I’ve been a sailor for 40 years, but I’ve owned a few powerboats as well. But my dream of cutting the dock lines and going cruising has always been on a sailboat.Pam and I moved to Stamford from upstate New York. It’s expensive …
Adding And Re-installing Switches
With the main electrical panel now replaced, there were a few small things that were unfinished and now is as good a time as any to get those done. The bilge pump switch for the secondary mid-ship bilge pump has been out for some time now. It was tempo…
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 – going north from Barra
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 – leaving Barra Joan and Clark left at 9 am on Sunday morning. Shortly after, the French baker arrived, so we loaded up and then we left to go anchor out. Half an hour from Barra took us to Cuastecomate, a intimate anch…
Very cool boat
First saw this in it’s early stages of construction at a ship yard in Mobile Bay a few years ago. Guess they have finally finished it.More pics of the Navy’s newest ship…. HereNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Mud Baths
The mud baths were incredible. You walk up to an old volcano crater, step down into the mud and the experience begins. (View Post…)
Moor $tuff 2011-01-19 06:34:00
Monday, January 17, 201182° 49.463’ W27° 58.557’ NClearwater Municipal MarinaClearwater, FloridaAll travel plans were canceled due to rain today. The rain started a 6 am and by 11 am we had 4” plus! On the plus side of the rain, it washed away …
St. Petersburg Municipal Marina – 1/18/11
We woke up this morning to major fog which was not expected to lift until after 10:30 so what should we do until then…. either wash our boat like Skip is doing, or …GO SHOPPING! This was an interesting nautical shop that had a little bit of everyth…
Wave Piercing Power Cat
When we first started to think about doing an unsailboat for long distance cruising we briefly considered a power catamaran.
We did not take this path for a number of reasons:
Motion with waves from the bow/stern quarter to abeam would be violent and uncomfortable on at sea.
If capsized the cat would remain inverted.
Cats are significantly more […]
Edison Ford Museum – Day 108 – Captiva, FL
Our day started at 4:35 AM with a wake-up call from Becky. By 5:10, Diana, Becky, Steve, Dakota, Nathaniel, Kodi and I we were on our way to the Fort Myers airport for the Betts’ 7:05 flight. Traffic was easy and we got there…
Landfall: San Juan, Puerto Rico!
After two months of relaxation and fun in Provo, Turks and Caicos, we have moved on! We used the weather window we were given — not as beautiful as some of the others we let go past, but our guests who came aboard or were visiting on island were our p…
