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	<title>Floatingzoo.com</title>
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	<description>stories from a bunch of crazy creatures living on the sea</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Announcing&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=23</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sara</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[

We are so happy to announce that our newest crew member has arrived! On January 28th at 4:47 pm our lives were forever changed when our Leah came into the world kicking and screaming. We really have treasured every minute with our precious little girl.

When we first started the journey to parenthood last summer, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s stopped raining! Time to get busy.</title>
		<link>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 05:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sara</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, on July, oh, 19th or so of this year the rain finally let up in Seattle. Actually, the truth is that most of this past winter was very dry. We were supposed to have a drought year this year. Of course, as soon as it warmed up the rains finally came and didn&#8217;t let [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blakely Harbor Mini-Cruise</title>
		<link>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=21</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2005 00:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sara</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Trip Logs</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We sailed Rivendell over to our favorite overnight spot, Blakely Harbor this past weekend.  With wind speeds from 4-18 knots Saturday and Sunday we finally got to put the new sails through a real trial. 
But first, a little crew update.
We wondered how Grizzley, our 50 lb. (mostly hair) Australian Shepherd mix would do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Unglamorous Job &#8212; DONE!</title>
		<link>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=20</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2005 23:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sara</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Projects</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We so wanted to go sailing this weekend. All week, we&#8217;d been trying to decide where we were going to anchor and how nice it would be to get out of the marina and hoping there&#8217;d be some wind &#8212; but not too much &#8212; to fill our sails. 
So we were a bit bummed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They Fit!</title>
		<link>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=17</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sara</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Projects</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After bending on our new main and genoa between rain squalls last weekend, we took Rivendell out for a sail one lovely evening after work.

As you can see, happily both sails appear to fit!  However, this was the most windless evening we&#8217;d had in months.  Not a breath of wind, not even a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Precious Cargo</title>
		<link>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=19</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sara</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Trip Logs</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bleary eyed from a whirlwind weekend in San Francisco, we arrived at Doyle first thing Monday morning.
First though, we have to thank our hosts, Michael&#8217;s brother Greg and his girlfriend Danielle for a fantastic weekend on the town.  We had such a great time driving around in the Mini through the Marin hills, slurping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Ready for Sails</title>
		<link>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=18</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sara</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Projects</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In preparation for picking up our new sails at the end of March, we were working like crazy to get Rivendell ready for them. 
I&#8217;m happy to report that when we installed the new backstay with new Navtec fittings and HAM/SSB insulators the project went flawlessly.  It took not even all of a Saturday. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Whistledown of a Reunion</title>
		<link>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=16</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sara</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Doug and Meg, formerly of the Spencer 35 Whistledown, were visiting in Seattle this week.   The Sea of Cortez gang gathered for several rounds of stories and beer at the Sloop Tavern in Ballard. 

I&#8217;ve traveled now for many miles
It feels so good to see the smiles of
Friends who never left your mind
When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advice you won&#8217;t find anywhere else.</title>
		<link>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=15</link>
		<comments>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=15#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sara</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Projects</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are so shamed to admit what we are about to admit that we really don&#8217;t want to put this on the website.
But in the interest of masts remaining standing the world over, we must pass on this vital information regarding assembling Navtec Norseman fittings.
You won&#8217;t find these images anywhere else on the internet.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kudos to Navtec!</title>
		<link>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=14</link>
		<comments>http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=14#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sara</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Projects</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While attaching the new headstay to the top of the mast, Michael noticed that the wire had slipped out of the top Norseman fitting about 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch.  Oops. 
The next day, he emailed Navtec, the maker of the Norseman fittings:
Hello Navtec,
I have recently installed 3/8��� Norseman fittings on my 3/8��� [...]]]></description>
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