New Dawn: Sailing Hiraeth and the journey therein

"When I am old I'll tell you are story, but now that I am young, I must live one....." -Pete Grundvig

This is a read-only archive of our sailing log, 2015–2019. Comments, the newsletter and the contact form are closed.

January 2017

Knee Surgery!

· Justin · Repairs

We've holed up on Banana River to take care of a knee problem. The bottom half of our starboard forward knee was pulling away from the hull! I noticed it when I was pulling on the shrouds and found that the chainplate would move about a quarter inch out of the deck. This is no …

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Ground Tackle Upgrade!

· Sara Riddle · Outfitting

Sailors Exchange was on the map for us six weeks ago when our kindred A30 sailing friends Santa Mojo said it was a must-see! That being said, our unexpected week-long stay in Jacksonville had us chomping at the bit to continue South. What to do? What to do? As we debated whether or not to …

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