As we work on a new design we frequently refer to past projects. We used to overlay paper plots of lines drawings and compare how volume was handled above and below the waterline. There are the numeric values to review of course, but in the end, when you are talking about how a given shape […]
Hello from the Maldives where we have Internet
Welcome to sunny, calm, no pirates in the anchorage, Male! You have no idea how nice not having to think about pirates is. Even on our passage from Cochin, though a route believed to be safe from pirates, I was looking over my shoulder during every one…
Shining Like New Money….
My wonderful grandmother has a phrase she uses now and then to describe something that looks really nice and new. That phrase is that it is “shining like new money.” Well…our little Monk trawler seems to be shining now like new money herself! We m…
Pearl Bayou, Panama City – Apalachicola
Everything was peacful on anchorPearl Bayou at last night, this morning winds are calm very overcast and temp 64. We had the anchor up and were underway at 7:30 We cruised across Panama City’s East Bay then along Wetappo Creek. W…
Mar. 15 – Civilization
Day 8 – Morgan City, LAMorgan City DocksTravel was slow today…we had a strong current against us so it made our slow boat a little slower. The banks of the ICW are getting higher and there are a lot more trees. We are docked in Morgan …
Cocoa Village Marina, City of Cocoa, Florida
We left Loggerhead Marina and Eddie and Nancy this morning. We have thoroughly enjoyed travelling with and sharing this trip with them, and will very much miss them as we move on. Nancy and I have shared the cooking for so long that it will be qui…
The Beginning of "The Blog"
Hello Friends and Family!! I’ve been meaning to start a blog of our cruising adventures on MV Skinny Dippin’, and now I have. My first goal of 2011 has been achieved! Skinny Dippin’ is a 35ft Senator Sundeck Trawler. She has a s…
THE IDES OF MARCH
Beautiful Bougainvillea. Roosters walk around on the streets in Key West. This morning we went to the Key West Airport to the US Customs and Border Patrol Department to get our residency card. Apparently, this card is supposed to make reentry into the…
Sint Eustatius!
A dismal rainy day – somewhat unusual in the islands, I think, since most rain comes in short showers rather than all-day-long affairs. We each managed to work out on the bike trainer in the early a.m. before the rains started in earnest though! Happ…
Monday, March 14, 2011
We left our anchorage on the Okeechobee Waterway around 09:30 and only had about 5 hours to go to Vero Beach, FL. At 10:00 we entered the ICW and started Phase 10 of our journey. The last few days we didn’t see any dolphins but a…
