Tuesday morning we awoke to only mild winds and the sun attempting to peek through the clouds. We felt very lucky but were sobered by watching the morning news reports about what happen to the north. She may let us become a bit complacent but Mother Na…
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Fairhope, AL
(Tuesday Oct 30 – Dist: 28.8 mi; Seas: 1-2 ft; TTT: 3:45)
We got up well before dawn and pulled anchor (with great difficulty) at first light. Our anchor was dug in so deep, thanks to the strong winds, that we needed both engines to yank…
Fairhope, AL
(Tuesday Oct 30 – Dist: 28.8 mi; Seas: 1-2 ft; TTT: 3:45)
We got up well before dawn and pulled anchor (with great difficulty) at first light. Our anchor was dug in so deep, thanks to the strong winds, that we needed both engines to yank…
HMS Bounty Lost
October 30th, 2012 Panama CityPhoto USCGA tragedy at sea. Yesterday, October 29th, 2012, the famous tallship HMS BOUNTY was lost while sailing south of Cape Hatteras. Of the sixteen crew members on board, fourteen were rescued.&n…
10/30/2012 – Tuesday – New Orleans
It’s still too windy to leave so our new departure date will be tomorrow. I think we’ve all had enough of New Orleans!!!!! We will spend the day getting our boats ready (fuel, water, maybe a load of laundry and etc…). Josh is go…
10/29/2012 – Monday – New Orleans play day
Had another windy, bouncy ”line screeching” night again. The wind will just not stop blowing. If you look through the Seabrook railroad bridge when it is in the up position into Lake Ponchartrain you can see big waves and whitecaps.&nbs…
Smithville, MS 376 miles to Mobile
Smithville, MS Sunup was beautiful as we watched some of the moisture from the outer bands of Sandy paint the sky. Yes, we are in the Deep South and while the sun is bright here, we hear on the radio things are not so good on the east coast. We are now at mile marker […]
Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
Diesel Duck weathered the storm fine. This morning we are waiting for the internet to come back on, but there is no power on shore so this might take some time. Anyone that had been monitoring this storm will know that there was much destruction in N…
BACK ON QUEST
RETURNING TO THE QUEST QUEST “SPLASHES” BACK INTO THE ICW WATERSOur Quest spent all summer “on…
Wicked FPB 97-1: Starting To Feel The Scale
You are looking at the business end of what will become an enormously strong bow structure on FPB 97-1. This is the centerline girder, or stem bar as it is commonly known. It is 40mm thick here, and when joined by the two 12mm topside plates will be a total of 64mm thick, or 2.5″. […]
