Wahoo River – Anchorage
April 9 – St. Catherine’s Island, GA
Dead in the water at sea?
I always wondered how the boat would behave in a sea of 4-5′, with a total loss of power. Surprisingly quite well. We tested Sylken Sea during our fishing trip. We intentionally shut the boat down and did some drift fishing in 4-5′ seas. The sail boat crowd did not even flinch. For us it was like Bequia and Friendly bay at anchor when the swell moves in.
Last Pieces Of The Puzzle That Makes Up A New FPB
Off to New Zealand today for a quick trip. We’ll check off a few last details on FPB 78-1, a couple …Read More
Who Am I?
We’ve been telling the FPB team for quite awhile now that AVATAR attracts a large number of curious onlookers wherever we go. We have had dinghies sail in circles around us at anchor while snapping iPhone Read More …
April 8 – Brunswick, GA
Brunswick Landing Marina
“Roads were made for journeys not destinations” ―Confucius
I’ve been away from the daily blogging for a while so it’s going to take a little time to get back in the habit. Today we finally left Florida…after 746 days! Of course we haven’t been in Florida the whole time, but The Pearl has, except for the five weeks we spent in Abaco last spring. It is definitely time to move north.
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Party, Birthday, Company, & South Seas
The social scene was in full swing at Legacy in the month of March. The weather was finally cooperating. The marina held their annual boater appreciation party complete with good food. Give away items. And a live band. Pam even got me on the dance…
Party, Birthday, Company, & South Seas
The social scene was in full swing at Legacy in the month of March. The weather was finally cooperating. The marina held their annual boater appreciation party complete with good food. Give away items. And a live band. Pam even got me on the dance…
April 8, 2016 Houma
We started our day going over to the hospital for breakfast. After breakfast we received confirmation that Pontchartrain Landing would not be able to take all of us, they only had two slips available. The decision was made to stay in Houma …
April 7, 2016 St. Mary’s Parish Docks to Houma
Around 7:30 we were the first boat to pull out into the ICW to wait for the others before moving on our way to Houma. The current was strong in the river and it felt like we were in slow motion. We were only doing 4.3 – 4.4 knots until we g…
