Crossing the Gulf of Mexico – Part Two
HOLY CRAP! Our last post was November when I wrote about part one of the crossing! We really need to do a better job of getting these posts out. I hope everyone had a Happy Holidays. Now that we’re back we’ll pick up where we left off. In our last episode we left Fort Lauderdale, […]
Crossing the Gulf of Mexico – Part One
I wanted to write about our crossing the Gulf of Mexico shortly after we made landfall but of course, work and life got in the way. I’m just now finally getting a chance to go back through the ships logs and looking at pictures again and it’s so much fun reliving it all. It was […]
What’s in a name?
When you talk to sailors and ask if it is appropriate to rename a boat, you are likely to get many different answers. They usually fall into two main categories: 1) No, definitely do not do it, it is bad luck…and 2) It does not matter, rename away. First, let me explain why the first […]
We survived Sail School!
WARNING: THIS IS THE LONGEST POST EVER. I’ve been dreading writing this post. Mostly because I didn’t want to be re-traumatized by the week aboard our new-to-us boat. But for your entertaining pleasure, I will recap the week. Background – we are still undercover on the whole “we are quitting our jobs to sail around […]
Survey Says!
That sounded like a good title in my head anyway. Imagine the late 70’s to early 80’s Richard Dawson voice saying it. Of course that is probably the last time I watched Family Feud but I digress. A boat survey is a funny thing. Imagine flying to another country to meet someone that you are paying a large […]