This trip began a little differently than most; while I was on a “girls cruise” with friends and family, David and our friend Ryan brought the boat to the Abacos and had a “guys trip”. The cool thing was they did all the provisioning for our …
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The Big Push Is On.
We left Miami Beach on Monday, April 4, 2011. Today, we anchored in Beaufort, South Carolina. In just 10 short days our “slow boat to China” has taken us 550 miles, and we have about 750 miles to go to get bac…
She’s Here!!!!!!!
For those of you who were anxiously awaiting Serenity’s arrival home, I just wanted you to know she arrived home safely on Saturday, April 9th at 5:20 pm. As Serenity was eased into her slip, stern in, she was greeted with bright sunshine, mild t…
M/V Enticer
This is M/V Enticer of Beaufort, SC. We spotted this beauty on the Calibogue Sound in South Carolina. She is a 1939 85 foot Trumpy Design built by Mathis Yacht. If you have an extra 3.3 million lay…
Thoughts on Night Watches
Not my usual travelogue entry, but days blend into night aboard on long passages, and one gets to thinking…Notes while on watch — 0200 am, 11 April 2011It’s truly the middle of the night…2 a.m. I’m on watch until dawn, just enjoying the solitu…
En route to the Exumas!
The cruising life lends itself to its own rhthyms. No alarm clocks but the sun, and we were up at a leisurely 7:00. It feels so good to let the body dictate when to awake! After our usual pre-cruise engine room checks and other preparations to batten t…
Stuart dining update
In dining news, eight of us dined at the Pelican Cafe Thursday night. The build-up we got from the other folks wasn’t promising – “it used to be a bait store”, “you have to eat outside, as only the kitchen is inside”, “somebody really hated…
Mayaguana – full of surprises!
Ron and I were up early on this gorgeous day, and by 8:30, were in the water diving. We dove on the reef that encircles the island, just to the east of the eastern entrance to Abraham’s Bay. We used the sonar on Eclipse to follow the bottom profile…
Nordhavn vs Kadey-Krogen: Which Trawler is Best for You?
Now is a great time to figure out which trawler is best for you. Here is a quick comparison of the Nordhavn 55 and the Kadey-Krogen 55 Expedition.
Bitter Guana Cay
Here we are again, Bitter Guana Cay. The Exumas Iguana is an endangered species this is one small island that has a population. They are not shy, we suspect that people are still feeding them. Bitter Guana is uninhabited (by humans) a…
