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Saturday came and we didn't sail... 😳 The weather turned on us, and we are waiting for our weather window to sail on out of here, so in...
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svglaciergem
Oct 12, 20221 min read
Counting The Days
We are getting ready to set sail this Saturday, weather permitting! So for the past couple days and the next couple, we are running...
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svglaciergem
Oct 7, 20221 min read
Mississippi River Closed
Good thing we will be taking the Tenn-Tombigbee! https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/lower-mississippi-closed-in-two-places-due-to...
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svglaciergem
Sep 29, 20221 min read
New Video Ep 0
Today we posted a video showing the last shakedown cruise before the circumnavigation begins. We sailed 50nm and tested our newly rebuilt...
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svglaciergem
Sep 14, 20221 min read
Sharks Like To Eat Shiny Rotators.
One of the projects for today was making a spare taffrail log rotator...aka fish. The old one is brass, the new one is aluminum....
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svglaciergem
Sep 10, 20222 min read
A Near Miss
All I can say, drink and boat/drive RESPONSIBLY! We had an absolutely gorgeous day sailing yesterday, left before the sun came up,...
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svglaciergem
Sep 9, 20221 min read
This Is What Provisioning Looks Like
Started our provisioning process for our upcoming circumnavigation . Mind you, these are just SOME of the items we are taking with us.......
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svglaciergem
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Getting Ready Takes Time
We’ve been busy behind the scenes the past several weeks. Between me going to work, moving stuff onto the boat from the house when I get...
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svglaciergem
Aug 25, 20221 min read
A Wonderful Day on the Bay
Just a day sail, on a mostly calm day, with our friend Steve, who helped us with some of the interior work. As a thank you! A wonderfully...
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svglaciergem
Aug 20, 20221 min read
Practice Makes Perfect
Never be too old to practice! Or give up… What a beautiful sunset we had anchored out on the river last night…. It was the calm before...
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svglaciergem
Aug 17, 20221 min read
Trip Update
The shakedown cruise was successful. We covered more than 275 miles…not bad for the first shakedown cruise and sail test. There were no...
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svglaciergem
Aug 9, 20221 min read
Horizontal Sextant Fix Using a Station Pointer
No GPS on this leg! 👍🏻
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svglaciergem
Aug 9, 20221 min read
Balanced
Note, nobody at the helm 👏🏻👍🏻🥰 She’s in tune with the wind! Priceless
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svglaciergem
Aug 8, 20222 min read
Who knew
As we are enjoying our first shake down sail, it’s been a 250 mile trip so far, 6 days, with stormy winds, grumpy waters and rain, we...
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svglaciergem
Aug 8, 20221 min read
Glacier Gem’s Big Launch Day
Check it out!!!! https://youtu.be/Rp9tCBP9Ucw
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svglaciergem
Aug 3, 20222 min read
Our First Shake Down Sailing Trip and Update
We rigged all our sails, went food shopping, stored everything securely, checked the weather and found a weather window to head out on...
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svglaciergem
Aug 1, 20221 min read
Rigging the sails
The past couple days Nick has been rigging the sails. A loooot of work is involved in putting the battens in the sail pocket, attaching...
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svglaciergem
Jul 28, 20221 min read
What Now?
Now that we are in the water, we plan to do the following things: Make a launch video. We will have it out soon. Rig the sails. Sail the...
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svglaciergem
Jul 26, 20221 min read
Reflection from the water
WOW! What a day yesterday! The Gem successfully was hoisted and launched after 4 years being worked on. Such an emotional day, not sure...
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