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Forum: Marine Electronics 24-06-2022, 10:21
Replies: 52
Views: 5,172
Posted By AZUS
Re: Running a 120 volt american yacht off 240v

I had the same problem when we sailed to the Med 5 years ago. A French electrician in Stuart, FL gave us our solution. We added a 230v shore power inlet, wired it to a new big charger and then to the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 09-06-2022, 11:41
Replies: 122
Views: 19,780
Posted By AZUS
Re: Why don't catamarans have boom vangs?

Antares catamarans have a vang as part of the standard kit, for just the reasons you mention.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-05-2022, 04:51
Replies: 37
Views: 6,177
Posted By AZUS
Re: Not sure if this is allowed but I'd really like your input.

I love your idea, and no this is not inappropriate. I think it would be a major contribution, and I would expect another bigger app might buy it up and include it one day. I’ve seen my most useful...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 16-02-2022, 03:28
Replies: 7
Views: 1,678
Posted By AZUS
Re: Great New Podcast !

“Lighten up, Francis!”
- Stripes
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 01-01-2022, 10:09
Replies: 107
Views: 10,730
Posted By AZUS
Re: Sell the Wife: Off Grid/Beautiful Nature in a 7-day Starter Charter?

25 years ago I had the same idea - seduce my wife into sailing with a great charter. I did a week with Moorings in the BVIs with a captain, on a cat (thought I’d get her on a real sailboat later!)
...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 25-09-2021, 16:37
Replies: 53
Views: 9,492
Posted By AZUS
Re: Med-Mooring in Greece in June

At this moment we’re sailing to Italy after 5 months in the Ionian. First answer: it does matter where you go on Greece. If you are timid about Med mooring on anchor (and we were - hadn’t done it in...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-09-2021, 09:05
Replies: 15
Views: 1,994
Posted By AZUS
Re: Shipping a boat to Europe - EU retaliatory tariffs US built vessels

Ship to Britain, sail to Med?
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 13-07-2021, 12:07
Replies: 61
Views: 13,657
Posted By AZUS
Re: Best knot for tying stern line to rocks when med mooring

We’re in the Greek Ionian now for the summer. Most people we see use a slip knot - actually they generally use a floating line with a spliced loop, and flip the line thru so they have a movable loop....
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-07-2021, 11:15
Replies: 53
Views: 7,614
Posted By AZUS
Re: Best Smart Phones for Cruisers

I’m grateful for my iPhone 12. Three days ago, I was careless and had to dive for it in 10 feet off the quay in Vathi, Ithaca. Was able to grab it after 5 mins, and use it immediately! Water...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 22-06-2021, 20:20
Replies: 295
Views: 83,974
Posted By AZUS
Re: La Vagabonde - I don't understand

Come on, guys. They’re adorable, Lenny is all kinds of cute, they are funny, creative and informative. Most important they are entertaining, which is what their job is.

We are very lucky to sail...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 01-04-2021, 14:22
Replies: 10
Views: 1,941
Posted By AZUS
Re: Help!!!! -5 days - One way ticket and immigration

And, as an idea - the return has to be to YS but not necessarily the point of departure, I believe. Shop for the cheapest US destination. That should count as a ‘return’.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-03-2021, 08:18
Replies: 103
Views: 28,663
Posted By AZUS
Re: Surprising results looking at Catamaran Performance Numbers

If you are expecting double digit averages on a production cruising boat, you'll be disappointed. An Atlantic crossing in our Antares 44i did routine 180nm days, with one 200nm day. That's pretty...
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-03-2021, 08:49
Replies: 98
Views: 16,528
Posted By AZUS
Re: Does anyone actually use DSC?

That is brilliant. Thanks, I'll use the function for that in the future!
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-03-2021, 08:47
Replies: 98
Views: 16,528
Posted By AZUS
Re: Does anyone actually use DSC?

That is brilliant. Thanks, I'll use the function for that in the future!
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 02-03-2021, 09:25
Replies: 100
Views: 16,775
Posted By AZUS
Re: Crossed an Ocean? What was worst weather?

This is on the wisdom of using weather routing.

Leaving Bermuda for Azores in May of 2017, we cast off a day before a 60' steel sloop full of young Danes - the Admiral thought them very fetching,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-02-2021, 15:22
Replies: 169
Views: 65,056
Posted By AZUS
Re: Weirdest things you've seen on the water.

One night in the Med on a passage, my wife had the watch. She called me up in an excited voice, worried about a strange AIS signal on a collision course. I hustled up to the helm and took a look. ...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-02-2021, 10:26
Replies: 107
Views: 54,711
Posted By AZUS
Re: Difference between boats and ships

My impression (and usage) is the above. I have always thought that a boat is a vessel which can be carried on another vessel, while a ship cannot be 'shipped', but must travel in the water. Hence...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-02-2021, 09:01
Replies: 169
Views: 65,056
Posted By AZUS
Re: Weirdest things you've seen on the water.

One clear night while crossing the Atlantic in an eastward direction, my wife - who was on watch - woke me in a panic to show me a incredibly bright white light on the horizon off our starboard bow. ...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-01-2021, 08:06
Replies: 87
Views: 14,256
Posted By AZUS
Re: Cruising Advice for a Widower

I'm so sorry for your loss. I have a dear friend who, though older, has a similar story. He lost his wife suddenly about 4 years ago. He was pretty lost personally, and a friend suggested sailing....
Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area 06-01-2021, 09:16
Replies: 112
Views: 12,000
Posted By AZUS
Re: Covid 19 Struggle: Southern California

I couldn't agree more. Our daughter is an ER doc in one of LA's biggest and most active hospitals and, from the stories she tells, this article expresses only about half of it. She describes it as...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 10-12-2020, 09:06
Replies: 62
Views: 11,283
Posted By AZUS
Re: Where to flag and pay VAT

Check out Malta. I have known a number of yachties who chose Malta as a Valletta as a home port for their boat for several reasons: 1) the VAT tax there is supposedly less, and 2) they set up their...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 21-10-2020, 08:52
Replies: 66
Views: 10,618
Posted By AZUS
Re: Backing Down on a Mooring?

Speaking of Maddalena's - not all mooring are moorings. The Maddalenas have some big (mostly) secure mooring balls in the larger bays. Beautiful place. But those big bays are also places that do a...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 18-09-2020, 10:08
Replies: 57
Views: 7,017
Posted By AZUS
Re: Best entertainment system for yacht cruises? What are your stories and experience

We have a boat friend who calls every anchorage or marina "the best reality TV show in existence". Sometimes (e.g., when Med mooring) we're characters in the show, at other times, we are viewers. ...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 17-09-2020, 08:59
Replies: 50
Views: 10,426
Posted By AZUS
Re: Do-dads, gizmos, and things that make life aboard easier

Most important Do-Dad: Communication headsets for husband/wife teams. We started with 'MarriageSavers' headsets. We graduated to Eartek UltraLITE headsets and love them. These are game changers. ...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 26-08-2020, 08:07
Replies: 17
Views: 4,306
Posted By AZUS
Re: Please advise a boat escrow service company in USA

We used Jan Painter at All Yacht Registry (she's in the seaside village of Omaha, NE!). All Yacht Registries, boat registration, vessel register USA (https://www.allyachtregistries.com).

We used...
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