The last 3 remaining boats from the “A” Team, (ie. Finally, Rho-Jo, and Q’s End) were dubbed the “Three Stooges” but the others. We had studied the weather, especially the wind and the waves, and decided that Saturday was an excellent day… the winds were forecast to be 2-6 knots from the east and south-east….good for us.
Stick Wrestling and Trashing Electronics
Non-boaters usually live in houses. It’s the normal way to live. Living on a boat is different for sure, but also much the same.I have an old friend who lives on a small lake in upstate New York. He often writes about the wildlife aro…
FPB64-4 Osprey – First Dive
Todd Rickard sent in these photos of testing Osprey’s swim step extension in dive mode.
We are happy to report it works well.
Now the question is “what’s for dinner?”
Osprey’s owner, John Gowing, looks to be pondering his upcoming passage across the notorious Tasman Sea to Australia.
If you are a diver, the sea around Whangarei offers a […]
Marina Jack, Sunday
It was a nice day, clear sky, with East wind 10-15 mph degrees, temps 80-85. I washed the boat down, it had gotten quite a bit of salt spray on the two days travel from Ft. Myers. There were two other Monk 36 trawlers at the marina today I me…
April 3 – Carrabelle, FL
Day 28 – End of the Northern Gulf Coast Intercoastal WaterwayC Quarters MarinaWe are docked in the cute little town of Carrabelle; it is as far east as we can go in the ICW. From here we have to make a decision…cut straight across the Gulf to Tarpon …
Sunday, 4/3/11
N 28’24.500′/W 080′ 36.000′ Left Sabastian Inlet Marina at 8:25 heading north. Sunny, winds 17 knots from the North with a light chop. Another God blessed day! We are docked at Patrick AFB Marina on the Banana River off the ICW. This is a very lovely marina protected from any rough waters. We are thankful for […]
Avery Island to Morgan City
Avery Island was so interesting. It was off the beaten path and a little hard to find, but worth it. The island is owned by the McIlheney family and everyone who works at the Tabasco factory lives on the island – very inexpensively I might add as the…
Georgetown Marina, Georgetown, Florida
Thought we would leave by 8 this morning, but thick fog when we got up, so waited until about 9 for it to lift. Once it lifted, beautiful sunny warm day. At Palatka, the St. Johns River narrows, so we travelled on a winding very pretty waterway, trees,…
Movin On Movin On
Well the time has come for us to move on. What day could be more appropriate to start/continue our journey of the Great Loop than April Fools day! So that’s just what we did. With the Franklin Lock on a limited opening schedule we departed Legacy Harbo…
