Been grappling with decisions lately, more decisions about this trip. Let me catch you up. Last I posted we were up on the hard in the Charleston boatyard with nothing accomplished on the list of issues we went there for over... Continue Reading →
We sailed 20 miles up the Wando River to the Charleston City Boatyard and are hauled out. Once again, we watch the boat lift up in the air. We are put on blocks "on the hard" and they give us... Continue Reading →
Hi from Charleston, South Carolina. Where we sit, at the City Marina waiting. We left St. Augustine May, 27th at first light and sailed all day to get to Brunswick, Georgia, arriving at the Marina after 5pm. The sail was... Continue Reading →
We arrived in Ft. Lauderdale ahead of the ELBE with time to scope out the Bahia Mar Marina where we will put Encore for a few days. Big Big boats are the theme here. We talked with marina staff and got... Continue Reading →
These last few weeks have been a nice vacation from my vacation. Mexico seems far away now. Saturday May 6th, the day we loaded the boat onto the freighter in Manzanillo, was so long and hot. We motored out of our... Continue Reading →
At this point in our adventure we have arrived in the US and British Virgin Islands but still do not have a propeller on the boat to help us maneuver…. 12-11-85 Over the last few days we have been here... Continue Reading →
Our family sailing adventure in 1998 with Steve and Kaylyn continues. We have been on the boat for 2 weeks and are about to journey ‘down island’. 2-21-1998 We arrived at St. Martin at 12 noon. After 20 hours of... Continue Reading →
We have been in Manzanillo for over a week now. On the 20th we left Puerto Vallarta before sun up and sailed across big Banderas Bay to head south down the coast. We were able set the spinnaker and had... Continue Reading →
Once back at La Paz Marina we cleaned up the boat and worked on routine maintenance including changing the engine packing gland. And I visited the marina poolside to enjoy a margarita (I was salt deprived!) Steve Job’s (family’s) yacht... Continue Reading →
Sailing Encore 