Pam and I took the dogs to Cumberland for their potty break and then back to the boat. After lunch, we spent a dogless afternoon on the island, and I brought my camera to share with you. This place is amazing.This is your typical Cumberland…
Utah’s Arches National Park
300 Million years ago part of the western US was an inland sea, covered in salt water. We can remember hiking in parts of southern Utah where the ground is littered with small shells as far as the eye can see. The salt left behind when that…
Our Last Day at Brunswick
We’re casting off our docklines shortly, headed down Jekyll Creek at pretty much the wrong time for Cumberland Island. We finished up a few mundane boat chores, such as cleaning the ring buoy.For my landlubber friends, marine equipment isn’t the…
Plating Models – How We Used to Do It
We’ve been gradually reorganizing our offices, and in the process trying to figure out what to do with out hull models. This plating model was in hand yesterday, and we got to thinking it might be of interest for the secrets it reveals. 3D design, Rhino, Fast Yacht, etc. have been in our arsenal for […]
thunder and lightening and squalls, oh my
8 May 0000 UTC (0900 local -9ZD) N 8deg 35.7′ E 130deg 05.6′ , COG 100T, SOG 5.6kts (Continued…)
#2013-07 Cape Caution today?
A little past 4AM, Alex was up listening to the morning weather forecast. As expected the storm still has to blow some more with 20-30 knots expected. The local weather observations were quite a bit different. At 4:30AM, Egg, Pine, and Herb…
MVGUMBO 2013-05-07 20:22:00
Tuesday May 7, 2013Lulu’s Homeport Marina ICW mile 155 to Gulfport Municipal Yacht Harbor ICW mile 70 + 4 miles89 miles todayWe got up early and left Lulu’s at 6 am to take advantage of the light winds forecast for today. We travelled West on the…
MVGUMBO 2013-05-07 20:22:00
Tuesday May 7, 2013Lulu’s Homeport Marina ICW mile 155 to Gulfport Municipal Yacht Harbor ICW mile 70 + 4 miles89 miles todayWe got up early and left Lulu’s at 6 am to take advantage of the light winds forecast for today. We travelled West on the…
SmartPlug – The Real Installation Story
At this year’s Miami Boat Show, Karen stayed on the boat and I drove down for meetings. At the show I had a couple of hours to look for new things for our own boat. I came across SmartPlug, winner of the electrical innovation award at the show. I talke…
SmartPlug – The Real Installation Story
At this year’s Miami Boat Show, Karen stayed on the boat and I drove down for meetings. At the show I had a couple of hours to look for new things for our own boat. I came across SmartPlug, winner of the electrical innovation award at the show. I talke…
