by Bo | Apr 27, 2013 | Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
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.... read more by Bo | Apr 27, 2013 | Boat Work, Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
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... read more by Bo | Apr 24, 2013 | Boat Work, Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
Sunday, in our preparations for the daysail to Clearwater, we noticed a little more diesel in the bilge than we’d like to see. Any diesel in the bilge is more than you’d like to see. After taking a good look at it, we decided that instead of pushing on to... read more by Bo | Apr 19, 2013 | Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
The time has finally come to sail my sailboat L’Attitude north to bring it home. Since October, I’ve been splitting time in Orange Beach Alabama, my home for the last 2 years & Sarasota Florida, the location of the boat I bought back in the fall. My... read more by Bo | Apr 18, 2013 | Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
As you likely know, when I was a junior in college, I took a semester off to sail around Florida. One thing I’ve never really talked about is that for those 6 months, I was technically enrolled in 2 college courses. They were “independent study” type courses, and I... read more by Bo | Mar 26, 2013 | Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
I spent most of last week back in Sarasota getting a few things squared away with the boat. Snead finished working on it while I was there on Thursday and put it back in the water after lunch. But not before I had a chance to walk around it and check out the new... read more by Bo | Mar 8, 2013 | Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
Storms rolled through Sarasota last Tuesday giving me an extra day to get a few things prepped for the trip to the boat yard. I drove up to Bradenton to get the lay of the land and meet the Snead Island Boatworks crew who would be taking care of the yard jobs on my... read more by Bo | Mar 4, 2013 | Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
A good bit of progress in the last week or two with the boat. Spent some time with my mom getting details hammered out for the window curtains she’s going to make for me. Hanging curtains on a boat is a little tricky, but we think we’ve found the materials necessary... read more by Bo | Feb 20, 2013 | Boat Work, Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
I’ve spent the last several weeks working. Good thing, too, because next week I take the boat to the shipyard. Have you ever heard of the term “boat dollars”? The conversion rate between a boat dollar and a regular dollar is roughly 1:1,000. Seeing as how I’ve yet to... read more by Bo | Jan 21, 2013 | Boat Work, Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
A week or so ago after working and playing tourist in Milwaukee for a few days, I landed back in Sarasota. I spent a few hours at the boat before I had to leave for Atlanta and spent the time making measurements and trying to decide on a few things. I’m not going to... read more by Bo | Dec 14, 2012 | Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
Before leaving Sarasota to begin with Christmas festivities, I recorded a quick video tour of the new boat. Be aware that the camera glosses over a lot of the cosmetic imperfections, so if/when you see it in person, please don’t expect it to be perfect. I mean,... read more by Bo | Dec 12, 2012 | Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
By the time the ink was dry on the boat papers, I was already back at work somewhere around the country. It’s been more than 2 months, but my mom & I finally made it down to Sarasota to take the boat out of the marina on it’s maiden voyage under my... read more by Bo | Sep 24, 2012 | Logbook, Posts | 0 Comments
You know how in movies they show the yachtie types wearing sweater vests & blazers & white pants when they go sailing? Did you know that people actually do that? I guess it never really hit me that people did that, but last week in Newport, RI those were the... read more 
