It’s a small world – Days 101 to 104 – Captiva, FL

When we arrived at South Seas Resort Marina the 10th, I noticed Proud Mary, a 55 Fleming on the next dock.  I was introduced to Barry and Mary Ann Ricketts in September at the Chicago Yacht Club by Pam Rose, our friend and…

Arrival at Stuart

On Monday morning, January 3rd, we threw off the lines once again to continue our trip south along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway toward Stuart, Florida, our next destination.  During our stay at Vero Beach we had replaced a faulty fuel lift p…

Venice, FL

Charles & Sandy invited us out to Osprey to take a look at the house they have a contact on.  It’s a beauty & they’re very excited about moving from Kansas. 

Some very nice locals at Marine Max Marina had a campfire at the m…

Venice, FL

Charles & Sandy invited us out to Osprey to take a look at the house they have a contact on.  It’s a beauty & they’re very excited about moving from Kansas. 

Some very nice locals at Marine Max Marina had a campfire at the m…

And the Beat (Engine) Goes On………..

Another glorious day in paradise!  We left Greenport to head across the Sound to Old Saybrook for the next couple of days.  Doesn’t this sound incredible?  Unlike a land-based home with its annoying necessities, a trawler is a home with …

DriftAway

Beginning of the blog of Drift Away, our 1980 46′ Cheoy Lee trawler.

We (Pam and Dave) purchased our boat in April of 2010.   Drift Away was pushed by a small runabout from Bridgeport to Westport where it stayed on a private dock for the summer.We named the boat Drift Away because, quite honestly, we didn’t kn…

Carrabelle, FL – 1/12/11

A nice lazy day but pretty chilly outside. We did our laundry at the marina laundromat and I walked to the ACE Hardware store across the street from the marina. When we were getting ready to leave Port St. Joe I had put a small heater on the helm to …

1/12/2011 ANDROS: MORGAN’S BLUFF ANCHORAGE TO FRESH CREEK,

LIGHTHOUSE MARINAWEDNESDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 30 NMOK, so we figured out why recreational boats are not welcomed at the government dock!! Around 2:00 AM the huge water tanker docked, lit up like a small city. Since Andros is the only island in …

1/11/2100 BIMINI TO ANDROS

MORGAN’S BLUFF ANCHORAGE TUESDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 80 NMWELCOME TO THE WORLD EMILY PORTER!! We were alerted that Alexis and Craig’s new granddaughter was born yesterday.  Congratulations to the Porter family.JULIE AND GRACE CHECKING OUT…

Windhorse

Yachting World Magazine Interview

While we were in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands waiting for the ARC to start Wind Horse was the object of scrutiny by quite a few members of the European press. We had numerous journalists and photographers aboard, one of whom was

Elaine Bunting, the cruising editor at Yachting World, someone we have worked with […]