s/v Trouble – Destination Unkown
Thompson Bay, Long Island, BS — 04•18•24 0715 Anchor coming up, heading to Georgetown. The season is ending, and I’ll need to reprovision in Georgetown and get diesel for the trip back to the United States. Another screecher run made for a quick passage to Georgetown. I had the anchor down at Sand Dollar Beach …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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