Sailing aboard s/v "Emerald Tide"

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Frank

#80
April 26, 2013, 04:01:34 PM Last Edit: April 26, 2013, 04:09:13 PM by Frank
Makin me "home sick" !!
Coopers town dock is exposed...Spanish is an easy in/out. The fuel dock is "just" to port once you're in.
Enjoy your tour!!
Have a good crossing!!!!!

Just had a peek....good east wind to carry you across. May be a lil bit bumpy but not too bad
God made small boats for younger boys and older men

s/v Faith

#81
April 26, 2013, 05:17:07 PM
Just called Spanish, they close at 1800, looks like I will camp out there tonight.

Just wasted couple hours filling out my required float plan SVRSS...  What a pain!

You have to do this for "LBO" local boater option clearance with DHS....  Hopefully I am good to go now.
Satisfaction is wanting what you already have.

CharlieJ

#82
April 26, 2013, 05:43:44 PM
The LBO is worth it.. We called from just offshore and got cleared before the hook was down. MUCH better than having to go downtown ;)
Charlie J

Lindsey 21 Necessity


On Matagorda Bay
On the Redneck Riviera

Frank

#83
April 26, 2013, 05:59:36 PM
Too bad you're "on the move". Lot's of great anchorages to explore if you had time. Are you heading to Great Sale, Mangrove, then Memory Rock to cross or trying the cut at the West End?
God made small boats for younger boys and older men

s/v Faith

#84
April 27, 2013, 09:35:12 AM
Left Spanish Cay at 0700, sailing across the bank... Sailing out little bahama bank waypoint some time thi
S evening..  :'(

Chris Parker is calling for bad wx on Tuesday, will see how far north I get before then.
Satisfaction is wanting what you already have.

Frank

#85
April 27, 2013, 10:30:20 AM
how far N are ya heading?
God made small boats for younger boys and older men

s/v Faith

#86
April 27, 2013, 10:50:22 AM
Quote from: Frank on April 27, 2013, 10:30:20 AM
how far N are ya heading?

Boat is going back up to NC.  Where I cross back to depends on how the wx holds up.
Satisfaction is wanting what you already have.

Captain Smollett

#87
April 27, 2013, 10:50:39 AM
Craig, FYI in case you are heading back up here....

NWS is calling for rain and/or  t-storms beginning Sunday and lasting (chance of) all week to FRIDAY!  Precip amounts up to 0.3 inches per day forecast.

With 5 days of that stuff rolling through here, I cannot imagine it won't be at least a little bumpy (and wet) outside as well.

Here are the 48 Hr and 96 Hr forecast radio fax charts from this morning:

S/V Gaelic Sea
Alberg 30
North Carolina

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.  -Mark Twain

s/v Faith

#88
April 27, 2013, 04:05:02 PM
Not sure why I have signal right now.... ???  Probably, 20 miles from the nearest tower.

Thanks John, I am going to head NW and see how far up FL I can get before Tuesday morning.

46 Nm from Matanalla Shoal, then off into the Atlantic.  Offshore?  ???
Satisfaction is wanting what you already have.

s/v Faith

#89
April 28, 2013, 10:16:42 PM
Made it back.  Hoped to sail to st. Mary's. but wound up here in the cape canaveral barge canal.

Satisfaction is wanting what you already have.

Captain Smollett

#90
April 28, 2013, 10:33:54 PM
Welcome "home."
S/V Gaelic Sea
Alberg 30
North Carolina

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.  -Mark Twain

Frank

#91
April 29, 2013, 07:58:51 AM
Home ground again. It's been quite the adventure.
God made small boats for younger boys and older men

s/v Faith

#92
April 30, 2013, 09:37:24 PM
Last night Daytona, tonight St. Augustine....   Not a bad day considering it was only 9 hours...
Satisfaction is wanting what you already have.

s/v Faith

#93
May 01, 2013, 12:09:16 AM Last Edit: May 01, 2013, 07:25:09 AM by s/v Faith
Sooooo,

 I get up, put on clothes and get my shower stuff.

Lower the dingy.... Fills with water.  Rise dingy, drain water and put plug in.... Lower dingy again.

Start motor, had thought to check gas... Motor up to bow to get the number... Motor runs ut of gas.

Current running very very fast.  Manage to catch boat as I. Drift by.  Get gas can, had to add oil as new motor needs very rich mix for break in... Spill sticky oil down my leg.  Fill motor, drop gas can cap into the water.  Current takes it away in seconds.

Motor in with spilled oil running down leg.

Dock, and can not find marina dude (the one who said I need to come in).  Decide to go to shower, find dude cleaning the bathroom.  Take shower, notice there is a hole in my plastic sac I have my clothes in.

Take quick inventory, and notice my wallet is missing.

Panic.

Go back to dingy, wallet is not on dock or in dingy.

Take shower, sign into marina and take off to look and hope wallet is on boat.

Dingy motor runs out of gas again on way to boat...l forgot to open the vent, so the motor is not really out of gas but stops.

Watch as I drift past ET in about 3 seconds.  Desperately try to paddle back with one oar.

Think for 1 second about the motor, open vent and she starts on the first pull.

Get back to boat, climb out... Drop shoe in water watch it drift away.

Jump in dingy, while starting motor I see shoe floating away... Keep eye on it.

Get shoe.

Get back aboard, wallet was in back pocket of long pants (I wore for first time today since November).

Going to bed....
Satisfaction is wanting what you already have.

Frank

#94
May 01, 2013, 07:16:50 AM
too funny!!!!!   We all have days like  that....a comedy of errors. Going back to bed was the right thing to do!!! Better luck next trip out of the bunk   :o
At least the marina is nice there  ;D
God made small boats for younger boys and older men

Tim

#95
May 01, 2013, 09:46:55 PM
What a great way to keep the boredom away on another perfect day.  (said by a less than apologetic scalawag sitting on a Fijian beach right now  ;) )
"Mariah" Pearson Ariel #331, "Chiquita" CD Typhoon, M/V "Wild Blue" C-Dory 25

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
W.A. Ward

Frank

#96
May 01, 2013, 09:58:58 PM
Enjoy the beach......SCALAWAG !!!!!!!!!  :o ;D ;)
God made small boats for younger boys and older men

CharlieJ

#97
May 01, 2013, 10:57:24 PM
Quote from: Tim on May 01, 2013, 09:46:55 PM
What a great way to keep the boredom away on another perfect day.  (said by a less than apologetic scalawag sitting on a Fijian beach right now  ;) )

Hey Tim

PPPHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!

;D ;D

Hope you have a blast
Charlie J

Lindsey 21 Necessity


On Matagorda Bay
On the Redneck Riviera

Captain Smollett

#98
May 02, 2013, 04:00:06 PM
The only question I have is "If you are sitting on a beach in Fiji, what in THE WORLD are you doing browsing the 'Net and posting on forums?"

;D ;D
S/V Gaelic Sea
Alberg 30
North Carolina

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.  -Mark Twain

Tim

#99
May 02, 2013, 06:16:28 PM
Quote from: Captain Smollett on May 02, 2013, 04:00:06 PM
The only question I have is "If you are sitting on a beach in Fiji, what in THE WORLD are you doing browsing the 'Net and posting on forums?"

;D ;D

Oh just because I am the kinda person that likes to share  ;D

read gloat
"Mariah" Pearson Ariel #331, "Chiquita" CD Typhoon, M/V "Wild Blue" C-Dory 25

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
W.A. Ward
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