Category Archives: Underway

The Paper Chase

The Bahamas has instituted a relatively new online check-in procedure. You enter all the data they need, make payments, pretty much everything except get the final approval stamps which we still have to do in person. After we got the … Continue reading

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On the road again!

We are done! The boat is ready, and we are ready to sail off. Our time in Florida is drawing to a close in the next few days. Our immediate plans are to head back to the Bahamas and visit … Continue reading

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Hurry up.. and wait!

I am pretty sure that is a title I have used before. It is a way of life for people like us living on cruising sailboats. We had expected to be on our way to the Bahamas by now, but … Continue reading

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The strangest things…

We do see the strangest things in our travels. This time it is at the boat yard. We are at Lauderdale Marine Center and we just finished our maintenance haul out. Everything from the painting to the work on the … Continue reading

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Fishing Report

Our trip out to the weather buoy was uneventful, and with mostly very light winds, we motored most of the way arriving midmorning. The weather was perfect for the kind of sighing we wanted to do, calm winds and nearly … Continue reading

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Ready to go again!

We have been working here in Brunswick GA helping other people get their Amel sailboats ready to help them with their cruising dreams, and now it is time once again to make OUR dreams a reality. Our plan is to … Continue reading

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This was Fun…

We do not regularly follow a lot of YouTube channels, but there are a few we touch base with once in a while. “Super Yacht Captain” has frequently provided an entertaining education about a part of the marine world we … Continue reading

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Gulf Stream Phobia

Don’t Worry, Be Happy! The Gulf Stream is the elephant in the room for everybody sailing the East Coast of the United States. If you are heading from the south toward the north, it can be your best friend, taking … Continue reading

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Continuing south

After a stop of a couple days in Hilton Head visiting family we are making a short hop (about 60 miles) south to Brunswick Landing Marina where we will be based for a few weeks. Part of the time is … Continue reading

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A Day’s Difference

This morning finds us on a completely different ocean than we had been sailing on for the previous two days. Instead of flat, sunny, and blue, it is now lumpy, gray and overcast. We are just coming around Frying Pan … Continue reading

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