Sailing Vessel Precipice

A blog about a family who left on a major sailing trip starting in the Great Lakes.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

The Railroad to Nowhere - 1201

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Abandoned Dredge We are finally taking road trips out of Nome.   Our first trip - the road to Council which doesn't reach Council just...
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Sunday, August 14, 2011

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Jannelle with her self designed b-day cake. Matching Candles.
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Winter Work - Blocks

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The Kitchen Table Workstation The bronze bearings. Precipice has 23 blocks.  (Pulleys for you landlubbers)  They are made of wood and ha...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Getting Knocked Down - A Response to Bad Weather 222 Sept 2007

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A reader responded to my offer to tell of a knockdown and asked to hear our story.  Our story is even more important following the deaths of...
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Sunday, August 07, 2011

Nome to Cordova picture fix

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 Bianca on Deck - Sailing in the Bering Sea means survival suits and multiple layers.  Jannelle getting ready to put up the mainsail. ...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Leaving the Bering Sea

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Precipice has left the Bering Sea, and we are not going to miss it. The majority of our time in the Bering Sea since we sailed into it two ...
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Back from the USSR

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Precipice is sailing home. We were able to visit two other towns besides Providenya and we did about 25 miles of walking. We had an amazin...
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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Precipice is in Russia

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We have been cleared to be in Russia and are tied up in Providenya. At one point we had 12 people at the wharf in order to process our entr...
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

From Russia with Love

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Precipice is sailing toward Russia. We had our bad weather right off, a short bit of 25-30kt winds followed by a night of 20-25kt steady wi...
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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Iditablog, my thumb is sore.

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Seeing the end of the Iditarod has been a lifetime goal.  I think Jannelle and Bianca lucky to have experienced it.  During the Iditarod t...
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