Who’s At The Helm?

The answer is…we all are!  Well, except for Maria.Today was a great day at sea.  The winds were 15 knots, the seas were 2-4 feet and the sky was blue as could be.  The kids had a tinge of seasickness even with Saltines and Sprite in their bellies and motion sickness bands on their wrists.Not…

Our Love at First Sail

This time it truly is love at first sail… Marc fell in love with sailing the first time he stepped onto a sailboat back in high school.  For myself it was not love at first sight with sailing, but through time and getting to understand the elements of sailing, I grew to really like it.  But I have to…

Look Ma! I took off the alternator!

Well, the other day I learned more than I ever thought I would about alternators and then some!  We were having issues with our batteries where they would not charge fully and would not keep their charge.  A boat without batteries is no bueno.  We tried to troubleshoot the problem by researching in Niger Calder’s Mechanical…

Too Cool for School

Once in a blue moon you meet a couple that has something really special.  You can’t put your finger on it exactly but you know from their loving glances at each other, their giggles and the sincere compliments they give each other that they lead the pack when it comes to a marriage.  The most…

Baby It’s Cold Outside

Brrrrrr is an understatement.  This photo says it all.  That’s Teresa Carey in the foreground and me in the background.  Teresa is half of our awesome delivery captain duo.  She and her husband Ben are helping Marc and I sail our boat from Virginia to Ft. Lauderdale.  Ben & Teresa have sailed in every kind of…