I’m sure I don’t have to be the first to tell anyone that 2020 was an absolute dumpster fire of a year. Like… a Taco Bell at midnight, on the wrong side of town dumpster fire. Hot and smelly, full of various things to fuel the fire. Although it was definitely a trying year, Chris […] More
TweetBlue Water Sailing Magazine just published my article yesterday. Usually Patrick writes this one, but this year, it fell to me. Special thanks to Jeff Carlile for helping with editing, back in July, when an article deadline was just one of many problems in my life 🙂 This article talks… Click here for full post: […] More
Patrick Childress takes some last photos of Sailboat Brick House The post Patrick Childress – His Last Photographs of SV Brick House appeared first on Where is SV Brick House? . Click here for full post: http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2020/07/31/patrick-childress-photographs-of-sv-brick-house/ Youtube: Patrick Childress Sailing More
TweetOn May 15, we both tested positive for Covid 19. We both had felt they we had had the Coronavirus weeks if not months ago, and were surprised to still test positive. We were onboard Brick House in Hout Bay in a marina, South Africa from February 2, 2020. It… Click here for full post: […] More
Tweet This was Rebecca’s most feared Sail to date…the stormy weather going around Cape of Good Hope and Cape Aghullas! And she was right…we experienced every kind of weather on this passage including a huge electrical storm where we still wonder why we were not struck by lightning! Luckily Predictwind… Click here for full post: […] More
TweetWe used PredictWind Offshore for planning the trip when we had internet, and then during the trip using our Iridium GO! to get updates to know when it was time to seek shelter. This was probably our biggest tool for weather Routing using the ocean current models , as well… Click here for full post: […] More
Tweet Best WEATHER At Sea BY FAR!! In the old days, you used barometers, and GRIB files, and listened to SSB and VHF weather reports to round the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Now there is just so much more to aid a sailor. We used PredictWind Offshore… Click here for full post: […] More
Tweet In the old days, you used barometers, and GRIB files, and listened to SSB and VHF weather reports to round the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Now there is just so much more to aid a sailor. The Best Weather App FREE We used PredictWind Offshore for planning… Click here for full post: […] More
TweetIn the old days, you used barometers, and GRIB files, and listened to SSB and VHF weather reports to round the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Now there is just so much more to aid a sailor. We used PredictWind Offshore for planning the trip when we… Click here for full post: […] More
TweetCoppercoat and Propspeed Update The post Coppercoat And Propspeed -Success or Failure? What Worked, What Didn’t? appeared first on Where is SV Brick House? . Click here for full post: http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2020/04/16/coppercoat-and-propspeed-success-or-failure-what-worked-what-didnt/ Youtube: Patrick Childress Sailing More
We look at the options for how to heat a boat..and we decide on a Cubic Mini Woodstove. The reasons we didn’t choose other options for heating a boat, and why we chose a wood stove. The post Options for Heating a Boat -Why we Chose a Cubic Mini Wood Click here for full post: […] More
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