In harmony with her size, Red Head has numerous nice, large hawse holes. If you don’t happen to be familiar with boats and don’t know what a hawse hole is, the Champman Piloting book defines them as “an opening in the hull, through which mooring lines …
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Uptown Girl at the Downtown Public Piers
Dylan and Dee Dee just finished attending the Hampton, VA Snowbird Rendezvous and have started their official cruise south as snowbirds. There were far too many times they were left alone while Mom and Dad gave their talks and attended events. Let’s be…
Rendezvous
Red Head moved from Deltaville, VA to Solomons, MD last week to attend the Krogen and the DeFever rendezvous. Hurricane Matthew had everyone on edge as organizers and boaters had to make “go, no go” decisions. It’s one of those things that you ne…
Bob, Caleb, and Chad…
It’s been 3 months since Dylan and Dee Dee pulled into Zimmerman Marine on their new boat Red Head. That’s a long time for this crew to stay in one place, especially when you can’t walk to a beach for a swim!It hasn’t been the most exciting time for Dy…
A Last Shakedown
Last weekend was the crew’s last shakedown cruise on Red Head. The next time we throw the lines off it will be for real. Things went well as we all are getting more comfortable with her. She’s a pretty girl.Of course, the kids favorite part was the din…
Hoover Dog
Labs have the reputation of loving their food. Having owned five, we can say it is a well deserved reputation. But among our babies, past and present, Dylan has always stood out in this regard. We nicknamed him Hoover Dog because, well, he eats like a …
Now We’re Talkin’
What’s the point of having a new dinghy if you don’t use it to go swimming? This past weekend the crew helped throw off the lines on Red Head so we could spend a few days on the hook. Mom and Dad were looking forward to some much needed downtime. …
Can’t Get Enough…
Yesterday we secured Dylan and Dee Dee’s dinghy onto the well deck. However, they decided they weren’t done yet and hopped in to wait for another ride.The plan is to throw the lines off this afternoon and anchor out for the weekend. Then we’ll use the …
The Kids Have a New Ride!
A couple of weeks ago we acquired a new dinghy for Red Head. She’s been on the hard for a variety of reasons but today we had her launched and took Dylan and Dee Dee out for a spin.The dinghy is quite a bit smaller than what the crew was used to on aCa…
TS Hermine
Dee Dee has just about put her first real storm under her belt as Tropical Storm Hermine moves north. For Dylan it was no big whoop. He’s been through numerous, including Hurricane Sandy.The winds started in earnest about the time we went to bed Friday…
