Approaching Tarpon Springs
Fog on the Anclote River
We were delayed leaving Clearwater due to AM fog. Even with radar and GPS it can b…
Clearwater Yacht Club
Clearwater Yacht Club
A Pirate Ship departing Clearwater Beach
We traveled from SPYC to Clearwater Beach to stay at the Clearwater Yacht Club. This club only has a few transient slips so if we are in Clearwater we usually stay at the Municipal M…
Spring is here!
Well, it’s Spring today anyway. Yesterday was a bit cool and breezy, so I spent the day finishing getting the marina’s wireless internet up and running. I owned a computer business for 20 years. Although I had no experienc…
St Petersburg February 20-21
Fog in the AM delayed our departuresLeaving SPYC
After two nights with the SPYC cruising club we departed on Sunday afternoon after a bike ride around Davis Island and downtown Tampa. The captain pointed the bow of Island Hopper towards St Petersburg a…
Return to Thompson Bay
The winds finally let up, after 10 days, at Hog Cay allowing us and many others to make a break for another anchorage. Because of the forecast of E-ESE winds we decided to go to Double Breasted Cay. Although the area looks small on the charts – it ac…
20,000 Pasty White Kids
Upper Photo – One of hundreds of Man-of-Wars we saw as we crossed the Straits of Florida. Saturday was the weather window we needed to make the crossover. Our plans were to go back to Miami …
2/26/2011 NEW RIVER AND EXPLORING THE SHIP YARDS
SATURDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY; 0 NMOK, enough already! Where are these mega yachts going when the pass us by heading up the New River? Let’s check this out. We jumped into the dingy and found ourselves weaving through the river and channels amon…
Marathon, FL – 2/26/11 (day 29)
It finally happened …. everyone (except Ricki) has had an experience with the “summer cold” in our looper group. Now she can join the group! Since Ricki was not feeling very good, Skip, Barb & I drove to Islamora, a trip of around 40 miles each…
Oooh, shiny!
The bar between the galley and the salon. Lightly sanded in prep for a new coating. I’ve never been quite satisfied with the coatings we’ve had on it. They’ve never been quite hard enough, just a subtle softness to the finish. Today was time for a new …
Bering 55 Trawler Review
There’s a great new review of a Bering Yachts 55′ Steel Trawler by Judy Waldman and I think I’m in love! Part of the reason that the Bering 55 trawler is quickly becoming one of my favorite trawlers is the enormous deck space up top. A lack of adequate outdoor deck space is one of my main […]
