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Lady B – Ed Dubois Gets It Right
We’ve known Ed Dubois for a long time, since before he made his name with early mega sailboats like Aquel, launched in New Zealand about the same time we were wrapping up the metal work on Sundeer, circa 1987-88. Most of the mega sailboats since have been rounded off on deck, what we’d call Euro-style, […]
A Walk on Epi Island
We arrived Wednesday morning at Bauerfield International Airport (built by the US during WWII) in Vanuatu after a relatively uneventful three leg fight from Tucson via Los Angeles and Nadi, Fiji. The only glitch occurred in LA after our 747 … Continue reading →
Paris Landing State Park, Tennessee
Heading South on the Tennessee River Last week we took a short break from the Muriel June—our first since June 20th. We went to my 50th high school reunion in Orange, California to enjoy both family and many old friends who have aged very graciously. Then we made a brief stop in Houston for doctor/dentist […]
I hate when that happens…
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Chesapeake City, MD — What to do on a windy rainy day?
Tuesday September 18, 2012
The weather outlook for the east coast today was rather bleak. So, we decided that travelling just wasn’t the greatest idea. The Summer Wind was safe and secure on the town dock .
Chesapeake City, MD forecast
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A Great Cruise up the Delaware Bay
Monday September 17th-
First mate– After a few days of resting to reassure that Dick was in “good and stable” form to travel, we untied the lines at 6:00am. In fact there was a caravan of boats leaving which gave us some reassurance tha…
A Great Cruise up the Delaware Bay
Monday September 17th-First mate– After a few days of resting to reassure that Dick was in “good and stable” form to travel, we untied the lines at 6:00am. In fact there was a caravan of boats leaving which gave us some reassurance that…
Chesapeake City, MD — What to do on a windy rainy day?
Tuesday September 18, 2012 The weather outlook for the east coast today was rather bleak. So, we decided that travelling just wasn’t the greatest idea. The Summer Wind was safe and secure on the town dock .Chesapeake City, MD forecast This Af…
TWO WEEKS FROM HELL
Wednesday September 5th – Sunday September 16th
The next 2 weeks were from Hell!!!
The day after our last posting was the beginning of our dilemmas. We were relaxing on the Summer Wind, reading a couple of good books when I (Dick) sat up from my prone…
