Completely unrelated to boatbuilding… had a chance to take the family to see Joe Satriani at the Fox Theatre in Oakland the other night. Satriani is one of the best players around and its always a blast to see him do his thing. At the end of the show…
Venice to Punta Gorda, FL
Borrowed Sandy & Charles’ car for church & breakfast at the local Kof C hall where we met some really nice folks from Michigan & Wisconsin.
By 10 we were on our way down Venice Canal passing through the Circus Bridge with …
Venice to Punta Gorda, FL
Borrowed Sandy & Charles’ car for church & breakfast at the local Kof C hall where we met some really nice folks from Michigan & Wisconsin.
By 10 we were on our way down Venice Canal passing through the Circus Bridge with …
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-01-15 15:04:00
STILL AT EMERALD BAY MARINA ON GREAT EXUMA, BAHAMAS AND IT’S STILL VERY WEATHERY – Got to admit if you have to be stuck somewhere – this is the place to be. For a $1.00 a foot per day you get floating docks, free laundry …
Solar is installed and Running!
So here I go…..gunna try and explain what we have done in order to extend our time at anchor. As we sit on the water we use, on average, 15 amps and hour. That includes our new addition, the freezer on board. With this in mind I wan…
Solar is installed and Running!
So here I go…..gunna try and explain what we have done in order to extend our time at anchor. As we sit on the water we use, on average, 15 amps and hour. That includes our new addition, the freezer on board. With this in mind I wan…
It’s Good to be Back
Wow, it’s been too long since Anna and I have updated the blog and I am sure there are quite a few of you that are wondering what the heck happened. Did they give up? Did they drowned? Where are they? To tell you the truth&nb…

Cold means condensation, and condensation means wet stuff.
This is our first year living aboard. The spring was cool but nice, the summer was hot but wonderful, and the fall beautiful but cool, again. Winter is a whole ‘nother matter.Drift Away has three levels. The upper level is the f…
Thompson Bay on Long Island, The Bahamas
We took advantage of calmer conditions to head south from Cat Island to Long Island. The 25-30 mile stretch across the North Atlantic can be rather rough especially if the winds are up and there is a swell coming in from further east. Despite minima…

Getting closer…
Not a free ticket yet, but we’re closer than ever to visiting the forbidden island nation of Cuba.article here…New rules for travel to CubaNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
