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Hurricanes and sailboats!
Hurricanes! Every day, from the beginning of June until the middle of November, I wake up and as I am making my coffee, I go to the National Hurricane Center website. It’s the go to place to see about upcoming tropical cyclone activity. After that, I jump over to PredictWind so that I can see… Continue reading
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Persistence, grit, determination …it’s all needed
Persistence We have been visiting family and friends lately back home. Something that has come up more than once is people’s amazement at our persistence. I’ve heard more than once, “From what you’ve written, I would have bailed a long time ago! I’m impressed by your persistence!” This has been a difficult year. Without a… Continue reading
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Living off grid…you need power!
Let’s talk a little about managing power on a sailboat. When we lived in our house(s), I walked in, turned on a light and left it on. I would stand in front of the fridge with the doors open wondering what in the world I wanted (even though I wasn’t that hungry). Run the AC… Continue reading
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Spending a week away from the dock at Julington Creek.
As we got ready to leave Green Cove for a little while, we knew we wanted to stay on the St. Johns River. It’s still hurricane season. We’ve weathered three hurricanes now in Green Cove and have done pretty well, though Helene was really rough even though we were just on the outer edges of… Continue reading
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Storm prep…Hurricane is coming!
As I am writing this, Hurricane Helene is barreling toward the big bend of Florida. The track looks like it’s going to take it right over Tallahassee, or nearby there. The width of the storm is over 400 miles and we will catch the outer edges of the storm sometime later in the evening. Daily,… Continue reading
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Day trip through the keys? Jet Skiing and Key Lime Pie!
Once the decision was made that we were going to hang out in Key West instead to wait out Hurricane Beryl, I called Sandy to let her know. After a week off, I couldn’t extend my trip, so while the crew of Manta Jo would hang out at Key West and Everglades National Park to… Continue reading
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Knowing there’s always more to learn!
When I was writing last week’s post about the trip that ended (for me) in Key West, I had a few people ask me, “What made that trip worthwhile?” I tried to answer that question . .while I was writing about the importance of keeping up with the weather. It became too much and too… Continue reading
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Headed for a hurricane!
Keeping up with the weather is critical in the sailing world. I know that sounds obvious, but it’s really true. As we all know, things with the weather change, sometimes very rapidly and you have to have a plan for when things change. In late June I joined a boat, we were supposed to go… Continue reading
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We found out how good our anchor is!
One night, on our second time at anchor, we discovered the significance of being able to anchor properly and have good ground tackle. Dark had just settled in, and I noticed the wind picking up. The stars were no longer as visible as the clouds rolled in and the boat began to shudder as the thunder clapped… Continue reading
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We left the dock…considerations for life on the hook!
When you are in one place for a long period of time, you get accustomed to things. I don’t want to say comfortable, but almost complacent. You know the routine of how things work and the coming and going of things. That’s a feeling I had in every house I owned and it was no different being at… Continue reading
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