This morning we left Nu Plaza Yacht Club at 5:45 A.M. because we had so much territory to cover before it got dark. We managed to average 8.1 mph against the current, plus we locked through both the Newburgh Lock and Cannelton Lock. We arri…
A Long, Long, Day
This morning we left Nu Plaza Yacht Club at 5:45 A.M. because we had so much territory to cover before it got dark. We managed to average 8.1 mph against the current, plus we locked through both the Newburgh Lock and Cannelton Lock. We arri…
MVGUMBO 2013-04-03 14:15:00
Day 5 Saturday March 31 Range Point mile 195 to Baytowne Marina mile 239 44 miles todayWe raised the anchor and departed Range Point at 7:45 am it was calm, warm, and hazy with a few clouds. At 11:30 we passed under the Ft Walton Bridge…
Lots of Decisions – Boat and Machinery
CAD drawings in the study at our Sarasota residenceBuilding an Outer Reef, and for that matter any trawler, involves a considerable number of decisions. These include the boat’s configuration, engines, machinery, electrical system, elec…
The Day Is Underway
Nice morning this morning. The piers beside us are empty so I have nothing to add interest to the foreground so I just shot and enjoyed because that’s what I do even when I have no purpose. And then the water looked abstractly interesting and then a plane from Orlando flew up into the sun […]
Today’s Pic
Ha!Well, that’s embarrassing. If any of you visited this blog earlier, you may have seen something I’ve started working on for a completely different project. I’m not sure how it published, but it did.Sorry if I confused anyone.It’s still in it’s…
St. Petersburg, and tax time in NY
Hi all,
Yet another month has become days gone by! I’ve learned that when we are underway the
blog flows freely. Not so much when we
are in port. However the blog is the
record of our travels, so however belated…
April 3, 2013
Hi all,
Yet another month has become days gone by! I’ve learned that when we are underway the
blog flows freely. Not so much when we
are in port. However the blog is the
record of our travels, so however …
Pelicans and Mathematics
The weather is really starting to get nice here in Georgia, sunny and warm every day. I love being able to shut off the heat and open windows and doors to get some fresh air, pollen be darned. It’s been nice weather to do some little jobs o…
MVGUMBO 2013-04-02 20:28:00
Day 4 Saturday March 30 Dauphin Is. Marina mile 128, to Range point mile 195, near Pensacola Beach. 67 miles today. It was clear with light winds today. We left the marina at 7:40 AM, Mobile Bay was glassy all the way across, …
