Monthly Archives: July 2025

One for Our Record Book…

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Bill Kinney

Having a close encounter with tropical storm Chantal wasn’t all bad. In her wake she left a strong and steady southeasterly flow of wind in the mid 20’s across the ocean This was exactly what we needed to make good … Continue reading →

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Buddy Boating with Chantal

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Bill Kinney

But let’s not do it again! We were supposed to be well west of a small low pressure system, but instead, rapidly shifting forecasts left us in the middle of Tropical Storm Chantel. Overall, it wasn’t terrible, but certainly wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Northbound

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Bill Kinney

Yesterday morning we left from Hall of Fame Marina in Fort Lauderdale, filled our fuel tank, and jumped out onto the northbound conveyor belt that is the Gulf Stream. Since departing, we have been running fast on a broad reach … Continue reading →

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