Hurricane Matthew looked as if it was going to be a major threat to the Neuse River and New Bern, NC area. Our Gemini sailing catamaran is based at the New Bern Grand Marina- and so we could have had major winds if the storm had remained on its initially forecasted track. On Monday Diann and I had to begin …
Aerie Ferry tour images- New Bern NC
Last week I posted about having picked up a captain job for a New Bern, NC based tour boat on the Trent River. Now, stepping off our Gemini catamaran is often for reasons of introducing local folks and tourists to points of interest on both the Neuse and Trent Rivers. Captain Dave owns the tour company and is seen …
Bear Towne Birthday at Morgan’s
Too Much Fun living on our Gemini sailing catamaran, Yacht A Fun ! I turned the magic birthday and so got to pick where I’d celebrate dinner after getting back to New Bern. Well, I have an affinity for the New Bern Bears. So, we dined at Morgan’s– where their sponsored bear is inside the restaurant. The story …
Aerie Ferry Trent River Tour- New Bern, NC
Many cruisers ask about how to earn money to supplement their cruising funds. Having your USCG Captain’s License is certainly one of the ways. The business of being on Yacht A Fun, our Gemini sailing catamaran, includes providing boating related contract services. That can mean serving as a captain on other company’s boats as well as our own. …
Barbour Boat Works New Bern, NC
One of the pleasures of my position of tour boat captain for Aerie Ferry Tours in New Bern NC is the need to bone up on local history. Between the rail road swing bridge and the Hwy 70 high rise bridges is the Lawson Creek harbor area. The basic tour boat talk runs, “ there once was a commercial boat …
NOAA Storm Surge Flooding Map
It’s a new product of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. If you want an estimate of how high water will be off the ground, you can click to see a static image which does not appear to represent a specific tropical storm’s effects. http://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/StorytellingTextLegend/index.html?appid=b1a20ab5eec149058bafc059635a82ee For a summary of the new Storm Surge Map product you can link to http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/surge/inundation/ …
Marine a/c water flow August 2016
Diann and I love New Bern, NC. It’s convenient for us to drive our Jeep to visit family and attend to business in Hickory. Of course, days are a hot 90 degree, high humidity, experience. A/C for our Gemini sailing catamaran is a must when at dock. BUT….. the amount of grass and plants in the New Bern Grand harbor …
Gemini catamaran a/c vent tweak
Our Gemini catamaran’s a/c unit projected its cool air directly against the port side saloon seat. The cold could be annoying, at times. Additionally, that direction of air flow did nothing to eliminate the hot air which accumulated in the roof area between the upper window and rear saloon wall. Owners on another Gemini had used a flexible …
Gemini Catamaran Center Board Repair
In my opinion, much of Tony Smith’s design elements for the Gemini catamaran were brilliant. (English man, English term- that ‘brilliant’.) Take the centerboards as an example. Being able to raise the boards certainly makes entering shallow water easier. Lowering the boards enhances the ability to point closer to the wind during sailing. Also while motoring at slow speed, having …
Grandkids on our catamaran July 25 2016
For two weeks, Diann and I left our Gemini sailing catamaran to return to Hickory. The visit was part business, and part house sitting a pair of large dogs for our youngest daughter. Her family had gone on a two week vacation to California and Oregon. Upon their return, her two kids joined us for a New Bern NC based …