We had an uneventful but pleasant cruise from Vero to Palm Beach Wednesday. The ICW winds through some of the most pricey real estate of the entire east coast, beautiful homes along the canal, impeccably landscaped and a variety of architectural styles. Many of the homes are in the multi-million dollar range, and each time […]
Lessons from touching the hard – Day 101 – Sarasota to Captiva, FL
We awoke Monday, to a consistent 20 knot south wind and partly cloudy skies with a 30% chance of rain or thunderstorms. As a general rule, 20 knot winds would keep us off Lake Michigan, especially if the winds are from the north …
Vero Beach
Sue with pups
We welcomed our guests aboard Monday morning. Barb ferried the pups in for their morning walk while the skipper readied Maerin for departure. The plan was for Sue & Jim to meet us about 0830 for a 0900 …
Vero Beach
Sue with pups We welcomed our guests aboard Monday morning. Barb ferried the pups in for their morning walk while the skipper readied Maerin for departure. The plan was for Sue & Jim to meet us about 0830 for a 0900 departure. Barb returned with the dogs, dropped them off and returned to […]
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I’m afraid the errorist oft times win.But, we have more excuses than I can type.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Captain’s Log December 27, 2010 to January 11, 2011
Captain’s Log – December 27, 2010 – January 10, 2011
Tonight we are at sea about 850 miles north of Cabo San Lucas. The sea is moderate, with swells about 6 feet and wind waves of about 2 feet, but Odyssey is handling it easily with a sight waddle as…
Part 2 of what we like and don’t like about Sea Spirit
… continued from previous entry.
Fuel system
In addition to having enough fuel capacity (2105 US gallons), I was quite interested in how reliable and convenient the fuel system was going to be on Sea Spirit. As it turns out, the company did nearly e…
Captain’s Log December 27, 2010 to January 11, 2011
Captain’s Log – December 27, 2010 – January 10, 2011
Tonight we are at sea about 850 miles north of Cabo San Lucas. The sea is moderate, with swells about 6 feet and wind waves of about 2 feet, but Odyssey is handling it easily with a sight waddle as…
Gulfport, FL
We started the day with a walk to the post office – a one man show in a small town who was out to lunch so we walked to the beach. There we found one lone beachcomber on it bundled up in a blanket reading a book – & I’m sure ho…
Captain’s Log December 27, 2010 to January 11, 2011
Captain’s Log – December 27, 2010 – January 10, 2011
Tonight we are at sea about 850 miles north of Cabo San Lucas. The sea is moderate, with swells about 6 feet and wind waves of about 2 feet, but Odyssey is handling it easily with a sight waddle as…
