General
Bahamas enroute to Turks and Caicos
We’re off again! We left Melbourne FL, stopped for a day in Ft Pierce, sailed the coast past Miami, then 56 hours later we anchored at Highbourne Cay in the Exumas. I’ll bet that trip is an unofficial record in the sailing world! We are slowing making our way toward the Turks and Caicos Islands … Continue reading
Splash
We’re back in the water! We have a ton of work to do before our departure so I’m just posting a few pics for now. Click the pictures for full screen. We launched Thursday, and since nobody was launching Wednesday afternoon, they put us in the slings early. They lifted us a few inches so … Continue reading
Closer and Closer
The boat is really coming along nicely! We’re putting on the final touches in preparation for departure. Click on the pictures for full screen view. New lettering: As mentioned previously, we applied three coats of Awlgrip Oyster white on the topsides and Aristo blue on the water line. The paint finish is better than we … Continue reading
Provisioning
Between Amazon and Walmart Pickup, provisioning is a breeze! We just picked up our order from Walmart and everything went well. I don’t think we can go back to traditional grocery shopping. We placed a huge order two days ago, chose a late morning pick up for today, arrived at the store, they brought out our … Continue reading