La Cruz is NOT a hurricane holeBusted up marina slipsAnchorage at La Cruz..23 knots of wind during surgeI woke up early on 3-11 , slammed some sub-standard coffee and checked the news via the internet. UH OH!!. I read about the quake in Japan , turned …
March 2-8, 2011 (Titusville and Daytona Beach, FL)
A little Florida History: The early pioneers in Florida were called “Crackers” and this term is still used for Floridians whose families trace back to the original settlers. Some historians believe it was from the cattle industry that began in this state 500 years ago. These ranchers had a unique way of […]
Good Morning Jacksonville!
We left St Augustine yesterday for a 6 hour travel day to Jacksonville it was BRRRRRRrrrrr! Hopefully it was the LAST day we will have to endure traveling without any enclosure. The wind was in our faces all day. But we made it,…
South Beach, FL – 3/11/11
Our last full day in South Beach so we decided to take the South Beach Local again and go to the ocean. As we were leaving the yacht club we noticed the weather forecaster hanging around. According to his forecast … should be a nice day. As we were…
Dora Mac Departing Cochin
Ruth and I will be departing the marina here at Cochin this afternoon, Saturday the 12th, at 3:00 PM local time. At six knots this would put us in Male at 8:00 AM Tuesday the 15th.
I will start sending noon reports tomorrow. The seas are predicted to b…
Prince William Sound, Alaska
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Prince WIlliam Sound, Alaska
Prince WIlliam Sound, in southwest Alaska, is one of those places you just have to visit.
It is ruggedly beautiful,
has abundant wild life on land,
and in the sea,
with hardy, outgoing residents. The town of Cordova, reachable only by plane or ferry, is a delight and we were fortunate to be there during the Copper River salmon […]
Good Bye Maratrhon–Hello Florida’s East Coast
Challenging marine facilities but still had a major attraction for boatersWe had originally planned to stay two weeks in Marathon, decided on staying two more weeks and, because of high winds, ended up staying another week–five weeks of perfect weathe…
Point cadet Marina to Ingram Bayou
We woke up this morning and the weather was fine, clear skies, light SW winds and cool. I checked out with the marina office and we took in all the lines we had out, there were more than usual due to the high winds shifting from differnt directions a f…
Boating Adventures – Day 158 – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale, the Venice of America, is undoubtedly the boating capitol of the US. The area just north of Port Everglades along A1A (SE 17th Street) is loaded with big name boat dealers, brokers and working marinas. More of the…
