New Book – Try Again!

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Carol

Sorry – messed up the Facebook post first time…here’s a second go!

I’ve published a book! It is a fully illustrated catalog of all the photographs that were shown at the Northern Trust Exhibition last fall. Here it is – you can leaf through the pages and preview the entire book. There’s a full screen option as well. The book contains 94 pages with 85 full color reproductions. The paper is a heavy professional grade photographic quality with a lustre finish that really shows the images off well. It is bookstore-quality, with top-notch binding, gorgeous paper, and professional printing. Enjoy!

Available for purchase HERE

WORLDS OF POSSIBILITIES
Carol Brooks Parker

Northern Trust Exhibition
September 9-November 28, 2010
CATALOG

WORLDS OF POSSIBILITIES CAROL BROOKS PARKER by Carol Brooks Parker | Make Your Own Book

My New Book!

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Carol

Available for purchase HERE

WORLDS OF POSSIBILITIES
Carol Brooks Parker

Northern Trust Exhibition
September 9-November 28, 2010
CATALOG

WORLDS OF POSSIBILITIES CAROL BROOKS PARKER by Carol Brooks Parker | Make Your Own Book

Underwater Slideshow

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Carol

This slideshow is a collection of favorites from diving in Vanuatu and New Caledonia this past season. Enjoy!

However the true purpose of this post is to test Viewbook’s slideshow feature with “Easy iFrame Loader Plugin” installed. The slideshow will play within the blog post.

If you’re using an iDevice (iPad, iPhone etc) CLICK HERE to view the same slideshow full frame.. If you’re viewing this on your computer just click on the Options bar below the thumbnails and select between Play, Fullscreen and Buy. Yes, you can even buy prints of the photos from this menu:-)

Poster Child

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Carol

Every fall there is a huge gathering of marine professionals at what is called IBEX. IBEX stands for International BoatBuilders’ Exposition & Conference and it is the largest technical marine event in the world. Every major vendor of marine items is there. Along with thousands of items to check out, there is an extensive array of hands on exhibitions and seminars. The next IBEX is scheduled for October 17-19, 2011, in Louisville, Kentucky.

The exciting part for us is that this year IBEX selected the FPB64, represented by AVATAR, to be the signature boat for the event. Photos of AVATAR are up on the IBEX website HERE and will be used in all the promotional materials. At the 2010 exhibition huge four-foot tall posters of AVATAR were plastered across the walls promoting the 2011 event. If you have a desire to print yourself a gigantic poster of AVATAR attacking the waves in New Zealand, you can download the PDF file (7mb) HERE. Of course you can print a smaller version or save the image as a computer screensaver…what ever floats your boat

The photo was taken by internationally recognized marine photographer Ivor Wilkins of New Zealand.

Facebook Link

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Carol

My blogging platform, WordPress, has recently released a new feature called Publicize that announces new posts on my Facebook page as well. This is just a quick housekeeping blog to implement the new feature. The AVATAR Logs is a journal and photo site that records our adventures cruising distant seas on our FPB 64 motor yacht AVATAR. We have just concluded a series of posts regarding our recent six-week long voyage circumnavigating the South Pacific islands of New Caledonia.

The main webpage for the blog can be accessed here: www.avatarlogs.com

New Disney Production “Oceans” to be released on Earth Day 2010

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Carol

Well we are landlocked in Tucson and missing the water. Raven is sold (read about it here) and our new FPB64 won’t be ready for us until at least March of 2010.

So today when I ran across the theatrical trailer for Disneynature’s new full-length movie OCEANS, a follow up to Disney’s awesome EARTH, I thought I’d share it with you all. OCEANS will be released on Earth Day 2010 (April 22, 2010) with a portion of the film’s proceeds going to ocean conservation. See OCEANS during opening week, and Disneynature will make a donation in your honor to save our coral reefs.

Enjoy the stunning videography in the trailer – just hit the “play” button below. We can’t wait to get back to the real thing! For more info and video direct from Disney’s website click HERE

RAVEN Is For Sale!

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Carol

Update October 27, 2009

RAVEN IS SOLD!

Photo Gallery

Sundeer 64 Data Sheet

Cutter Rig Diagram 1

Cutter Rig Diagram 2

Interior Layout

It’s almost time for us to say good-bye to Raven. Our new FPB64 (Hull #1) will launch late this year and we haven’t figured out a good way to enjoy two boats at once! Sadly for us, this week we officially listed Raven with an international yacht broker. For further information contact us (using Comments at the bottom of this post) and we will put you in touch. We do have one more cruise planned aboard Raven in the Kingdom of Tonga this coming August/September. After that Raven will head to New Zealand where she will be officially available for trial in the Auckland area. Early inquiries and/or offers are welcome of course, but the logistics of prepurchase surveys are better off accomplished in New Zealand.

If you are seriously interested in blue water cruising, the Sundeer 64 is one of the finest boats ever designed in its class. Read what Sailing Magazine had to say in their September 2005 Best Boats issue. The Sundeer 64 is a cult boat with a big fan base, a true collector’s item. Raven was only on the market for two weeks when we were fortunate enough to purchase her nearly five years ago. We anticipate similar enthusiasm this time around. Owning Raven has been a life-changing experience for us – as it can be for you.
Sundeer 64 Interior Layout
Sundeer 64 Cutter Rig 01

Weathering the storm!

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Carol

How to Weather the Economic Storm! Maybe a little tongue-in-cheek, maybe not! At any rate a fun look into the mind of the designer of our new FPB and the reasoning behind the boat’s innovative design. By the way, we’ve made our choices for the interior fabrics and materials with some valuable assistance from friend and interior designer Larry Shades. Time is marching on and progress continues on the boat – it won’t be too long before we’ll be taking possession and embarking on a new chapter in our cruising lifestyle.

Read Steve Dashew’s article HERE.

Under Construction!

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Carol

PHOTO GALLERY
Bank Protection Project

We’re back home from our most recent sailing trip and missing the lifestyle, but we wanted to be close to home during the massive bank protection construction project just to be sure all goes to plan (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, read my January 29 post).
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