Emerald Bay Marina, Great Exuma, BS — 02•27•23 0900—Anchor Up. I’m heading Trouble to The Marina at Emerald Bay today. I must head back to Minnesota to renew my driver’s license. It will expire on my Birthday and needs to be upgraded to the new “Real-ID-Compliant.” My flight back to MN and license update all …
Start Of A New Season
Back Creek, Annapolis — 10•30•22 1055 engines on and mooring lines dropped. We are headed to Solomons Islands, which is about 44nm. Bret McQuinn flew in the day before to join Trouble for our trip to Charleston, SC. We had a narrow weather window and had to make a beeline to Norfolk (Pronounced: Naw-Fuk). Hatteras …
Two Weeks Getting Out Of The Bahamas
Sand Dollar Beach, Georgetown, Bahamas — 05•01•22 Anchor up at 0700 (7 am) and heading out Conch Cut to Cat Island. It’s time to work my way out of the Bahamas and get back to the USA. Hurricane season starts on June one, and I need to be in the Chesapeake by then. Trouble is …
First Time Adventures With Spinnaker and Lively Upwind Beating
Double Breasted Cay, Raggeds — 04•05•22 0830 hours, engines on, anchor coming up. I’ve got to get to George Town to submit my taxes. I was not getting text messages for the two-factor authentication log-on, for my brokerage accounts. Water Cay was my destination for the night, but I bailed out at Flamingo Cay as …
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