On to the Abacos!

We spent a week in Nassau at the Nassau Harbor Club, waiting out the nasty weather. It was blowing 20 to 30 and we got eleven inches of rain. It was good to be tied to a dock! They don’t get that much in a hurricane! Well, you can’t keep cruisers down….

September Song 2012-05-08 09:07:00

 Honest, I didn’t see the sign! You’re still getting a ticket!That’s our next bus, #11. The buses are a hoot here in Nassau. The one bus we rode had to have an extra person on board just to hold the door closed. The driver also had a little, well,…

September Song 2012-05-08 09:06:00

One that didn’t make it.The beach at Rose Island.Godiva, after a roll in the sand. Happy Girl!Now that’s a place to hang out and take a nap.

September Song 2012-05-08 09:05:00

William and Judy arriving at September Song for cocktails and dinnerAnd Stephen and Pam.And Jay, with beer in hand, and Nancy. The family cars, parked behind September Song. What a fun night!

September Song 2012-05-08 09:05:00

The sunset at Egg Island. The moon rising over Egg Island. 

RACING WITH THE WIND

April 28,2012

Can’t believe it has been 10 days since we posted our last entry. The weather has turned ugly with rain, thunderstorms and high winds, so haven’t had a chance to write.
Even though mother nature hasn’t been kind we are moving anyway. As…

RACING WITH THE WIND

April 28,2012Can’t believe it has been 10 days since we posted our last entry. The weather has turned ugly with rain, thunderstorms and high winds, so haven’t had a chance to write. Even though mother nature hasn’t been kind we are moving anyway. As mo…

Cat Fight!!

Dogs belong to people.   Cats belong to places.This marina is fairly large with room for about 100 boats.   All of it is the territory of Tipper, a long haired Siamese kind of cat.   Tipper is very friendly to everyone exc…

May 7 – Annapolis, MD

On the MoveAnnapolis City Mooring FieldNo blog yesterday because there wasn’t much going on around here…cloudy and cool most of the day. We spent another night in Harness Creek. We did get a little sunshine first thing this morning; it quickly …

Fine Tuning the First FPB 97

We’ve been hard at work fine-tuning FPB 97-1 for her very experienced owner. His goal is a highly efficient cruising platform, one which is easy to maintain, and has the highest degree of reliability. There is an instinctive understanding of the difference between the theoretical ideal and the everyday practical. The results so far, of […]