Tag: Sailing Friends
“Moose balls!” kind of sounds like a mild expletive. Like something you would say if you broke a nail, spilled a glass of milk, or missed your exit ramp. I could say sailors use mild expletives like this all the…
November 18 – December 24, 2017. Saturday was The 60s night with groovy round sunglasses, glow ring necklaces and bracelets, food, beer, and a Beatles cover band. Sunday was a lay day. Monday was Country night with cowboy hats, sheriff…
One of the joys of the start of the cruising season is seeing old friends. Another is making new friends. We stopped in Jacksonville on the way down to see Captain Robert. He and his family spent last summer in…
April 18 – 23. Glasses full of red wine are raised up in the air. “Here’s to Rich and Amy!†We are in the salon of Teresa and Wade’s boat, our next-door neighbors at Brown’s Marina. The table is set…
And so, it’s back to Stuart to live in my folks’ house and get the boat ready for next season. We started by having Blue Wing moved from storage in Indiantown to the work yard there. Here I sanded the…
The afternoon of Wednesday 4/24 we are in Baker’s Bay off Great Guana Cay in the Abacos. We are really enjoying getting to know Jeff, Jules, and Neil who arrived in Marsh Harbor yesterday to charter a 36 foot Jeneau…
April 4 – April 11. You’ll be happy to know that Eleuthera Island is as long, beautiful, and friendly as it was last year. Having been to the Glass Window, Cow and Bull rocks, Queen’s Baths, Gregorytown and Hatchet Bay…
March 19 – March 22 In the morning, flocks of Tropicbirds make passes over patches of water looking for their new day’s repast. From a distance they appear as white flakes in a shaken snow globe, gently hovering and swirling…
March 15 – March 17. Omar tells us ‘I have been giving island tours for years and this will be the biggest yet’. We are the first on the bus, sitting behind him so we will be able to hear…
