The Trouble with Marine Plumbing…. a Shitty Problem
The toilet is an interesting piece of engineering on a boat. It generally works well unless something other than toilet paper and poop goes in…
Read MorePosted by allen | Jan 22, 2019 | Allen's Fo'c'sle
The toilet is an interesting piece of engineering on a boat. It generally works well unless something other than toilet paper and poop goes in…
Read MorePosted by allen | Nov 18, 2018 | Allen's Fo'c'sle
While I’ve owned a number of boats in the last 50 years, this boat has lots of new things to learn and challenges to solve. Perhaps things I’ve learned could help others, perhaps others could help me learn more.
Read MorePosted by allen | Mar 23, 2017 | Adventures
Our first big passage-a 1500 mile journey broken into two one-week segments from St. Martin to Ft. Lauderdale. Here’s the ship’s log for the first leg.
Read MoreOur adventure began in 2016 when we discovered Gémeaux in St. Martin. We explored the Caribbean, Colombia, San Blas, and The Bahamas, as well as the eastern seaboard of the U.S. In 2022, we crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and sailed as far east as Croatia and Greece. We explored the coastlines of Italy, France and Spain in our final season and exited the Mediterranean late in 2024. We wrapped up the year with a 21-day crossing back across the Atlantic from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean.
Still enjoying memories of the Med, we are happy to be back in the turquoise waters of The Bahamas. We plan to sail back to the US in May and give someone else the pleasure of sailing on Gémeaux. Anybody want to buy a boat?! It has been an adventure of a lifetime but we "think" we're ready to return to land life in California.