by Bo | May 5, 2013 | Logbook, Posts
Looking back at the logbook for our 3 day sailing trip last week, there’s an entry at 0651 on Day 2 that simply says “Bird!”. We were somewhere south of Apalachicola and hadn’t seen land for around 18 hours, so having a bird land on the boat in... by Bo | May 3, 2013 | Logbook, Posts
Something I’ve yet to master is steering my boat in reverse. I could blame it on the modified full keel or the undersized rudder, but I’m pretty sure it’s just because I haven’t spent enough time practicing yet. When I say I haven’t “mastered” it, I actually mean that... 
by Bo | May 1, 2013 | Logbook, Posts
We’re home! After 47 hours & 27 minutes we made it home to several friends shooting fireworks from the marina docks. The crossing was uneventful, which is a good thing. I’m extremely proud about how well the boat handled the seas. She ran great and we made better... 
by Bo | Apr 27, 2013 | Logbook, Posts
This afternoon we’ll hold our crew meeting to determine what our exact game plan is for leaving tomorrow. As of right now, the weather in the Gulf of Mexico appears pretty settled with forecasts of 10-15kt winds and 2-3′ seas. This is good news. When we... 
by Bo | Apr 27, 2013 | Logbook, Posts
Thursday we got an earlier start in case anything went wrong & we had to turn back. 0629 cast off under a beautiful full moon. Gorgeous sunrise as we entered Tampa Bay about 30 minutes later. We were making great time, averaging 7.8 knots all through Tampa Bay.... by Bo | Apr 27, 2013 | Boat Work, Logbook, Posts
We originally thought that the keel fuel tank was the only one that was leaking, but late Tuesday afternoon we determined that the starboard tank also had a pinhole leak. The leak was so small we were still planning on leaving for Clearwater Wednesday. We’d just... 