Leaving Thursday

Wouldn't you know it but there is something spinning up south of Cuba. Gonna go anyway but will keep a sharp weather eye. Storms this early in the season are unusual but the water is very warm which also contributes to the tonados in the midwest. Don't tell me Global Warming is a myth.

Sandbar Saturday

Sandbar Saturday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNl3H6UkOo8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Bring G2 home from Genesis

Calm evening at anchorage

Abraxas at Anchor

Departing the anchorage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnD8rMSw1F4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Longboat Anchorage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCaahHJ13g4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Longboat Weekend

At The Bar At Moores

Longboat Key Fl.

Dawn At Anchorage

Longboat Weekend

Leaving St. Pete

First Bloody Mary After Skyway

Back To Longboat

Heading back to Longboat entirely under power.  Need to use engine and have the mechanic check everything out and realign if necessary.  Got Bottom Guy to clean our hull before June 2 when we plan on leaving for about a month.

Engine work done

Went out today on genesis but under power alone.  The wind was fair but the object was to run the new transmission and then have the mechanic return to adjust anything after a powered event.

The new RIB

Painting on the new FL Numbers

Aluminum RIB is much lighter

75 Pounds



Pictures from Weekend

 

Another Voyage Cut Short

Spent the night on Genesis Friday and went to sleep with the sound of a Reggae band from a nearby city park.  Started out windy 10-15kts on way to Longboat key but quicklydied at mid morning.  Motored rest of way arriving just in time for happy Hour at Moore"s Seafood house. 

Winds up all night gusting to 20kts but this AM got call from mechanic.  Terry wants to start replacing our leaky transmission Monday AM so mororsailed back to home in St. Pete.  Someday we will actually get to sail our sailboat.

Be sure to look over our spot track of this voyage.  Go to 2011 trips and click on hot link.