| The ABC's of Liferafts Ever wonder about your liferaft? I did. Asking a few questions about them resulted in this article that was published in Southwinds Magazine. This is a must read for anyone going offshore. |
| Think delivering other people's boats is all fun? Think again. |
| Here's another story of a delivery - Clear Lake, Texas to Biloxi, Mississippi. Come sail with us. |
| Anatomy of a sinking Not every cruise ends in an arrival of the boat. |
| Interview with Bruce Van Sant, Author of "Gentleman's Guide to Passages South" |
How did I get into sailing? Here's my story. |
| How did Nellie take to sailing? Here's her story. |
| We had to store our "stuff". Sometimes that gets more exciting than a good storm. |
| What do cruisers do when waiting? Sometimes it get's too darn exciting. |
| Reading, Writing and Arithmatic How do you teach the kids in the middle of the ocean? |
| Port Aransas to Biloxi, our first leg of cruising |
| Biloxi to St. Petersburg.Would we continue? |
| We've had to get to Nassau. The Dry Tortugas were on the way. |
| The Gulf Stream is there, we had to cross it. |
| Once we got to the Bahamas, we had to find a fun place. Was Eluthera It?? |
| A Couple days at Allan's Cay |
| Some fun and a storm at Stanial Cay. - I didn't mention it in the story, but Nellie even snorkled with Jimmy Buffet here. |
| Nellie took a different route provisioning on our second cruise. |
| What did we learn from our first time? - Don't take so much junk! |
| Excitement on the ICW - Ever try to keep up with a Tow boat on the ICW? An empty one? Just how fast are they? And why the heck would you want to, anyway? |
| Stuck in Louisana - Broke down, grounded and out of water - just some of the joys of cruising! |
| We tried to go from Key West to Bimini - There was just a little delay along the way. |
| Visitors at Sea - Ever joined by visitors in the middle of the Ocean? Sometimes it's great fun! |
| A fuel Quiz - A Mental Exersize |
| Is night watch really that bad? - Here is Nellie's take on it. |
| A Minor Sinking - Will they save the boat? Did they learn anything? |
| My Hurricane Flight - Come fly on a Hurricane Hunter flight with me. |
| Traveling Turns to Cruising - We had guests meet us - twice! It can be fun. |
| More Guests, different adventures in the same places. | Rum Cay Come meet a charming lady. |
| A little Sail From NY We were lucky to make our delivery through New York City just before September 11. | Fun in the Boatyard! We all have to do bottom jobs from time to time. . |
| Cuba! Just a brief visit, but we were there. |
| Return to Jamaica! We were on our wat to see old friends. |