Heading north from Dog River toward downtown Mobile. Mobile is a very busy seaport. Weather was getting nasty.One of several dry dock facilities in downtown Mobile.
Charleston, S.C. to Morehead City, N.C. (19-25 April 2011)
18 April 2011 Charleston to Isle of Palms, S.C.We spent 4 nights at The City Marina. Matt & Marty Miller, neighbors from Solomons, MD., sailed in the day after we arrived. They are northbound as well and spent the winter in the Exumas, Bahama…
April 27 – Ft. Myers Beach, FL
Day 52 – Back in the WaterMatanzas MarinaThe guys at the boat yard started cleaning and waxing the hull bright and early this morning. By 10:30 the new battery was in and we were looking beautiful again. They lowered us into the water around noon and w…
A Real Cool (Cruising) Cat
The only reason we can see to cruise offshore in a multihull is speed. But if you go for the condo style cats the weight and windage will make you so slow that you will envy the daily runs of monohulls. On the other hand with long hulls, minimal accommodations, and low windage, fast sailing […]
A Mess in the Head
Dave chatted about our rainy day last weekend, but I thought I’d share what I discovered when I decided to clean the head in our stateroom. I had noticed that there was a lot of moisture under the port and I had to frequently spray the area and clean i…
Cathching Up
Friday 4/22/11 Well, the batteries finally arrived. Got installed, and charged and without any further strings holding us back we broke loose from the dock and continued north. Our destination for the day was Bass Creek to anchor over…
Seriously, lady?
The nerve of some people can be quite breath-taking at times. Magic Brock and I were home for the evening, settling in, making dinner, the usual. And Brock says “Hey, there’s a lady out there taking your palm tree.” Now, this isn’t a fancy palm tree by…
Southport to Wrightsville Beach NC
St. James Plantation Marina just south of Southport NC very nice private gated community Tiki bar, restaurant, very well stocked store for the galley. Very Friendly slip owners we had 2 people offer to take us into town for shopping. …
Black Point Settlement – Great Guana Cay Exuma
Today we traveled to Black Point Settlement – what a gorgeous island. We were immediately greeted and welcomed by another Krogen, Dream Weaver upon entering the harbour. We took the dingy in and explored the small …
Myrtle Beach, SC – rain, rain and more rain!
We left Georgetown, SC with the threat of rain and winds. Review of the charts for our 50 mile voyage showed we would be in a narrow river or canal for the entire day. Part of the day was in the pouring rain. Difficult to see through the Eisenglass and…
