Monthly archives for February, 2017

Hiking the Duke’s Nose! –...

February 28, 2017 Written by El Capitán
Pictures below from an epic hike today to the top of the “Duke’s Nose.” We had to use a chain that was bolted into the rock face to climb the last 100 feet to the top but check out the amazing views we were rewarded with!   We keep trying to switch gears and work on our project list that is literally staring us in the face&# [...]
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Amazing Hidden Bay and Sailing into W...

February 27, 2017 Written by El Capitán
Sometimes you duck into a bay you found on the chart and strike out, other times you find a hidden gem and make lasting friends, we found the latter.  A kayak, a hike, a visit ashore and aboard QUIXOTIC, and an amazing dinner celebration that lasted all night. This morning we pulled anchor and waved goodbye to our new friends and made our way [...]
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Lost Pictures from Visits with the Pi...

February 27, 2017 Written by El Capitán
Going through our camera and realized we hadn’t uploaded pics from the great times we had a couple weeks ago with Bruce (SKABENGA), Glenn & Debbie (BEACH ACCESS), Chris & Lila (PRIVATEER) and of the awesome visit with MamaRina (FYFM), Alyssa’s Mom. We had a blast with you all!  Thanks Bruce for the help running those engin [...]
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A Perfect Day in the Cavalli Islands,...

February 25, 2017 Written by El Capitán
We woke to a subtle motion at anchor off the town of Russell. Tired from a great evening with good friends but the excitement and anticipation for the day ahead wakes me. The bay was engulfed in a thick layer of fog and the sun had yet to grace us with its presence. We fired up the new engines, lifted the anchor and motored out into the grey [...]
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VIDEO: Tour of the Re-powered Catamar...

February 6, 2017 Written by El Capitán
VIDEO: Tour of the Re-powered Catamaran QUIXOTIC @ 8+ knots!
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Repower Complete! New Engines in!

February 6, 2017 Written by El Capitán
Engines are in and repower complete! The past week has been non-stop hard work for both of us but it has finally paid off and we’re out enjoying the amazing new engines and running them hard to properly break them in. We came out on the slipway (railway) for four days and used our boom crane to pull the old engines and lower in the new [...]
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