Tag Archives | trawler

How to Make Boat Cards, and Why

We have a boat card.  If you’re not a cruiser yet, you might even wonder what a boat card is.   Well, it’s like a business card but with boat and crew info on it instead of corporate stuff.  Why have a boat card?   We…

Cruising Around

Today was a short cruise to the next anchorage so we did a little exploring. We took a little tour of Sir Edmond Bay which would be a great place to anchor except for the fish farm taking up the best spot in the bay. So we continued on to Laura Bay C…

6-23 and 24, 2012: Leatherwood Creek anchorage and back to Pebble Isle

On Saturday, 23rd, we got going about 08:30.  When bringing up our anchor it felt heavy so I went slow and watched as it came up.  After bringing about 30′ feet up there was this huge piece of metal caught on the chain; it had to be 3 1/2 to …

Year 2 Day 90 – Waterford, N.Y.

Today is Sunday, June 24th and we arrived here in Waterford yesterday afternoon after a long day of cruising – over 9 hours.  We were soooo glad to get here!  We encountered a late afternoon thunderstorm again but it was nothing like the day before….

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Last Sunday we walked to Church only to find the time and place was changed for Father’s Day.  So, we tried again today.  This time we were successful.  There weren’t very many people in Church. The music group consisted of two viol…

Sitka Interlude Part 3

June 20, 20120500 came all too early as we headed for Biorka Island to fish.  Alex Benson was with us to try his rigs out also.  The day started slow, with a mixture of sun and rain showers, but no fish.  Finally we hooked a coho, then t…

Getting to the Point

June 14 – 15, 2012Sea conditions were calm enough in Exuma Sound for us to use that offshore route for 8.5 hrs. to go all the way to Great Guana Cay and anchor off the only settlement on the 12 mile long cay, Black Point.  It was overcast and squall…

June 22, 2012

Barge Coming Through the Narrows – Never Called a Security and Could Not Make Radio ContactA Very Narrow Channel – The South Channel Going into Parry SoundThe Cambrian – Originally a Fishing Tug from RossportPerry Island Swing Bridge – We had to Wait 4…

June 22, 2012

Barge Coming Through the Narrows – Never Called a Security and Could Not Make Radio ContactA Very Narrow Channel – The South Channel Going into Parry SoundThe Cambrian – Originally a Fishing Tug from RossportPerry Island Swing Bridge – We had to Wait 4…

Orland, Maine – Alwives – Ospreys – Seals

Sometimes it is interesting to find out a bit about the towns that we travel through without a thought, while on our way to another place. Many have some scenic or historic value that we don’t have a clue is there. Take Orland, Maine, located in …