<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:05:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/makina/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Makina Sea Log : July 5, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was nice returning to Lunenburg. About three weeks was spent there last season. Instead of a mooring ball, this visit we used the hook. There is a great anchorage right in the harbor, just below the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@novacadian/5r4jyk-makina-sea-log-july-5-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@novacadian/5r4jyk-makina-sea-log-july-5-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[novacadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:51:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19X4yXc7wYc7pYNX3YtjUHBFfLhmMzvQUUD1TDgpZous6edPXTz3b6veCN6EUzgRntJnCkrk6LKeBXMitdWuYv31ym1Tch8kfLcW2xshVJ5DjSXxUj98?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makina Sea Log : July 5, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both the Admiral and myself had a wonderful sleep. The silence and gentle rocking of the waves had us not rising until mid-morning. Pierre had a couple of nice flights with his drone; which has become]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-july-5-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-july-5-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[novacadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBWt3KJ6nCk1oC7v2iCmnyL2JV1AJakrRcDwztgWa4LToAFuzK1EUarU6xLmXwy2t7ecS8hX1wXosonXk1JRTHyEv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makina Sea Log : July 3, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon the Admiral arrived as part of his East Coast Tour. It was mid-afternoon so we thought we would do some prep chores. Visiting the Seamstress who was hemming our Trailer Park Bimini.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@novacadian/7xxptu-makina-sea-log-june-27-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@novacadian/7xxptu-makina-sea-log-june-27-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[novacadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:11:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwmDPPkGx4aaF7Xp3vKe6yPm1hPkSvRaMjHeDdvK8VhgBjxD4xHeahN91BToAAiAfodsF2j4RdRzBAVrcczgkNE7Q8G9e2yi8QgBNhKFYz9U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makina Sea Log : June 27, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[An early rise to get a nice picture it turned out. Then it was back to the bunk until a more reasonable time to think about going ashore. Sunrise off the town of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia It had been a few]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-june-27-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-june-27-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[novacadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLB8xjjTbax98MpNLQnjgeJAbKZCHpKQEpUcaXP4A2VjLNTwmmCdBTC8UQrKXdmYT9jYMTUjimuNZREjyPaKrkyWKp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makina Sea Log : June 25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[When texting a new friend, this morning, about meeting up this weekend my final post said, "Let me know whenever it's a good time for you as my schedule is very flexible to the point of having none."]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-june-25-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-june-25-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[novacadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:48:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdedCWVBMciHhdsFUGUrf2AMTeCYkyHTX5NJi5XiXk3TqRQkJXeaEEWcSuZZxJsL1x9AeLv4jM1tUTCaFBm56q28eUvwZx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makina Sea Log : June 21, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boating life is not for everyone. On one extreme there are those unfortunates which become physically ill by the activity. Many others, however, enjoy boating. That group might be subdivided into those]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-june-21-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-june-21-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[novacadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:29:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9Hc8JKUrMjJEQqhNZneVdEc715BDyTNfJ8EkTsvFV2p7KeP1a79Mwiyx9hSmboRzNZy8y2Qf5cHezDhVCS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makina Sea Log : May 29, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well it has seemed like getting Makina sea ready has been moving ahead nicely; yet it is often two steps forward and another step back. Once launched we were shocked to find, on our first sea trial, that]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-may-29-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-may-29-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[novacadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 02:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAi9fqQ1Q2oBjHpzftMHVd2pzi3gYHXiRCthKGf6iJmYExx5RMB8QeBbevAJ5JHudkU1i2krKcKcvMPuSJ822U18ayAWCYP2r4J5neQVB7sze?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makina Sea Log : May 25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This has had to be one of the longest winters, ever witnessed by me, in Nova Scotia. There have been winters which have been colder and those with more snow; yet never so long as this one. Since the summer]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-may-25-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@novacadian/makina-sea-log-may-25-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[novacadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:16:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcmC34Mizh6e9ycJM88pNhRW4fUzZuceXe3AUeEuMhbpEBihCvnk67mi1oxYHmurX6Yb3Z2JpdCC2iUjzBsg1TQXMfz6B4z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Holidays!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Best of the Season from the Captain and Crew of the Makina! ​May the wind be at your back! ------- A listing of my sailing posts: -------]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@novacadian/happy-holidays</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@novacadian/happy-holidays</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[novacadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:12:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu79fYh1Svf3mN2MBPH8Jtov39jhTrY94QRzp6bJrGknXypbzq2QD4rmv64esGUrt2DwoJAYTPmc3S79Lhc5Yb1EmvCa5iuz7DkKJLYrkW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visiting Makina and other waiting chores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oct. 30, 2025 Today was the first time that Klaus Schwab's famous line, of owning nothing yet being happy, rang home to me. It was when starting up an hourly rental from CommunAuto; who had recently made]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@novacadian/visiting-makina-and-other-waiting-chores</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@novacadian/visiting-makina-and-other-waiting-chores</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[novacadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:58:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsLBYecSp3jKD1kzdmSESMSJ7HeFBBzQCNLfWLSaeEszfB9djCSwewgNQKz1VP6XiFrZU4dAfAGxf5KjQ4wsYz3RnSjPhwRnEBHQ2VJ6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major change in the weather.]]></title><description><![CDATA[​ There had been a running gag among my friends and family. Allow me to explain. 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It may have taken climbing a twelve foot ladder with her still on the hard, yet we were onboard again all the same. 😄 Tom, the Yard Owner, had invited me down]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@novacadian/back-aboard-even-though-still-on-the-hard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@novacadian/back-aboard-even-though-still-on-the-hard</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[novacadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:58:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAi9fqQ1Q2oBjHpzftMHVd2pzi3gYHXiRCthKGf6iJmYExx5RMB8QeBbevAJ5JHudkU1i2krKcKcvMPuSUpatJJiopjHhQm3ToBJ2DNKpp3iE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aug. 17 - Aug. 20]]></title><description><![CDATA[​ Aug. 17, 2025 Raised the anchor early and headed into Zwicker Wharf. The electrical problems that had plagued Makina were now narrowed down to a depleted engine battery. 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