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Kite Night Reflections from my Journey Across the Pacific
Here we go again. This time at midnight. My spinnaker continues to play tricks on me. It has already fallen in the water twice on this passage and both times I have had to climb the mast to rethread the halyard. Now it is tying itself into a most interesting looking knot about the masthead and forstay. The trades are blowing fifteen knots. Gusts are twenty. A two meter swell is rolling through from the southwest. About thirteen hundred nautical miles from land, I have no opti
Owen Murphy
7 days ago6 min read


Meridian Marine Electrical Article Live on Victron's Home Page!
Earlier this year I did a massive rewire on a 55' Tayana in Port Canaveral, Florida. This was an extremely unique system that was just as...
Owen Murphy
Aug 15, 20231 min read


Panama Baby!
I am getting behind here and way overdo for a trip update. We arrived in Bocas del Toro on May 19th after another 5 day sail and settled...
Owen Murphy
Jul 1, 20232 min read


Interview with Podcast Host, Paul Trammel of Offshore Sailing
"I met Owen in St Augustine when I was fitting out Windflower. He and another electrician came by to give me advice. We talk about his...
Owen Murphy
Jun 13, 20231 min read
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