Sailing, Jeeping, and Cool Technology

2021 Jeeptoberfest

The Ocala Jeep club just had an event, Jeeptoberfest held from Friday, October 15 to Sunday, October 17 at Kirby Family Farm, 19630 NE 30th street, Williston FL. Kingdom OffroadOnce again I'm attending with the Kingdom Offroad team of Josh and Jason. I really appreciate being able to attend events

2021 Sheriff's Jeep Fest

Three adjectives that I would use to describe my experience at the 2021 Sheriff's Jeep Fest would be Epic, Awesome, and Great. These adjectives need to be in phrases to truly describe the event... Epic Adventures, Awesome Times, and Great People! Ok, let me back up a little. Labor Day

Roamer Discovers Citrus WMA

Yesterday we spent the day with the guys Roaming around Citrus WMA. (Wildlife management area). We spent the day with Josh and Jason from KingdomOffRoad.com. I particularly like that they are a faith-based Jeep Community. Ok. To start Citrus Wildlife Management area is in the Withlacoochee state forest. That's

What's in a Name? myJeep Roamer, myBoat Island Roamer

In 2020 we purchased a trawler. Her name was and is Island Roamer. We thought about changing her name but then I learned that changing a boat name is bad luck without some sort of virgin sacrifice. So her name remains the same. She is a 1978 Marine Trader Trawler

Roamer Earns her first Badge of Honor: Ocala National Forest in FL

Jeeping the Ocala Nation Forest badge of Honor tail #jeep

Sailing

USA #415 Mini Transat Prototype - For SOLD!

The mini prototype for sale

TRX4 Sport Build

More to come on this build I needed a place to post my pictures.

Sailing

Hatch boards: The retrofit of USA #415 Continued

I am busy getting ready for the Pacific Cup in 2020 which is only months away. In a detailed review of the PacCup PCER (Pacific cup Equipment Rules) on section says: § 2.2 Hatch Boards• A boat's hatch boards, whether or not in position in the hatchway, shall be secured

Sailing

A Tale of Two Rudders: The retrofit of USA #415 Continues

I was sailing the Davis Island around the Egmont Key race on Saturday, Nov 16, 2019. We were beam reaching in about 18 knots of wind and just flying. About 14 miles into the Race I heard a"crunch" sound as the boat immediately rounded up. After a quick assessment,

Sailing

The Retrofit of USA #415 - Minitransat Prototype

On January 18th, 2018 I purchased and drove home my new sailboat. My Boat is a a Mini. Mini's are specifically designed for single handed offshore sailing. 6.50 Class For its intended use, racing across the Atlantic Ocean, the Mini 6.50 is very short and beamy, being nearly

Sailing

Sailing: Mini Transat Prototype USA 415 is Sailing the Pacific Cup in 2020

June 19th, 2020 – Relentless racing with be joining the Pacific Cup Regatta from San Francisco to Hawaii a premier sailboat racing event. The Pacific Cup is the:"THE FUN RACE TO HAWAII" The FUN Race to Hawai’i runs every other year (on even years) between San Francisco and Hawaii.

Sailing: St. Petersburg to Havana Cuba 2019

The race to Habana Cuba started with three days of boat work and skippers meetings at the St Petersburg yacht club. USA 415 elevated the team to stardom at the dock. Racers and cruisers stopped by asking how many crew, to be confused by the answer of "just us". People

portworx

Solving the Kubernetes Storage Challenge

December 3, 2018 Tags: Portworx Enterprise Infatuation with Kubernetes It seems that everyone is infatuated with Kubernetes. Every organization has an active project with Kubernetes or planning one. When adopting Kubernetes organizations are quickly realizing that many decisions need to be made and that Kubernetes is no simple thing. Some

IOT

IOT in a BOX

The Big and the Small of IoT The world of the Internet of Things (IoT) is commonly described within a swirl of superlatives: ”billions of devices,” “brand new business models,” “the destruction of business as we know it,” and the list goes on. Such a technological revolution seems too big