(Wednesday July 25 – Dist: 0 mi.)
A series of storms are rolling through northern Michigan at this time. Even the best sailors who ran the Chicago to Mackinac Island race, are sheltered here in the marina. That is an interesting bunch to s…
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Port Huron
The Blue Water Bridge, gateway to Lake Huron, came into view about 1 p.m. today as we tied to the Ontario side of the St. Clair River in a town called Sarnia. After a 4:30 a.m. wake up, we left port at 6 a.m. to head across Lake St. Clair. Our weather –bug screen showed […]
FPB Dinghy Decisions
For the success of the FPB 64 program, it is essential that we standardize nearly all of the details to ensure we can deliver the highest quality vessel for the best overall value. One of the items the owners do have free reign over is the choice of dinghy. In the photo above, the owner […]
Bahamas Cruise 2012 Recap
Yes, another cruise has come to pass, albeit brief, we had a lot of fun. Ran into folks we haven’t seen in years and made new friends we hope to cross paths with again.Our Memphis real estate transactions held us up longer than expected and a hasty dep…
Unplugged
(Continued…)
Clayton to Alexandria Bay, NY
We left Clayton bound for Alexandria Bay, NY just 12 miles downstream. We cruised among the Thousand Islands with great natural beauty. Many of the islands are privately owned complete with very nice homes, boat houses, etc.
Alexandria …
July 24 – Rockport, ON
Thousand IslandsShanty Island – AnchorageA cool front blew in last night and it was a very rocky night tied to the dock in Clayton, and it was still windy when we left for Boldt Castle this morning. We are in an area of the St. Lawrence known as the …
Southern Marshes
Despite the summer heat, we’re enjoying the trip north with all there is to see along the waterway. Leaving Cumberland Island we passed by Kings Bay Submarine Base and got to see one submarine on an outer dock.
If you look at a map you’ll notice…
Escape
This morning we finally “escaped” from Cairns in northern Queensland. We arrived here 6 weeks ago hoping for extended time exploring and diving the outer reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, for most of our time h…
Escape
This morning we finally “escaped” from Cairns in northern Queensland. We arrived here 6 weeks ago hoping for extended time exploring and diving the outer reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, for most of our time h…
