About us
We grew up in California, went to public schools receiving four year degrees from UC Berkeley, got married, worked for 20 years child free, are now retired and sailing around the world.
Sailing Interlude
The Adventures of Kurt & Katie Braun while sailing the world aboard the yacht Interlude
Sailing Interlude
The Adventures of Kurt & Katie Braun while sailing the world aboard the yacht Interlude
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Atlantic Crossing Day 3
We managed to sail all day and part of last night. The nights have been really dark and we have only seen two ships (one was the MSC SORAYA – 227m long and all lit up). 12-12-10 noon…
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Atlantic Crossing Day 2
We have been having a smooth mostly motorboat ride under fair skies with little wind. We did try to sail yesterday for a few hours using our Code Zero headsail and full main but could only manage windspeed…
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Atlantic Crossing Day 1
After over two months in the Canary Island(s) we are finally underway. Our time spent with old friends and new all gathering here to cross the Atlantic was special. Playa Francesca allowed us to meet many of the…
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Thanksgiving Interlude
We are indeed thankful to be alive and well here in the Canary Islands. After almost seven weeks of life at anchor here on the island of Lanzarote, meeting dozens of new friends on yachts passing thru the…
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Languishing on Lanzarote
We left ‘The Beach’ on Graciosa and are back in the grubby fishing port of Naos on the neighboring island of Lanzarote. There is a cruise/ferry ship terminal has facilitated a nice walking path to the main town there,…
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Frightfully Fun Francesca
We had another fun beach party on Playa Francesca (Isla Graciosa, Canary Islands). The Halloween costume party started with the cruiser kids trick or treating in dinghies thru the anchorage and everyone heading for the beach at 1500…
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Cadiz to Canaries
The anchorage outside Puerto Sherry Marina near the town of Santa Maria across the bay from Cadiz was pleasant but with some chop and swell occasionally coming in from the SW. We put out a stern anchor to…
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Guardia & Gib
After a fun time on the party island of Ibiza it was time to start heading for Gibraltar. On our second night we almost got run over by the cruise ship ‘Disney Magic’. Kurt called them to tell…
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The eight mile wide Strait of Gibraltar separates Europe from Africa and connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. Due to evaporation, the Med has a constant influx of water. Tides in the Atlantic and wind direction…
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Inebriated Brits in Ibiza
On Wednesday we motored five hours to another Balearic island, Ibiza (pronounced eebeetha) and anchored in Cala Portinatx (x pronounced sh?) (27 ft, 39d06.62’N, 1d30.91’E). The islands here have many such Calas (small coves) indenting rocky cliff lined shores.…
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