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In the middle of St.Patrick’s…
By: Noah D. Travel will teach you things. It will teach you marvelous things. But it will also teach you to fail. Or, rather, teach you that failing is not the end of the story… let alone something to...
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A solar eclipse at sea…
“Be not afeared. The isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices That, if I...
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Down blind alleyways, or the place at which the sky and the sea switch…
By: Noah D. Didn’t your mother ever tell you not to go down dark alleyways? You don’t know what could be lurking behind the next corner!? So much of cruising like this is made up of coming to terms...
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“What we need is here…”
Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way, clear in the ancient faith: what we need is here. And we pray, not for new earth or […]...
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The departure of l’Hermione…
On journeys like this, one always tends to happen upon things… There’s a heap of the usual information on the L’Hermione tall ship website (http://www.hermione2015.com/) but she’s out and about right...
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Images of Spain…
We spent ten days in Spain… Images from Gijon, Ribadeo, Viveiro… all Spain. The post Images of Spain… appeared first on Sail Element.
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The scale of the sea…
Now well over 2000 miles since Ipswich, we have seen some crazy stuff: weather, places, people, etc. But something has surprised me… I don’t take THAT many photos. Don’t get me wrong, I carry a camera...
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Decisions to change plans…
By: Noah D. I’m sitting here in Sines, Portugal. It is just after 10am. All the hatches are open and there’s a gentle north-ish breeze. A few minutes ago, two small RIB’s hummed by outside with their...
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Regarding the Schengen Visa…
One question – among many – that is easy to misunderstand with international law and diplomacy is the Schengen Visa system implemented in Europe. For people from the USA who have ever traveled for a...
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The S/V Proteus compared to…
Occasionally, we are asked by people who hear that we live on a sailboat… “Gosh, that sounds really small…!” or “So… how big is it?” or “Can you stand up?” I can rattle off all the data, but since...
View ArticleGEAR: Wool in Harsh Environments
By Noah I’m not really intending to pitch a product, but rather discuss specific type of product: wool. Well, I just pulled the first wool shirt I bought years and years ago to figure out what model it...
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