For those that might not have made it to the Seawind party on “A” dock at the Annapolis Sailboat Show after closing, here is a short excerpt from Richard Ward and the state of Seawind. Exciting news with the Seawind 1160XL, 1170, 1370, 1600, and the newly announced Seawind 1270. It is nice to know that all the models in the Seawind corral are always in the process of innovative improvements. Subscribe and share in the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ Feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

It is that time of the year again, the Annapolis Fall Sailboat Show is back in town. This is the sailing event of the year on the east coast. As always, Toni and I cleared our schedule months in advance so we can attend the show. We viewed boats of interest, took advantage of boatshow deals, participated in the comradery of fellow sailors, and of course, attended the parties. This year we toured the Corsair 880 trimaran and the brand new Dragonfly 36 trimaran. We had a list of items that we still needed for “Moments in Time” and had previously researched bottom line prices. Fortunately, the boat show prices were good so we pried our wallets open and purchased some gear. Watch the video to see what we purchased. 😊 Subscribe and share in the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

The winds aligned with Jupiter and Mars while leaving the sun shining in the bright sky. This was truly a rare event, where our son Ben, his wife Alicia, and our four grandchildren, with Monica up from Florida, and Reed, were all able to join us for a day of sailing. The winds were the right strength and from the right direction to allow us to make the lighthouse run. This is a nice sail crossing the Chesapeake Bay and going south on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to round the Hooper Island Lighthouse and back again. This is a nice day sail and provides a destination rather than sailing randomly back and forth. It turned out to be a great day and Toni and I hoped that everyone onboard mentally recorded a moment in time. Subscribe and share in the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

Spur of the moment, Toni and I, including a guest, created a Moment in Time and left the dock at 03:00 PM and enjoyed a nice sail across the bay. We reached back and forth and then headed into the sunset. However, at the last minute, we were robbed by the encroaching clouds. We still enjoyed the sail and arrive back in our slip after dark. Subscribe and share in the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ Feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

The summer doldrums continued. Toni and I have been making many changes to “Moments in Time” and now we wanted to relax. Toni and I simply committed to a couple days to go out. We packed some food and departed Solomons in the spitting rain and dying winds. We managed to get the sails up and sailed for a little while before enabling the iron gennys and motor sailing to St. John’s Creek off of St. Leonard Creek. We dropped the hook and relaxed, watching the pop-up thunderstorms and jumping whenever lightning flashed too close. However, it cooled the evening temperatures. This is the first trip that we took with the “Miss Annemarie”, our carbon fiber dinghy. We did some sightseeing, visited a deserted beach, and went out to dinner. Two nights was not long enough but prior commitments forced our return to Solomons. It was a short but great trip. Having a dinghy opens many more options while anchored. Subscribe and share in the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

The YouTube trailing clip is where you ask for viewers to subscribe to your channel, encourage them to like the video, welcome any comments, and maybe click the notification bell so you will be notified when new videos are aired. I wanted to update “Sailing with No Agenda” YouTube trailing clip with the Von Abresch Family actors, how hard can that be? Subscribe and share in the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking / sv.momentsintime As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

We always dreamed of sailing the seas, but there are a few things that scare me. Going overboard is one of these. Practicing safe habits and being prepared can reduce these risks. Toni and I spent last season researching life vests. There is no shortage of life vests on the market ranging from tarnished pennies to shinny nickels in cost. Most boaters know that a life vest will keep you afloat if you go overboard. However, that is a short-sighted view. The true purpose of a life vest is to keep you afloat to be rescued. This is especially challenging if sailing as a couple. If you go overboard, and your partner is not aware that you went overboard, the chance of surviving goes down with each passing minute. Even if you go overboard in front of your partner, you will quickly disappear in the waves. The life vest is the last resort. Its purpose is to keep you afloat and alive to be rescued. Do not cheap out on the life vest when sailing coastal or offshore. Of course, the best survival chance is not going overboard to begin with. Rig a proper jackline, strap in at all times, and wear your life vest. Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

As we transition to a life at sea aboard “Moments in Time”, there will be some things I will truly miss from land life. One of these will be enjoying fresh heirloom tomatoes from my garden. I will pick the tomatoes everyday and line them up on the counter. However, the best, the biggest, the ripest of them seem to disappear, leaving me tomatoes that require me to gerrymander around all the bad spots. I know it is not aliens coming down to take them, at least I do not think so, but Toni and the grandkids seem suspiciously happy, and it always look like they have red stains around their smiling mouths, like tomato stains. One day I will get the best tomatoes, that is the dream anyway. Feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts. Subscribe and share in the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/

After spending a season onboard “Moments in Time”, we developed a list of things we needed to change before starting this season. We previously addressed the propane tank swap out, the external hose quick connects/disconnects, corrected all the slip and slides in previous episodes. In this episode, we will complete the task I wanted to do since we first got the boat and that was to install some fishing racks to store my fishing rods so I can have a line out when sailing. Well, what took me so long?, simply I was afraid to drill holes into a brand-new boat. “Moments in Time” is a year old now and I wondered why I fretted so. I plan to fish while sailing, while anchor, and have some hand lines to fish while out at sea. Another task I can check off the wish list. Subscribe and share in the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

As we transition to a life at sea aboard “Moments in Time”, there will be some things I will truly miss from land life. One of the top things will be my garden. I start craving tomatoes as soon as my previous crop dies off from the frost. You cannot purchase a good tomato anymore. Even greenhouse tomatoes are not the same. Most modern tomatoes are hybrids, with traits that are genetically modified for uniform color, uniform shape, ability to be picked green, and yes, to rot from the inside on the shelf, all commercial attributes for shipping and selling, taste never figures into the commercial attributes. Of course, they will tell you that it tastes good, but in reality, they taste like crap. I try to plant only heirloom tomatoes. These are the only tomatoes that are naturally selected over centuries for taste. They might be white, green, rainbow, black, purple, orange, yellow, and of course red, but they all taste great. WARNING: If you eat an heirloom tomato, you will no longer be able to eat a grocery store tomato. But it is OK to be a tomato snob 😊 Feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts. Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/

After spending a season onboard “Moments in Time”, we developed a list of things we needed to change before starting this season. We previously addressed the propane tank swap out and the external hose quick connects/disconnects in previous episodes. In this episode, we will address the dangerous “slip and slides” that we experienced last season. This is a safety issue that we have to correct. We do not want to slip and experience an injury far from shore or civilization. We purchased some non-skid tape and prepped the surfaces for application. I was surprised in reviewing my notes as to how many “slip and slides” that we had to correct. Hopefully the non-skid tape will address our concerns and last a long time. If these fixes prevent an injury then they would have paid for themselves twice over. Do not compromise safety if you plan to adventure offshore, or inshore for that matter. Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

Toni and I are organizing “Moments in Time” storage areas for better long-term storage as we begin to transition to a life at sea. We need space for spare parts, tools, sailing gear, diving gear, fishing gear, and food stores. We will probably move things two or three more times before we get it right. Everything on a boat needs to be properly stored. Subscribe and share in the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ Feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

After spending a season onboard “Moments in Time”, we developed a list of things we needed to change before starting this season. We previously addressed the propane tank swap out in the last episode. In this episode, we will address the not so quick through hull deck hose connects and disconnects. The intent of these deck through hull fittings were to allow hoses to quickly connect and disconnect. But in reality, there is nothing quick about it, unless you have super human strength. If you are on the foredeck and wish to connect a hose, you must go into the saloon and turn off the water pump, go down into one of the hulls and turn on the water until there is no pressure, go back to the foredeck and use the quick connect to hook up the hose, then go back to the saloon and turn the pump back on, go back to the foredeck and use the hose, and then repeat in reverse to disconnect. There is nothing quick about that, in fact it was such a pain in the ass that we did not bother last season. At this point, just give us a normal hose hookup and a spigot . . . What!, could the solution be so simple? The whale fittings made everything plug and play. No more muddy anchor chain in our locker anymore. Watch video to see how you can make a whale of an improvement. Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

The Nomad diving system is a portable diving system that will allow us to dive to depths of 30 feet for 45-60 minutes per battery charge. We purchased it in case we have to go below and conduct work on the hulls on “Moments in Time”, such as repairs, anodes replacements, bottom cleaning, anchor checks, and of course that large lobster that might be taunting me below. SCUBA tanks are heavy, they need to be securely stowed onboard, and require refilling, whether from a compressor onboard or onshore. For us, the Nomad system met our needs, easily portable with simple logistics, and will open a whole new underwater world for us with endless possibilities. Feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts. Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ For more information concerning the Blu3 Nomad Diving System can be found at https://www.diveblu3.com/product/nomad

It took me one time to swap out my small propane tank onboard “Moments in Time”. I had to grab a wrench to take the propane pigtail hose off, the propane locker was located in the sail locker with limited room with restricted wrench rotation. And then to my chagrin, the short 24-inch pigtail hose would not even reach my backup tank. Like, WTF!, I had to unstrap and remove the tank bracing system and then remove my backup tank and relocate it where my primary tank previously resided. What should have been a 30-second switch over took 10 minutes. NOT AGAIN! See our simple modifications that made my propane tank swapping a 30-second task. The well-known Doctor Propane joined me to assist and explained everything I need to know about propane tanks and storage. This is a “must see” as it changed my thinking around propane usage and storage on a boat. Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

The remaining warranty work is now complete. The third black water tank was the charm and the power point in the owner’s stateroom was relocated per original specifications. We were hoping for a 2-day sail home but the weather did not cooperate. The slight zypher was behind us, robbing us of precious apparent wind, the temperature reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit and the seas were glass. We could not have picked a worse day to bring “Moments in Time” back home. We decided to motor the distance and power through the heat. We departed at 10:30 am and arrived in our home berth at 06:00 PM without incident. Did we say it was hot!? It was hot!!!, really really hot! It is good to be back. Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

After over a year and three black water tanks later, we now have a non leaking black water tank in the starboard forward head. This could double the time between pump outs. Now guests can have their own head area. Thanks to Seawind and Sailaway Catamarans for coordinating this warranty work. We are getting close to starting our sailing season, albeit, a tad late. We hope to see everyone out there soon. Feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts. Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/

The dinghy or tender is a separate boat from the mothership. The purpose is to reprovision, explore and adventure ashore. You need gear dedicated to the dinghy. We should be able to drop the dinghy in the water and go exploring rather than transferring gear back and forth from the mother ship. One of the selling points of the UP340 is having the storage to securely store all the dedicated gear. Otherwise the gear will lie strewed upon the floor posing tripping and ankle twisting hazards. Everything needs a place to stow. Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.

Plan is a four-letter word, despite creating the best laid out plan, it can sometimes get “F”ed up. This is why having an agenda is bad. The best we can do is roll with the waves and adjust. Hopefully everything will come together and the adventure can begin. Feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts. Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/

There was so much happening at the 2025 Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show that did not make it into the previous episode. While I was talking to various interested sailors, Monica took the camera and filmed tours of the Vision 444, the Fountaine Pajot Tanna 47, and the Excess 14. For everyone that loves a particular boat or layout, there is someone else out there that might hate it. Know what you can handle, know what you like, know what you can afford, do your research, and take the opinions of others with a grain of salt. I will try to keep my mouth shut, as I already have the perfect boat, at least for Toni and I. Oops, did I type that out loud? 😊 Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.