Nelson from Electronics Unlimited came by this week and replaced the AirPort extender amplifier at the top of the mast. We were able to log in and browse via Lauderdale Marine Center's access point, 600 meters or 2,000 feet away.
November 2013 photo from the top of the main mast. That's the Seaman's right foot.
We are amidst several projects, including fitting solar power, improving refrigeration, adding backup water pumps, rationalising and increasing the safety of the 12 volt subsystem, and various repairs. Some of it requires work such as going up the mast, but here's a video of Alex Thomson, who has figured quicker ways to get there:
Alex Thomson is a successful sailing competitor who has been sponsored by Hugo Boss for over a decade.
From its current base in Fort Lauderdale, each time Peregrinus goes to sea it has to ask six bridge tenders to open their bridges. In the United States, river traffic has preference over road traffic. The Admiral took this picture yesterday of the Miami River from the Metromover a few blocks from our home.
Miami Avenue Bridge open by request of Qing, a 46-meter Cayman Islands boat that just a couple of months ago was known as Mazu.
Self-reminder to the Admiral and the Seaman as they contemplate the long list of items still holding them from departing Miami.
View of the channel between North and South Bimini from the aft deck of Peregrinus, 29 July 2013, iPhone S4, ISO 50 @ f/2.4
Boats jockeying for anchoring position immediately off of the Dodge Island Cut channel, right in front of Bayfront Park, west of Lummus Island Turning Basin.
The photo is bisected by one of the backstays, a cable that helps support the mast.
Sunset view from the port-side stern of Peregrinus, off of Miami, 4 July 2013
When in a foreign country, it is customary, and often legally required, that the boat fly the local flag on the tallest mast. And not just any local flag; one should use the civil ensign. On this photo, Peregrinus flies the civil ensign of The Bahamas on the forward mast while docked last year in Bimini. As The Bahamas is part of the British Commonwealth, the design of its civil ensign shares a legacy with the Red Duster that flies on the stern of Peregrinus.
Browns Marina, Bimini, 30 July 2013, iPhone 4S @ f/2.4, ISO 50
There's plenty of unpaid work to go around. The Seaman looking at issues with the AirPort extender (or, WiFi, as they call it some places), 3 March 2014.
–––Leah Kruger of Brio
