Kosmos Tour

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Eric

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You really need to see Kosmos in person to appreciate her, but if you cannot make it, here are some videos and pictures.

Video Action
- Outside In – The bright sun caused some havoc on the camera, but you can get the idea of the boat. This video goes from the outside to inside all the way through to the engine room.
- Pilothouse Around Outside – Once again the bright sun caused havoc on the camera, this time washing out some spots. This video goes from the pilothouse out and around up to the boat deck.

Salon (aka Living Room)

Galley (aka Kitchen)

Stairs up to Pilothouse

Pilothouse

Stairs down to Staterooms (aka Bedrooms)

Forward Stateroom and Head (aka Bathroom)

Mid Stateroom and Head

Engine Room

There are also some other photos and videos through the construction process.

Quick Update and Departure Date

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Eric

Ok, yes, we have not been posting much. As is everyone this time of year, we have been busy, and things are going well.

Here we are with San Diego in the background:

Here is a summary of our recent travels… Continue reading →

Avalon and Night Runs

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Eric

Departing October 20, 2006 San Diego, CA arriving October 21, 2006 to Avalon, CA (Catalina Island) and returned October 22, 2006 to San Diego. We left at 11pm Friday night. It is a 12 hour trip to Catalina at Kosmos speed, which is about 6.5 to 7 knots. We had 5 guests with us — Christi’s friend from college, Omar, Christi’s life long friend, Brandie, and Brandie’s husband and two oldest children.

There was no moon and it was quite dark as we headed out. Still in the bay we heard a call on the radio. Hailing fishing boat passing the sub base. Hey, we were passing the sub base too. Hey, wait a minute, radar shows we are the only boat passing the sub base. We do look like a fishing boat. We answered and switched to a working channel. Continue reading →

Los Coronados and Paravanes

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Eric

Departing October 7, 2006 from San Diego, CA arriving October 7, 2006 to Los Coronados, Mexico and returned October 8, 2006 to San Diego. The Los Coronados Islands are just east of Tijuana and are part of Mexico. They are the closest islands to San Diego. It takes about 4 hours for Kosmos to get there from her slip. We were joined by several friends and Eric’s cousin for a total of 6 on board. The islands are a nature preserves and you are not allowed to set foot on them. A decent anchorage is at 32°23’58.13″N 117°14’21.86″W, but watch out for the aqua culture nets just to the south at 32°23’35.36″N 117°14’4.57″W. In fact a boat got caught in some lines near that area. We heard them calling for help and altered course and went to full throttle to help them. Continue reading →

Coast Guard and HAM Classes

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Eric

Quite a few people ask: Are you two taking any formal classes on boating? The answer is yes. Here are some things we have been up to.

HAM and SSB

We just took and passed our HAM (High frequency AMateur) radio class. HAM radio allows you to transmit voice and data. The special thing about HAM is in certain modes it has tremendous range. To give some perspective consider that some good walkie-talkies have a range of about 5 miles. Common marine VHF can range is about 25 miles. A technical class license HAM can is about 50 miles. A general class licensed HAM operator has a range of Continue reading →

Kosmos Travel Log

Kosmos is Greek for world. It is the name of our boat, and the scope of our travel ambitions.

Category Archives: Information

Kosmos Tour

Quick Update and Departure Date

Avalon and Night Runs

Los Coronados and Paravanes

Coast Guard and HAM Classes