Floatin’ on Lofoten
Adventures, Shipping, Spring 2018 Having transited the Panama Canal the Star Lofoten, carrying Jupiter as deck cargo, is traveling northwest along the coast of Mexico. She is steaming at 13.6 knots, next stop La ... Read more
Death in the Afternoon
Adventures, Florida, Shipping, Spring 2018 Jupiter’s ride to the Pacific Northwest commenced Thursday, April 12 at 22:30 when our freighter, Star Lofoten, departed Port Everglades under cover of darkness. In our haste to secure the ... Read more
Loaded
Adventures, Florida, Shipping, Spring 2018 We departed Bahia Mar Marina at 17:30 hours. After being cleared by the Harbormaster into the commercial security zone we proceeded to the ship’s loading station at Port Everglades Slip ... Read more
A Boring & Tedious Posting
Adventures, Shipping, Spring 2018 A month after the original date estimate for loading Jupiter, we continue to wait in Fort Lauderdale. The adventure continues, but not yet at sea! Crew has decamped to a ... Read more
What’s in our drawers?
Adventures, Shipping, Spring 2018 After what seemed like an endless wait we piloted Jupiter from Key Largo north 50 miles to Fort Lauderdale to prepare for loading, which is “tentatively” scheduled for Monday afternoon, ... Read more
Ready and Waiting
Adventures, Florida, Shipping, Spring 2018 Jupiter’s loading date has been delayed again – now April 5th. The boat is ready to go – excepting the last minute preparations that cannot yet be accomplished, as is ... Read more
Mangroves & Mosquitoes
Adventures, Florida, Shipping, Spring 2018 An excursion in our tender, Io, from Jupiter’s overnight anchorage in Card Sound provides a remarkable wilderness experience. This Sound is surrounded by an immense forests of mangrove (ignoring Turkey ... Read more
Jupiter, Sign & Symbolism
Adventures, Shipping Our burgee (private signal) is designed around the astronomical symbol for the planet Jupiter. It contains two elements. First, the crescent with a horizontal line, the Greek letter zeta standing ... Read more
Twenty Days to Loading
Adventures, Florida, Shipping, Spring 2018 Today we have been assigned both a loading date and a ship to carry Jupiter to British Columbia. The loading date is March 28th, and the ship is the Norwegian ... Read more
Shipping News
Adventures, Florida, Shipping, Spring 2018 We are spending our days preparing Jupiter for shipping. She will be carried on a specialized transport ship from Fort Lauderdale to Victoria sometime during the latter part of ... Read more