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We literally had to dig our cousin's car out of a
two-foot deep snow drift to get to the airport for our flight back to
Turkey. It was a record setting year for annual snowfall in the
Washington, DC area this winter.
For
our most recent photo albums, see: Greece.
Gyatso
underway on the Atlantic Ocean.
Welcome!
We set-up this website so that family, friends,
and fellow sailors can
track us on our latest journey aboard Gyatso.
In October 2005, we purchased our 20-year old, Tayana 37 sailboat in
Maine and moved aboard. Since then, we sailed to the Chesapeake Bay, Florida,
the Bahamas and back again -- an extended "shakedown" cruise
while completing a major refit. In November 2006, we sailed from
Annapolis to the BVIs and spent six months cruising in the Eastern
Caribbean before crossing the Atlantic to Europe in the summer of 2007.
In 2008, we sailed from Portugal through the Strait of Gibraltar and into
the Western Mediterranean. In 2009, we visited Sicily,
Tunisia, Malta and Greece on our way to Turkey. In 2010, we plan to
sail north through the Aegean Sea to Istanbul and then to the Black Sea.
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Most Recent Logbook Entry
22 Feb 2010--The
decks are scrubbed, the topsides are washed down, and the bootstripe
re-painted. But these are just the first three things on a list that
is two pages long before we re-splash in two weeks. At least the
guys in the yard can get back to work on the second coat of bottom paint
while we work the rest of the list. We're back in Turkey getting
ready for another sailing season. The last time Gyatso was
hauled-out for maintenance was in Sotogrande, Spain in July 2008, so lots
of things need attention in addition to the annual varnishing job.
Below deck, we replaced our 25-year old fuel tank over the winter.
It was nice to return to the boat and find that Demir Marine did an
outstanding job removing the old one and installing the new one.
For most recent logbook entries, see Wintering-over
in Marmaris, Turkey.
Sailing Log Updates
YouTube Videos
New! In
2009, we began to record short videos about our experiences while
cruising. If you would like to receive notices whenever we upload a
new video, subscribe to "svgyatso" on YouTube. To view
a video, click on the links below:
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Current Location
10/1/09--Marmaris,
Turkey
Distance: 37 NM
Lat: 36°44'N
Long: 38°18'E
Gyatso will be wintering-over at Yacht Marine in Marmaris while we return
to the U.S. for a visit.
Click on the thumbnail to see enlargement or enter our location at: http://earth.google.com/
Logbooks
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
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What's New
2/12/10--We're
back in Turkey after a four month visit to the US.
1/10/10--We
postponed our return to the boat in Turkey until 11 February and will be staying
in Annapolis until then.
10/1/09--Gyatso
will be hauled-out next week, and we will return to the US for a nice, long
visit with family and friends...details to follow soon.
7/7/09--An
article we wrote about coastal cruising in Southern Sardinia was published in
the June issue of the OCC's Flying Fish journal.
6/8/09--We
are both back onboard Gyatso after two weeks away to attend a retreat (David) and to
help our friend Jayne transfer her boat to Sicily (Lisa).
4/2/09--We
flew to England to attend the Ocean Cruising Club Annual Meeting where we also
received an award.
2/13/09--In
a rental car, we toured Campania and Lazio regions of Italy.
1/16/09--We
returned to the boat in Italy.
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