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sailingwithjoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110182195593553467noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736104148269386671.post-42446870274909068122019-04-04T14:00:00.001-07:002019-04-04T14:00:09.718-07:00"Across The Sea" - Dolphin Escort<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">“Dolphins and sharks are natural enemies. Dolphins are like, "Quit eating us," and sharks are like, "Stop smiling all the time, you morons.” </span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>If you have followed the Glory Days blog in years past you may know that boat was sold.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>This post is titled BREAKAWAY!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>NOTE: This is the final blog entry for sailing vessel Glory Days. As of June 2017 I have sold this wonderful boat and have purchased a different boat now. She is an Island Packet 35 named Serenade. I hope you enjoy the 105th and final Glory Days blog entry here. </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>I also invite you to visit my new blog with Serenade can be viewed at this link:</i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I knew this day would eventually come. </span></span></b><br />
<b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">All I can say is she certainly lived up to her name. </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Glory Days indeed.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>If you've followed my blog for the past 4 years I thank you. This will be the 106th blog post chronicling amazing adventures since I bought her March 4, 2013. This blog has been a gracious outlet to document through photos and words how this solid boat has changed my life. She's led me to new heights and left me wanting more. If you are a subscriber you will continue to receive blog posts once I locate my next great boat and continue.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Glory Days has been my home base and passport to freedom and adventure since 2013 covering some 5000 miles on the water. But now she is sold to a new owner. It was time to make way for the next boat to continue this life on the sea.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>It was June, 2017 when I sold Glory Days. </b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her sale came at an emotional cost. At first I ruminated over not asking enough money for her based on all the upgrades I'd poured into her for the past 4 years. Lord knows, we don't even want to know how many boat dollars I spent on this lady. It's always more than I really tell people. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>But then the more I reflected on the sale, I realized something quite valuable. You can't put a dollar value on this sort of thing... the emotions, the lessons, the victories and all the challenges she bravely led me through. The lesson's learned, the skills honed, the anchorages, the screw ups, the sunsets, and the countless people she introduced me to along the way could never have a dollar value because they are </b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>simply priceless. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The next great boat is right around the corner. If I die tomorrow, all will have been worth it with total satisfaction in my soul.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Bahamas, the Keys, the Chesapeake, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and all points in between know her worth. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The time has come to move on. She will serve a new owner now. She's already been moved to her new home on Lake Lanier. I hope she doesn't feel too confined on a inland lake after romping so carelessly at sea. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>It's time to advance to the next level of cruising comfort. This is the beginning of a new era. In some ways it seems senseless to sell her but on the other hand it is the most logical and reasonable next step. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Highlights From 4+ Years of Cruising!</i></span></b></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">let him go down to the sea in a small sailing vessel.<span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms";">”</span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">as close to heaven as I expect to get.<span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms";">”</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Robert Manry, Tinkerbelle, 1965<span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms";">”</span></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">it is seductive and full of strange promise and the hint of trouble" </span></i><i style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">E.B. White, The Sea and the Wind that Blows</i></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><i><b>Whistling at birds.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><i><b>Spreading the kindness each bend in the road.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>the locals and the purists</span></i></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: start;"><i>Take the first step in faith.</i></span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: start;"><i>You don't have to see the whole staircase,</i></span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-style: italic;">just take the first step.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;">#1 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-hunt-ends.html">The Hunt Ends</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">#2 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/04/st-simons-island-georgia.html">One Pearson 33 - Check!</a></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">#3 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-dixon-man-comes.html">The Dixon Man Cometh!</a></span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">#4 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/04/elvis-lives.html">Elvis Lives!</a></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">#5 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/04/first-solo-outing.html" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">First Solo Outing</a></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">#6 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-trip-to-cumberland.html">Cumberland Island With Ryan</a></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">#7 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-ocean-breathes.html">The Ocean Breathes</a></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#8 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/05/hampton-river-trip-solo_6.html">Fort Frederica and Hampton River Trip</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#9 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/05/ponderings.html">Pondering</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#10 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/05/sailing-outside-to-fernandina.html">Sailing The Outside To Fernandina</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#11 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/05/wood-is-wonderful.html">A Woody Kind of Week</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#12 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/05/marina-life.html">Marina Life</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#13 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/05/jekyll-island-scenes.html">A Jekyll Island Scenario</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#14 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/06/worlds-greatest-feature-film-ever.html">World's Greatest Feature Film Ever!</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#15 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/06/somebodys-gotta-do-it.html">Somebody's Gotta Do It</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#16 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/06/amy-goes-to-sea.html">Amy Get's Her Sea Legs</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#17 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/06/submarines-and-jellyfish.html">Submarines and Jellyfish</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#18 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/06/8-days-on-hard-at-tiger-point-post-18.html">8 Days On the Hard at Tiger Point</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#19 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/06/mooring-ball-debacle-post-20.html">A Mooring Ball Debacle</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#20 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-brother-and-doors-of-st-marys-post-21.html">My Brother And The Doors Of St. Marys</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#21 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/07/just-for-now-post-22.html">Just For Now</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#22 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/07/freedom-post-23.html">FREEDOM</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#23 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/07/cool-night-in-july.html">A Cool Night In July</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#24 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/07/captions.html">Captions</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#25 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/08/another-dose-of-cumberland.html">Another Dose Of Cumberland</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#26 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/08/two-men-one-mission.html">Two Men One Mission</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#27 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/08/sometimes-you-gotta-buy-your-own-flowers.html">Sometimes You Gotta Buy Your Own Flowers</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#28 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/08/ponce-de-leons-trail-st-augustine.html">Ponce De Leon's Trail</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#29 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/09/independence-on-33-feet.html">Heading Back North With Jesse</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#30 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/09/blues-by-sea.html">Blues By The Sea</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#31 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/09/independence-on-33.html">Independence On 33 Feet</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#32 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/10/all-this-senseless-beauty.html">All This Senseless Beauty</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#33 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/10/perfect-day-sail-with-malcolm-mater.html">Perfect Day Sail With The Malcom-mater</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#34 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/10/morning-has-broken_18.html">Morning Has Broken</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#35 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/11/home-improvements.html">Home Improvements!</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#36 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/11/october-glory.html">October Glory!</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#37 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/12/getting-closer.html">Getting' Closer</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#38 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/12/pelican-party.html">Partying With Pelicans </a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>2014</u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;">#39 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/01/under-way.html">UNDERWAY!!!</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#39 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/01/day-5-scenes-along-intracoastal-waterway.html">Scenes Along The ICW (With Dixon)</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">#40 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/01/fort-lauderdale.html">Fort Lauderdale!!</a></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#41 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/01/drive-by.html">Drive Bys</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#42 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/01/atlantic-day-sail-jan-18-2014.html">Atlantic Day Sail</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#43 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/01/a.html">Lobster, Lion Fish, and Little Known Secrets</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#44 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/01/so-long-fort-lauderdale.html">So Long Fort Lauderdale</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#45 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/02/hello-miami-and-beyond.html">Hello Miami and Beyond!</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#46 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-harbor-with-no-name.html">A Charming Harbor With No Name</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"># 47 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-sunday-in-south-beach.html">A Sunday In South Beach</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#48 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-bohemian-in-biscayne-bay.html">A Bohemian In Biscayne Bay</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#49 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/03/bahamas-finally.html">BAHAMAS FINALLY!!</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#50 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/03/island-magic-with-amy.html">Island Magic With Amy</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#51 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-black-point-settlement.html">The Black Point Settlement</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#52 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/04/digging-deeper_16.html">Digging Deeper</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#53 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/04/in-zachs-words.html">In Zach's Words</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#54 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/04/welcome-to-georgetown.html">Welcome to Georgetown</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#55 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/04/all-points-are-north-now.html">All Points Are North Now</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#56 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/05/its-people.html">It's The People</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#57 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-sleeping-tiger.html">A Sleeping Tiger</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#58 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/05/hope.html">Hope</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#59 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/05/suddenly.html">Suddenly ...</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#60 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/05/exit-through-abacos.html">Exit Through The Abacos</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#61 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-crossing.html">The Crossing!</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#62 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/06/back-in-ussa.html">Back in the USSA!</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#63 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/07/magical-waterway.html">Magical Waterway</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#64 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/07/an-old-town-and-new-thoughts.html">New Thoughts In A Very Old Town - St. Augustine</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#65 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/08/beyond-your-wildest-dreams.html">Beyond Your Wildest Dreams</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#66 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/09/what-is-cruising.html">What Is Cruising?</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#67 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-groovy-movie.html">My Groovy Movie</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#68 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2014/12/glory-days-returns.html">Glory Days Returns!</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">#69 </span><span style="color: #0c343d;"> </span><a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/01/on-cusp-of-dream.html" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">On The Cusp Of A Dream</span></a></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#70 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/01/haulover-canal-birds-and-space-rockets.html">Birds And Space Rockets</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#71 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/01/vero-cocoa-and-deep-blue-sea.html">Drawn To The Rhythm Of The Sea</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#72 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/02/south-florida-charm.html">South Florida Charm</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#73 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/02/keys-to-highway.html">Keys To The Highways</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#74 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-rude-interruption.html">A Rude Interruption</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#75 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/03/mind-body-and-marathon.html">Mind, Body, And Marathon</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#76 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-woman-on-adventure-quest.html">A Woman On An Adventure Quest</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#77 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/04/people-of-key-west.html">People of Key West 1</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#78 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/05/sailing-keys-in-5-minutes.html">Sailing The Keys In 5 Minutes - Video</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#79 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/05/wrapping-up-thee-keys.html">Wrapping Up Thee Keys</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#80 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/05/sitting-on-sand.html">Sitting On Sand - Video</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#81 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/05/a-day-in-life.html">A Day In The Life</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#82 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/07/coming-home-part-1-of-3.html">Coming Home - Part 1</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#83 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/07/sailing-home-video.html">Sailing Back Home - The Video</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#84 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/10/coming-home-conclusion.html">Coming Home - Conclusion</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#85 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2015/10/my-old-friend-cumberland-island.html">My Old Friend - Cumberland Island</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>2016</u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span>
<span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;">#86 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2016/01/jan-30-2016.html">January 30, 2016 - Sunsets and Chemtrails</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#87 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2016/02/simon-says.html">St. Simon Says</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#88 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2016/03/88-miles-to-heaven.html">88 Miles To Heaven</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#89 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-new-beginning-bring-me-savannah.html">Sailing To Savannah - A New Beginning!</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#90 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2016/06/onward-to-charleston.html">Onward To Charleston!</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#98 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2016/11/chesapeake-charm-part-1.html">The Chesapeake Charm - Part 2 of 5</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#101 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-plans-of-sailor-part-3-of.html">The Chesapeake Charm - THE PLANS OF A SAILOR - Part 5 of 5</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>#102 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2017/04/">You've Done It Again God</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#103 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2017/06/of-sailboats-love-and-subtle-changes.html">Of Sailboats, LOVE, and Subtle Changes</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">#104 <a href="http://sailingvesselglorydays.blogspot.com/2017/07/amazing-annapolis-deja-vu.html">AMAZING ANNAPOLIS AGAIN! Deja Vu!</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>More adventures to follow once I locate the next great boat!! </b></span><br />
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sailingwithjoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110182195593553467noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736104148269386671.post-16208669601687976722017-07-06T14:44:00.002-07:002017-07-07T09:24:08.614-07:00Amazing Annapolis - Deja Vu!<div cwidth="659" eza="cwidth:659px;;cheight:114px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:102px;wocalc:102px;hcalc:912px;rend_px_area:75126;" style="background-size: auto; font-family: Gotham, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: 38px; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 640px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Annapolis, Maryland is one of those unique small cities that just grabs you by the hair and says, "Hey check me out!" This town is like an open history book, rich in charm and full of flavor. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The brick streets and knobby sidewalks downtown invite you to just stroll through and explore the many nooks and crannies that can be found among Mom and Pop shops, taverns, </b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>restaurants, row houses, and ice cream shops. All of this and more is just a stone's throw from the waterfront. Sailboats glide by, lovers hold hands, and performing street musicians are common sites.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>This 2 day return trip to Annapolis in June was a bit of deja vu for me as I re-explored some sites and sounds of the area. I returned this week on a scouting trip for the next great sailboat in my future. The pending sale of Glory Days seemed to be on pace as I awaited for the marine surveyor to turn in his inspection report to the potential buyer. I'm not much of a shopper but when it comes to looking for a new boat, well that's a whole other story.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>There's nothing more dangerous than a boat nut like me looking at new sailboats when there is money in my pocket from the sale of Glory Days. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The return to Annapolis was all the great things I had remembered about this by eating fresh crab and photographing sailboats on this gorgeous day in June.</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bridge gave me the perfect staging ground to feel the energy of the sailing community as the sun was setting.</span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After a frisky sail in the bay, these nimble vessels now dropped their sails like clothing and soon eased into their docks one at a time bare masted. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>There must've been at least 200 boats softly drifting back into town each dropping their sails methodically with disciplined crew members handling the chores on deck.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Maryland state flag in the foreground of a full moon rising.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>From her historical buildings to friendly street scenes, Annapolis is a walkers paradise to take in the sites and energy of the people. Some streets are closed off on Wednesday nights in summer for street dining. </b></span><br />
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<b style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My 2 nights here were a welcome reminder of what a unique vibe exists here. But now it was time to return back to my <i>Glory Days</i> in Virginia where I would soon close the deal on her sale and continue my quest for the next great boat!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">It was April 2017 when I trotted my horse back into the little town on the Chesapeake Bay, Deltaville, Virginia. Glory Days was right where I'd left her in the dusty boat yard for the past 6 months. It was finally time to get her prepped and ready for a summer of cruising with passionate dreams of sailing with her into New York Harbor by mid June. </b></span></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was also time to get her prepped and ready for the imminent, now get this... <i>sale</i> of the boat. I know it's hard to imagine, but the next best boat is out there waiting to be discovered. Like love, there's many fish, or in this case many boats in the sea. Allow me to explain.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>In love and boats it is all a passion of the heart. All too often we find ourselves wanting just a little bit more than meets the eye. There is no perfect love or perfect boat, so get over it. Accept what you can accept and celebrate it. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>In sailor's terms this need to have just a "little bit more" length or glitter is a psychological phenomenon known as "<i><span style="color: #0c343d;">three-feet-itis."</span></i> It's a chronic condition in a sailor's salty brain that keeps whispering in his ear: <i>"Just 3 more feet in length and you would have the perfect boat!"</i> Be careful, <i>"three-feet-itis" CAN</i> be sexually transmitted. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Just a few more feet in length may not sound like much, but with more length comes more width, more space, more weight, and more safety. In other words, bigger, better, faster, more. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I have found when it comes to passions like boats and love nobody <i>really</i> knows for sure how things will turn out. </b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Both are reasons to live and die for, and both require a high degree of risk. And b</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>oth will take you to the highest possible places of </b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>ecstasy, passion, comfort and bliss. Love is all that's worth living for, and boats are a close second.</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's never easy to part company with anything you truly love, be it the girl you lost or the boat you sold. My current conundrum of "Sail or Sale" may sound like a dichotomy but either option is not bad I keep reminding myself. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've worked hard for what I have in life but sometimes the reality of my privileged life smacks me right in the face. Why, with all the pain, poverty, and suffering in this world could I ever have any reason to pine over </span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>whether to <i>Sail or Sale</i> my yacht? It's silly. In fact it's embarrassing and humiliating when I find myself complaining about such a good problem to have.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Someone asked me why on earth would you sell this great boat? True, she's taken me over 4000 miles from Key West to Norfolk, and Bahamas in between. And yes, it is hard to imagine actually parting with her, soulmate material. It's sort of like the love you thought would last forever. For me it's a clear case of </b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>three-foot-itis, </i>so I try not to get too attached to the separation factor for this piece of fiberglass called a boat. Love is a different matter all together.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Some of the best memories of my entire life were shared on this boat, particularly during the past 2 years. But like love, with a boat you only advance from one situation in order to move UP to another that hopefully has a higher calling to your spirit. It's a gamble either way.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Clearly, it was time to get to work here. The weather in April was near perfect and this would be a working trip not a sailing trip. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The first order of business would be to prep and paint the hull with a double coating of a toxic antifouling paint to repel those pesky barnacles and sea growth.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Returning into the zen of boat work came easily. There is a unique satisfaction in doing things yourself. Lord knows there are enough things that must be hired out to others so why not learn to be a <i>do-it-yourselfer</i> even if you’ve never done it before? </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My personal mantra for 2016 had been <i>"When was the last time you did something for the first time?"</i> I continue to follow this creed and it has opened my life to many new experiences. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My <i>new </i>personal mantra for 2017 is <i>"I can do anything if I believe it." </i>I'm still living this creed but heres' the big "but." Although boats and love are dearest to me, boats are a far easier task to learn and master.</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Other than a few cuts and scratches and a bruise on my thigh the size of Jamaica I survived the whole boat work ordeal pretty much unscathed. In fact it was quite rewarding to complete it all and tell myself "I can do anything damn it." (Well except you know what... sigh.)</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll spare you the gory details of sweat, scrapes, and broken fingernails in the course of my boat work here. All the cuts, nicks, and blisters from this vessel project are what sailors affectionately call "boat bites." (Lovers call them "passion marks.") </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These little wounds in the photo above are nothing compared to the boat bites I got last time I tackled this job. Me must be getting smarter.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Below is a photo of the prop before I began. As you can tell, she's "eat up" with barnacle growth. Sort of like an STD for a boat you might say :) You gotta clean it up before you can move on to new waters.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I arrived at this "Can Do" epiphany because all it really takes is a little curiosity, some research, and good dose of patience. Ah the parallels of love and boats continue to woo me. Before you know it you can suddenly become a bona fide world class handy man! Women love handymen. Glory Hallelujah! </b></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You see, I had taken a long look at the type of guys I hired to do certain jobs for me like engine repairs and electrical tasks that I was not well versed in. Then I said to myself, hmmmmm this dude doesn’t look any smarter than me but he DOES know how to rebuild a carburetor for $150 an hour. Or he DOES know how to paint the bottom of a boat for $2300. Bingo!</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I won't bore you with all the details of the various solvents, paints, primers, epoxies, compounds, and grids of sandpaper required. And let's not forget the contortionist moves of working a paint roller while lying upside down under a boat. And while you're at it in the 90 degree weather, be sure to wear a full respirator, goggles, gloves and a disposable jump suit. It's not time to die just yet so kids be sure to always use protection in lovemaking and boat working. </span></span></b><b><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once it's all done you can stand back proudly and admire your purty work. NOTE: This is the first time I've</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> ever used a RED paint on her belly. I guess I was feeling rather festive that day!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Thankfully a fellow boater loaned me his electric power buffer so I was able to wax out the sides for a nice shine job. Damn she looks good! Physical attraction in boats and love goes hand in hand like shiny happy people.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The waterfront around Deltaville, Virginia is occasionally placid and calm like this. The town of </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Deltaville is dinky. There's no stoplight in </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">town, only a couple restaurants, a library, some churches and literally dozens of boat contracting services sprinkled all over. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This section of the Chesapeake is basically a craggy peninsula and a geographic wonder that is surrounded by two mighty rivers, the Rappahannock and the Piankatank. Very romantic.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">And the waterfront just kept on giving.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><i><b>"Respond to every call that excites your spirit."</b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><i><b>Rumi</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><b><i>"Reason is powerless in the expression of love."</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><b><i>"Only from your heart can you touch the sky."</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">These peaceful scenes on the water inspired me to write another new song while there. It is called </span><i style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">You've Done It Again God</i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. You can click on this link below if you'd like to see the music video.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Folks, if you've gotten this deep into my blog entry I'll ease up on my philosofying and leave you with some final favorite photos. Since I know no one actually</span></span></b><b><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> reads the stuff I post here I am free to ramble on endlessly with an unbridled profusion of gibberish and observations! </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I like to think I'll know to answer to that question one day even if I don't care for the terms of the deal at the time. </b></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Something to ponder anyway. Don't give up on either.</b></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #134f5c;"> I ain't gone 'n' give up on love, love ain't gone 'n' give up on me<br />Every tear that I've cried, only washed away the fear inside<br />Now I, I ain't gone 'n' give up on love</span></i></b></div>
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sailingwithjoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110182195593553467noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736104148269386671.post-53927314026019017422017-04-30T05:16:00.002-07:002017-07-23T14:53:11.029-07:00You've Done It Again God<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's my latest music video.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">God I miss it, but it's comforting to know the days are growing longer now, and each minute is drawing me closer to April 1 when I can relaunch her and continue northbound towards Maine. It's not just missing a boat I speak of here, but rather missing a <i>love </i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>affair</i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> with a whole lifestyle; a lifestyle that is more like home than staring out this winter window could ever be. </span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is also the prime season for crossing the Gulfstream to the Bahamas where hundreds of sailboats from all over the world will winter-over each year. I'm there in spirit, but I must admit I'm a bit jealous of my sailing friends who are already </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">there posting gorgeous photos of their sultry sloops anchored in turquoise waters. "There is always next year for that," I keep telling myself.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yes, it's a rainy night in Georgia and I know I am here for a reason. Winter </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">solstice</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> has passed and I know going inward for the season can be a worthy seed to sow. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><i>"The trees in the distance will bend with the wind </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">As the days grew deeper into October it became decision time about where Glory Days would spend her winter. Should I continue sailing her south 400 miles to Charleston or should I leave her in dry storage on the Chesapeake for the winter and continue sailing north in the spring? After all, it had taken me forever to get this far north and the thought of getting a head start to New England in the spring seemed like a good idea. I just underestimated how much I would miss being at sea. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thankfully I had the luxury of time to completely alter my course which is exactly what I did. Instead of fighting the south wind that was on my nose I decided to harness her on the beam and sail east toward what is called the Eastern Shore of the Bay. With the new change in course she hauled ass across the crisp autumn bay and it turned out to be the right decision. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>"Do you want to know how to make God laugh? </i></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b>In the Chesapeake Bay there are several rather remote islands smack dabb in the middle of nowhere, most notably Smith Island and Tangier Island. I was intrigued by these islands on the chart, so after reading the navigation notes, I opted to alter course once again and visit what was labeled as "a step back in time," Tangier Island."</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b>I meant it when I said entering Tangier Island was like stepping back into time. I wasn't expecting it, but this remote island rattled me a bit which can be a good thing whether you realize it at the time. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Dubbed the "soft crab capitol of the nation", this unique island is located near the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Dilapidated docks and stacks of crab pots line the waterway as you approach via a narrow channel. Tangier is an unspoiled village with quaint narrow streets and locals who speak with a lingering trace of Elizabethan accent. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Crab pots rest on </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">docks waiting for their next routine trip out to the bay.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Fishing and tourism are the only industries here. Many of these docks are free standing and are not connected to land. Fishermen use these "crab houses" to hold soft shelled crabs while they </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">moult into the delicacy known as soft shelled crabs. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">There is only one school on the island with fewer than 10 children in each grade on Tangier Island. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cable television and internet only arrived on the island in 2010. The only methods of transportation to and from the island are by boat or small plane. A passenger and mail ferry runs daily for provisions. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The locals freely accept their tether to the island and carefully plan any boat trips to the small town of Crisfield for supplies.</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">There is a calm, peaceful atmosphere on the island. Here you find</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> only one pay phone, three or four gift shops, two little restaurants and a small general store as the only retail establishments. No traffic lights, no alcohol, four </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">churches, and one ATM machine.</span></b></span><b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>After a day on this island something came over me. I can't fully explain it, but suddenly the vibe of this island was starting to feel like an episode from The Twilight Zone.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It was like everybody knew something that I did not. I was the outsider in this unusual microcosm. I saw perfect little homes with white picket fences ... golf carts and bicycles hastily going somewhere undetermined ... an empty schoolhouse and empty ball field ... tombstones located in unusual places ... wooden crosses rising from the marshes ... historical markers of men I had never heard of... empty skiffs tied in perfect lines onto </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">splintered</span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> piers. Maybe I was imagining it all. </b></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Few cars are present on Tangier Island because they are unable to get over the small wooden bridges. Tourists and islanders dash around on golf carts, scooters, or bikes for the most part. Here is main street.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Methodism remains a very strong influence in Tangier, stemming from the charismatic preaching and revival camp meetings held here since the 1800's. A local ordinance prevents the sale of </span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>alcohol anywhere on the island. </b></span></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: '"trebuchet ms"', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wasn't really sure what to make of this isolated little community. People were not unfriendly, but they weren't overly friendly either. They would nod and quickly continue about their business. I fantasized that the people here were <i>possessed</i> of some sorts in their little Twilight Zone. My mind was reeling on this after a few hours here. It was strange.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Any stranger like me stands out like a sore thumb in such a tight knit community. Every soul on the island knew I was a "passer through" and would be gone within a matter of hours. Just another </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">gawker at their sub-world. </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>It was not uncommon to see tombstones in the front yards of small homes on Tangier Island. Evidently the soil here can be marshy and locals often bury their loved ones in the front yard if the cemetery is not an option for their family. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Two 500' deep wells provide fresh water for the 514 residents of Tangier Island. Reserve diesel fuel is always in storage to power the water pump and power generators if needed. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Todd says the population has dropped by about 200 in the past 10 years. </span></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Most high school graduates are quick to leave the island since fishing is the only game in town. The island also has a long history of graduates joining the military. I suppose it's the only way off the island for some.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Cats roam freely everywhere here. I must've seen at least 50 in my short overnight stay here.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kids played in the streets and seemed happy, oblivious to all the distractions and pressures that city kids face. Just two weeks before the election, Donald Trump signs were everywhere in this ultra conservative community. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was starting to get a little creeped out again and I felt I should leave soon. Dawn could not come soon enough for me, although I am glad I stopped on Tangier Island. </span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>So long Tangier Island ! </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Onancock!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Located on the Eastern Shore of the lower Chesapeake Bay is a quiet little village in Virginia called Onancock. Pronounced o-NAN-cock, this bucolic little town is worth exiting the Bay for the 3 mile scenic trip up the river to experience a real jewel.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I scored this seductive anchorage within minutes of arrival. A great view of fine homes on one side and a </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">view</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> of the Onancock waterfront village on the other. The anchor set easy here and the waters were a direct indication of the heartbeat of this little town... calm and quiet.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>"It's so beautiful to be alone," I thought to myself. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For my final days on the Chesapeake, I </span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>anchored in the small coastal town of Deltaville, Virginia for a couple of nights. My days were ultra busy preparing Glory Days for her winter storage and my upcoming departure. There's so much to do in order to leave your boat in tip top condition and I wanted to do it right. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When you are sailing all alone on the widest part of the Chesapeake Bay any little speck that you identify on the horizon tends to get your attention. As was the case on this day when I spotted what appeared to be a ship approaching me from the south. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>No other boats were in sight on this sunny day. An eerie silence hung in the air as I made my pass by this peculiar vessel. More silence. As I eased closer I could see she was totally dilapidated. I wondered how she had clearly run aground way out here in the middle of the bay. A few gulls perched on her rusted railing.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Her hull and topsides were totally rusted out and the entire ship seemed to be collapsed. It looked like thousands of bullet holes all over her entire surface. I crept by keeping my distance about 100 yards in fear of something creepy jumping out from her. It was so quiet out there with only the sound of my sails luffing in the wind as I slowly edged by her. I wondered how I ended up here with this ship of such a dismal fate. But I was also intrigued and investigated further. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>As I cleared her stern I could barely make out the disfigured and rusted letters of her nameplate, U.S. Naval Ship, <i>American Mariner, </i>as seen below here.</b></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <b>USAS American Mariner</b> was first launched in 1941. She was U.S. Army research vessel from January 1959 to September 1963. She was originally assigned to the DAMP Project to attempt to collect radar signature data on incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles in the Carribbean, the South Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. Her initial operations involved providing radar track on the Atlas missile, which was under development at the time. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Little did I know that another eerie </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">encounter</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"> was about to follow me, literally. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Just like the </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">American Mariner</i><b> ship, this next series of photos will illustrate the moment I spotted another teeny speck on the horizon. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Evidently, this one was just commissioned into the naval fleet on Oct. 15, 2016. She passed me on October 18, just 3 days later, brand spanking new and fresh out of the gate.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>She boasts some type of advanced gun systems and her two Rolls Royce gas turbine engines can transport a crew of 140 U.S. Marines at a speed of 30 knots. She is designed for surface warfare, anti-aircraft warfare, and land attack.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>It was only a matter of minutes before she was out of sight heading south towards Norfolk. I hear she is headed to the Panama Canal and eventually to the West Coast to supposedly detour North Korea's aggression. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>But she is not without her faults. I read where just one month later she broke down near the Panama Canal and had to be towed to a nearby port. Then as she was entering the canal she made contact with the inside walls causing cosmetic damage to the outside of the ship.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Here's a bit of trivia. The commanding officer aboard the U.S. Zumwalt is Captain James Kirk, a highly decorated veteran. I guess it is fitting that a supersonic ship like this has a captain with the same name as the captain of the Star Trek Enterprise. Beam me up Scottie!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">In many ways this naval destroyer has many of the same issues I encounter on Glory Days. </span><i><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>After all, cruising is really just a constant state of working on your boat in new exotic places.</b></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Just three weeks after commissioning the USS <em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Zumwalt</em>, the U.S. Navy has admitted it is canceling ammunition specially developed for the ship's high-tech gun systems because the rounds are too expensive. The guns, tailor made for the destroyer, will be unable to fire until the Navy chooses a cheaper replacement round.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The <em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Zumwalt</em>-class destroyers were conceived in the late 1990s as the first of a new generation of stealthy warships. The radar signature of the <a class="body-el-link standard-body-el-link" href="https://news.usni.org/2016/05/23/zumwalt_mix_challgnges" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease-in-out; box-sizing: inherit; color: #367f9a; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-in-out;">610 foot long warship is that of a 50-foot fishing boat</a>, making the <em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Zumwalt</em>s great for getting in close to an enemy coastline and then using the 155-millimeter Advanced Gun Systems mounted on the front of the hull. The guns were designed to fire the advanced Long Range Land Attack Projectile, a GPS guided shell with a range of 60 miles.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">n to ANNAPOLIS! - </span>Sept - Oct. 2016</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Reminiscing about this summer's sailing in the Chesapeake Bay is sort of like daydreaming about an old love. You just can't shake it or get it out of your head sometimes. It lingers there as a memory you will take to your grave. It's not a bad thing, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> all you can really do is savor the memories and be thankful you have them.</span></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sherry was still aboard when we entered Annapolis and she excelled as </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">first</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> mate. Here she is taking a well deserved rest after we dropped the hook in Weems Creek. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: '"trebuchet ms"', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A welcome bask in the September sun was a nice reward for our crossing of the Bay from Oxford, Maryland into Annapolis. It would be a lovely three week stay for me here. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I've never been much of a history buff until this visit to the Chesapeake. But strolling the same streets and visiting a 1700's pub where George Washington frequented quickly opened my eyes to the historical significance of this area. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Students practiced fencing and group </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>calisthenics inside this beautiful arched facility. Even though it was raining, outside I observed cadets competing vigorously in a wide variety of sports to include soccer, flag football, volleyball, sailing, rugby, and team running. Oh, how I remember being 22 and so virile and optimistically curious about the world. Little has changed in me, except maybe some virility.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A bust of naval hero John Paul Jones is on display on the lower level and his his body is in a solid marble crypt on grand display. He was </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">exhumed</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> from Europe 100 years after his death and brought here for some reason. To honor his heroics and naval contributions I assume.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Born in 1747, he is </span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">considered one of the greatest naval </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">commanders</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> in history, often referred to as the "Father Of The U.S. Navy." At a height of 5'4" he must've been one scrappy little dude as he shouted his famous battle line <i>"I have not yet begun to fight!"</i> when he stormed the British </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>frigate during the American Revolutionary War.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Memories like early morning walks up the charming Main Street lined with shops and eateries to get coffee make me smile. Plus there were fond times dropping in the Ram's Head Bar where a daily complimentary food treat is served during happy hour each day. This appetizer usually turned into a evening meal for me. Mmmmmmm. Steamed muscles on Monday, raw oysters on Tuesday, tender prime rib on Wednesday, stuffed potatoes on Thursday, and fish sandwiches on Friday. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Their great craft beers on tap are half price from their local brewery each day from 5-7. At the bar I would often find myself sitting next to a new stranger. Eventually the conversation would come around to sailing, as most folks in this town have some sailing background, knowledge, or experience. Boat talk is always a common bonder of two people when you are a stranger in a strange land. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Somehow people were now asking ME for boat show information. Talk about the blind leading the blind. I </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">eventually</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> figured it out though and was able to come off looking like some person of authority. I guess I fooled them!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Since I was unsure of my next move, I decided to venture across the Bay again to what is called the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Here I would explore some remote areas including </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">some</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> charming nooks and crannies. After all, October is a pretty spectacular month on the Chesapeake Bay, so why not let the wind guide my decision I thought.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>This video is a compilation of still shots and videos from my first trip to the Bahamas, 2014. Soundtrack music by yours </b></i><b><i>truly. </i></b></span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">One of my favorites!</span></b></i></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She's an entire mindset and consciousness wrapped up in a rich history and unique charm all her own. It's no wonder the Chesapeake Bay attracts so much attention from so many sailors. I was a newbie here this year, but its now clear why she remains a destination and home port for so many people that embrace her maritime magic.</span></b></span></div>
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One of my favorite things about transient cruising is the international flare of fellow sailors you encounter wherever you go. The entire globe is very well represented with people of like mind out there living this wonderful lifestyle of challenge, exploring, and rewards.</span></b></span><br />
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After that a French couple gladly accepted my</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-size: large;"> offer of 2 gallons of mixed gasoline since I did not want to store fuel on my boat while away. They were traveling aboard a beautiful bright red ketch rig that they had built themselves. Quite impressive.</span></span></b></span></div>
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Next, a German couple aboard a 33 footer recalled a friendly encounter we had shared just two weeks ago in a grocery store in Annapolis. It's a small world in this circuit.</b></span></span></div>
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Then there was the young Dutch couple with their 9 year old son today. They helped catch my lines as I docked my boat at Deltaville Yachting Center. I was coming in and they were going out, but it was still a magical moment of exchanging pleasantries and boat talk. Truly <i>like ships passing in the night</i> I thought as they steered their sloop, with the freshly painted bottom, from the confines of the marina on to new seas and shores.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> It's sort of like RV-ing, but on the water, because you get to take your home wherever you go. And if you choose to anchor-out more instead of frequenting marinas the costs are reduced even further. I like to think of an anchorage as a free campsite. You get the million dollar view without the crowds and without the million dollar expense! </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Solomons, Maryland is a funky little town with friendly people that served as my central headquarters for the Chesapeake cruising of 2016. The daily sunset display over the Patuxent River attracts lots of folks who view it from the riverwalk each day at dusk.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Sailors from all
over the world routinely drop the anchor in Solomons for a few days as
they make their way up the Chesapeake Bay. Attracted by its protected
harbor, small town atmosphere, and the beautiful Patuxent River, many a couple
have savored the magic here.</span></b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Cute little churches line the streets along the river walk in Solomons.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Patuxent riverwalk brings out the best in people.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><b>So long Solomons. Little did I know I would be back here in two weeks on my way south to Deltaville for winter storage. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>As soon as the fog cleared the following morning, we pointed our bow towards St. Michaels, Maryland. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>We would enter from the south via San Domingo creek. Here are some scenes along the way of this 40 miler on a crystal clear day.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Lighthouses on stilts like this are still functioning navigation aids for ships and little shiplets like me. There are 71 lighthouses on the Chesapeake Bay, each one very different in their </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">history</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> and design.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Quaint shops, narrow streets, friendly locals, and beautiful homes make St. Michaels a wonderful stop. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>St. Michaels is home to a spectacular maritime museum showcasing the rich history of the bay, it's remarkable crabs and oyster industry, and how it has evolved over the past 200+ years. Little did I know how it all came to be and how crusty old salts built unique vessels to serve in challenging conditions.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is the fresnel lens (pronounced FRAY nel) from a typical older lighthouse of the Chesapeake. In the old days it was the duty of the lighthouse keeper to keep this baby lit 24/7. If you are unlucky </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">enough</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> to be caught in a storm at sea, there's nothing more reassuring than the friendly wink from a nearby lighthouse to get your bearings for safe navigation. It was kept lit by a kerosene lamp.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You could easily spend 2 days at the Maritime Museum, and we certainly did. Click here if you are a history buff and want to know more about the maritime history of the Chesapeake!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>It's funny how easy it is to misjudge people. On a gorgeous morning when Sherry and I were having our greet-the-day-coffee in the cockpit I did just that. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>So here I was grinding my teeth at this local fisherman when really it was ME the rude intruder anchored on top of his crab line! Suddenly my anger turned to humility and I pondered what thoughts this old timer fisherman was having about me, the trespassing tourist. I quickly hoisted up my anchor and relocated about a hundred yards to the north allowing him his entitled space to fish his crab line. I was a little embarrassed to say the least. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b>“You saw me. It was crazy! I was rushing around feverishly trying to get you fully prepared, cleaned up, closed up, and properly winterized, only to leave you all alone on the shores of Chesapeake Bay for the bitter winter while I flee. Rest easy girl. This is not boat prison.”</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b>“This final day began at 4:30 a.m. Knowing I had an 8:30 a.m. appointment to haul you out, I questioned whether I could actually get it all done in time. The “to-do” list for the past two days seemed impossible: Remove the new jib sail. Fold it. Stow it. Clean the dinghy. Deflate the dinghy. Stow the dinghy. Recycle the oil changed from the engine. Winterize the outboard. Put away the dodger. Winterize the diesel engine. Change the transmission fluid. Storm wrap the main sail. Make 4 trips to do laundry. Drain out the generator fuel. Storm wrap the bimini top. Clean the head. Snap on the hatch covers. Get rid of food and fluids. Secure the halyards. Storm wrap the helm cover.” </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b>“The list goes on and on…Fill out the service report, pay the marina, pack guitar things up, store anchors below, clean out the anchor locker, drain the water tanks, hose down the decks, stow all the dock lines, service all four batteries, clean the cabin sole, remove all potential freezing fluids from boat, secure a lock line to the boom, close all through hull valves, barricade all through hull openings from critters, close all sea cocks, wipe down all floors, detail the counters, leave the beer with Clint, contact Vince about a ride to the airport and on and on.” </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b>Needless to say, this usual slow moving sailor dude was moving more like a hyped-up wild man trying to get it all done in time before the deadline to the airport. If I was smart I would have allowed another full day to slowly do it all right and methodically. But I’m not always that smart.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b>If I missed something it will just have to be. I left in such a rush I failed to say goodbye and properly tell my Glory Days just why and how this decision to leave her behind all came to be. “Like I said dear, hear me out, please.”</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Leaving my Pearson 33 on the hard (dry storage) on this 21st day of October was sort of like saying goodbye to your first lover at some international airport, not sure when you'll ever meet again. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b>If boats have hearts, and I’m quite sure they do, I'm betting she's sitting there thinking what the heck is going on Skipper? She is saying, “I take you safely over 4000 miles through sun and shimmer, I never let you down. I provide you feelings and experiences to die for, and now you leave me in this dusty gravel parking lot so you can go home on the land just to make music and work on your precious writing projects?! Well you can just kiss my stern!” </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b>“What about ME?! What am I supposed to do now?! I might just sit here and rust if you are not careful Skipper. How would you like THAT when you return? Rust never sleeps you know." </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b>"So you’re walking out on me today when you know good and well that I need a new bottom job and some fresh paint on my booty? It’s been two years since the last bottom job you know. And don't forget, my elbow exhaust hose is toast, and what about that replacement rigging we talked about?”</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“And that new radar system you promised me? I'll tell you another thing Skipper, this mainsail is getting mighty flimsy and you'd better think seriously about getting us a new one before you take off on another of your ocean gallivants if you want me along. And don't forget, we’ve been to the Bahamas, we’ve to the Keys, up and down the whole east coast of Florida twice! We’ve even been up the Chesapeake, and now you think you can just sashay up here next spring and take me on a brand new saga to New England? I don't think so! You've got a lot of nerve Buster!”</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b>“You're breaking my heart but I'll take care of you, Skipper, you know I will. And I'll cut you some slack while you leave me here to "rest" as you say. Because luckily, I love you Skipper. And I do understand your need to see your loved ones, work on your arts and pay your respect to the mainland. Mainland?! Heh, what a joke!"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b>And so I reply to her, “You’ve made a good point, girl. I know fully well that I have yet to post all the cool photos and stories of us cruising the Chesapeake Bay together. And believe me, it’s been a summer to remember. I assure you the Chesapeake photos are coming to the blog soon, and you won't be disappointed. Back off please. Everyone will see how good you look, where you took me and the travels we shared!" Good times are never forgotten."</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><b>"We really saw some good times this year I know. Over 1200 miles from May to October will never be taken lightly girl. Thanks for hearing me out. Like I said, this is not boat prison. You have a great waterfront view here of the Broad Creek. Try to relax… and maybe forgive me?” </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-large;"><b>After clearing Norfolk, VA, it didn't take long for me to "get it" and begin to understand. I now know why the Chesapeake is such a magical destination and a desired home port for so many fellow cruisers I've had the pleasure to meet over the past 3 years on the water.</b></span></div>
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Saying there is just "nothing like it" falls so short of explaining it all. The Bay embodies all the natural beauty, maritime history, and American nostalgia of our great country. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It was a gorgeous table. And when Wayne here offered to take me up to the local </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">hardware</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> store to have her shipped, well I was in too deep to turn back. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Glory Days was in good hands at Zanisers Marina, one of the best full service marine centers I've stayed at so far. I also </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">had</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> them re-splice my anchor line here for good measure.</span></b></span><br />
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<br />sailingwithjoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110182195593553467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736104148269386671.post-1263302818227108532016-09-19T18:49:00.001-07:002016-09-20T04:45:10.567-07:00The Great Dismal Swamp To Norfolk<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><strong><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Oh God, thy sea is so great,</span></strong></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Intracoastal Waterway begins at Norfolk, Virginia and runs 1270 miles to Key West, Florida. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After that it continues another thousand miles up the Gulf Coast to Brownsville, Texas. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> This post will cover the final 60 miles of this </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">northbound</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> section of the ICW to Norfolk. <span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>After clearing the breakwater in Belhaven, I soon entered a very loooong stretch of a canal that eventually leads to the massive Alligator River. With no room to sail in this narrow canal, it would be a 6 hour motor trip in order to arrive and stage myself for crossing of the Albemarle Sound on the following day</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>. </b></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before you can exit the Great Dismal Swamp there is one more lock you must enter to adjust your boat back up to the level of the waterway ahead. At the north lock, I had the pleasure to meet a wonderful and helpful gentlemen, Robert Blikes. I had read about him from other boaters in the cruiser guide. Their descriptions of him as a walking encyclopedia of local knowledge were spot on. He was quite a </span></strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>character, fun, entertaining and most helpful.</b></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The northern lock dates back to pre civil war days, and evidently George Washington was involved in its construction. The Union forces had tried to destroy it to cut off the Confederate supply lines, but they were turned away by rebel forces to save the lock.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Robert, a 22 veteran lockmaster here, considers himself the "new guy" as only a handful of people have held his position through the centuries. He was the perfect example of a man who truly loves his work and a kind soul eager to help and educate anyone who passes through his domain with an inquisitive attitude.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As a newbie to the area, I was asking Robert where to go in and around Norfolk, where to get fuel, where to dock, and what to see here. He started rattling off so much useful information about the area ahead that I just had to stop and record it all on my phone. Take this ferry here, see this museum there, catch this show there, etc... I still had a full day ahead of me, and without Robert's tips on local knowledge I would've not seen half the things ahead that I did. Thank you Robert! </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wasn't quite prepared for the culture shock of leaving a remote swamp to immediately entering the full blown congested industrial harbor of Portsmouth. It happened so fast. One minute I'm in a quiet swamp and the next I'm suddenly surrounded by bridges, barges, tugs, battleships, and pleasure craft all jockeying for position in one of the busiest ports I've ever entered.</span></strong><b><br /></b><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Portsmouth/Norfolk area is home to lots of military vessels and a huge, historical shipbuilding industry. My little boat seemed so tiny as I puttered along just trying to stay out everybody's way.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">To top it off, on Robert's advice I walked a few blocks to catch a movie at the world famous Commodore Theatre built in 1945. This art deco theatre is an architectural masterpiece that has been completely restored inside and with a state of the art sound system approved by George Lucas himself. Here I dined at my dinner/theatre experience and sat back and enjoyed the latest Star Trek movie sequel. What a nice cap to the day that began in the Great Dismal Swamp and ended in the heart of </span></strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>bustling twin cities Portsmouth and Norfolk.</b></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's really a small world when it comes to transient cruisers who choose to make this their lifestyle. Such was the case at the free city dock where i tied up next to a boat named <i>Tehani.</i> It was not until the following morn that I realized the boat just next to me belonged to a nice couple I had met 2 years ago in Fernandina Marina, Paul and Sherry, aboard their vessel </span></strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Tehani.</i></b></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Small world again. We shared a few tales about similar travels in the Bahamas and discovered we were both headed up the Chesapeake for the next few weeks and would most likely cross paths again. Handshakes and boat cards were exchanged and they made their way north while I sat down and wrote another new song here.</span></strong><br />
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<br />sailingwithjoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110182195593553467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736104148269386671.post-29613940458112990982016-08-30T16:47:00.001-07:002016-09-02T15:38:18.327-07:00Carolina On My Mind<i style="text-align: justify; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><span style="font-size: large;">You could get hit by the boom and die.</span></i><br>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">I am in love with North Carolina. From her graceful green mountains to her rich crooked coastline, you will find scenes unparalleled in beauty and friendly people everywhere. Thanks for visiting my blog as I recollect memories and photos from a few weeks past. More updates coming soon. I am so thankful to be able to do this. Onward!</span></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">With my home sale in Georgia finally behind me, and </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">no more real estate ties to bind me, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">I flew into Wilmington and returned</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> to Glory Days on July 25, 2016. I'm ecstatic to resume this north bound saga that began last May, over 700 miles ago. </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In Southport, it was hotter than a tin roof the day i arrived. I wasted no time opening hatches and airing her out for the next leg ahead. Several parcels of new boat goodies were waiting at the marina and it felt like Christmas morning.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I love the time to myself and the </span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">accountability I joyfully embrace. I know I'm </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">responsible</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> for every decision and there's no one to blame but myself for mistakes or to commend for small victories. If I ever did get lonely, people are never very far away to </span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>engage in some boat banter or just friendly chats about most anything under the sun. I have found people are pretty friendly </b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>wherever you go, even if I have to make the first move sometimes. </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br></b></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The bucolic nature of Southport, NC has made it the setting of several </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">major</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> films and tv shows through the years. Older homes and waterfront </span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>restaurants facing the Cape Fear River make it a destination spot for visitors.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>In North Carolina, the city of Beaufort is pronounced "BOfort" unlike "Buufort" as in South Carolina's town of the same spelling. (</b></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Beaufort, SC was featured in a previous post!)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">It looks like some prehistoric dinosaur which is why I had to ask what it was. They </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">have</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> done a marvelous job preserving this fellow who met his ill fate on the beach. It's a puzzling phenomenon. Here's a link that addresses the question of why whales beach </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>themselves: <a href="http://www.livescience.com/32818-why-do-whales-beach-themselves-.html">Why do whales beach themselves?</a></b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">No trip to the Beaufort, NC area is complete without a side trip to the historic and the breathtakingly beautiful Cape Lookout National Seashore, as seen below. Although the chart showed it to only be an 8 mile detour to the east, it would turn out to be quite a wild ride at sea to get there. It would involve exiting the inlet back into the open sea in order to tack east to the Cape. Notice what a thin spit of land protects this bay and its lighthouse surroundings. The blue dot is my boat anchorage where I stayed for two lovely nights.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>If you ever get the chance it's worth the trip out to Cape Lookout. The only way there is by boat, but they have a ferry service if you don't have your own Glory Days to get you there. Read all about the features and the colorful maritime history of this cool spot at this link:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Upon entering the inlet at Beaufort River, I opted to skip the town this time in order to have a side peek at neighboring </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Morehead</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> City. It was getting late in the day so I did not linger here but passed </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">some interesting industrial areas as a big black storm brewed in the exact direction I needed to go.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I entered the coordinates suggested by a previous sailor into my chart plotter for the </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">only charted anchorage nearby and dropped the hook just as this big </span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>storm clobbered me. I got drenched securing the side curtains and made sure everything was stowed below. I just laughed through the whole event. It was a warm rain and rather </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>ticklish.</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since they were headed south and I was headed north we both had information and stories to share about the miles ahead for the other party. Clean bathrooms are provided and even a picnic table! A perfect sunset as I dinghyed around the harbor set the tone for the next two days exploring the magic of this little gem of a town, Oriental, North Carolina. </span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It must be the ever-present backpack, hair, and flip flops that gives me away to locals. It happens more than you know. Anyway 25 cents per game at pin ball and I was soon racking up points I never knew I could. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Brunswick to Savannah with Sapelo in between.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>We ran aground n Ossabaw, with the wind on the beam.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>A thunderstorm near Beaufort lingered to the west,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Cannonball hail was coming down, this would be a test.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>That’s the life on the waterway, </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Some days you're gonna get wet.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk to Key West</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Entering Charleston Harbor at night was not my plan.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>We cleared the bridge just in time, then kissed the land.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>A city rich in history, much of it untold.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>We sailed past Fort Sumpter to Georgetown in the cold.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>That’s the life on the waterway, </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Some days you're gonna get wet.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk to Key West</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>We cleared the inlet at Masonbqoro, and had the canvas up by dawn.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>82 miles to Southport. Carolina here I come.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Wilmington was inland. So she got a pass.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>I set my sights on Cape Lookout. Where Black Beard met his death.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>That’s the life on the waterway, </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Some days you're gonna get wet.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>On to Oriental. A little town by the sea.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Where 700 people and 3000 boats. Live in harmony.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Made some friends in Belhaven and then said goodbye.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>The Alligator river continues north. To Albemarle Sound</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>A right of passage is the Dismal Swamp</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Or you ain’t been around.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I love this highway on the water.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>One thousand two hundred and seventy miles.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>She’s so wild and she’s so rich.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>And she takes me home for a while.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>That’s the life on the waterway, </b></span></div>
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sailingwithjoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110182195593553467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736104148269386671.post-29349932461978889702016-08-15T15:45:00.001-07:002016-08-16T04:44:37.516-07:00From Waccamaw to Cape Fear<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"> "He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.” </span><br style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2192.Aristotle" style="font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Aristotle</a></b></i></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>After my sailing buddy, Jay, left Georgetown, I lingered another day before departing north. Thanks to Jay for a great 3 days on the water and for driving my car back to Georgia! I am again sailing solo, or as they say single handling, for this next section and beyond.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;">Georgetown is known for a rich history, it's </b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>lovely homes and streets lined with gorgeous Live Oaks. Some wise mayor 100 years ago had the forethought to plant hundreds of trees along these streets for the future. They can be found throughout the community including one particular Live Oak estimated to be 500 years old.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.capturedheartbeats.com/">Captured Heartbeats by Rich Brand</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>This pair of ospreys seem to be keeping a vigil for Jacob at their nest located atop the marker 57 which will never be forgotten by many.</b></span><div><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif" size="4"><b><br></b></font><div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest."</b></span></div><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Henry David Thoreau</strong></div></strong>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> (Filtered photo above) <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>In just a few miles I was back into the more natural beauty surroundings I have grown to love and expect along the ICW. My next stop would be at Little River Inlet about 33 miles north. It would be here that I stage the boat for a 60 mile crossing in the Atlantic to enter the inlet at the Cape Fear River, North Carolina.</b></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I chose this sweet little anchorage just behind the beach near the Little River inlet (see the blue dot below.) I arrived that afternoon and had enough daylight to actually transit the inlet as a trial run. I love night sailing, but not so much when it involves navigating tight or unfamiliar channels with crazy currents or opposing tides. Knowing the lay of the land in advance is always comforting whether entering or exiting an inlet.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>But for the final three hours, things started to pick up with a good feisty SW wind and I was able to make my landing at Bald Head Island well before dusk. All the things I'd read about Cape Fear had given grave warnings of the brutal currents you could face when entering the inlet, especially if the current is met with a strong opposing wind. If those conditions occur serious chop or fetch can occur and make for a rough entry. </b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Bald Head Island, at the Cape Fear River, is a lovely stop along the way to Southport or Wilmington. I opted for one night here just to stretch my trip out a bit longer before catching that flight back to Georgia. (filtered photo above)</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had some big company next to me in the marina. I typically opt for an anchorage over a marina but there are none due to the swift currents of the Cape Fear River just past the sea wall.</span></b></span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The following day, I made my way up the river to St. James Marina near Southport. It would be here that I prepared her for a 3 week hiatus in order to return to Georgia for the closing on my home there. It turned out to be a pretty good spot to leave her. Packing up the boat this time of year means you pack her up for hurricane </span></b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>potential, strapping things down, and adding extra dock lines. It always takes at least a full day and then some.</b></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>This concludes yet another post from yours truly. As a single handler, this trip was a great time to think, ponder, love and adore all of God's great creation.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I hope you'll join me for the next segment coming soon. It will cover the best adventure yet from Wilmington to Beaufort and to my favorite sea side village Oriental, then crossing the Pamlico River, the tumultuous Neuse River, Albemarle Sound and entering the great Chesapeake Bay in the state of Virginia! </b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I think my friend Captain David said it best, "the further north you go the cooler it gets!"</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>ONWARD!!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.</span></div><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-style: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Unknown</span></strong></em></div></em></div><div><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif" size="4"><b><br></b></font>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sailing vessel Glory Days has since made her way north into the Chesapeake Bay as of August 10, 2016. With that in mind, THIS particular post is from 2 months ago and it could just as well be titled "LOOKING BACK!" June 21-25. </span><div><span style="color: rgb(39, 78, 19); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(39, 78, 19); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to "Sailing with Jay!" A time when my friend Jay Schoelfield came down to spend a few days just chucking around and carousing with yours truly. </span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(39, 78, 19); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6F07x9AinJUBjLJjdkcAhwXxi8_92HQlJMK0zIOSg2FPVJsiAq21neh0H-UCSzVOhyphenhyphen4hQiLXWFQdtLYOVwXt394DTo9JpWGtUkn1TreCFPoMtsmTj4KXeo7PGTjELqCQwHXMbNHMHgQ-W/s640/blogger-image-1367380867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6F07x9AinJUBjLJjdkcAhwXxi8_92HQlJMK0zIOSg2FPVJsiAq21neh0H-UCSzVOhyphenhyphen4hQiLXWFQdtLYOVwXt394DTo9JpWGtUkn1TreCFPoMtsmTj4KXeo7PGTjELqCQwHXMbNHMHgQ-W/s640/blogger-image-1367380867.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(39, 78, 19); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I post this now in a belated effort to chronicle these cruising adventures as a personal reference for my own records, sorta like a journal to help me remember things i always forget. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(39, 78, 19); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br></b></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(39, 78, 19); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> If in fact anyone else cares to peek into the prana of these stories that's fine too.... all the better. Thank you. Love on. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(39, 78, 19); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br></b></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>With our minds made up, we chose to venture fearlessly out onto the deep blue sea and all estuaries in between. Onward!!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><font color="#000000" style="text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJv-cJOjW6fX9i4IeP4cHNXFH1K26QUE8dPPnhAVoCfMlai-RbafX5dvbH7lz0wKk1PZ7poSR2947oN-Pj34i5ghdkKhBNxyUWoMzkw2twYmvKvukZeOwDUi4uczGJPWpxksQ6frob984/s1600/thumb_P1060632_1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJv-cJOjW6fX9i4IeP4cHNXFH1K26QUE8dPPnhAVoCfMlai-RbafX5dvbH7lz0wKk1PZ7poSR2947oN-Pj34i5ghdkKhBNxyUWoMzkw2twYmvKvukZeOwDUi4uczGJPWpxksQ6frob984/s320/thumb_P1060632_1024.jpg" width="640"></a></font></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jay proved to be an able seaman, competent crewman, and all around good guy. I think he had a blast in fact </b></div><div><font color="#274e13" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYNC0NBNqU3IAzwEBHn-9_LD-VOrcQi9XC3XnD39GqiYdMpvUr7H9E7k2kxZ2xccnniHiimT_9qtDL5oQbTqSnuB-KZK5v1iaZFf1VGj_yAGmAhNH6lSWZdRKU0XP9dpJgVtkMV4znPm8/s640/blogger-image-535779745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYNC0NBNqU3IAzwEBHn-9_LD-VOrcQi9XC3XnD39GqiYdMpvUr7H9E7k2kxZ2xccnniHiimT_9qtDL5oQbTqSnuB-KZK5v1iaZFf1VGj_yAGmAhNH6lSWZdRKU0XP9dpJgVtkMV4znPm8/s640/blogger-image-535779745.jpg"></a></div></font><div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">On June 21 my buddy, Jay Schoelfield and I, drove to Charleston, SC </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">for a few days of mischief on the sea. Leaving Atlanta, we were eager to get our feet onto the fiberglass and sail this girl around the Charleston Harbor. I guess that is why we made the 6 hour drive in 5. </span></b></span></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><b><br></b></font></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>The longest day of the year was met with great gusto and exceptional expectations. It's going to be a good day. You can feel it. </b><br></span>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> Georgetown, South Carolina is eat up with historical facts and events that I cannot even begin to quote. All I </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">know</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> is they have a rather nice riverfront wharf with shops and eateries and cool birds passing over my mast. </span></i></span></b><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> Meet Rich Brand. He is on a personal quest to paddle his kayak 5000 miles around The Great Loop. We met him as he was bout 2000 miles into the trip. He pitched his camp next to us </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">on the</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> marina dock. You could just tell he is a nice guy cause he's basically doing the same thing as I just in a different format... Living the dream. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><br></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">We shot the breeze for quite a while and met at the local cafe the following morning for a hearty breakfast before another day on the water. Rich is one of the good guys. You can check out his whole message and </span></b><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><b>adventure at this link: </b></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>So long Rich! He and I would soon meet again further up the waterway. Thanks JAY!</i></b></span><br>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is an odd marina here because it is part of a huge planned community that just happens to have a marina. It's very clean and modern and all gated but it's a thousand miles to any grocery store and seems somewhat isolated. Thankfully, they have a small store that sells the basic essential fluids and a pretty good restaurant called Tommy's. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Definitely</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> a senior community so I guess I just blend in.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A long list was checked off. New oil, new fluid in the tranny, new belts, new hoses, all 4 batteries serviced, interior fans installed, new USB ports installed, stove repair, and topsides scrubbed. Sometimes I'll spend 30 minutes or so just fiddling through one of three little tubs searching for the perfect size screw to mount something like the new low voltage fans, etc. Or </span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>maybe another 15 minutes trying to fish out a washer or a bolt I dropped into a deep crevice. Space is tight, so quite often it requires some creative contortionist yoga moves to retrieve.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>It's all part of the cruising zen. Constantly getting her ready for the next round, the next passage or the next port. Sometimes I get a little anal with the details ensuring all the elements are in perfect place so I can maximize the travel experience, arrive safely, while seeking the perfect next anchorage. Plus there's a unique satisfaction in knowing you figured it out yourself and you are the only one responsible. </b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>And who woulda thunk it... the fuel line for the propane stove decided to die today right after my first cup of coffee. So that took another hour or two trouble shooting, researching Youtube, and finally deciding to bypass the solenoid valve until I can locate the parts needed. It'll be fine, I just have to remember to manually turn on/off the gas valve except during cooking. Adapt. </b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And did I tell you I bought new dock lines too? And did I say I finally spent the $$$ for not one, but two, PLBs (personal locater beacons) to attach to life jackets for the Capt. and First Mate. I hope I never have to use them. It's better to be safe than a sorry man overboard in the night when nobody knows you're out there. Not good.</span></b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When activated, the PLB sends out an emergency mayday signal with your GPS </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">coordinates</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> to the U.S. Coast Guard. Hopefully they will come and save your ass before you expire. Here's a pic of the device I hope I never have to use.</span></b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm thrilled with all the new upgrades and relish the joy </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">of knowing I have completed almost every single detail to ensure a safe and comfortable trip for me and my crew if I had one this round. </span></b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I'm a gear geek and I just enjoy the whole learning process of high tech sailing blended with old school values. Suddenly small luxuries like a cool shower on a hot day or fish tacos with my laptop on the marina deck are simply "out of this world fine." I haven't slowed down since 5 a.m. this morning.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It will be good to leave here tomorrow. It was a nice stop for parking Glory Days, and I enjoyed a few days here in this artificial planned community for transients </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">like</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> me.</span></b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Next stop will be short 6 mile jaunt to Southport in the morning. I hear it's a coastal town worth lingering in for a day or so. Then I'll move 25 miles north to the Marlsboro Inlet near Wrightsville Beach on Friday. At that point, I'll be staged to tackle a night sail across 70 miles of open Atlantic Ocean to Beaufort, North Carolina come Saturday, weather and God permitting of course. </b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Nestled beneath the steps of the companionway is my dear little Yanmar 16 HP diesel </b></span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">(model 2GM-20F.) She's been such a dependable sweet engine for the past three years. No complaints whatsoever. I stay on top of her tho.</span></b><br>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well that's it for now!</span></b><br>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I still need to post the pics and stories from last month's sailing from Charleston with my buddy Jay Scholfield. It's in the works.</span></span></b><br>
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sailingwithjoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110182195593553467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736104148269386671.post-66199364142955900712016-06-24T14:14:00.002-07:002016-07-13T05:28:06.569-07:00Onward to Charleston!<b style="background-color: white; color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Scarlett:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #274e13; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> Rhett! Rhett, where are you going?</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Rhett Butler:</b> I'm going back to Charleston, back where I belong.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Scarlett:</b> Please, please take me with you!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Rhett Butler:</b> No, I'm through with everything here. I want peace. I want to see if somewhere there isn't something left in life of charm and grace. Do you know what I'm talking about?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Scarlett:</b> No! I only know that I love you.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Rhett Butler:</b> That's your misfortune.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Scarlett:</b> Oh Rhett! Rhett! Rhett! If you go, where should I go? </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">What shall I do?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Rhett Butler:</b> Frankly my dear, ..... </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">(and then Clark Gable delivers the most famous line in cinema history as he leaves for Charleston!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Established in 1670 and so rich in history, one would need weeks or possibly a lifetime, to truly explore it properly.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time sure flies. As I post this entry, Glory Days has moved further north beyond the Cape Fear River. Please allow me to reminisce and gaze over my shoulder as I recall some Glory Days adventures from last month primarily for my own </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>record keeping.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Soon after clearing Hilton Head Island the rain clouds unleashed upon us. It came down in buckets. We sailed through it for a couple hours before finally deciding to just drop the anchor and wait it out. The rain was soon blowing sideways, so I had another opportunity to use my special super duper rain curtains as seen here. Thank you Lowes, for these clamp-on shower curtains. They may look tacky but they sure keep out the wind and rain.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>But like all great storms, it eventually ended. As was the case on this 17th day of May, 2016. Toes soon snuggled as the air cleared for a tranquil sunset capping off another great day of travel on the ICW. We anchored a couple miles up the road and waited for the morning to cross a large open water known as Port Royal Sound.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The calm after the storm. </span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">God is looking after us. </span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What a great day </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">on the</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> water from Savannah to </span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the mouth of Port Royal Sound.</span></i></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The following day we were up at dawn and easily made it to Beaufort, SC by 2 pm. About an hour out of Beaufort I threw a zinger at Sherry</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> just to keep her on her toes.</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Tossing a boat cushion overboard, I screamed "MAN OVERBOARD!" </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I then sat down offering no assistance as if I were actually overboard. To her credit, she handled it well, first marking the exact spot of the incident on the chart plotter, next dropping the main sail, cranking the engine, and cautiously doubling back to retrieve the 'man overboard'. The drill went south</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> when Sherry almost ran over the boat cushion. Of course it would be far worse had it occurred in heavy seas, blowing rain or at night. More practice for this ahead I told myself. </span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Ah! Beaufort, South Carolina! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>We opted for a marina the first night, then moved to a mooring ball, then on to an anchor for our fourth night in this quaint little town on the ICW. A lovely waterfront park charms visitors and locals who stroll along or enjoy the dozen or so porch swings overlooking the waterway.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Some magnificent older homes in Beaufort as seen on this evening stroll.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sherry made plans in advance to rent studio space from a local artist co-op so she could continue her work as a painter while in town. She painted for three days and created some nice pieces for one of the many galleries that shows her work in the SE. Way to go girl! </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>From the city bridge one can look directly down into the home of a mother osprey nesting on top of the pilings. I was mesmerized for the afternoon here.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Charleston is host to countless cargo ships and tourist cruise ships.</i></b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">So long Charleston!</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Stay tuned for the next leg when Glory Days continues on her northern path towards Georgetown and my old friend Jay Scholfield </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">joins me for a few days.... </span></span></i></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">T</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">hen it's on to</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> the Waccamah River, the great Cypress Swamps, Cape Fear and beyond!</span></i></b></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>Excerpt from Nelson Mandela, 1994, inaugural speech.</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.</b></span></i></div>
<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, talented, gorgeous, and famous?</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>Actually, who are NOT to be?</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>And, as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.</b></span></i><br />
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<br />sailingwithjoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110182195593553467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736104148269386671.post-52336863096116816722016-06-04T06:39:00.001-07:002016-06-07T19:08:04.675-07:00Sailing To Savannah - A New Beginning!<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i><b>Take the first step in faith.</b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i><b>You don't have to see the whole staircase,</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Glory Days and I are currently on a mission to sail up the U.S. East Coast with a dream of sailing into New York Harbor by Labor Day. Today's post is PART I, the first leg of that journey from St. Simon's Island to Savannah. Thanks for visiting Part I of A New Beginning, and I invite you to stay tuned as things unfold in coming weeks!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>This would be Glory Day's final night in the marina at St. Simons. She has no idea what lies ahead tomorrow... or maybe she does?</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> It is always a circus of the senses to feel the scent of the salt marsh and salute the moon rising over the docks. It only took a spec of a moment and one whiff of the marsh to know I was back where i belong at this </b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>moment.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>On the docks, wind sifted through the shrouds of sloops while halyards clinked on aluminum masts as I made my way back to home slip #B-14. </b></span><b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> Giddy again, sneaking in a dream and imagining Charleston in my sights. I lay my body down in the quarter berth and quietly view the stars through the deck hatch. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /> It is done. <br />I have left my home in suburban Atlanta. But this time is very different because I left my home of 16 years with a "FOR SALE" sign in the front yard. Everything is now cleaned and staged perfectly at Ruger Drive for realtors to work their magic. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>All I had to do now was prepare the boat for this epic journey north, at least epic on my small terms. My sweetie, Sherry, will join me in a couple days, but for now I am here, ready, and stoked to prepare Glory Days for another run. Giddy up.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>May 10, 2016 entry:<br /><br />It has been a little over three years since the sailing vessel Glory Days adopted me. During that period, she has delivered me safely to many places in the sun. She has been patience with me as I push us both to new limits. She has covered my mistakes and she has celebrated my victories. Now we are back at it once again for a New Beginning.<br /><br />For the first time, I am heading NORTH instead of south to Florida, or east to the Bahamas. I have never sailed north to Savannah so I am chomping with anticipation and bridled excitement at the new water and life ahead.<br /><br />I've longed to take her up the U.S. East Coast for quite some time, and now I have my chance, even if it turns out to be in 3 week sections instead of a huge 6 month bite like before.<br /><br />So after a lot of careful planning, I am officially ecstatic to untie the dock lines from Frederica Yacht Club in St. Simons Island and venture into completely new territories for the summer months. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>We are officially under way! After 8 months, finally leaving St. Simons Island!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>"Hi mom! Everything is cool. Don't you worry!"</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>This is the view from our first anchorage. By the time we got everything prepped and ready to go it was getting late in the day. We opted to "get out of Dodge" but only for a mile up the ICW where we stopped for our first anchorage here. We are officially under way. Thank you God. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>There we are after getting out of dodge. Staged, eager, ready, and restless.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Even a nearby anchorage like this is a piece of paradise that is simply no found at the marina dock. Getting a start, no matter how small, is a start. The first part of a thousand mile journey begins with one single step and so it is. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">It was here that the sun slid under the horizon, egrets mused, terns soared, pelicans dove,</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> and dolphins surfaced as hymns from the church bells of Epworth By The Sea wafted </b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>across the water.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Times; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> "The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings </span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Just a half mile from the anchorage at Walberg Creek, I thought it was safe to cut the corner on the entrance channel into the creek so we could get there faster.... oops... bad idea. Before we knew it the depth changed from 8' to 2' in a matter of seconds and the lead keel of Glory Days slammed into the Georgia mud,</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> or in sailor terms, she ran "aground." It happens. It's nothing to be ashamed of because at least you are out there sailing your boat. But still, it's a little humiliating when the passing boaters wave at you in your sideways boat. A little embarrassing yes, but not a game changer, as least this time.</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>As we got closer to Savannah, deserted marshland soon turned to beautiful home sites and a denser population of marinas and boaters. I am impressed with the approach waters to Savannah, my first time by sea</i>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"> "Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning." </span> John Henry Cardinal</span></b></i></span>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Entering a major hub like this always gives me goose bumps. It stirs great memories like entering Key West, Miami, Jacksonville, or Nassau .... Entering any major harbor under sail for the first time gives one a powerful buzz.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>This is the sailing vessel Mirabella, the largest single mast sailboat in the world, and she was tied up just across from river from us. (I guess she couldn't afford to stay at the Westin dock like we did... hee hee.)</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>The master of your destiny.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Night night Savannah.... thank you.</i></b></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">"If heaven is a place I am there. </span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's all a journey and it's all a place. </span></span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The distance of your journey is measured </span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It may appear as just another sailing journey from St. Simons' Island to Fernandina Beach and back. But it's never the same no matter how many times I make this circular passage. This is similar to the route I took around Cumberland Island a few weeks ago. But this time I have a my right-hand, first mate Sherry with me. 88 miles, just long enough for a teaser of more lengthy routes to follow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All the usual elements of a maritime heavenly experience are in place...open seas, rich history, artistic venues, mystic horizons, fair winds, and a large dose of coastal wilderness called Cumberland. Thanks for joining me.</span></div>
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<b>Arrival on Sunday, March 13, 2016.</b><br />
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The uncluttered sunsets from my marina on St. Simons Island leave no room for want. Glory Days was glad to see us and we wasted little time getting underway the following morning.</div>
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<b>March 14, departed St. Simons at 1100 hrs.</b></div>
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An easy day sail delivered us to Jekyll Island for the night in about 2 hours time. A sweet anchorage just south of the Jekyll bridge and marina. For a $20 dinghy fee, you get showers, dinghy tie-up, and bikes for touring the island. We exchanged stories with a lovely Canadian couple who had been cruising on a Catalina 28 for 7 months. Always fun to share stories and tales of where we've been or what lies ahead for each vessel.</div>
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We were rewarded with a peaceful sunset after touring the island on bikes.</div>
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The next morn we departed early and sailed through the marked shoals to get outside of St. Andrews sound. It can be a bit tricky exiting the Sound from Jekyll, but we encountered no problems by studying the charts and tides.</div>
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Sometimes navigation markers can shift from what is plotted on the chart. So you go slow and keep an ever steady eye on your depth meter just in case you have to make a sudden tack or veer to avoid grounding.</div>
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We always try to time our departures or arrivals with a favorable tidal current. No one wants to sail against the force of a strong current if you can help it. Today's favorable tidal choice would prove to repeat itself for the rest of the week. Once outside of the island, and into the Atlantic, we sailed tight hauled for 16 miles to enter the St. Marys River riding a swift incoming tide. </div>
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Entering Fernandina is always a joy. It is an industrial waterfront mixed with leisure craft, fishermen, and commercial shipping. Again, we timed the tides right and rode in with the current even tho there was a head wind... so sails down for now.</div>
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Fort Clinch as viewed from the river entrance. At one time, it was a strategic vantage point at the St. Mary's river mouth to the sea.</div>
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At Fernandina Beach, we grabbed a mooring ball on the first try and basked in the sunshine as we faced this historical town. Soon we were on dry land again. Gosh, it's good to be back here again. Once ashore, we strolled thru Fernandina and visited art galleries where Sherry could possibly show her work then on to the Salty Pelican for dinner with old sailor friends, David and Cindy.</div>
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Stairway to heavenly galleries. Sherry was scouting for new galleries to show her work. She talked the talk. I tagged along and tried to look like a famous artist's friend. </div>
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The next morning, we dinghyed to shore again and caught the sunrise for a change.</div>
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Sometimes a marina stop is just a necessary pleasure. Here we are topping off all the vital fluids like water, diesel, and beverages. It's also the place to dump your holding tank just like an RV would do. I prefer a remote anchorage over a marina any day of the week but in Fernandina a mooring ball is the next best thing. </div>
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After the sunrise and a bike ride with David and Cindy, the next order of business was to raise some sail and head north to our anchorage on the south end of Cumberland Island. </div>
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Here we are raising more sail! Pics taken by my friend Malcolm as he was taking a day trip with friends aboard the sport fisher boat, Change Order, as seen below. </div>
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On the way to Cumberland, I'm glad we decided to double back and ride the wind some more just for the heck of it. Because when we did, we crossed paths with our dock buddy, Malcolm who took these shots of us under sail. We had a destination in mind, but for some reason it just seemed right to zigzag back and forth through the bay just for the sail of it!</div>
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Thanks Malcolm for the pics!! </div>
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Let's go ashore! I felt like Marlin Perkins from Wild Kingdom as we hiked to the beach to discover an amazing herd of wild horses strolling the beach at sunset. </div>
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It was a day of sensory overload. <br />
Magical moments like this last forever.</div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVRn_FHyP7Y&feature=youtu.be">Click here to view my 2 minute music video on the Wild Horses of Cumberland</a></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>"Age is just a number. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>And numbers never end."</i></span></div>
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Dinner that night was a surf and turf celebration with ribeye steak and home made crab cakes.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>A little red wine,</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>A Corona and a lime. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Just us and the moonlight</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>and a billion stars tonight.</i></span> </div>
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Thursday morning greeted us with St. Patrick's Day. Over strong coffee, we nursed slight hangovers and gave a gentle nod to the Irish by tying this green flag to the boom.<br />
We managed to weigh anchor and depart north by noon for a 3 hour jaunt to Plum Orchard.</div>
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Uh oh. Storms in the forecast. Adrenalin rush while watching the radar apps and hearing the VHF warnings. We were at our destination, so why not drop the hook, batten down the hatches, and take a nap. It will pass. </div>
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Nestled deep in the marshes of the Brick Hill river, Glory Days senses that this journey is nearing its end...sniff, sniff. After the storm passed, we went ashore at dusk and played a bit at Cumberland's Plum Orchard. </div>
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Ever so lovely live oaks draped with Spanish moss.<br />
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This is the mansion still standing at Plum Orchard. It belonged to the blue bloods of the Carnegie family.</div>
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After a good nights sleep in a calm anchorage we made our way for the final leg back to St. Simons Island via Jekyll Creek again. The tidal god's treated us well and we rode the currents once again. </div>
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We soon cleared the bridge at Jekyll to complete our 88 mile circular course leisurely over 6 days. Back at the marina, we were greeted by our dock neighbor, Chip, who was kind to "catch our lines" as we eased into the slip nicely at slack tide. </div>
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Cruising is all about a sacred union with the sea. Its also about the magic of harnessing wind to move 12,000 pounds of fiberglass quietly over the water. But it also about all the interesting personalities you meet along the way. </div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Hi my name is Scott. I met Joe at the Cumberland Island Ferry Dock. I'm from Knoxville and I am here camping with my family. I'm a freshman in high school on spring break. I've pedaled all over the island this week. It's really cool. My grandpa is with us. He taught me how to toss a net this week and he taught me how to filet a fish. I"ll bet none of my friends know that I know that. I'm on the wrestling team in school. I only make A's and B's. Hey did you get those shoes at West Marine? My mother works there. Guess what? She almost stepped on a rattlesnake today!! Hey I gotta go now... sure, you can take my picture! See ya later!"</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Hi, my name is Walt and this is my wife Debbie. I've known Joe for 20+ years as a fellow horticulture teacher. We just ran into him today in the parking lot at St. Simons! Wow, what a small world! I'm glad he invited us to see his boat. He's a crazy guy, that Joe." </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Hi, my name is Tom and this is my wife Gayle. We are from Asheville and met Joe and Sherry on the beach at Cumberland. Wow, he got some good shots of those horses over there. We sure had a nice chat with you two. This is my 20th year in a row camping on Cumberland Island. I teach landscaping at Warren Wilson College. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Hi, we are students from the University of New Hampshire. We are here for a week working as volunteers on the island. Today we built this really cool bridge over a marsh. The bugs are driving us nuts, but with this breeze tonight we are loving our nightly sunset watch! I know we giggle a lot, but it's just because we are glad to be here! So you guys are on that cool sailboat out there?!!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"Hi, my name is David from the sailing vessel Swell Horizon. Cindy and I met Joe about 3 years ago as dock neighbors. Since then we have managed to rendezvous while sailing in many places like the Bahamas, Miami, Brunswick and here again in Fernandina. Meeting for dinner at the Salty Pelican was a great time to catch up and share some laughs. We sold our sailboat today...Cindy has mixed emotion about it-JOY and HAPPINESS! </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Keep her steady Capt. Joe!"</i></span></div>
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<b>And there you have it!</b><br />
88 Miles To Heaven could just as easily be titled 88 Miles OF Heaven. Indeed, it is all good. I am so blessed. Until the next time, FAIR WINDS ALL!</div>
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SO WHAT'S NEXT FOR GLORY DAYS??<br />
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!<br />
SEE YOU SOON!</div>
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</span>sailingwithjoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110182195593553467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736104148269386671.post-5624316291671485532016-02-09T16:26:00.001-08:002016-03-29T14:50:33.320-07:00"Simon Says..."<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>It goes without saying that the only way to really stay on top of all a boat's needs is to live on her. Prolonged absences for weeks at a time on a boat are an invitation for all sorts of break-downs including rust, mildew, degrading hoses, barnacle growth, and stiff joints from lack of use. Some boats even come down with a condition known as LBS (Lonely Boat Syndrome) It's a curable emotional condition a boat goes through from lack of use.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">But alas, LBS is a not a permanent condition. Usually all it takes is a </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">little massaging of her topsides with a scrub brush combined with a strong dose of salty wind in her sails to cure the affliction. :)</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"><i><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">A man who lives on the street envies a man who lives in a car.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">A man who lives in a car envies a man who lives in a trailer.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">A man who lives in a trailer envies a man who lives in a house.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">A man who lives in a house envies a man who lives in a mansion.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">A man who lives in a mansion envies a man who lives on a boat.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">A man who lives on a boat envies no one. </i></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> <b>The following Monday was spent working on various boat projects with great success. I repacked the transmission stuffing box, serviced the batteries, cleaned the interior, scrubbed the topsides, had the bottom cleaned by a local diver and repaired the head (toilet) by replacing the "joker" valve. This important valve controls and prevents human waste from coming back into the toilet bowl. Why they call it the joker valve I don't know. It's certainly no joke when poop comes back the wrong direction after flushing it away.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>These towers serve as aids to navigation in St. Simons Sound. </b></span><b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">These cormorants seem to appreciate the towers for other purposes. Courting, resting, and drying their wings to name a few. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>She deserves the honor, always gets the right of way, earns the benefit of the doubt, and inspires the hope that she will spare you another day to bask in her grandeur. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>6 days at the boat is better than none. And with that thought in mind, I am off back to Atlanta to care for my mother and prep my home for sale... </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b> Act in the noon.</b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b> Eat in the evening.</b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b> Sleep in the night. </b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b> - William Blake</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>After a two month hiatus away from Glory Days, I am back... but regretfully only for a few days. Being on the boat just feels like home. But other responsibilities inland have taken priority, as they should, when family is the reason. </b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>But anyway I look at it, blessings abound. Here, there, and anywhere. </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Happiness is in the heart, not a place.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>I must say, it's always a lovely occurrence when a late January sunrise decides to synch perfectly with a winter's low tide as she makes her final ebb at 7:18 a.m. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>As was the case today when the calm Atlantic nuzzled and kissed the sand at Glynn County's Saint Simons Island. </b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Glory Days has rested here at the island for 6 months now and with only 3-4 outings during that spell. I know she must be restless, and hopefully I'll let her out of her stall tomorrow if conditions allow.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>But before any of that can happen, there's a boatload of cleaning to do... I've heard the saying "rust never sleeps." Well, with a boat on the salty coast, the saying is "mold never sleeps." It took nearly 4 hours of wiping down every nook and cranny inside using rags soaked in vinegar and Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap. But now she smells sweet as peppermint.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>The morning . I arrived while it was still dark and savored the budding dawn as it fermented into a circus of colors. Then a thought occurred to me. </b></span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I wonder if my recent sleep disorder issues means I have matured into one of those old guys who actually rises at 5 a.m. like clockwork. It's not a bad thing, just a new thing. <i>Rise my son and feed the forces of nature </i>said the Universe to me. So maybe I AM old enough now to be a morning guy.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>just you wait and see.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>My feet will hit the floor each day at 5:30</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>but I just don't know when. </b></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>At first I was skeptical to those who proclaim that chemtrails like these are some sinister</i></span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> governmental mission to douse all of us with something spooky... I'm not sure what spooky stuff they are spraying, but it ain't good. </i></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I did it find it odd that the trails I witnessed today had just been release at the darkest hour, just before dawn. L</i></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ike when nobody's watching, man.</i></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>I returned to the boat this week in late September. When I opened the hatches on Glory Days, that old familiar odor greeted me. It reminded me that it was time. Time to get this boat back on the water again. The worst thing you can do to a boat is confine her to the dock. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>So north or south matters not as long as salty water is slapping the hull again and there is a wild wind is in my hair. Weather is always the governing factor if, when, where, and for how long your vessel may take you.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">My old time buddy, Dixon, (pictured above) drove down the following day to meet me and carouse with me on the island for a couple nights. We always have a good time </span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>cracking jokes, being silly, playing guitars, and tackling various boat projects together. On Sunday afternoon, we let Glory Days out of her stall for a brief sail in the waters near my marina here. There wasn't much wind, but we didn't care. We were just out for the heck of it and to shake the cobwebs from the sails on this Sunday afternoon.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Barnacles never take a break. Scrape, scrape, scrape says this local guy working in the marina this afternoon.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Sidney Lanier Bridge in Brunswick looms in the backdrop often making for a great sunset photo. It is the longest spanning bridge in GA and is 480' tall. It's the only change in elevation for walkers and runners who cross it daily.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>This is my buddy Chip. He lives in the marina and dropped by in his dinghy to send me off for my little expedition the following morn. He took the sunset photo at the very top of this blog post.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>My 40 mile dash in the Atlantic to Cumberland Island was near perfect. Northeast winds of 10-15 knots on my stern allowed me to make a most pleasant broad reach run down the coast. "Easy cruising" is what I call this angle on the wind because the boat is fairly level and your speed is quite good.</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;">This anchorage is what I call my sweet spot… ah.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Ah, the magic of the wonder and the wonder of the magic stirs my soul. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Endless rows of palmettos lined by towering live oaks perfectly divided by man's walking trails... birds singing, armadillos scouring, and mosquitoes swarming all in perfect harmony. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Thousands of horseshoe crabs will meet their end on the beaches of Cumberland. It seems they are everywhere. I wonder what that's all</b></span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;"> about?</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I don't really care how many fish I catch or don't catch. It's all good. Actually, I must confess, my fishing statistics are pretty poor overall. I don't even care how small they are sometimes. My big boy is out there and will come to papa in due time; patience, grasshopper. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Anyway, fishing is just a wonderful excuse for standing waist deep looking out at the surf, waiting for a miracle and getting a miracle no matter how it all turns out.</span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;">totally yours.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Plum Orchard mansion was built in the 1890's and still struts her beauty today for visitors to tour.</b></span><br />
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sailingwithjoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110182195593553467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736104148269386671.post-37052808492459454222015-10-03T18:25:00.001-07:002017-07-19T19:59:41.443-07:00Coming Home - Conclusion<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b> “live in the sunshine and drink the wild air..." Ralph Waldo Emerson</b></i></span><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Home.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Home is where your heart is.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Home is where your family is.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Home is where your boat is.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Home is wherever you choose it to be.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>With the return to life on land, I am concerned as to how one will sustain the same level of exhilaration encountered in the daily life of cruising. It's all part of the daily package that I never take for granted but know I will miss.... simple things like two gulls eyeing me as they glide over my sunhat, daily uncluttered sunsets, and my daily dose of dolphins cavorting at dawn.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b> Then there's the soft kissing sound of a changing tide slurping against the hull of my boat, and the silent soar of an osprey keeping tabs over my watchful presence.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>site "washing machine" coming into the inlet. </b></span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">arrived 6 pm</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> i continued on the following day and soon passed right through St. Augustine (above) This was the first time I'd passed thru here without stopping...</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>I had a banner record day of travel on this day as I made a record 82 miles from sun up to sundown... occasionally all the perfect winds, tides, and good luck align themselves for a great day of travel... With the wind on my beam and the incoming tide I entered Jacksonville at 8.2 knots! I think that's a record speed for Glory Days.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>After departing Fernandina, it was appropriate that my my final anchorage for the sailing season was at one of my favorite haunts, Cumberland Island. Steve elected to spend another night in Fernandins Beach while I anchored at Cumberland before joining him the following day for the final leg north to St. Simons</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Day 7 - June 18</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> A U.S. Naval base for submarines is located at Kings Bay near the St. Mary's river.... This was the second occasion in two years I had encountered a sub being escorted out to sea... these guys are HUGE... and quite a site to see</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>It had been 14 days since leaving Marathon, Florida.... Seven days I cruised with Sherry and 7 on my own...</b></span></div>
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