April 14, 2011Somewhere between Cuba and the Yucatan PeninsulaThis is a blog I’ve been mulling over for some time. Writing about Cuba is, like all things about Cuba, difficult and controversial. So, I’ll start with the easy part.DOMINO …
Two Trips Across the Bay
Harris CreekMay 7, 2011 – Hours logged: 5.0May 15, 2011 – Hours logged: 4.0We’re slowly settling into our summer cruising. On the weekend of the 7th, Michele and I got to the boat on Saturday morning, intending to go somewhere nearby and anchor for …
Daytona Beach, FL – 5/19/11
Our last morning at New Smyrna Marina was properly acknowledged with biscuits and gravy prepared by Ricki & Huen along with a orange juice adult beverage. Another day in paradise! We pulled out of the marina at 10 a.m. bound for Halifax Marina in D…
Solo to Abaco
After the boys go home I spend a week solo in the Exumas, do some boat maintenance, chase some bonefish in Pipe Creek and then take the boat to Abaco via Eluthera. The weather even cooperated! Speaking of weather, it has been fantastic here this …
Water Pump Impeller Inspection
Water pump impellers, such as those on the engine or genset, are typically reliable. But they do wear, and old age takes its toll. Todd Rickard recently dug up a pdf file on inspection which is quite interesting.
To download this pdf click here.
Doziers Regatta Point Yacht Club, Deltaville, Virginia
We left Yorktown under sunny skies this morning, calm seas. We were about 12 miles up the York River, so went back out to the Chesapeake. By the time we got onto the Bay, it was somewhat cloudy and our calm seas had become sloppy, not really terribly r…
FPB 112 – Final Cycle
Between a few Wind Horse projects, playing with our progeny, and ogling the Florida seascape and fauna, work on the FPB 112 has had c ompetition, but going on none-the-less. We have been chatting with professional crews, visiting with vendors, even the recent derating of our engines relates.
It is relatively simple these days for us […]
Oriental Marina & Inn, Oriental NC
(Thurs May 19 – Dist: 49.2 mi; Avg Speed: 8.8 mph; TTT: 5:50 hrs)
The Oriental Marina & Inn was a great place to stay in Oriental; Muskoka, no Adirondack, no Carolina (I don’t know) chairs, a pool, a Tiki and a restaurant right behind the boat.&n…
Georgetown to Myrtle Beach SC
Greg came back from walking Bean this morning, got his bike & picked up fresh shrimp, tuna & salmon – yum – from the fish store that was closed by the time I got there yesterday. By 9:30 we were on our way to Myrtle Beach.&…
Thursday, May 19, 2011
John and I went for a nice long walk this morning and then stopped to have breakfast on the way back to the boat. So much for the exercise. Once we got back to the boat, we both attacked our chores. John fixed the compressor for the horns and the ancho…
