A painting at the Museo del Bicentenario tries to offer a primer in Argentine history in one large canvas. After many hours of surfing the web I understand some of the themes. 
A single painting is an Argentine history primer – Artist Alfredo Bettanin
Gail spots a whale
While walking back from the kitchen, eagle eye Gail saw what looked like an Antares sailing past our apartment. There many more needles in a haystack than Antares sailboats on the ocean. With the zoom lens I was able to confirm the impossible, it was an Antares. The 43rd Antares has just splashed – the odds of spotting one of these hulls out of all of the boats sailing down the East River are truly slim. Many Antares are in the Caribbean, some are in the Pacific, and […]
Paperwork for the boat
Plans of sailing over the horizon without a care in the world have been curtailed by paperwork that seems to want to follow me to sea. Here is a post on what I have learned during the process of setting up s/v Two Fish. Please do not take this advice as a given. It is more like clues from the clueless. I did not study Argentine or Brazilian import duties in school, and given my sloppy dedication to my studies I doubt a class in this […]
New introductory video
It took a bit of time but we now realize our old introductory video was too stiff. In our second attempt we went unscripted and spent more time talking about us and less time on the website features. Hope this video swims farther than the last one.
Visiting the Factory Gail’s Way
Last week was my fourth visit to the San Fernando factory and, as always, it was great to see the progress on Two Fish. I have developed a routine for visiting. Read the full story to see the info that I have gathered.
Pirates, Storms and Sea Serpents: Myth or Threat?
Some of our friends think we are crazy and think we will be eaten by a sea serpent. In this post we assuage their fears and disclose our fears.
Two Fish Now vs Two Fish in the Future
Ever see a computer program that takes a photo of a child and ages the face over the next 20 years? We have done the same but for our boat, Two Fish. Our splash date for the boat is just a couple of months away. On the left are the photos of Two Fish from my visit yesterday to the factory. On the right are photos of sister ships now happily sailing one of the seven seas. It takes the same imagination to see a completed boat based on the […]
Reading List for Brazilian Cruisers
Charts are the first step in navigation but it also helps to have a collection of books and cruising guides to highlight which ports have fuel, where nasty currents are frequent and other tricks the locals know. The first tool we found is FREE. My favorite price. It is prepared by the US government and is targeted for professional mariners so it does not focus on beachside bars and sunset views, but has plenty of useful detail to keep us out of trouble when coming into a […]
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