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Anatomy of a Boat Maintenance Nightmare

By marc

This story is a chronicle of a chain of events that produced my nightmare in which a $350 basic engine service ended up costing me almost $2000, 2 nights of tossing and turning after being verbally assaulted, 3 days of fixing what had been broken by the mechanic, and a lost Memorial Day weekend. »

Heineken Regatta, 2009

By marc

We are on final approach for the Heineken Regatta and I am starting to work through our landing checklist. So far everything appears to be in order. As near as I can determine, the islands are still located at about 18.03N 63.03W and the Trades are still blowing from the east. Transportation to St.... »