Watching all the boats coming in today has been amazing – all sizes and types. We heard today that the Navy has removed all the big ships out of Norfolk which is 12 miles north of us. We've been able to attach a little cable we bought at Wal-Ma…
Size Matters!
There are times at sea when there is no such thing as a big enough boat. However, most of the time, Oso Blanco is the perfect size boat for us and is wonderfully safe and comfortable. In our travels we get to see many different types a…
Update from Compass Cay
Tucker has called the Memphis office and told them that all was good. He said they had 130 MPH winds and that none of the boats, the marina, or the houses were damaged. Then his phone died.Tried to call back, but got a busy signal. Good news, very good…
Bad Seamanship, Rules Of The Road, and Boat Drivers Who Should Find Something Else To Do
The last few days have seen some shockingly bad, not to mention dangerous, seamanship in crossing or close maneuvering situations. We’ll start with the example above from the narrow channel leading into Nantucket Island’s harbor.
We were maneuvering around two small sailboats on their way in, as were we, when this high speed ferry came barreling […]
Staniel Cay’s Watermakers Air office 8:00AM
This video was cut from Marv Market’s weather site Still no active sessions on Compass Cay’s internet monitor nor any word from Tucker. Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Tempus Fugit
Yup Time sure does fly. What a difference 5 years in a passport photo makes. Just last month I threw out my passport circa 1984, sure wish I had saved it for inclusion here. Good thing is I went for blood and xray results this morning and My spine …
Which Marina? – Port Stanley, ON
(Tuesday Aug 23 – Dist: 85.4 mi; Avg Speed: 18.3 mph; TTT: 4:45 hrs)
Kettle Creek Marina, Port Stanley ON
Wow. All of the info that I could get regarding the wind and waves on Lake Erie, led me astray. The actual readings for both Ports Dover and S…
Hurricane Irene
Well, we aren’t sure exactly where this ripper is going to go, but we think it will be close enough to get out of this marina. We just stocked up on food and water and have prepared Jenny to leave tomorrow morning. We plan to go a few miles up th…
August 21, 2011
Just ‘N’ Illusion – Painted Boat House Doors
The Asian Fishermen – They Seem to Keep Everything they Catch – You Have to Remember it is Pouring Rain
Campbellford, Ontario to Hastings, Ontario – Our travel day consisted of on and off showers for most of…
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24TH, 2011
The Ojibway say that many years ago, in a place now called Wisconsin, lived a mother bear and her two cubs. One day a raging forest fire forced them to swim across Lake Michigan. It was a very long swim. Soon, the two cubs grew tired and fell behind th…
