Bimini and Neighboring Cays

 After a calm day of cruising from Nassau to Chubb Cay and with a continued forecast of calm seas, we decided to continue on to Cat Cay. This would be a 20 hour trip – so, we anchored off Chubb Cay for several hours and fixed hamburgers for dinner…

April 16 – Caladesi Island, FL

Day 41 – Away from the Crowds Caladesi Island State Park MarinaWe reluctantly left Tarpon Springs this morning. We really enjoyed our time here and made a few new friends, but it was time to move on to somewhere new. We didn’t go far…it was only 16…

4/16/2011 STAYING PUT AT ISLE OF PALMS

SATURDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY:   0 NM DOCKED AT:   ISLE OF PALMS MARINAICW MILE MARKER:   458SUNRISE: 6:48      SUNSET: 7:49HIGH: 78          …

Radar Trails

Radar trails are a big help in interpreting what a target is and what it is likely to do.

The lead photo shows a vessel off our port bow (left in t he photo) with a straight trail behind it. That indicates it is likely to continue straight.

Off the starboard bow is an isolated target without […]

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Columbia River Bridges, The Interstate Bridge I-5, The Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge opens for us, and The 205 Bridge.

Saturday at Rosemary beach

The wind was very strong all day 15-20 K from the south, the waves were crashing on the beach all day. Not a good day to be out on a boat. We walked around the town and beach doing some sightseeing.  Then BBQed  for dinner.Below are some pict…

April Fools CRYC Cruise

A trip to Government Island with The Columbia River Yacht Club. We had a lot of fun getting to know other members. The weather didn’t cooperated, rain, rain, rain… But we enjoyed the company.

Savannah City Docks, Savannah, Georgia

We went on an historical tour of Savannah today, very interesting. In 1733, James Oglethorpe and 144 “sober, moral and industrious” settlers arrived from England to set up a colony here. James Oglethorpe organized his colony on a model from Peking; he …

MTOA Rendezvous – A Good Time Was Had By All

We cruised to the Hutchinson Island Marriott Resort on Sunday to attend the MTOA Rendezvous. Once we arrived and settled in we rented a car and headed out to do some serious shopping. West Marine, ABC Liquor Store, Wal-Mart, Sams and Publix were all on…