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Boat Repairs in Chaguaramas, Trinidad

Posted on by Kay Chung

The craziness in the tropical heat is about to end. John’s boat working fever finally has calmed down. Bad Bunny looks really shiny and sharp from the rub rail down. Unfortunately according to John, this just means we have to…

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Posted in Boat Projects, Caribbean Islands, Sailings

Boat Repair and Life in a Boatyard in Trinidad

Posted on by Kay Chung

We are living in a boatyard in Chaguaramas for now, to get “Bad Bunny” repaired and enhanced. This place is a main boat repair center in the Caribbean. All is easily accessible by walk or bike-ride here. We hired contractors…

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Posted in Boat Projects, Caribbean Islands, Sailings

Watch – Pulling the Mast out of S/V Bad Bunny

Posted on by Kay Chung
Posted in Atlantic Islands, Boat Projects, Caribbean Islands, Movies on YouTube, Sailings

Sailing from Suriname to Trinidad

Posted on by Kay Chung

(February 13 – 16, 2018) From Suriname (South America) to Chaguaramas in Trinidad, we sailed a total of 565 miles in 77 hours. On the second day, even including the slowdown for the autopilot repair, we still made our fastest…

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Posted in Atlantic Islands, Boat Projects, Caribbean Islands, Sailings, South America

Good Times with Friends in Bermuda and Boat Repair

Posted on by Kay Chung

During the sailing trip from North Carolina to Bermuda, we had three pretty important repairs to make on the boat for which we had to order the parts from the States; (1) order and replace a new voltage regulator on…

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Posted in Atlantic Islands, Boat Projects, Sailings

Blooming Flowers by Sassafras River and Visiting Georgetown, Maryland

Posted on by Kay Chung

(September 11 to 16, 2016): The C & D Canal connects the Delaware Bay to the Chesapeake Bay. Both bays are huge and look like open ocean. Without the canal, it would take a long time for a ship going…

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Posted in Boat Projects, Sailings, USA East Coast

It’s a boat: Review of Sailing for two Years, Back to Morehead City, North Carolina, USA

Posted on by Kay Chung

I count ‘Right Now’ more than ‘Best Memories’. However, writing this, I am flashing about beautiful memories of blue water, island people, jungles, fresh fish, and culture from the Caribbean… For last two years, we sailed down from Morehead City…

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Posted in Boat Projects, Carolinas, Sailings, USA East Coast

Burglar Bars for the Hatches

Posted on by Kay Chung

While staying in some anchorages at night, we sometimes wished to have a bit more protection on our deck hatches. We have four small hatches and one big hatch on the boat. These hatches are big enough so we can…

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Posted in Boat Projects, Caribbean Islands, Central America, Sailings

‘Land of Trees’, Boat Projects Accomplished in Rio Dulce, Guatemala

Posted on by Kay Chung

I have read that ‘Guatemala’ means ‘Land of Trees’ in the indigenous language. The country is still very green with lots of forests but most people use wood for cooking meals. Based on the daily wage, there are not enough…

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Posted in Boat Projects, Central America, Sailings

The Rio Dulce, a River in the Jungle

Posted on by Kay Chung

Sailing to Rio Dulce was an impromptu decision for us. This is the place where the original Jonny Weissmuller Tarzan movies were filmed. While we were passing through the Rio Dulce river gorge, John was more impressed by it than…

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Posted in Boat Projects, Central America, Sailings