Florida 120 day 2, Friday 5/19
What a change in the weather for this day. The wind was due to pick up later in the morning and it did. Some of the fleet were going to...
Florida 120 day 3, Saturday 5/20
On the chart with the GPS tracking layered, the yellow is the outbound eastward route with two shades for Thursday and Friday. The violet...
Florida 120 day 4, Sunday 5/21
What a difference a day makes. Storms ended sometime early morning and finally was able to get a bit of sleep. Next morning did not find...
Rudder Replacement
Sailing on the Florida Gulf coast, there is no shortage of skinny water, be at the beaches where the sugar sand goes forever in 3 ft...
Battery and Charger
I got that model Tohasu motor because it was the largest size for the boat, had an alternator included, and could fit with the elevator...
Trimarans Sails Out of Ft. Desoto
Got together with other trimaran sailors Ricky and Jeff and sailed out of Bunces Pass and Ft. Desoto for a few days. First night was...
Navigation and Comms Training
Recently completed refresher courses on navigation and chart plotting, plus radio communications training through my USCG Auxiliary...
Thoughts on the Main Sail Wrapped on Boom
Nice sail out to Caya Costa, a barrier island between Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf, just south of Boca Grande Pass, to meet up with...