by Bo | Jan 5, 2015 | Logbook
At 0550 on Saturday Dec 6th, we cast off from Bear Point Marina in Orange Beach, Alabama onto a glassy Perdido Bay with the full moon off the stern rail and rising sun off the bow pulpit. We raised the main and mizzen as an outgoing tide pushed us out of Pensacola... 
by Bo | Jul 1, 2014 | Logbook, Posts
I’ve made good progress on several boat projects in the past few months. I’ll go into more detail soon, but for now I’ll just tell you the leaky faucet that snowballed into an extensive refit is no longer leaking. After a few months of a lot of work... 
by Bo | Jan 1, 2014 | Logbook, Posts
In the past year, I’ve met some pretty incredible people. There have been several of them though, who feel stuck. They don’t think their careers are going anywhere. They don’t feel like they’re accomplishing anything. There’s no direction... 
by Bo | Dec 16, 2013 | Logbook, Posts
In order to write about life first you must live it. -Ernest Hemingway Much has happened since I left you last. After spending a few days living the Key West lifestyle, I finally settled into a routine that was much less FOMO driven. The last few nights were spent... 
by Bo | Nov 17, 2013 | Logbook, Posts
I’ve been in Key West for a little over a week now waiting for a good weather window (and to get sick of key lime pie) to make the overnight voyage up to the west coast of Florida on Capt. Randy’s boat, S/V Attitude. If all goes as planned, Randy and I... 
by Bo | Nov 12, 2013 | Logbook, Posts
When I moved back to the beach a few years ago I acquired a really good custom sailing knife from a dude. It was a big honking knife & I had to wear a belt just to keep my shorts from falling down. But at some point on a work trip that particular knife... 