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Onward Sister Ship Humbles Hurricane Michael

By Guy |

When Hurricane Michael crashed to shore, the marina at Port St. Joe took a near-direct hit. The devastation was immense, but there was at least one bright spot as one of our Nordhavn 40 sister ships, Inspiration, survived with minimal damage -- …

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Two Birds

By Guy |

Boats are complex contraptions with myriad systems. In fact, in addition to the means of propulsion, navigation, stabilization, weather awareness, and communications, boats are much like small floating cities with their own systems for electrical …

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Surprise Fog

By Guy |

We really dislike cruising in fog. Even with a good radar system and four well-tuned and attentive eyeballs, it is dangerous and nerve-racking. In fact, we make it our practice to never begin a cruise if there's fog. We have had days when we've …

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Making Fresh Sourdough Bread Aboard Onward

By Guy |

With thanks to our son-in-law for sharing his starter, we've been baking fresh sourdough bread aboard Onward for about a month now. We'll share more about the process later but my hands are busy delivering hot, fresh-from-the-oven sourdough to my …

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Our Former Home

We Sold Our Dirt House

By Guy |

We did it! Just weeks before our third anniversary of moving aboard Onward, we sold our house on the dirt. In actuality, we hadn't lived in that house for the last seven years or so, but rather had it rented out as we've traveled around and …

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Guy studying the boat manual

Messing About in Boats

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Welcome Aboard

By Guy |

Welcome aboard! We're building this as we cruise so please bear with us for a short while. In the meantime, please use the SUBSCRIBE section below and we'll send you email updates when we post new content. Thank you for coming by. See you …

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