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Icewine, Honey Men, and Business Allegories
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Jul 30
My friend Tim lives in Moscow and in his career he has been a school teacher in Sukhumi, a wine […]
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Icewine Guy in Sukhumi
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Jul 29
Icewine Guy in Abkhazia I wasn’t there to take in war stories. The 16 year old bullet holes in the […]
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Icewine Guy Meets Svetlanas and The Soul of Abkhazia
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Jul 29
I marvel that in the former Soviet Union there are a very large number of babies born and named Svetlana. […]
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Icewine’s Butterfly Effect
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Jul 23
I met Fred Weir at the Canadian Embassy Icewine tasting in Moscow in June. Fred is a fellow Canadian who […]
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Icewine Tasting at the United Nations Part 2
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Jul 16
Part 1 left off with Max, Teddy, the Macedonian and I having dinner in a seaside cafe in Sukhumi. During […]
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Icewine Tasting at the United Nations Part 1
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Jul 16
Max is taking me for a tour of the main Sukhumi waterfront. For me this means a stroll along a […]
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Russian Borders, Edita, and Lessons from India
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Jul 9
The flight to Sochi was uneventful, other than I could speak English with nobody. The regional airline, S7 gave a […]
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Anna
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Jul 9
I am not here to sell Icewine. I am here to drink in this place called Abkhazia. It is my […]
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Off the Russian Icewine Trail: Abkhazia
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Jul 9
Abkhazia is a difficult place to write about, but I have to describe Abkhazia before I can write about some […]
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Confessions of an Icewine Salesman in Moscow
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Jul 4
Notes from Moscow Day 5. The confusion continues. Little things like two golden arches under “Макдоналдс” give me an anchor […]
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Washed Off My Sailboat! Survival Becomes Everything
Fact. I looked it up.Since 1896 National Geographic showed boobies 539 times.
The Nature of Accuracy: Cinque Terre and Giza Stone marvels
Annapolis Stopover
Seeking Peace with Ai
Chasing The Big Departure
Graveyard of the Atlantic
Where have we been?
Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes
Sunset Photoshoots on Cambio
Planning the Atlantic Crossing in 2024
An Opportunity to Join Our Crew on the Big Trip from Lake Ontario to the Caribbean
We had an Accident on Cambio Last Week.
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Progress is happening
Recruits to Able Seamen.
Model Shoots Coming UP!!
Natty Genco Canvas Boat Cover for Sale
Announcing Chef Lori Ryan as Cambio’s Executive Chef.
From Cold Sweat to Adventure: How Filling Out a CPP Form Changed My Life
2023 Splash Prep, Christmas in the cradle, and Cover for Sale
Cambio’s Tentative Trip South Fall 2023
Boat maintenance: the 55-point skipper’s checklist
It was really dark
Cambio Named Storm Emergency Plan
31 years of learning from Storms
Help Wanted!! Crew
Toronto Boat Show
A Cut Above
On July 20 Storm we had the furler destroyed in 43 knots
Christmas Day and Sailing is on my Mind
Winter Is All About Planning And Logistics
Cambio’s Web Site & Social Media
Planning the Cambio dream
Plumbing the Electrical System
He discovered that the forestay core wire was broken
Through this whole experience, I hope I’ve exuded patience and grace. It’s safer that way.
Winterizing the Marine Engine
Photographing the 2022 Canada Games Sailing competition
Photoshoot with Stephanie
Mark and Tessa
I don’t think this is right
I have to catch up yesterday because it wasn’t an easy day
Well I’ve been here before
It never happened
There was a prediction of thunderstorms for Monday
Leaving Brighton, I paid very close attention to Ray, and kept to the narrow track
I’ve Grounded Too Often
Belleville: Wayne is definitely a fantastic host
The tow line was caught tight in the propellor
We’ve had enough of storms
It was a bumpy ride from Cobourg to Whitby.
I’m still dockbound
The day that I planned to make two big decisions
I’m watching the wind carefully
Another storm hit last night.
Early this morning the hose fell off the water heater
The Storm
I was having a devil of a time getting two of the screws off the back of the pushpit
I have bugs walking all over my screen
Bugs
The gear shift linkage got stretched
I need to take the flagpole holder off so it does not skewer anyone getting into the dinghy
There was no wind so we smoked a cigar
Cleaned the teak deck
It seems I am the unlucky / lucky one
I did nothing on my list from yesterday
My plans to go south in September are at risk
Logging the fillups
We did a few more photoshoots and I’m learning new tricks. Every sunset shoot is different.
Photoshoot with Ashley on Cambio
Photoshoot with Tiana
This morning I ordered an emergency ladder. It will trail a little line and can be deployed in case of man overboard.
Planning for a Trip to Kingston, roughly between July 18 and August 5
I’ve been photographing fitness models on the boat for the last 4 days.
Tempus Fugit
Charlene: Photoshoot on Cambio
Photoshoot with Katie on Cambio
Lost tools
Entertaining under sail
Vang and outhaul
What is ATSR?
Photoshoot with Cassie and Leslie
There was no way to return to the dock without leaving, circling and coming back. In the middle of the big circle, while dodging the kayakers, small boats and bigger party boats
The squall hit about 3:30
Brilliant sail down to Niagara on the Lake
It was a Catastrophe
Now that we’ve sailed the boat a few times we have the shared vocabulary
Seatalk isn’t my friend
Jeff and I went for lively and vigorous sail in 12 knot winds
It was a good sail
Cold and rainy all day
Remarkable Things
The usual trinity of Canadian Tire, JT electronics, and my house
We finally got our shore power going
There are many signs that he worked hard and smart to pass over a great boat to me
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