Things are getting busy in the locks with all the other "Looper boats". Sometimes entertaining, sometimes a near collision!. We stumble across some awesome ...
Sailing Life on Jupiter
After a exciting couple of days in Chicago, Jupiter2 is down bound. Southbound down the Illinois River. But we don't get very far before both skipper and ...
We're in a rush through the Great Lakes. This week we transit the mighty Lake Michigan from top to bottom. We're on a dead line and we are low of fuel. Can an ...
We enjoy meeting some Patreons in Detroit, before heading North into Lake Huron. We get our asses kicked in a nasty thunderstorm, and enjoy the serene beauty ...
Jupiter² is pushing hard against the Niagara River to Buffalo, which is the staging point for a long day sail to Erie, Pennsylvania. We enjoy some time with ...
This is the last leg of our Erie canal journey. Jamie discusses river anchoring techniques. What do we do with all these "Lift Bridges"? We show a great ...
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We continue on the second half of the Erie Canal. Explore the deserted tourist town of Sylvan Beach on Lake Oneida. Make a rest stop at Baldwinsville, just to ...
We are making miles along the Erie Canal, as we reach half way. We ascend one of the highest locks In North America. Explore the beautiful town of "Little ...
Having transited more than 50 locks on the great loop, Jamie gives advice on locking through on the Erie Canal. Never a dull moment on board Jupiter2. If you ...
Its an exciting time for Jupiter2. We are most definitely a motor boat now…and today we will encounter our first LOCK….And wow, It sure was Intimidating! If ...
The day has come....the key to Americas great loop. We need to get our air draft down to below 17ft to complete the Erie Canal. And we HOPE our preparations ...
We just passed the last bridge that our mast can fit under.... the time has come.... it must come down. But first there is work to be done. Sails to be ...
A tough decision which will result in a significant financial loss, but we don't really have any affordable choice. Eventually we are underway upstream the ...
Wow, we found NYC to be expensive.... but then, this happened..... And it was my fault! Join us as we explore the big apple. Be amazed by cheese cake. We are ...
So exciting to be here in the big apple. And our new mate Steve really took great care of us. Princess experiences her first ever sail on a monohull!... and ...
Preparations are complete. Finally we begin America’s Great Loop. Although we will not be completing the entire route, we are doing the most committing ...
After 10 days of hard labour, we are ready to launch Jupiter2. Now on a mission to complete the "Great American Loop" we waste no time. First stop in Norfolk, ...
After a week of hard work on the hard, Boat work is almost complete. We install new cutlass bearings, check on the the dripless seals. Test the thruhulls for ...
When voyaging the galaxy on a performance cruising catamaran, you pick up the odd ALIEN lifeform. Finally its a good time to clean out the diesel bug from a ...
After the eventual success of our haulout... now the HARD work begins. We have a long list of jobs which we need to attend to. We start on pulling the prop ...
Finally an opportunity arose to compare the Sailrite Ultrafeed with my cheaper, but apparently very similar Reliable Barracuda... I couldn't let this ...
Well, we finally found a yard that could haul Jupiter. We measured carefully this time.... but boy, what a tight squeeze....no room for fenders... although no ...
After planning and reserving our haulout at the lovely Deltaville boatyard, we find out the day before that we are in fact toooo big for the travelift slip.... ...