Captain’s Log January 27, 2011

Captain’s Log   January 12 to January 25, 2011
The Great Mango Run
We stayed in Cabo San Lucas until Friday, awaiting better weather conditions on the Sea of Cortez.  We did some shopping and wandered around.  We walked to the be…

Captain’s Log January 27, 2011

Captain’s Log   January 12 to January 25, 2011
The Great Mango Run
We stayed in Cabo San Lucas until Friday, awaiting better weather conditions on the Sea of Cortez.  We did some shopping and wandered around.  We walked to the be…

Captain’s Log January 27, 2011

Captain’s Log   January 12 to January 25, 2011
The Great Mango Run
We stayed in Cabo San Lucas until Friday, awaiting better weather conditions on the Sea of Cortez.  We did some shopping and wandered around.  We walked to the be…

Captain’s Log January 27, 2011

Captain’s Log   January 12 to January 25, 2011
The Great Mango Run
We stayed in Cabo San Lucas until Friday, awaiting better weather conditions on the Sea of Cortez.  We did some shopping and wandered around.  We walked to the be…

Exploring Venice Florida

January 26, 2011 Venice, Florida. Nancy and I along with Ruth and Wayne, got loaner bikes from the marina and rode into Venice. On the way we pulled off to the public access and walked onto Venice Beach. Took a couple of pictures and picked up some she…

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Happy Birthday — Melonie

With all our love… Happy Birthday MelFrom the rest of Crew IstaboaAnd in your honor, we think an encore showing of this little youtube is apropos.Enjoy the Sandwich Mel, It’s your day.Go celebrate the malleable reality. (whatever that means)  No…

Landfall: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands!

A mere three hours from the Spanish Virgins, we arrived in Charlotte Amalie Harbour, St. Thomas on Sunday morning. We’d left early yet again, and enjoyed an easy passage once again. But what a difference an anchorage makes!! After the glorious solitu…

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FPB 64 Avatar Dive Prep System

Mike and Carol Parker, the owners of the FPB 64 Avatar, are avid divers. We asked Mike for some details on how they handle getting three sets of dive gear into the dinghy, and Mike was kind enough to take a few photos and send some comments.

We’ll start with Mike’s description of their filling system:
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Crow’s Nest Marina, Venice, Florida

The men re-doing ropes and fenders on Dream Fever.Got up this morning to a stiff breeze, but sunny and warm. The marina has courtesy bicycles, so we borrowed them and went touring in Venice. Seems like a nice town with a lot of seasonal rent houses, ap…

Breaking Away

Near disaster

Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday)at 5 pm, a hurricane-force squall passed over where we were peacefully anchored for the night near St. Petersburg. We knew we were in for some strong weather, so we found an anchorage rated best for its holding quality and …