Patti: Thank you. This is all outstanding information and serves as both warning and sound advice for travelers. The failure to follow up on EPIRB signals is...
Oh my. Well I hadn't heard that before but it begins to ring ominously true. Or maybe that's happy bells. Aeron, my youngest and essentially our 1st grader,...
Patti: Thank you. This is all outstanding information and serves as both warning and sound advice for travelers. The failure to follow up on EPIRB signals is...
Ah, thanks for reviving this thread over here. Glad to hear y'all are finding your way. Hope you're getting in some sailing time in this fabulous Summer...
Frank, My issue with technology is that we have a tendency to assume it will solve social problems. I work/ed in the network security industry. The most renown...
I understand; but that is precisely what is *supposed* to be better about 406 vs. 121.5 EPIRBs - the specificity of response-ability by SAR because of the...
Frank, We found the HAMS across the world to be one of the best resources available in terms of weather, emergency help and general information. And it's free!...
My apologies is this has already been posted. Just discovered it for myself and the girls. http://www.animatedknots.com/ There is an entire section devoted...
This group has not been having as many posts for several months so I thought I'd post a message and see if we could get 'the ball rolling' again. We are just...
Don Quixote here! We spent the summer on the boat off and on, breaking it every time we got near it. If learning by doing is your style, then we're absolutely...
Hello Everybody! It has been a quiet summer, hasn't it? We are still in the Florida Keys, looking at working our way down to Key West fairly soon and may spend...
Hello Everybody! It has been a quiet summer, hasn't it? We are still in the Florida Keys, looking at working our way down to Key West fairly soon and may spend...
... Hey, this is Katie's dad. I will forward this information over to my daughter and should would be glad to hear there are other kids out there. We also...
Hello from Olympia, Washington! I haven't posted here in a very long time. We are the Buelt family. Me, my husband Bob, our 2 daughters (Sydney age 7 1/2...
Hi everyone, I have gotten some great info on home schoolong here. Thank you! We are still land locked but have recently purchased a 25' Mcgregor that we are...
Congratulations! It's a big step buying a boat. Your boys are going to absolutely love being sailors ;) ~ Toast Renee wrote: We are still land locked but have...
Shari, I think it's been so long that we might not have been introduced. I'm Toast. Our 380 Lagoon catamaran s/v Don Quixote is in Elliott Bay Marina in...
Hi, all, And the Maiers are actually starting to get their act back together with my recent return from my unexpected trip to New Orleans. Well, as together as...
Hey Toast! It would be great to meet you and your family! Hopefully we can organize a get together with some of the other PNW's like you mentioned. We are...
Hello! We are moving in Dec from 7.86 acres in TN to a 30 foot sailing yacht in CA. For me, I need the change! My youngest is excited about moving. My oldest...
... From: Dolli Baker To: Sailing_Kids@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:03 AM Subject: [Sailing_Kids] New soon-to-be boatschoolers here ...
Hi Dolli, We too are in process. We sold our house last December and have been house sitting ever since. We had a 30 footer, but bought a larger boat when we...
Nicki, The tips on school in a rolling box were very timely and helpful. Thank you. We are currently downsized to "School in a bookcase" which, believe it or...
We keep Marianna's school stuff in a soft-sided crate. Hard crates bruise the boat and/or people and bags don't allow easy access to the books. You know if...
We use quilting straight pins as they are rust proof. You'll find them in the sewing section and they have larger balls on the end than normal straight pins. ...
For school: We found lots of uses for: Blue Tack (instead or cork boards and tacks) Self-Laminating sheets (no heat) Sculpy Clay Tag Board Sheets (I think they...