Big News
So after nearly 20 years, and 53,000 miles under our keel, we’ve decided to swallow the anchor, as we say in the cruising community.
Read More Big NewsCategory: FPB 70
Homer to valdez 2023
On April 20, we and our two cats flew from Bellingham WA to Homer AK. Three flights + two cats = long day!
Read More Homer to valdez 2023Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound
We spent the last few weeks of our short season doing a big fly-by loop from Homer, along the Kenai Peninsula on the coast of the Gulf of Alaska, into and around Prince William Sound, and then back to Homer.
Read More Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Soundthrough the aleutians july 2022
In our last blog post, I mentioned the several-day passage Stan and Steve made up the Sea of Japan, from Fukuoka on Kyushu, to Hakodate, on Hokkaido. I think I called that passage a nightmare, due to the poorly predicted weather conditions they had to grapple with.
Read More through the aleutians july 2022Japan to alaska
So it’s been a while. QUITE a while, in fact. I might have made a blog post last spring, all about how we were getting ready to get the Buffalo out of Japan, finally, and on to Alaska for the summer cruising season. You might have noticed that this did not happen.
Read More Japan to alaskaSteering Issues: Resolution
First, we tested our new steering design in New Zealand waters. Then we “enjoyed” some rigorous shakedown across the Tasman Sea, and from Australia to Japan via Indonesia and Palau. We are now ready to declare our Buffalo’s steering issues fully resolved, with harmonious and alarm-free relations between steering and autopilot! Here, we summarize the […]
Read More Steering Issues: ResolutionCrossing the Tasman Sea
[Val here. I write nearly all of our blog posts, but since Stan’s been researching in the aftermath of our recent passage, it’s only appropriate that he write this one. You’re in for a rare treat!
Read More Crossing the Tasman SeaWelcome to Our Home, Part II
Welcome to the second half of our guided tour. Today I’ve got photos of the deck areas and fly bridge.
Read More Welcome to Our Home, Part IIWelcome to Our Home, Part I
If you are in the mood for a guided tour of our beloved new Buffalo, then follow me and I’ll show you around.
Read More Welcome to Our Home, Part IBreaking It Down, and Breaking It In
It’s been exactly three months since we arrived here in New Zealand from Seattle to get aboard our new FPB 70. What on earth have we been doing all this time? And shouldn’t we be gone from here by now?
Read More Breaking It Down, and Breaking It In
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