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M/V "Rust Bucket"

     The only reason this boat qualifies for the “Boats of Interest” label is because the twin 150 Mercs mounted on the stern are worth 25 times more than the value of this rust bucket.

The Rest Is History

     The story has been told once or twice, or even more, but it does warrant another time because it was purely a chance encounter.  Sharon and I were on our inaugural trip south on the ICW.in 2010.   Somewhere in the vic…

Goose Creek

     We have passed through this waterway many times, but never on a sunny day.  Although each day was grey and overcast, it was always a beautiful and scenic waterway.  Located in North Carolina just south of the Pamilco …

A Fighting Chance

     We’ve been slowly making our way north since our departure from Stuart, FL on the 30th of March.  Some days we cruised for 40 or 50 miles.  Some days we cruised 60 or 70 miles.  Sometimes we took the day off.&nbs…

We have landed!

You could not imagine a happier experience than the sight of Isabella seeing land after seven days.  We were a little giddy also.  The past two days have been a push – we all pretty much went into hibernation.  We did 184 miles in two da…

"…Three Days on a Boat…

…looking for some peace and quiet, maybe keep her dreams afloat.” – Jimmy Buffett, FinsWELL…in reality, we sailed back from Antigua, and it took us more than three days, as you know. But this very last passage, well, it was indeed three days! With …

"…Three Days on a Boat…

…looking for some peace and quiet, maybe keep her dreams afloat.” – Jimmy Buffett, FinsWELL…in reality, we sailed back from Antigua, and it took us more than three days, as you know. But this very last passage, well, it was indeed three days! With …

Day 6 – No Land

We are all a bit stir crazy by now and we have run out of cream for the Captain’s coffee, but, otherwise, we are doing just fine. Lots of reading, sleeping and wine are helping us thru our days and nights.  The barn door is in sight and  we a…

Should be working on our taxes….

Yes, I should be working on our taxes, but we are having issues with our Navi-Nut version 2.0. It wasn’t tracking well.  I have been on the phone with techs all morning trying to resolve it – my head is spinning.  One tech even had the nerve …

ICW Sunrise

M/V Broulee departing Cumberland Island (4-5-2012)S/V Short Walk on the hook at Butler Island (4-11-2012)