Greetings to all!
We are finally voyaging through the Bahamas, en route to New England for the summer. Actually, as I am writing this Gayle and I are overnighting near the Miami airport en route back to St. Thomas for a week of work for me. I have already made one work week trip back to Wisconsin end of May and will probably return for another Wisconsin work week early in August. Our voyage thus far has been fabulous and without serious mishap. We left St. Thomas beginning of May, and have sailed as far north as Cat Island in the "Far Out" Bahamas. The boat is currently on a mooring in a small "hurricane hole" near Georgetown, Great Exuma Island while we travel back to St. Thomas. Enjoy the pics!!!
Time to Shove Off!
The time has finally come to leave St. Thomas. At the end of March Admiral Gayle and I (aka Davey can eat it!) plan to shove off. First stop Puerto Rico, then Turks and Cacos, Bahamas, Bermuda, with the goal of sailing past the Statue of Liberty and up the Hudson River in July to visit friends and family. After that, who knows!! Been busy with final preparations: solar panels, wind generator, chart plotter, satellite internet/email/phone, dingy, anchors and ground tackle, screens, new cruising foresail, new chain counter, cabin fans, paper charts and guides, spare parts... whew, thats enough! Gayle is ready to throw all my issues of Practical Sailor away! Stay tuned...
Phil's Playmates on Bel Ami!
In January Phil and friends Brenna and Andrea came sailing on Bel Ami. Admiral Gayle and myself (Captain Doctor Accordian Guy Dave) had ourselves a fine time hosting Phil and his lovelies. We feasted like royalty, having almost all meals on board, and danced our socks off at the Willie T and Foxies. Phil and I dived the Wreck of the Rhone, and we all snorkled incessantly everywhere we could. Ferocious looking barracuda intimidated the girls all along the way, but the girls managed to survive without a bite.
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