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Alvirah Meehan, lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and private investigator Regan Reilly are guests, along with their spouses, on the “Santa Cruise.” The cruise is a gift from Commodore Randolph Weed to a select group that “has made the world a better place.” His largesse is prompted by the desire to create a buzz about [...]
Blake’s grandmother took him to the movies, so we took the opportunity to get in a daysail. We were only out for a few hours, so not many pictures taken. We did have time for a cocktail. There was a regatta taking place. It was a short sail, but at least we made it out [...]
Only on a boat does it seem suitable to discuss the toilet as we do, but a marine toilet is a complicated sanitation system where care must be taken to keep it in peak operation. Some of you may recall that we decided to replace our old Groco HF marine toilet with a Jabsco Lite [...]
Saturday was forecast to be a nice day and surprisingly that is exactly what it was! We headed out after breakfast and it didn’t take long for many other sailboats to join us on the Pensacola Bay. Pogo was relaxed and enjoying herself. Till the dolphins came out to play. (note the fin) Lunch time! [...]
In May 1946, John Caldwell, stranded in Panama afetr the war, set out single-handed on a 9,000 mile journey aboard the 29-foot Pagan to rejoin his wife in Sydney. This is an interesting read! You can order it from Amazon.com.
In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame, [...]
In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham began a solo around-the-world voyage from San Pedro, California, in a 24-foot sloop. Five years and 33,000 miles later, he returned to home port with a wife and daughter and enough extraordinary experiences to fill this bestselling book, Dove. This is a pretty good read. You can order it [...]
Wind was forecast to be around 10 knots in the morning and building to 10-15 knots by afternoon. We headed out after lunch with Ken off our stern. The wind was more like 2 knots when we made it out onto the Bay. Ben and Ken were on the VHF discussing whether or not either [...]
