We left San Francisco on February 10, 2010 with a plan to head south to Mexico and then make the innocently named "puddle jump" to the South Pacific (!!) this spring. From there, who knows?!?!?!? Maybe Fiji? Australia? New Zealand? For now, we're just thrilled to finally be out at sea! 
We are on the map!! The AIS map, that is. AIS = Automatic Identification System. It’s this super cool technology that’s required for all shipping vessels around the world and optional for little boats like us. When you have AIS you can transmit and receive signals from all other AIS users and you can find […]
Entries Tagged as 'Navigation'
The wonders of modern technology (a virtual “HI MOM!”)
January 23rd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Boat Work, On Safety, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
Tags: AIS·eye spy·Navigation
Halloween, Navigation Lessons & Why I Love Matt
November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Funny, Our Route, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
I was going to write a post about our Halloween weekend, but Matt’s blog entry is just so…. awesomely perfect, I’ve decided to simply repost it here (with a few additions of my own) 🙂 This is just one of the many reasons why I love him: MOVING FORWARD: It’s Halloween night, and I found myself […]
Tags: Navigation