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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.

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:

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.

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Logbooks

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

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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