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Home / 2014 / November

Month: November 2014

Boat Gear & Outfitting | Outfitting a Boat for Cruising

Square Top Mainsail Rigging

ByAmy November 23, 2014September 13, 2023

Last Updated on September 13, 2023 by Amy When we got our boat from the factory, we had ordered it with a square-top mainsail. Square-top versus Pinhead The “standard” sail in a pinhead sail, which is shaped like a triangle. A square-top sail is a trapezoid shape. The foot is wide and has a 90-degree…

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Living Aboard & Provisioning in Minimes
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Living Aboard & Provisioning in Minimes

ByAmy November 14, 2014October 31, 2021

Last Updated on October 31, 2021 by Amy We lived aboard our boat in Minimes Marina for three weeks! While most of our time was busy with the outfitting projects Uchimata was working on, we were getting settled into life in a marina. Bike Shop I have been running errands during the day. Wednesday I…

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Buying a Boat

Our First Sail on Our New Boat

ByAmy November 10, 2014September 28, 2020

Last Updated on September 28, 2020 by Amy On Saturday, November 8th, we started Starry Horizons up and headed over to the fuel dock in Minimes.  The fuel dock is open 24/7, as it is a credit card machine, so no assistance is required.  There is a maximum of 300 euros, so we put as…

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