I reinstall some software after subscriber emails stop going out.
I goofed! I shut off a WordPress plugin for this site, not realizing that it would turn off notification emails to subscribers. I just turned it back on and am relieved to see that I haven’t lost any subscribers. If you’re a site subscriber, this is probably the first email you’re seeing since April.
Don’t worry; it won’t send you a bunch of emails now. It’ll just continue sending emails for new posts as they are released. (Or at least it should. My fingers are crossed.)
Here’s what you missed:
- New Calendar Page Helps Folks Find Me
- Chesapeake to Hampton VA — or No, Let’s Make that Norfolk (with video)
- Looping by the Numbers (So Far, v2)
- Tips for Cruising Up the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway
- Video: Champlain Canal Lock 5
- My New York Bay Arrival
- A Cruise around Manhattan and Up the Hudson
- Northbound on the Champlain Canal
I captain an R31 CB and because my wife just finished back surgery, I’m doing everything myself. My biggest challenges are….1.) pulling up our anchor in a strong wind & current (can’t see the chain angle and the windlass skips under too much load) and….2.) snagging a mooring ball pendant in similar conditions. Any tips to make these situations easier to do single handed?
I was curious about what sort of speed you average but then I looked at your Nebo page and saw you steaming along at 8 knots. On my boat (R31 CB), I’m burning 4-5 gallons per hour at that speed. At 6 knots we’re burning 2.5-3 gallons/ hour so I stick around that speed more often than not. Is 8 knots your average speed on the loop?
I’m more concerned with my chartplotter’s calculation of nautical miles per gallon than gallons per hour burned. I try to keep that number at 1.3 or higher. Understand that I’m not managing my trip based on how cheaply I can operate my boat. If that were the case, I’d cruise at forward idle speed where I’m burning less than 1 gph but only getting about 3 knots. I go fast when I want to go fast and I slow down when I don’t want to go fast. I cruised across Lake Ontario at 12-13 knots the other day because I simply did not want to spend more time than necessary bouncing along on Lake Ontario. The way I see it, if you have to fret over every dollar spent on fuel, you probably shouldn’t be doing this trip — or any long cruise. Don’t get me wrong: I like to save money. But it’s not my top priority as I cruise.