The little sailors
Eloise and Charlie are budding sailors. This lady is the boss of the boat Here is a sailing story that involves grandson Charlie and how he helped Grampa Boo win a single handed sailing race when it seemed hopeless…. the wind had died, the forcast was for no wind for the next 2 days and […]
Just ask for Gavin
“Do you think we should give them a hand?” asked Neil. The image of me holding onto the bottom of the mast and tripping on the lifeline sending the mast to the bottom of the Hudson River flashed through my mind. “We’ll leave it to the professionals,” I replied. Scarano Boat works had attached the […]
The final leg to Hampton
The alarm went off at 5 a.m., jolting me awake from a deep sleep. Reluctantly, I crawled out of the warm bed and to the main salon. My brother Neil was already awake and firing up the Nespresso. Neil and I were savoring our first coffee of the morning, enjoying the warmth of the mug […]
About the Weather
“A pocket of energy is in the Gulf of Mexico. The moisture and warm water temperature, along with the trough extending from Hispanola to the Bahamas will cause significant disturbance in the weather, possibly in the northeastern Caribbean.” The Exclamation Marks suggest possible lightning strikes along the sailing route south…… I listened intently before I […]
And we are off…
Today was the day. At 5 a.m. I was wide awake in the pitch blackness of the cabin. The silence permeating through the boat indicated no wind and calm conditions in the Salt Ponds Marina, in Hampton, Virginia where I had docked ILEANA for the past month. After much discussion among the Salty Dawg Sailors at the […]
Beach rescue 1971
At 15 years old, I was shipped off to Atlantic College in Wales, UK for my last 2 years of high school. Little did I know then how much of an impact that would have on my future. Atlantic College is an international school of about 300 students where high academic standards are expected and […]