This is a photo of our back deck. Happy hour happens any time after 5. At Pete’s suggestion we added the umbrella, which was a great idea for some shade relief. in fact we are on the hunt for a larger one with a vent so the wind doesn’t carry it awa…
Life’s2Short 2011-04-03 05:24:00
More Fun in Ft. Myers BeachWe arrived at Bonita Bill’s about 3:30 on Wednesday, March 23rd, after taking on 310 gallons of fuel at Ballard Oil for $3.85 per gallon, including tax. Mark, Jim and Bob were all on the dock ready to catch a line and…
Proto-furniture.
This was just going to be a picture post, but then I seem to have got carried away. Although the items portrayed in the photos don’t look much they were more or less the sum total of efforts of last weekend, and Sam and Jamie were very helpful in hel…
Analysis Of Headsea Encounters
We are in the habit of dissecting video of our yachts to study their action and reaction in various wave trains. There are a variety of video editing packages which facilitate this (these days we use Final Cut Pro). Slowing down and/or stopping action, and occasionally speeding things up, often tease out details that are […]
Milestones – Day 181 – Enroute to Chicago
My flight, which was scheduled to depart at 11:35 AM from West Palm Beach, finally departed at 4:05 PM; a seven and a half hour delay. While annoying, it’s just not a big deal when one is retired. The delay gave me the opportunity to get …
Busy days in Stuart – Days 178 to 180 – Stuart, FL
Monday through Wednesday were spent dealing with boat maintenance, dingy maintenance, sea trialing the Benetau 52 and preparations for the next phase of our journey. Diana and I decided that Kodi would remain with Wilma and Monica&…
Welcome Back!
It’s funny the twists and turns that life brings. Here Ron and I were letting the weather dictate our course, which was taking us back to the Turks and Caicos. Admittedly though, we both were somewhat reluctant to retrace our steps, as the lure of the …
FPB 83 Wind Horse Introductory Video Now In High Def
The folks that “serve” our videos to the Internet have upgraded their system and we can now provide much higher definition images to you. We have to redo the output of our video editing software, so the process will take a while. The FPB 83 Wind Horse introduction is the first and the link for […]
Chadwick Cove, Englewood Beach to Marina Jack, Sarasota
Winds were very light this morning so we got the boat ready and left the marina dock at 8 AM. The tide was low so I took care leaving the marina through the shallow channel and never did touch bottom. Even though it is Saturday the traff…
Celebrating Serenity’s Christening (KK48 AE)
As I write this, our KKY captain is getting Serenity ready to begin her trip home tomorrow morning at dawn. She will make her way north through the Atlantic Ocean with the sea gods granting her fair winds and following seas. The next post I write will find us wildly welcoming Serenity home at long last!
