November 25, 2018 St. Augustine was a very short trip for us not by choice, but because we got kicked out of the mooring field. Well, kicked out is a bit dramatic – we could only secure a mooring ball for 3 nights. We made the most of our time while there however. Erik’s dad …
November 19, 2018 After a week and a half in Hilton Head, with inclement weather and an unstable sea state (with up to 9’ waves), we finally had a window to head further south. Next stop would be to see Erik’s folks. They live in Palm Coast, and because our mast height is so tall …
November 15, 2018 Nobody likes getting up at 1:30a, heck, some people are usually just going to bed at that time, but in our case, getting up at that hour was making me feel pretty excited. I was feeling confident and ready for our first solo sail (meaning: no crew) and one that covered an …
November 5, 2018 We are huge foodies. Seriously, as in we used to plan vacations to cities known for their outstanding cuisine. We once planned this amazing trip to Napa, California for an entire week dining at some of the nation’s best restaurants, including Thomas Keller’s French Laundry. So when I tell you that Charleston …
November 1, 2018 Our crew, Bruce Rich, arrived around 3p on October 29th to get settled in and start learning the boat. I ended up working until the last possible minute and at 4:30p told my colleagues that I needed to jump off the call and would be back in about 30 minutes. If you …
October 28, 2018 The reality of weather is that while it may be predictable, it is not infallible. In fact, Mother Nature likes to mess with us quite a bit and toss crappy weather on the weekends, which means for us, there would be no more practice sails before we depart south. As a result, …
October 20, 2018 Through rain and shine, we got Music & Lyrics logo on the boat! Of course, we messed up the placement on the port side which meant we had to order another logo and that delayed our renaming ceremony, cutting it close to when we needed to get off the dock and get …
