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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Vendée Globe – more than a toe in the water
During the first half of the Vendée Globe, I’m sure I wasn’t the only person to think that Steve White was crazy. Capable, but doomed to disappointment and with the prospect of having to pay off huge debts when it … Continue reading
Sea Food – chowder à la mode du Man in Greasy Shirt
The chowder recipes posted on NotDelia.com persuaded me to have a go myself. I can buy a wide range of good commercial fish soups here in France, but fresh seafood is more exciting, and I had some time to play. … Continue reading
Boat Food – chowders
In the days when I used to do transatlantic business trips, my first meal after a jet-lagging flight needed to provide calories and be easily digested. New England Clam Chowder as served at Howard Johnson’s was definitely not exciting, but … Continue reading
Marine Electrics – choosing batteries
In the previous post of this series, we calculated the typical worst case demand on our boat’s power systems during a 12-hour period. Now let’s decide what we need in the way of batteries to supply this demand. First, let’s … Continue reading
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Marine Electrics – defining power requirements
In the first post of this series, we saw that boat electrical and electronic equipment could be divided into two categories with incompatible power supply needs. We decided that this justified creating two independent electrical systems, one for equipment that … Continue reading