This page contains descriptions of the updates to this site in 2005.  At the bottom of the page are links to the updates in previous years.

2005 Updates

Dec 23, 2005
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Pocket Picket On a trip into Lisbon I had my pocket picked.  This page is a description of my experience, the effort necessary to restore access to my bank accounts and my lessons learned from this incident.

 

Dec 16, 2005
Page Description of Change
Land Cruising Portugal Fixed text and picture alignment problems with nearly all of the pages linked from this page.
Lisboa Added some additional pictures and descriptions of this city
Belem Added a new page with pictures and descriptions of the port from which Vasco da Gama departed on his voyages of discovery.
Cascais Added a new page on my home port for the winter of 2005/2006

 

Dec 12, 2005
Page Description of Change
Land Cruising Portugal Added new page with links to the pages of pictures of land cruising through Portugal
Porto Added new page with pictures and descriptions of the city of Porto, Portugal
Sintra Added new page with pictures and descriptions of the city of Sintra, Portugal
Evora Added new page with pictures and descriptions of the town of Evora, Portugal
Conimbriga Added new page with pictures and descriptions of the Roman ruins at Conimbriga, Portugal
Covento dos Capuchos Added new page with pictures and descriptions of the Convento dos Capuchos near Cascais, Portugal
Down the Coast Added new page with pictures and descriptions of ports and places visited by land in Portugal

 

Nov 11, 2005
Page Description of Change
2005 SSCA GAM Download presentation, made by others, at the 2005 SSCA GAM on cruising in Europe

 

Sep 8, 2005
Page Description of Change
Atlantic Circle Lessons Learned Initial thoughts on lessons from the trans-atlantic sail
Lisboa Added a few more pictures in and around Lisboa

 

Sep 5, 2005
Page Description of Change
Ponta Delgada to Cascais Added page describing our sail from Ponta Delgada to Lisboa
Lisboa Added page with initial pictures of Lisboa, Portugal

 

Aug 23, 2005
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Sao Miguel Added pictures taken touring Sao Miguel by auto.

 

Aug 19, 2005
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Sao Miguel Added page on our visit to Ponta Delgada and Sao Miguel

 

Aug 19, 2005
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Terceira Added pictures of Praia de Vitoria and Biscoitos

 

Aug 11, 2005
Page Description of Change
About This Web Added page to explain how the web site is organized and maintained.
Terceira Added more pictures of Angra do Heroismo

 

 

Aug 6, 2005
Page Description of Change
Horta, Faial Added pictures of the seawall panel Mike created as a record of Sarah's time in Horta
Sao Jorge Added new page on the island of Sao Jorge and the harbor at Velas
Terceira Added new page on the island of Terceira and the harbor of Angra do Heroismo


 

Aug 1, 2005
Page Description of Change
Horta, Faial More pictures from Horta

 

July 27, 2005
Page Description of Change
Bermuda to Flores Added page on the voyage from Bermuda to Flores in the Azores
Flores das Azores Added page on our visit to Flores Island in the Azores.
Horta, Faial Added page on our visit to Horta and Faial Island

 

 

Jun 21, 2005
Page Description of Change
Marsh Harbor to Bermuda Pictures and descriptions of the voyage from Marsh Harbor, The Bahamas to St. Georges, Bermuda

 

Jun 9, 2005
Page Description of Change
Return to Bahamas We have departed Fort Pierce on the first leg of the Atlantic Circle, but have decided that we needed to spend a couple more weeks in the Bahamas before heading across the ocean.

 

May 16, 2005
Page Description of Change
Seiki II Pictures of Ray & Marla Dils' Alden 54 motor yacht

 

May 13, 2005
Page Description of Change
Storage Pictures and description of the storage baskets I have mounted on the side of the mast in the main cabin.

 

May 10, 2005
Page Description of Change
Deck and Rigging Upgrades Added pictures and descriptions of the block and tackle I added to the emergency tiller.

 

Apr 28, 2005
Page Description of Change
Log of the Cruise I have started a Log of the Cruise page in the Atlantic Circle section of the web.  Currently this just contains pictures and descriptions of the shakedown cruise to the Abacos in April, 2005.

 

Apr 10, 2005
Page Description of Change
Task List I have finally completed all of the major, critical tasks in preparing Sarah for the Atlantic Circle cruise in May


 

Apr 5, 2005
Page Description of Change
Comm Tools Jack & Patricia Tyler have provided a new article on some of the communications tools available to cruising sailors that are not available or are little known in this hemisphere.
European Shore Power Plan I've finally mounted the Mastervolt IVET-D isolation transformer.  Still have to do the wiring.

 

Apr 1, 2005
Page Description of Change
John's Sailing Web Added link for the current position of S/V Sarah.  Currently this is updated through Yotreps.  As soon as my Ham License is upgraded to General I expect register with Winlink and use that position reporting system.  They all seem to exchange this information, so the Yotreps position should continue to be updated.

 

Mar 29, 2005
Page Description of Change
European Shore Power Plan The initial task in preparing Sarah for European power is the installation of a power transformer

 

Mar 22, 2005
Page Description of Change
Solent Stay The Solent Stay is in place.  A stay-sail is on order

 

Mar 20, 2005
Page Description of Change
European Weather Forecasts New article by Jack & Patricia Tyler on the weather forecast resources available to cruising sailors, in particular the German Weather Service (DWD) forecasts.

 

Mar 15, 2005
Page Description of Change
European AC Power Aboard Update to Jack Tyler's article adapting your N.A. boat to European shore power.
Buying a Boat in Europe Update to Jack Tyler's article on buying a cruising sailboat in Europe.

 

Mar 13, 2005
Page Description of Change
Solent Stay The deck bracket is in place waiting for the riggers to complete the Solent Stay hardware.

 

Mar 11, 2005
Page Description of Change
Upgraded Electronics Description of the computers I have acquired for navigation support and the computer shelf I installed on Sarah for these computers.

 

 

Mar 9, 2005
Page Description of Change
Boat Entertainment Center I have added a pair of Apple iPods to my onboard entertainment equipment.  The iPod will replace the CD-changer as the source of my recorded music on board, and my large CD collection can now be stored ashore.

 

Mar 5, 2005
Page Description of Change
Upgraded Electronics I replaced the ICOM M700 SSB radio with an ICOM M802.  At the same time I added a Furuno NAVTEX receiver
Upgraded Electronics Not surprisingly ICOM threw me another curve for the NMEA interface on the M802 radio.

 

Feb 24, 2005
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Upgraded Electronics I thought I was done experimenting with NMEA data, but noooo.  I've found I need multiple NMEA sources, even from an integrated instrument network like SeaTalk.

 

Feb 22, 2005
Page Description of Change
Upgraded Electronics Added pin-outs on the DB-9 cable to connect the computer to the NMEA multiplexer
Upgraded Electronics Some further thoughts on the Brookhouse NMEA multiplexer

 

Feb 18, 2005
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Upgraded Electronics I was finally able to get the ICOM M402 VHF radio to recognize and display the position data from the Raymarine GPS.

 

Feb 14, 2005
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Upgraded Electronics Further update on my ongoing attempts to provide NMEA position data to my ICOM M402 VHF radio.

 

Feb 12, 2005
Page Description of Change
Upgraded Electronics Update on my ongoing attempts to provide NMEA position data to my ICOM M402 VHF radio.

 

Feb 11, 2005
Page Description of Change
Upgraded Electronics Added pictures and descriptions of my ongoing attempts to provide NMEA position data to my ICOM M402 VHF radio.

 

Feb 10, 2005
Page Description of Change
Deck and Rigging Upgrades Had to add a new stern light because the old light was obscured by the Monitor Windvane.  Also finally replaced the swim ladder that was removed to make room for the Monitor.

 

Feb 8, 2005
Page Description of Change
Cabin Upgrades Added simple labels to the fresh water valves in the galley to help manage the on board fresh water supply.

 

Jan 28, 2005
Page Description of Change
Cabin Upgrades Replaced the ugly, worn, and uncomfortable cabin cushions with all new cushions made by Karen's Canvas Shop in Melbourne, FL

 

Jan 21, 2005
Page Description of Change
Upgraded Electronics Added pictures and descriptions of the NMEA 183 Mux I added to my on board electronics

 

Jan 19, 2005
Page Description of Change
Bibliography Added Anne Hammick's cruising guide for the Atlantic Spain & Portugal.

 

Jan 18, 2005
Page Description of Change
Florida to the Iberia A new page to describe the revised Atlantic Circle cruise.  The new destination from the Azores is now the Iberian Peninsula.  I have decided to drop the UK and the French Waterways from my itinerary for now.
Sarah's Atlantic Circle These pages have also been updated to reflect the new itinerary.
Atlantic Circle Plan

 

Jan 10, 2005
Page Description of Change
Cabin Upgrades Replaced three of the WM dome lights with Alpenglow light fixtures
Cabin Upgrades Secured the cabin drawers and lockers with door hooks.

 

Jan 9, 2005
Page Description of Change
Upgraded Electronics Added picture of the ICOM Remote Commander mount on the mizzen mast.

 

Jan 6, 2005
Page Description of Change
12VDC Upgrades Added a page describing changes/upgrades to the 12VDC circuits on board Sarah.  The initial upgrade was to replace the old battery selector switch.

2002 Updates

2003 Updates

2004 Updates

The www.svsarah website has been republished in a new format.  All of the old pages have been copied to the new format.  I've started to provide re-direct links from the old pages to the new ones.