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A Series of Unfortunate Events
Sunday, July 4, 2010 11:02 AM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 63 n.mi. On Board: Osito, Sonia, Timon [Image:100704_65517_0.png] Map: [Image:Screen shot 2010-07-04 at 6.53.07 PM.png] We left on a steamy (~30C with the humidex) Monday afternoon, and motored under light winds northwards to
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Best Sailing Weekend Yet
Sunday, May 30, 2010 6:37 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 45.5 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 56.3 n.mi. GPX Tracklog: [Image:2010-05-28.gpx] A two nighter weekend - I sailed to beausoleil island on friday night, with about 15 knots of wind from the northwest. I sailed right into the anchorage, ju
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First Sail of 2010 / Victoria Day Weekend
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:38 AM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 10.8 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 10.8 n.mi. GPX File: [Image:2010-05-224.gpx] [Image:Screen shot 2010-05-25 at 10.37.25 AM.png] We spent Friday and Saturday cleaning the boat, and preparing for sailing - fully reorganized the contents of
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Launched!
Thursday, May 6, 2010 1:50 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
A wholly uneventful launch (the best kind!), I was at the slip by 9am [Image:IMG_6006.jpg] [Image:IMG_6010.jpg] [Image:IMG_6013.jpg] [Image:IMG_6016.jpg] [Image:IMG_6024.jpg] [Image:IMG_6026_2.jpg] [Image:IMG_6027.jpg]
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Echo Charger Installation Details
Thursday, May 6, 2010 1:47 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
This is not 100% complete, as I am planning on relocating the house bank, but here's pictures of the echo charger installation and solar panel charge controller relocation. I'm going to build a better panel for the charge controller as well, when I r
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Ready to Launch!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 3:24 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Work Done By: Timon I spent the day doing launch prep. I Antifouled the hull, installed batteries and solar panel, started engine to dewinterize, reconnected raw water intake hose and closed all thru-hulls. Also, I installed a xantrex echo-charge t
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Sailing with Sonia, Osito, and Mom
Monday, September 28, 2009 5:46 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 8.9 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 310.7 n.mi. A nice daysail, we went out in a bit of a drizzle, which cleared up - and sailed at around 6 knots for a while in 10-15 knots wind, with about 10-15 degrees of heel the entire way. The weather
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Note to self
Monday, September 14, 2009 12:30 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
battery supplier: http://discover-energy.com/
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Niko's First Sail/Baby on Board
Sunday, September 13, 2009 8:24 AM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 2.2 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 301.8 n.mi. Marty and Jenn came up with their 2 1/2 month-old son Niko for the afternoon, we got them out for a short sail. Niko seemed to really enjoy it! [Image:Screen shot 2009-09-14 at 8.38.02 AM.png]
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Spectacular Brown Bay
Saturday, September 12, 2009 8:22 AM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 28.2 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 299.6 n.mi. Motorsailed at almost 7 knots up to Brown Bay on Saturday, and anchored in a basically empty anchorage - now that summer's "over", the anchorages are much more enjoyable! There were
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Fixing some wiring issues
Monday, September 7, 2009 8:48 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
I started changing the wiring of the boat to more suit the way I would like it to be, [ http://joliebrise.orawski.com/FOV1-00019238/FOV1-00019239/?OpenItemURL=S000BB4E7-000BB4E7#2009-09-07 ]See the projects page for more info
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Beasoleil with my mom and Nadia
Sunday, September 6, 2009 8:47 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 14 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 271.4 n.mi. [Image:Picture 8.png] [Image:Picture 9.png] [Image:Picture 10.png] (We definitely didn't drag!)
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Beckwith Island with the Satovs
Saturday, September 5, 2009 8:47 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 37.9 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 257.4 n.mi. [Image:Picture 5.png] [Image:Picture 6.png] [Image:Picture 7.png] [Image:IMG_4688.jpg] [Image:IMG_4691.jpg] [Image:IMG_4699.jpg] [Image:IMG_4702.jpg] [Image:IMG_4703.jpg] [Image:IMG_4706.jpg]
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A Fix-it day/ Finishing Projects
Sunday, August 30, 2009 12:27 AM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
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Bone Island with Sonia and Osito
Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:57 AM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 32.4 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 219.5 n.mi. Motored up in no wind to Bone Island, with intent to anchor in Hockeystick Bay - hoping to be close to Las Brisas for the weekend to socialize a bit - Hockeystick was already full, so we motor
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Beausoleil Island with Osito
Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:52 AM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 25.5 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 186.9 n.mi. Sailed up to Beausoleil, headed for Chimney Bay - sailed in company with Totziens for a while. When we got to Chimney, the anchorage was pretty much full - so I returned to Cedar Springs for
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Frying Pan Bay Long Weekend
Friday, July 31, 2009 7:48 AM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 34.9 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 161.4 n.mi. A nice weekend out with Mom and Osito. Sailed out most of the way to Frying Pan Bay on Friday Morning, and motored the rest of the way in to get there quick enough to find a spot for the long
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Another Quick Daysail/Mirror Dinghy First Sail
Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:44 AM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 7.6 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 126.5 n. mi. [Image:270809_74526_0.png] [Image:IMG_4258.jpg] [Image:IMG_4261.jpg] I also took out the Mirror Dinghy for a quick sail Distance Travelled: 1.0 n.mi. Max Speed: 4.7 kts [Image:270809_74719
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A Quick Daysail
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 7:43 AM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 9.7 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 118.9 n. mi. [Image:270809_74417_0.png]
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Solar Panel Install
Friday, July 24, 2009 1:36 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
I made a rail mount for the solar panel, it seems to be able to churn out about 3 amps under ideal circumstances [Image:IMG_4161.jpg] [Image:IMG_4163.jpg] [Image:IMG_4255.jpg] in cloudy conditions i'm still getting about 0.5 amps out of it [Image:I
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Unpleasantness
Friday, July 10, 2009 3:29 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
There's a story for these pictures, but you don't want to hear it [Image:iPhone Image 7D03B4.jpg] [Image:iPhone Image 7D03DC.jpg] [Image:iPhone Image 7D038B.jpg] [Image:iPhone Image 7D040F.jpg] [Image:iPhone Image 7D0342.jpg] [Image:iPhone Image 7D0
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Furler!
Friday, July 10, 2009 3:19 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
My new Harken Cruising Unit 1 has finally been installed! I took the boat out for a quick sail out in the bay to test it out, it works beautifully! Distance Travelled: 2.1 n.mi. Year-to-Date: 109.2 n. mi. [Image:270809_74234_0.png] [Image:iPhone
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Satov Cousing Camping Weekend
Monday, July 6, 2009 3:32 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
A "long" weekend with a short sail, a group of Sonia's cousins came up to the boat on a camping trip - now a yearly tradition. It was a full boat, with six people and two dogs, we had a great time hanging out and barbecueing with the two ba
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Frying Pan Bay/Osito's First Sail
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:46 PM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
Distance Travelled: 27 n.mi. Year To Date: 102.1 n.mi. Sonia, Osito, and I motored to Fryingpan Bay, rafted up with Heeling Power and Breathless, then sailed home early on Sunday. The motor up on Saturday was cold and dreary, a fairly nasty day to b
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Of Interest
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 12:51 AM -0400 By: Timon Orawski
All of my sails on Jolie Brise to date, you can really see how I'm starting to spread out further now! [Image:020609_125209_0.png]
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