Author Archives: Bill Kinney

Killing time…

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Since our reserved slip in Charleston won’t be ready for us for another 36 hours, we spent today offshore South Carolina with our favorite time killing pastime: fishing. I was anxious to experiment with new gear and techniques, and we … Continue reading →

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Much faster

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Time 12APR2019, 12:15 local Latitude N 29° 16.7’ Longitude W 80° 01.7’ Weather: SE, 16, gusting 18. Scattered clouds Course: 004°M Speed: 10.1 knots Water temperature: 81.5°F Nautical miles from Port Everglades: 190nm Nautical miles to Charleston Seabuoy: 203nm After … Continue reading →

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Northbound

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Time 11APR2019, 19:00 local Latitude N 26° 43.8’ Longitude W 79° 50.3’ Weather: SE, 8, gusting 10. Clear Course: 004°M Speed: 6.4 knots Water temperature: 81.2°F Nautical miles from Port Everglades: 41nm Nautical miles to Charleston Seabuoy: 352nm We left … Continue reading →

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Back Where We Belong

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We left the Lauderdale Marine Center docks this morning, and made our way down the New River, which is always a fairly short, and complex journey through a narrow and congested waterway. We are now anchored in South Lake, Hollywood, … Continue reading →

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Back in the USA

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Bill Kinney

After our crazy weather experience at anchor a few days ago, we had a delightful sail back to the coast of Florida. For several months we have been sailing INTO the prevailing wind, and getting the chance to sail downwind … Continue reading →

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Oh Wow!

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We hunkered down in this small and protected harbor because we knew “weather” was coming. Royal Island Harbor is small, roughly 1 mile from east to west and a quarter that north to south, and closed in except for a … Continue reading →

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Famous Neighbors…

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We are anchored off of Spanish Wells in Royal Island Harbor. This is a tiny little bay that is unusual in this area of the Bahamas because it is an anchorage with excellent protection from wind and waves from all … Continue reading →

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Plans… Plans… Plans…

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Bill Kinney

In our onshore excursion today we did take an extended walk across the island away from the main road. See below for the circumstances around that time killing exercise. The variety of plants that grow here is astounding. Including plants … Continue reading →

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Stalking the Wild Flamingo

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Bill Kinney

From our position anchored in Abraham’s Bay in Mayaguana, Bahamas we looked over toward town. From the distance we could see the Red Mangrove trees along the shoreline, but the roots of the trees looked unusually red. A quick look … Continue reading →

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Mayaguana and Pictures

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Bill Kinney

If you are reading this on email or Facebook you might want to click through to FetchinKetch.net to see all the photos. We left the uninhabited island of West Plana Cay yesterday morning and arrived at the barely inhabited (pop: … Continue reading →

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