The wind is blowing 20-25, the skies are overcast and the temp is 79 here at Emerald Bay. It is a great place to relax while the waves pound the breakwater. We watched a 100+ foot megayacht go out yesterday and the waves were breaking up over their bow. We are still enjoying the facilities…

We feel like we’re on vacation here at Emerald Bay. The marina isn’t quite finished, but it is a beautiful resort. We’ve had l-o-n-g hot showers for the first time in two months, enjoyed the freshwater pool and have clean laundry. Life is good! Yesterday we motored up the 12 miles from Georgetown under nice…

March started with a long day of school in 15-20 kts at anchor in Elizabeth Harbor. By 1500 school was completed and it was time to go back to work on Noah’s boat for the competition on Friday. He decided to go for most environmental boat so used items collected from Sand Dollar beach to…

Sunday brought a new opening event for Regatta Week – the Sail Pass. All the boats in the harbor, well over 300 at this point, were asked to “dress ship” with all the flags available. The anchorages brightened considerably as thousands of flags were unfurled in the 15 kt breeze. Boats were invited to submit…

Stanley was waiting, as promised, with the rental car as we emerged from the cruiser’s trail at high noon. The Honda Civic had a broken trunk latch, courtesy of the last renters, but was otherwise in reasonable condition. Knowing it would take a couple of weeks to get a new latch, the lid now has…