Sunday May 14th from Dana Point to Newport Harbor to Dana Point Eric and Christi on board. No one else. Time for our first completely solo trip aboard Kosmos. Continue reading
First Solo Trip
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Category Archives: Boat Technical
Paravanes 101
As previously described the paravanes help stabilize the boat. A first glance the tall poles and lines on either side of the center mast give a Kosmos a seaworthy fishing boat appearance.
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Yet people then puzzle over what they do and how they work. Here are some videos to show them in operation. Continue reading
Maiden Voyage to Catalina
Thursday May 11th from Dana Point to Catalina to Dana Point Catalina is a great location for boats in Southern California. We had been there with our previous boat. At 35 miles away from Dana Point it took us about 5 hours to get there and 5 hours to get back. This is a nice first trip, not too far, not too close. It gave us a chance test things while underway and get some fun pictures and video. Jeff Merrill, who is our friend, boating mentor, and Nordhavn salesperson, came along to train us.
One thing we got to test right away was Continue reading
Being Tested and Moving Stuff In
Monday May 8th to Wednesday May 10th in Dana Point – We handed over our final payment and they handed us the keys! Yay! But not quite time to celebrate yet — we had additional business to take care of. Our insurance required us to be certified by a captain before we could operate the boat on our own. This meant being tested on our new boat, and not passing would be bad. Continue reading
Final Construction Update – Factory Visit Treat
Sunday, May 7th 2006 in Dana Point One day left before we take official delivery. We went to see how everything turned out after a final flurry of work by Nordhavn. We called and found out something neat. Continue reading