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2012, April 15th, launch.

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Caleb

Lots of work got us up to this point but we helped put the Odalisque in the water. We took about an hour to do a quick test sail in light winds once the sails were loaded on properly. She … Continue reading →

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2012, March 3rd. Install new prop shaft.

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Caleb

When I arrived in Nyack the sun was starting to come out and the temperature was rising above 50F just before 2PM. Birds were chirping like it was the first day of spring, squirrels were burrowing for lost or forgotten … Continue reading →

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2011, November 30th. Begin drive train rebuild

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Caleb

When we first bough our boat a good friend and fellow boat owner advised me against the 35 year old Tartan 27′ from 1967 we were considering because of it’s age. I listened to the advice and we bought the … Continue reading →

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2011, October 18th. Quick work visit and Cetol.

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Caleb

Owning a boat is a large responsibility and our old boat has numerous yearly, and more frequent maintenance chores that go along with ownership. Do you maintain your own house/apartment, car or other equipment? A boat is like a tiny … Continue reading →

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2011, August 29th, after Irene

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Caleb

Our boat has now survived two relatively harsh tropical storms at her mooring off Nyack; Ernesto and now Irene. One larger keel boat from our mooring field lies sadly at an angle against the rip-rap rocks just south of our … Continue reading →

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2011, August 27th. Storm prep for hurricane Irene.

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Caleb

With a big push from Matt we managed to add 2 extra mooring pennants to Odalisque. The newly added pennants were our last retired set that are 3 – 4′ longer then our existing new pennants and will act as … Continue reading →

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2011, August 2nd – 4th with Weds. race

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Caleb

Rick, Don and I managed to get out on ‘Odalisque’ around 11 am from Nyack Boat Club on Wednesday, August 3rd. With light or no wind evident we motored up to near the magnificent cliffs where there was at least … Continue reading →

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2011, July 27th Wednesday race

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Caleb

We earned a red badge of courage as sailors and finally managed to wrap a dock line around our prop with the engine running, while in gear. We had taken our boat to a finger pier and had a diver … Continue reading →

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2011, June 22 race, showers.

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Caleb

I am happy that Bill joined us for this race. That brought our number of hands up to 4 so now worries, right? The radar showed some local cells approaching our area so the race started later then the usual … Continue reading →

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2011, June 15th race, Full moon.

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Caleb

We have been working as a crew on ‘Odalisque’ for a while now. The three of us: me, Kenny and Matt have been doing a good job of keeping our old cruising boat at the top of our highest PHRF … Continue reading →

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