. Piermont was Henry Hudson's first stop on coming to the area as
it has the first freshwater creek you come to on the river. George
Washington met the British on the shoreline here to accept their surrender
and there are still houses on and near the waterfront that were built by the
Dutch in the 1600's. An altogether interesting and refreshing stop.
We enjoyed your logs and photos and wish you well on your future cruises.
Sincerely,
Steven and Lynda Arnell
October 7
I just happened to "wander" onto your website while
"dreaming" my way through a couple a' cruising sites.
I have lived and worked here, in Japan, for twelve years and,
if fortune avails itself, I hope, in the not too distant
future, to retire and do a bit of cruising myself.
I have really enjoyed reading, looking at your photos,
"sharing" a bit of your adventures, and sorta' "living
vicariously" through y'all. It really makes my day and I
will continue to read, veeery slooowly, of
your wanderings.
The snippets are wonderfully done and are quite enjoyable; I
too love, and have, a dog that allows me to
share her world. Whoever is doing the snippets has a keen
sense of humor and, obviously, knows dogs.
I hope y'all keep them coming.
I hope fortune continues to smile on y'all and you'll have many
more adventures to share. Good Luck !
July 25
A
great website,keep the dream alive,regards,from downunder
July 17
Dear fellow
cruisers Larry, Jane and Ziggy,
I had to
say hello to thank you both for allowing me to read about you travels and
adventures. It was especially fun to hear about your visits to some of the same
towns and marinas we have stayed at back in 1996 and 1997. Those were the years
when we cruised aboard our C and C landfall 43 sailboat from New York to the
abacos and back.We also did all our cruising with Misty our little dog and can
relate to a lot of your experiences with Ziggy.
Misty was
about a year old then and was a great little dog on board , the only problem was
we could never get her to do her duty on the boat. Th |
