Tag Archives: Travel

We’re Sailing!

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Bill Kinney

After almost 2 months of being at anchor or on the hard in the greater Fort Lauderdale area, this morning we left our anchorage in SouthLake, Hollywood, motored to the fuel dock in Dania Beach. We took on diesel, gasoline … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays Everybody!

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Bill Kinney

Yesterday, we sprang ourselves out of the boatyard and made our way to the anchorage in South Lake in Hollywood, Florida. A world of palm trees, speedboats, and high-rise condos. The only white part of Christmas here is the sand … Continue reading →

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Anchor’s Aweigh!

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Bill Kinney

Harmonie is out of the water now getting a long list of projects done. One of our routine projects is to end-for-end the anchor chain so we even out the wear across its length. We missed that project at our … Continue reading →

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An Early Exit.

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Bill Kinney

Unfortunately, the weather took a turn on us, and staying anchored at Hogsty Reef was no longer tenable. We packed up and sailed off, first for a night in the well protected harbor at Mayaguana, and then onward to one … Continue reading →

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So You Want to be a Delivery Captain?

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Bill Kinney

We have had a couple of deliveries lined up over the past month or so that have kept us busy, and some what off line. If you think that job might be all fun… The romance of the open ocean! … Continue reading →

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Catching Up…

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Bill Kinney

We have been in Le Marin, Martinique since our last update–at least mostly! When we first arrived, the dock was full of boats that were full of people we knew. Lots of socializing and many sea stories were traded. The … Continue reading →

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One for the Bucket List

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Bill Kinney

We have begun our migration south and east from Cape Eleuthera We made a short stop to anchor for the night off of Cat Island, and then proceeded to sail the 75 miles south to Georgetown. As is our normal … Continue reading →

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The LEAST Efficient form of Travel…

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Bill Kinney

And no, it is NOT sailing!!! We just completed a delivery sail bringing a Hylas 54 sailboat from Charleston, SC down to Cape Eleuthera Marina in the Bahamas, which is where we started the trip, and where we left Harmonie … Continue reading →

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Well, That’s over With!

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Bill Kinney

We have been hunkered down in the protection of Rock Sound at the south end of Eleuthera for the last several days while a series of weather systems blew through one after another. This is an image from our anchor … Continue reading →

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Great Inagua Island

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Bill Kinney

450 miles southeast of Miami, just 45 miles from the eastern-most tip of Cuba is the most southern of the islands of the Bahamas, Great Inagua. It is the place we checked in first with Customs and Immigration to get … Continue reading →

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