s/v Monomoy's blog

The weekend of Cinco de Mayo was planned to be a fun one. We set sail for Little Sabine. The sky was cloudy, but wind and temps were perfect. This is Sam the Pinata. He was obtained a few years ago for a planned beating as most pinatas receive at the end of their lifespan, [...]

The forecast was for fantastic weather and that is just what we got. We departed the marina around 0800 Saturday morning and were the only vessel on the Pensacola Bay. Marina neighbors Patrick and Robin gave Blake a new kite the evening before, so he took the opportunity to fly it off Monomoy. The wind [...]

The entire week was forecasted to be fantastic weather, but that wasn’t the case. We did get the first and last weekend of Spring Break 2012 out on the water, so I guess we can’t complain much. s/v Private Stock in the distance. Not much wind, but we were on the water. Carol looking pretty [...]

The forecast for the entire week had been awesome, but of course they never get it right. We started Saturday morning with fog that was supposed to be gone by 900, but by 1100 we were making bets on if it would actually go away. Around 1130 CST the fog did appear to lift and [...]

What a way to end 2011! The weather forecast originally called for great weather through Sunday, January 1 of 2012. Our plan was to depart Wednesday sailing to Ft. McRee, Thursday to Ingram Bayou in Alabama, Friday back to McRee to join friends, Saturday head to Little Sabine for New Year festivities, then return to [...]

School/work wasn’t in session for Blake/Carol on Friday due to Veteran’s Day, so we proudly flew Old Glory and set sail for the Blue Angel’s Homecoming Air Show. Ben having a Heineken. Blake was busy making clay figures in his V-berth. Tammy and Marlin followed us over. Once we rounded Navy Point, the wind settled [...]

Forecast was for a gorgeous weekend and that is exactly what we got. The weekend began on Friday night (Oct. 21) with a renaming ceremony, plus fair winds and safe travels party for the crew of s/v Parallax who are departing the marina Thursday, when they begin their Caribbean adventure. During the Friday night festivities, [...]

Finally!! We were away from the dock and heading out sailing with intent of staying overnight. DeLuna Fest was in full swing at Pensacola Beach, so we figured we’d anchor in Little Sabine to catch some of the sounds. It was a beautiful day on the bay. Not many other boaters out for some reason [...]