Category: Sailing

Noah’s great aunt Dorothy took us, and his cousin Danielle, out to a fun lunch at Panama Hattie’s yesterday. Dorothy is his “Great” aunt because she takes him to Toys R Us and will go for walks in the snow with him in Michigan when everyone else wants to stay inside. We’ve been spending most…

Beth’s Dad and Beth We are happy to be at Old Port Cove Marina to visit with Beth’s dad who has a condo just up the road. Dave and Danielle (Beth’s niece) are here for a week, so we are fortunate that their visit coincides with ours. We’ve been able to do laundry go to…

We left Vero Beach on Saturday morning with a forecast of 10-15 kt winds out of the East switching to North with scattered showers. The actual weather brought rain, steady enough to wash our decks and add 30 gallons to our tank with winds to 25 out of the south. It was good to have…

Vero Beach from our Mooring Ball Vero Beach is a spot where people get stuck, in a good way. There is free bus transportation and a City run mooring field that only charges $11 per night. Moorings are shared with up to two other boats and this is a fun way to meet other boaters.…

A space launch is something worth waiting for. We viewed the liftoff of Discovery at 2037 last night from the Titusville space park and it was a great view. Local museum volunteers set up a sound system that echoed the communications from mission control and that added to the excitement. It was a beautiful evening…

Still here in Titusville hoping to see the space shuttle launch. The first try was last night and Discovery came very close to launching, but the cloud cover was too low by ninety feet, so it was delayed. Good visibility is needed in case there is an emergency and the shuttle needs to land. Winds…