LeeZe is visited by a fire-fighting airplane and Lee and Zehra face a challenging med mooring that could come back to bite them when the wind picks up.
Lee, Zehra and their boat LeeZe are put through the trials and runarounds of entering turkey, only to become illegals for a day.
Faced with a spike in marina charges, our Turkish blogger, Lee Licata, decides to install solar panels atop his beloved trawler.
September 17, 2013 Getting underway to Gulluck was no less a fiasco than the landing. We told the “powers that be” that we wanted to
Lee and Zeha visit with old friends along the coast only to realize how small the world actually is. Lee also witnesses an exchange between a French and Turkish captain involving police and black water.
In a lengthy update, cruiser-blogger Lee Licata battles his ailing generator, gets left adrift in his own tender and experiences a dockside foam party. All in a days work.
AIS networks are a mighty addition to any onboard suite of electronics. They have significant value, but also limitations.
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If you give your engine and generators regular love and attention, they won’t let you down.
A loft-like open layout and a choice of power-train options let buyers choose their own adventure.
Dickie Walker stands proudly as a blend of rugged seaworthiness and luxury design.
Twin 1,000-hp Volvo Penta D13s and 285 nautical miles of range give the new Absolute 70 Fly the room and speed to roam.
After more than 500,000 nautical miles as yacht delivery captains, Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov are still bringing boats home.
A Titan of Marine Journalism
Windlass and ground tackle maintenance can make all the difference in an emergency.
Good seamanship means using every available tool, but never relying on any one alone.
