Messing About in Boats - Updated; Twin Rudders, July 2016 by don@sbmc.com 07/10/2016 I am going to do a series of blog additions about some of the fun things I have done on Starr. MV Starr My brother-in-law reminded me of a time when I was about 10 years old. I took a 4x8 sheet of plywood, nailed 2 x 6 sides on it with a slightly raked ... More> Read More 2 Comments 551 Views
Messing About in Boats 6/18/2016 09:16 by don@sbmc.com 06/18/2016 I am going to do a series of blog additions about some of the fun things I have done on Starr. MV Starr My brother-in-law reminded me of a time when I was about 10 years old. I took a 4x8 sheet of plywood, nailed 2 x 6 sides on it with a slightly raked bow, and then put a ... More> Read More 3 Comments 703 Views
[MVStarr] We Are Back Home at SBMC by ken@kensblog.com 05/08/2016 Starr departed Kaneohe, Oahu on Friday April 10 and Arrived home at Salmon Bay Marine Center on Saturday morning April 23. Details of the Passage: 13 days Distance - 2430.nm Hours running time: 313 hrs Genset hours, 169 hrs SOG average -7 .75 kn Fuel - 1.15 g/nm (This is ... More> Read More 5 Comments 1081 Views
[MVStarr] We are almost there by ken@kensblog.com 04/23/2016 Hawaii to Seattle - 2300nm Day 10 – 543nm to go to SBMC, Seattle 4/20/16, 1700Z 45 03N, 133 54W COG 062 deg T SOG 8.5 kn Wind SE 17 kn Seas 2 ft (off our Port aft quarter) (The first three Blog entries below were written on April 19 when the wind and seas were still strong and ... More> Read More 2 Comments 1276 Views
[MVStarr] Weather report and more! by ken@kensblog.com 04/16/2016 Day 6, 1120 NM from Hawaii TDG 6.5 days DTG 1241 NM Weather Report: 4/16/ 1630Z 37 22'N, 146 29'W ETA WPT 40 22N, 142W, 18/0200Z SOG 8.2kt COG 46T Sky. 6/8 cover, 10nm vis Wind W 20-25 few gusts to 30 Air.sea, 49F, 58F Baro. 1018MB holding Sea/Swell/period NW 6'/ NW 12', 10-12sec ... More> Read More 1 Comments 1204 Views