After 16 nights in a La Quinta hotel, the entire Red Head crew was happy to have the boat splashed on Friday afternoon.First, there was one last walking of the plank up to the salon where the crew awaited the much anticipated moment. While none of us l…
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Some More Firsts…
It’s been a hectic week. Red Head was hauled for some out of the water work causing the kids to make some adjustments. We are at Hinckley Yacht Services in Stuart and the manager, Brian, kindly offered us the use of a conference room to hold the kids. …
Interior Design
We have been working steadily at improving the guts of Red Head. The focus has been on improving her systems and bringing her up to date. This week we will be hauled by Hinckley Yacht Services in Stuart to have dripless shaft seals installed, two more …
Happy New Year!
Dylan and Dee Dee had a pretty wild New Year’s Eve on Red Head at Halifax Harbor Marina in Daytona Beach. Mom and Dad left them briefly for a great meal at Siam Spice but were back in time for the festivities – going to bed at 9:30…The kids had reaso…
Our First Christmas on Red Head
There’s nothing quite like Christmas to make a place feel like home. This was Dylan and Dee Dee’s first Christmas on Red Head. It wasn’t until Christmas Eve that the kids remembered they had to be good for Santa. More of an issue for Dee Dee than Dylan…
Goin’ on a Toot
About this time last year we were in Brunswick and rented a car to drive to Green Cove Springs where we became Florida residents and registered aCappella in the state of Florida. This past week we rented a car to once again drive from Brunswick t…
The Kids’ Playground
There are many things Dylan and Dee Dee like about their new home, Red Head. They have a king-size bed which means more room for them – not necessarily any more room for Mom and Dad but definitely more room for the kids…A real favorite is the large, …
Three Practically Perfect Days
Boaters often talk about the folly of keeping schedules. The discussions typically involve delays waiting for weather windows, bailout points when offshore, and tales about times when weather limits were pushed a bit too far. They focus on how bad weat…
Zeus and the Dog Park
Today Dylan and Dee Dee made a new dog friend, Zeus, a one year old Golden. We met Zeus’s mom and dad while doing the Loop in 2013 when Dee Dee was just a small pup. We’ve run into them here and there since then but had yet to meet Zeus.Janet and Bob w…
Offshore Again
The whole crew enjoys a nice offshore passage. We were finally able to do our first offshore passage since leaving the Chesapeake Bay. And it was perfect!Dylan wants to be out in the open air watching for dolphins. The rail outside the pilothouse is ju…
