Bill was waiting offshore while I swam with whale sharks. Photo taken by Last Mango
Merry Christmas!!
This is the first time that we will be staying on the boat for Christmas and not visiting family. There are several reasons but one was to just have the experience and see what it would be like.So what do I miss? Well, certainly spending time with fami…
A Shifting View Of Cruising
In 2003 when we began work on the first FPB, Wind Horse, we briefly considered an enclosed flying bridge. Our good friend, and collaborator, the late Steve Davis, was a strong advocate. He said “one day you will come around.” Our reasoning was that in conditions warranting enclosure we’d pilot from the great room, and […]
Christmas Cruise 2011: Seattle to Effingham Bay, Barkley Sound
We first planned a Christmas cruise to Barkley Sound in the fall of 2003. That November,
however, we attended a presentation by Cliff
Mass on
the difficulties …
NASSAU, HERE WE COME!
12/18/2011FRAZERS HOG CAY TO NASSAUSUNDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 37 NM DOCKED AT NASSAU HARBOUR CLUB 1.75/FOOT+8.00/DAY WATER+METERED POWER SUNRISE IN BIMINI: 6:57 AM SUNSET IN FRAZER’S HOG CAY: 5:23 PMI have some good photos to share but the …
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 – Anchorage Alaska
Things got away from me during our last month in Mexico. So here I am catching up, a little late, and a little north from our precious Serenity. Today is grey and the weather is not good. We have had a series of freeze-thaw cycles here and this mor…
BYE BYE BIMINI
12/17/2011 BIMINI TO FRAZER’S HOG CAYSATURDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 84 NM MOORED AT FRAZER’S HOG CAY BERRY ISLAND CLUB CLOSED SUNRISE IN BIMINI: 6:57 AM SUNSET IN FRAZER’S HOG CAY: 5:23 PMIt was a long travel day, starting when we tossed our ropes…
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 – Anchorage Alaska
Things got away from me during our last month in Mexico. So here I am catching up, a little late, and a little north from our precious Serenity. Today is grey and the weather is not good. We have had a series of freeze-thaw cycles here and this mor…
A little drama at Frazer Hog Cay
Hardly awake yet at 6:30 a. m. on Monday morning, we listened to Chris Parker’s broadcast on SSB radio from his Marine Weather Center, where he provides a detailed weather report for the Bahamas and Florida Straits. He started his weather report by as…
Speaking of the Weather
Well, well, well, happy holidays! A tad early, but we have received the apparently usual gift of the Christmas Trade Winds! Yes, the winds are picking up as a cold front is dissipating and stalling out, bringing winds….right before we have famil…
