Martin
Archives 2
Following
are some archived logs from the Martin Family's earlier adventures
sailing around the world.
To view logs select a title below:
- Border
Control:
Part 2.
- Border
Control: Part 1. The Martins remember a voyage where they dodged
the usual heavy weather in Mexico's Gulf of Tehuantepec, only to face
more insidious challenges ashore.
- Don't
Forget to Dot Your A's & Cross Your O's: Part 3. Crossing the
language barrier while cruising in Norway.
- Don't
Forget to Dot Your A's & Cross Your O's:
Part 2. More
on cruising kids adapting to new cultures.
- Don't
Forget to Dot Your A's & Cross Your O's:
Part 1. One
advantage of cruising with kids is seeing them thrive in foreign classrooms.
- Mutiny
from a Marriage:
Dave recalls a scandal that to this day enhances married life with Jaja.
- Ocean
Sailing with Parents - Part Two
- Ocean
Sailing with Parents - Part One
- Centrifugal
Forces :
Using a bicycle when cruising.
- Memories
for Sail:
The joys and pitfalls of collecting souvenirs around the world.
- Lofoten
Fever:
Ignoring warnings from locals, the Martins venture into Lofoten Fjord,
where DRIVER narrowly misses an avalanche.
- Blood
Is Thicker than Water:
Nine-year-old Chris Martin fills the diesel tank with water.
- Cultural
Confusion:
When the Martin kids enrolled in an Icelandic school, they had to adapt
to the local culture.
- If
Wishes Were Forces then Sailors Would Glide: A treatise on seasickness.
- Smoke
Screen :
Remembering Jaja's ill-fated first lesson with a kerosene stove.
- Automatic
Recycling:
An easy way to get rid of rum bottles in the Bahamas.
- Y
Knot?: As production boats begin to look more alike, their names
become increasingly weirder.
- Varnishing
and the Facts of Life - Part 3
- Varnishing
and the Facts of Life - Part 2
- Varnishing
and the Facts of Life - Part 1
- A
Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush: There's not much room
on board for the kids' pet Budgee.
- No
Such Thing as a Free Lunch: Misadventures in a South African game
preserve.
- A
Passage from Dante: Dave Martin recalls a passage from the English
Channel to the Azores, with an injured crewmember.
- Seize
the Moment: Rescuing a dragging boat, Dave and Jaja are mistaken
for pirates.
- A
Note-Worthy Story: Finding a message in a bottle.
- Tete
a Tete: The fine art of communication on board.
- The
Eye Is Quicker than the Brain: Surviving a dinghy mishap in Fiji.
- The
Anchor that Got Away: Diving in the tropics, Jaja finds a Danforth-style
anchor abandoned in 30 feet of water. Getting it aboard proves to be
more than she bargained for.
- Faking
a List and Checking it Twice: Calling Santa on the VHF radio.
- Hung-Up
on Simplicity: A boson's chair can represent different things to
different people.
- Sex,
and the Art of Mirth Control:
Some
unexpected thrills when provisioning in Iceland.
- More
than I Bargained For: Haggling with the help of the kids.
- Shell
Shocked: Fleeing from crocodiles in Australia, the Martins encounter
something even more dangerous.
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