Tropical Storm Ian is going to thankfully move off the coast but the wind field is humongous. We’re not counting our chickens before they’re hatched but the storm track looks a lot better now than it did a few days…
Category: Sailing
Response: 6 TIPS for NEW Boat Owners – By 3 Sailors
Tips? You can’t get these kind of tips past the YouTube censors. Truly when you get to #6 you’ll understand. These are things I discovered that I wish I’d known. Have you ever thought about stuff breaking in remote locations?…
Response: Top 3 OFFSHORE Sailboats UNDER 250K
Interesting choices. I think for cruising the Caribbean the idea of ventilation would be a big box to tick too. Also, the keel description is a bit archaic. As an example the Amel keel is a bolt on, but it…
*ARRIVED* Eoti voyage plan: Saint Augustine Florida to Brunswick Landing Marina Georgia Thursday 2 June 2022
Overall weather notes: Surface high pressure across south Georgia will build east of the local Atlantic waters through Thursday. The high will weaken into Friday as a front moves southward across Georgia and as a tropical disturbance tracks eastward across the…
YouTube sailing channels by the numbers
I was asked by a friend with a Sailing YouTube channel what kind of benefits they should offer their patrons. I had a ready list and could have answered but thought. I wonder what actually grows a YouTube channel? So…
Of Sailing Influencers and Sailing Enthusiasts
I celebrate creators. Across the board I seek out independent and especially active creators. I support YouTube creators through Patreon and directly because I believe in the art of videography and photography as modern equivalent of the story tellers art…
I lost my right to vote and other funny things in life
My politics are broader than Democrat or Republican. I’ve been a Republican for 40 years and donated every year to the GOP. As counterpoint I also donated to Biden and Buttigieg. But it is Florida voting rules that mean I…
*ARRIVED* Eoti voyage plan: Southport, NC to Saint Augustine, FL January 4th 2022 to January 6th 2022
Overall weather notes: A Gale blows through on Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd with rapidly cooling temperatures. Seas from the Gale will be in excess of 20 feet of frying pan shoals, and 7-11 feet at the sea…
2021 Christmas Dinner
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Beaufort to Wrightsville
Beaufort, NC
Thinning My Patronage of YouTube Sailing Channels
This is a continuation of some of my thinking on the evolving paradigm of patronage and support of YouTube sailing channels.. The crew of Eoti has been supporters of YouTube Sailing Channels for quite some time. Over the last decade…
Suzuki refuses to warranty repair 15HP outboard with only 7 Hours and catastrophic salt build up
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EOTI voyage plan: Annapolis, MD to Spring Cove, MD Saturday October 23rd 2021
Weather Conditions: Weather is generally calm with an expectation of motoring the entire distance of approximately 42NM. A cold front will pass through the region Friday, while high pressure is slated to build over the area through much of the weekend.…
EOTI Float Plan: Beaufort, NC to Annapolis, MD Saturday August 14th 2021 to Monday August 16th 2021
Weather Conditions: Weather window opened up and will require cranking through the a tide change Saturday morning. Timing is critical for getting into the bay with tide and wind on Sunday evening. Saturday – Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south…