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| The Problem: Seawater intrusion through the Port Stabilizer assembly. |
09/29/2011 |
 July 2011
The Problem: Seawater intrusion through the Port Stabilizer assembly.
After departing from Ashiya, Japan on May 5, I noticed that there were a few drops of salty water dripping from the top of our port stabilizer. I first checked the torque of all of the ... More> |
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| Starr's Voyage to Hawai'i - Impressions of a Nordhavn Owner |
05/04/2011 |
 MV STARR: A Northern Marine 75’ LLC
Starr’s Voyage to Hawai’i - Impressions of a Nordhavn Owner
written by Viktor Grabner
Starr at Waikiki Yacht Club - Viktor is the big guy on far left
Nordhavn’s are built to cross oceans. My own Nordhavn 50, Loreley has a range of almost ... More> |
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| ***** A FIVE-STARR PASSAGE |
04/30/2011 |
 ***** A FIVE-STARR PASSAGE
April 30, 2011
Waikiki Yacht Club, Honolulu, HI
21degrees 17-12N/157degrees 50-35W
Gary & Jean and Don & Sharry
The CCA was well represented at the International Date Line
On February 19, 2011 Jean and I received an email from Don and Sharry on ... More> |
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| Passage to Hawaii -We are at the International Dateline |
04/21/2011 |
 21 April, 2000Z, We are at the International Dateline.
Pos 22 12N/180E/W
Nm run since Ashiya 2820Nm, 16 days running so far.
Distance left to go to Honolulu, 1230Nm. 6 plus days left to finish.
The generator only ran 17 total hours during the first 15 days.
Due to the ... More> |
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| What Day is it? What time is it? It’s a conundrum. |
04/21/2011 |
| What Day is it? What time is it? It’s a conundrum.
Friday, 22 April or Thursday April 21, 2011?
1015 Z or 1914 JST or 0015 HST?
Boy have we been confused!!! Not about our port of departure (Osaka) or our port of arrival (Honolulu), but about what time are we using on the ship’s clocks and ... More> |
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