Well, we are back in the San Francisco bay area and getting somewhat settled. We have a short-term furnished apartment rented in San Francisco, a hybrid rental car, and we are on the hunt for gainful … more →
Whisper's Blogwrote 4 months ago: South Korea gives a pause to rocket launch Due to a suspected problem with fuel pressure, South Kore … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Well, we are back in the San Francisco bay area and getting somewhat settled. We have a short-term f … more →
wrote 11 months ago: On March 27, 2002, Robin and Duncan sailed Whisper sailed under the Golden Gate bridge heading out o … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Well, to our surprise, Whisper did sell in Australia — to a nice couple from Melbourne. The de … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Well, we finally made it to Brisbane and we are now settling Whisper into her slip in the Scarboroug … more →
wrote 1 year ago: What is the origin of the word milestone? Perhaps there were stones marking each mile on a path to s … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Here we sit waiting for the weather to make up its mind. What looked like a good window for making t … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Well, it’s passage time again. We’ll leave New Caledonia in the next week or so and move … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Contrary to most folks we meet while traveling or cruising, I love the French. They get so man … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We are 30 miles from Noumea. The passage started with a decent sailing breeze from the southeast. As … more →
wrote 1 year ago: After four months in Fiji, the time has come to move westward. The last three weeks focused on divin … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Diving and playing in Musket Cove is keeping us quite busy. Enjoy the new log: Stuck in Savusavu Mor … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Okay, we are safely in Fiji, and after just a few days, our brains have started the process of selec … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Beautiful winds. Run from gale. High winds. High swell. Perfect winds. High swell. No winds. Moderat … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Finally, the gale moved eastward, winds returned to a reasonable level and the 15-19 foot swell star … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Just a quick note–we’ve been through the worst of the gale. It was a doozy with sustaine … more →
wrote 1 year ago: What? We’re above 30 degrees south latitude (over 320 nautical miles north of Opua). It’ … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Tomorrow is the day. After much analysis and discussion, we decided to leave for Fiji tomorrow. Comm … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Whisper is still in Opua, New Zealand, and we are looking for a weather window to get away from New … more →