1. Re: Octopussy (Theresa R. Kennelly-Tessier)
2. Re: Octopussy (Ron Rogers)
3. Re: Octopussy (John Ford)
4. Re: Octopussy (Ron Rogers)

Hi Georgs, We arrived in Trinidad on Monday, 8 days from our last Brazil stop which was Fortaleza. This passage really began in Cape Town where I had spent 8 weeks having the boat worked on & enjoying life very much at the V & A Waterfront Marina. I got together a new crew and we departed Cape Town on the 11th of March in the midst of a dense fog, the first I have experienced for many years. Walvis Bay, Namibia was our destination and we arrived there on the 15th after a good passage up the West Coast of South Africa. I took the opportunity to top off the fuel tanks even though we'd only run 4 days because fuel was easy to get duty-free & we wouldn't be taking on fuel again until Venezuela. Next stop was St. Helena Island & then on to Fernando de Noronho Island where the local officials charged us US$145.00 a night to anchor in what is a very rolly anchorage. We stayed 3 nights there & went on to Fortaleza, Brazil where everyone seemed to have their hands out for mordida. The price of diesel there was equal to $4.60 a gallon so I chose to not take any and now we are close to the place where fuel is very affordable---Venezuela. I'm going to lift out the boat at Peak's where she was 4 years ago and do some 'plane flying to the States and Malaysia as a break from the cruising routine. Chartwell averaged 7.8 knots for the passages from Cape Town, about the same as when we came across from Malaysia in November-December of last year. The Cummins 855M2 engine ran perfectly all the way and we burned 6 gallons an hour at 1200 rpm including one of the 21 KW generators and the 12kw hydraulic "cruising generator". Altogether, this was a better passage than the last one 5 years ago because we went at the right time and had better weather. We did lose one of the flopper-stoppers-------my fault because I could see that the wire was fraying------last time we lost 2. Many times I wished that we had actuated fins as they would do a better job of stabilizing this boat than the paravanes. I will replace the towing wires here and anything else that appears suspect. Regards, Larry Briggs M/V Chartwell 55' Cheoy Lee Trawler >From: passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com >Reply-To: passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com >To: passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com >Subject: Passagemaking-Under-Power Digest, Vol 29, Issue 22 >Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:03 -0400 > >Send Passagemaking-Under-Power mailing list submissions to > passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com > >You can reach the person managing the list at > passagemaking-under-power-owner@lists.samurai.com > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Passagemaking-Under-Power digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Octopussy (Theresa R. Kennelly-Tessier) > 2. Re: Octopussy (Ron Rogers) > 3. Re: Octopussy (John Ford) > 4. Re: Octopussy (Ron Rogers) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:03:14 -0400 >From: "Theresa R. Kennelly-Tessier" <ttessier@cogeco.ca> >Subject: Re: [PUP] Octopussy >To: "'Passagemaking Under Power List'" > <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> >Message-ID: <20070424040326.A722F340@fep7.cogeco.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Hi Ron, Who owns Octopus? Theresa > >-----Original Message----- >From: passagemaking-under-power-bounces@lists.samurai.com >[mailto:passagemaking-under-power-bounces@lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of >Ron Rogers >Sent: April 23, 2007 11:09 PM >To: Passagemaking Under Power List >Subject: [PUP] Octopussy > >A glimpse of her with most of her toys deployed. > >http://tinyurl.com/37l75y > >I honestly don't understand - he's such a quiet fellow. > >Ron Rogers >_______________________________________________ > >Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World >Productions, >formerly known as Trawler World Productions. > >To be removed from the PUP list send an email with the >subject "unsubscribe" (no quotes) to the link below: > >mailto:passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com > >Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:24:31 -0400 >From: "Ron Rogers" <rcrogers6@kennett.net> >Subject: Re: [PUP] Octopussy >To: "Passagemaking Under Power List" > <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> >Message-ID: <01f501c78628$74c99410$6601a8c0@AIRBORNE> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Paul Allen, formerly the other founder of Microsoft. He long ago withdrew >from active participation. He is a shy guy, but he has something going on? >He owns three vessels. One is only 300 feet and the third is smaller. Just >think of the personnel management issues! > >I love her blue hull and Octopus is really well thought out. I'd love to >know what each of those domes is for. I see two conventional radars >forward, >and there's probably two facing aft. Maintenance, overhauls, and repairs. > >There's a picture of her taking on fuel at a stone quay and there is a >shore >based crane holding the hose high enough to reach the deck fitting! Of >course, she has to carry jet fuel and gasoline as well. > >I wonder what her anti-piracy procedures are? Her building costs was over >$200 million. Built by Lurresen in Germany as are many of the really big >ones. > >Just think what you won't have to worry about! Of course, your Newfies >would >have tons of play room and an exercise pool. > >Ron >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Theresa R. Kennelly-Tessier" <ttessier@cogeco.ca> >To: "'Passagemaking Under Power List'" ><passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> >Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:03 AM >Subject: Re: [PUP] Octopussy > > >| Hi Ron, Who owns Octopus? Theresa >| >| -----Original Message----- >| From: passagemaking-under-power-bounces@lists.samurai.com >| [mailto:passagemaking-under-power-bounces@lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of >| Ron Rogers >| Sent: April 23, 2007 11:09 PM >| To: Passagemaking Under Power List >| Subject: [PUP] Octopussy >| >| A glimpse of her with most of her toys deployed. >| >| http://tinyurl.com/37l75y >| >| I honestly don't understand - he's such a quiet fellow. >| >| Ron Rogers >| _______________________________________________ >| >| Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World >Productions, >| formerly known as Trawler World Productions. >| >| To be removed from the PUP list send an email with the >| subject "unsubscribe" (no quotes) to the link below: >| >| mailto:passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com >| >| Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List >| _______________________________________________ >| >| Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World >Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions. >| >| To be removed from the PUP list send an email with the >| subject "unsubscribe" (no quotes) to the link below: >| >| mailto:passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com >| >| Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:08:51 -0400 >From: John Ford <johnpford@mac.com> >Subject: Re: [PUP] Octopussy >To: Passagemaking Under Power List > <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> >Message-ID: <F1AEDF23-CE50-4335-AE27-D39CCEF2BBDC@mac.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > >Ron, I know somewhere that he has a full SEAL team that he employed >as personal security on his largest boat. I would say that is very >good Anti-Piracy protection.. > >John Ford >KK44 Feisty Lady >Annapolis City Marina >On Apr 24, 2007, at 12:24 AM, Ron Rogers wrote: > > > Paul Allen, formerly the other founder of Microsoft. He long ago > > withdrew > > from active participation. He is a shy guy, but he has something > > going on? > > He owns three vessels. One is only 300 feet and the third is > > smaller. Just > > think of the personnel management issues! > > > > I love her blue hull and Octopus is really well thought out. I'd > > love to > > know what each of those domes is for. I see two conventional radars > > forward, > > and there's probably two facing aft. Maintenance, overhauls, and > > repairs. > > > > There's a picture of her taking on fuel at a stone quay and there > > is a shore > > based crane holding the hose high enough to reach the deck fitting! Of > > course, she has to carry jet fuel and gasoline as well. > > > > I wonder what her anti-piracy procedures are? Her building costs > > was over > > $200 million. Built by Lurresen in Germany as are many of the > > really big > > ones. > > > > Just think what you won't have to worry about! Of course, your > > Newfies would > > have tons of play room and an exercise pool. > > > > Ron > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Theresa R. Kennelly-Tessier" <ttessier@cogeco.ca> > > To: "'Passagemaking Under Power List'" > > <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:03 AM > > Subject: Re: [PUP] Octopussy > > > > > > | Hi Ron, Who owns Octopus? Theresa > > | > > | -----Original Message----- > > | From: passagemaking-under-power-bounces@lists.samurai.com > > | [mailto:passagemaking-under-power-bounces@lists.samurai.com] On > > Behalf Of > > | Ron Rogers > > | Sent: April 23, 2007 11:09 PM > > | To: Passagemaking Under Power List > > | Subject: [PUP] Octopussy > > | > > | A glimpse of her with most of her toys deployed. > > | > > | http://tinyurl.com/37l75y > > | > > | I honestly don't understand - he's such a quiet fellow. > > | > > | Ron Rogers > > | _______________________________________________ > > | > > | Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World > > Productions, > > | formerly known as Trawler World Productions. > > | > > | To be removed from the PUP list send an email with the > > | subject "unsubscribe" (no quotes) to the link below: > > | > > | mailto:passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com > > | > > | Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List > > | _______________________________________________ > > | > > | Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World > > Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions. > > | > > | To be removed from the PUP list send an email with the > > | subject "unsubscribe" (no quotes) to the link below: > > | > > | mailto:passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com > > | > > | Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World > > Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions. > > > > To be removed from the PUP list send an email with the > > subject "unsubscribe" (no quotes) to the link below: > > > > mailto:passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com > > > > Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:27:25 -0400 >From: "Ron Rogers" <rcrogers6@kennett.net> >Subject: Re: [PUP] Octopussy >To: "Passagemaking Under Power List" > <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> >Message-ID: <02a401c78685$0fb96890$6601a8c0@AIRBORNE> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Yes, but then he had to install a special, high-pressure tank for beer. >Just >seeing a squad out on the aft deck exercising should scare anyone off. >While >waiting for a truck, I watched an entire San Diego team doing PT. I lost >count of the sit-ups past 150. Of course, they also have to practice with >weapons, but Octopus probably has an indoor range! > >Ron Rogers > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Ford" <johnpford@mac.com> > > >| Ron, I know somewhere that he has a full SEAL team that he employed >| as personal security on his largest boat. I would say that is very >| good Anti-Piracy protection. > > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List > >End of Passagemaking-Under-Power Digest, Vol 29, Issue 22 >********************************************************* _________________________________________________________________ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement%20Park&cp=33.832922~-117.915659&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=1118863&encType=1&FORM=MGAC01