South Haven, MI, was a picturesque place to sit out the high winds and waves on Lake Michigan, and this we did for five days, each day walking down to the inlet to assess the conditions. Finally, on September 6th, we decided to make the short run to B…
Long-standing, Mildly Annoying Storage Issues
I suspect most people have them, regardless of whether theylive on land or on a boat. All those little details that just don’t work wellbecause the space hasn’t been optimized. Ours was in a hall closet. Itessentially holds our cleaning supplies (vacuu…
Getting Married Is A Lot Of Work
Pamela was a beautiful bride yesterday.The only photos I have are people’s cell phone pics, but you can see how lovely she looked. Everything went without a hitch and everything was perfect. Well, except for the cold and rain and havi…
Kentucky Sugar Bay
Today we all continued on Kentucky Lake the scenery is beautiful and the weather very nice. We arrived at our anchorage (Sugar Bay) the shortest travel day so far all of 8 miles from Kentucky Dam Marina. &nb…
Oct. 1 – Great Bridge, VA
Day 197 – Transition DayAtlantic Yacht BasinWe still have things to do before we leave, but most of them will have to wait until Monday. We spent the day getting things organized; washing the boat and watching the large boats go by in the ICW. The brid…
Quick Trip North
With a haul out scheduled for mid-September at Solomons, MDwe departed North Carolina working our way toward the Chesapeake Bay. The weather remained hot and muggy the entiretrip. Even the Chesapeake Bay area wasmuggy. Having arrived …
Sandy Carroll’s CD prelease
Just As I AmThe party’s today. The actual release date is Oct 18 and the official release party will be at Huey’s in Memphis, but this one is just for friends and we made the cut.So… a special trip to Pickwick has been cued up. Goin back home.&…
FPB 64 Dinghy Launching Procedure
Launching and retrieval of a large dinghy is probably the riskiest endeavor on any yacht. Pete Rossin, of Iron Lady (FPB64-3), has written up the system he uses, the link for which is at the end of this article. Before checking his blog, here are some things for owners of all types of vessels to […]
Chincoteague
We’ve just spent two lovely days with our friend Carol taking a trip yesterday to Manhattan and today walking along the beach here in Point Pleasant.
Tomorrow we’ll head off to visit our friend Kathy in Cotuit, MA.
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Free At Last!!
Gleaming PropSpeed on the props next to Spurs with new zincs…well done! Free at last! No, we’re not off cruising south…yet. But, we are OUT of the boatyard, finally, and FREE at last. Happily, we’re now back in Outrigger Harbour where we aim t…
