Project BlueSphere

I started drinking coffee 4 days ago, and I love it, “MOO WHO HAHAHA”! I’m having a cup in the morning, and another early, to mid-afternoon. I still have some good coffee from Colombia. Today was cool. I got up and went spear fishing for 4 hours. I shot 2 triggers, a snapper, and something […]

The funny thing is all the cruising problems are starting not to bother me. Usually when the oil pressure quits or the side-band dies (like this morning), I freak out a bit and think it’s the end of the world. Truthfully, I’m getting to the point that it just all seems normal. I always find […]

Never again will I say my motor runs like a Swiss watch. Not more then an hour after I wrote the last log did my engine throw me for a loop. I wanted to move my anchor a few yards away, and when I started the motor the oil pressure alarm never went off, the […]

My buddy Roger is here. Roger is the guy who wrote “Plot your Course to Adventure” which is for sale on the BlueSphere store page. He also used to own the Sam L. Morse Company which builds Bristol Channel Cutters. He built “Nereus” (his Channel cutter) while he owned the company. Nereus is a boat […]

David and I had a pretty spectacular week when it comes to weather. The sun wasn’t too hot, nor did it rain much with the exception with last night. When we pulled into Contadora it started raining buckets. David and I caught about 60 gallons of fresh water for the tank. Anchoring was a bit […]

I can’t believe this past week has gone so fast. David and I have had a blast. Yesterday we caught the “Crackin”. I speared a small snapper and we put it on a hook and went bottom fishing off of Namaste. Whatever we caught was huge, there was no way of reeling in an inch […]

It’s been strange having a friend like David for the past 3 years, this is the first time we’ve met. As you know David runs the website. We’ve been having a great time. We caught a Mahi-Mahi on the way from Contadora on Sunday, and we’ve been eating it for the past few days. Last […]

I just found out my friend Aki on “Liberty” almost lost his boat. That big squall I went through a week or so ago with Buddy strengthened by the time it hit Panama (50 Kts). Aki was off the boat, and when he returned his Catalina 42 was on the rocks and holed. I local […]

I’ve been in work mode lately. I’m just about finished with two more episodes for the Latts and Atts show along with another article. My hands don’t seem to want to heal very easily. My cuts are going white, and are becoming quite painful. I really, REALLY, don’t like taking antibiotics, but I started a […]

I caught a few jacks for lunch, but worked most of the day. It’s really hot with no wind, a breeze would be nice. My fresh water pump died again yesterday. I tore it apart again this morning and have it working again; the question is for how long. If there was one piece of […]

I listened to music all day and cleaned the boat. I went spear fishing a few hours ago and found my favorite spot in Espirito Santos. When I was hunting around the reef I was joined by a Black Tip. He made me a bit nervous because he was on the larger side but we […]

Buddy took off today. We left Isla Ampon early this morning. We had a pretty nasty squall yesterday. It blew a bit over 40, but for an hour and a half. The wind waves got nasty and we rocked for a few hours after the squall passed. It was worse in Contadora. I saw 2 […]

A few days before Buddy showed up (last Saturday), I cut up my hands pretty well. I cut a good chunk off the tip of my finger, as well as enduring two other good cuts. I did this while I was spear fishing. I shot a snapper and the spear didn’t go all the way […]

A few days before Buddy showed up (last Saturday), I cut up my hands pretty well. I cut a good chunk off the tip of my finger, as well as enduring two other good cuts. I did this while I was spear fishing. I shot a snapper and the spear didn’t go all the way […]

Buddy and I had a really good rain last night, lots of lightning too. After that we watched (Black Hawk Down). Today we went tooling around with Gary from Plan B. We walked up into the Jungle a bit in a fresh water stream. It’s a really beautiful place here in Espirito Santo, but the […]

My guest (Buddy) arrived last night. We had a pretty uncomfortable night anchored in Contadora, there was a strong wind from the North. I didn’t get to sleep till around four in the morning. We left Contadora around nine this morning. We saw a bunch of whales and traveled along side Plan B. We arrive […]

When I was shooting fish last night I got caught in a school of very small jellies, I never laid eyes on them, but boy did they sting. They got my face and left upper side. I sprayed down with vinegar when I got back which helped a bunch. I still have a few red […]

I had a steady 10 knots of breeze form the South West today. I motor sailed for half the day, and sailed the rest. The crossing took about 10 hours. My fishing line got tangled in my prop today and I had to go swimming in the middle of the bay of Panama, I lost […]

Electronics & boats don’t mix. I’m much more careful then most and keep everything electronic (Laptop, camera, video cameras) in Pelican (Water-proof) cases. My trusty Fuji Finepix 4700 took its last photo today. I’ve wanted something different (better) anyway, as I’m submitting pictures to Latitudes & Attitudes. My new laptop (Dell Inspiron E1505) has an […]

I was doing some cleaning yesterday, and for some reason, I read the ingredients of a can of “Treet” baked ham. The first ingredient is mechanically separated chicken, what on earth is that? Do they kill the chickens before they enter “The Machine”? The second thing I noticed is it says “Treet, Virginia baked ham […]

I wish I could write an interesting log every night but sometimes I just don’t have the material. My day was filled with running around. I went to the local fishing shop to buy some more lures, line & weights. I dropped off my outboard at the local Yamaha shop, and went to the Mega […]