Pages dedicated to the Columbia 43

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Friday, April 7, 2017

Farewell to our whale friends

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A humpback whale breaching. (NOAA photo) At the end of March, 2009, we went on a boat dive to Molokini. One of the divers complained on ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Creating paradise: A poet's palm forest

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A glimpse of  blue sky through the dense palm forest created by poet W.S. Merwin. W.S. Merwin 's trees are an expression of hope and...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Feeling the love on Maui

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A big part of Maui's beauty is found underwater, like this green seaturtle or honu'. Part of what inspired us to go cruising wa...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Differences between Columbia 43 Marks

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Columbia produced three versions of the Columbia 43: the original Mark I, a keel-centerboard version called Mark II and, after 1973, a Mark ...
Saturday, October 22, 2016

Sailing the Kona coast on the Island of Hawaii

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The sunset from beautiful Kealakekua Bay. We could have stayed forever in Honomalino Bay, but there was no place to get water, so we hea...
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Monday, September 26, 2016

Cruising isn't all sunshine and pretty fishes

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Virginia takes advantage of windy Nishamura Bay on the Island of Hawaii to dry a batch of laundry. We often have people tell us, “you a...
Monday, September 12, 2016

Riding out DARBY in Honomalino Bay

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Oceanus anchored in beautiful Honomalino Bay. The bay could easily accommodate six cruising yachts, but we didn't have to share. If ...