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 …
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…
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 […]
Aft cabin insulation finished
Well mostly… still a few little spots to finish. The difference is dramatic. We can heat the space nicely with a small electric heater and the resonance of the hull is significantly reduced so it is much quieter now. We now have the fwd part of the b…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-01-12 19:43:00
Day 140 Snook Bight Marina, Fort Myers Beach, FLWednesday, January 12, 2011 Our planned departure date from Snook Bight – but the waves on the gulf were 4 to 6 feet, so we passed on that experience and stayed for another day. &n…
Gulfport to Venice, FL
Left Gulfport around 10 in the cold – freeze warning last night til 9 this morning & it hasn’t warmed up yet but the sun feels promising.
As we exited the marina we noticed this group of cormarants who have taken up residency on this …
