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Ship's Log
A sampling of the Great Loop
Cruising with the In-laws!
August 15-19, 2022
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Taking on water and turning back.
May 20-21, 2022
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Jekyll Island, GA
May 13,2022
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Fernandina, Amelia Island
May 10, 2022
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Home at Ortega Landing
March 26, 2022
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Hontoon Island
March 23, 2022
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The St. John's River to Sanford, FL
March 15-17, 2022
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Voyage to Palatka
March 15, 2022: Having cut our teeth on a 6 mile voyage on Katy B, we decided to take a series of baby steps as we learned the boat, the...
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Mar 12, 20241 min read


Let's have some fun!
It did not escape our notice, or our family's, that after we had owned the boat for more than six months, we had not moved it away from...
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Mar 12, 20242 min read


Work, work, work.
Isn't boating supposed to be relaxing? It wasn't after we returned to Port 32 Marina, That's when our work really started. It had never...
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Mar 3, 20242 min read


Making Her Ours
Our time frame to start the Loop with our newly acquired trawler was fairly relaxed and we were determined to make her right before even...
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Mar 3, 20242 min read


Buying the Find
Well, we found our boat. Now what? And so the process begins: the first step in a prospective purchase is to survey the boat. What this...
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Feb 25, 20243 min read


Finding a Boat
The Journey of 10,000 miles begins with 10,000 websites! The whole idea resurfaced one sunny afternoon while on a family vacation in...
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Oct 24, 20215 min read
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