If you have the dinghy rigged properly, and hanging over the side at anchor, single person launching is quite simple.
The dinghy bow line is attached forward and slack. The halyard winch is positioned so it can be eased while standing at the rail.
Ease the halyard with one hand, push it away from the topsides with […]
Driftwood “Dolphin” at the Cooper Island ResortRon and I have spent a couple of days here at Manchioneel Bay, Cooper Island, one of our favorite spots in the BVI. The last time we were here, there was only a small dive shop and an even smaller be…
Waitin on weather and it looks like it’s caught in a short clocking loop of south to north, which means we continue our linger.But, as we say when it’s so…. life is good.Did find this interesting video that has nothin to do with anything. But… inte…
Diana announced yesterday that it was time to renew two of Kodi’s vaccinations and made an appointment with a local vet for today at 11:00 AM. We decided that it would be great fun to dingy over to the vet who was located just three miles so…
We are very much enjoying our time here in Naples. It is a pretty town, lots to see and do. Our neighbour very kindly took Nancy and I grocery shopping by car this morning, such a treat to be able to travel by car. Funny the things you take for granted…
Well, sorry that we have not been posting a lot. Here is a couple of the nature shots. One of the sky with a light filtering through the clouds, the other is of a beautiful sunset at Pelican Bay in Cayo Costa State Park.We took a week to en…
We had a fair amount of wind last night. The dinghy and flag banged around until we brought the flag in and tied the dinghy tighter. The temperature has dropped into the low 70s. We were visited by Ricki and Carl this afternoon. We met them at the …
After a trip to the bank I stopped by the barbershop for a 3 1/2 week trim while Ricki did a few chores inside the boat. She had some stuff that needed mailed and since the post office was a little over a couple blocks away, she let me take them. Each …
One of the things we like about the boat is that we walk – alot. We both enjoy walking and like the exercise it gives us. We’ve walked miles to restaurants, shopping, for propane refills, dog parks, you name it. We’re both in need of haircuts and ju…
The Georgetown International Airport is midway between the settlement of Georgetown and Emerald Bay Resort (recently taken over by Sandals Resort). Emerald Bay Marina was built to be a world class facility – and it most definitely is – but, business ha…
