Day 137 – Capital TourGangplank MarinaOur first stop today was the Unites States Capital. What a beautiful place…it really is on a hill and the landscaping is wonderful. While we waited for our tour time we looked around the visitor center and exhibi…
Happiness is a new chair?
Drift Away has two helm stations, one on the main level and one on the flybridge (the roof for my non-boating friends). I intend to steer from the main level where I’m out of the sun and weather. Pamela wants to drive the boat from the flyb…
Norfolk, VA – 8/2/11
Another day … another road trip. We decided to go to Williamsburg and look around then go back to Virginia Beach today.Colonial Williamsburg is a nice place to wander around. They have made part of it a mall by eliminating vehicular traffic. This are…
Efate Island and some sick time
From Tanna, we had a little rough water on our short passage to Port Vila but we snuggled deep inside Paray bay where we got a mooring and enjoyed the calm conditions. The next morning we dealt with the customs folks without problems and got our passp…
Fuel Economy Annyone?
This boat is teaching me a lot about boat design.
FPB 115 – Final Pilot House Layout
Here is a quick look at the last FPB 115 pilot house layout. We think this one is our favorite for short handed cruising.
The seating area along side and forward of the helm works for general dialog, chatting with whomever is at the con, or for just lounging. There is room for the kids to […]
Summer Fun!!
Wow…summer is FLYING by!! We spent a week on Skinny Dippin’ for July 4th week. We had hoped for another great cruise to new locations, but the weather was a little unsettled. Having been groomed by Sailors, we tend to wait for good weather windows …
Summer Fun!!
Wow…summer is FLYING by!! We spent a week on Skinny Dippin’ for July 4th week. We had hoped for another great cruise to new locations, but the weather was a little unsettled. Having been groomed by Sailors, we tend to wait for good weather windows …
Hot
Like much of the rest of the US, Solomons has been hot, brutally hot. We are back from our move-in in Sarasota, but nobody appears to be going out cruising – it’s just too uncomfortable. There are a total of five Krogens here and a couple more at nea…
