SUNRISE WANCHESE NC Hi Girls and Guys, Our day in Wanchese Harbor on Roanoke Island, NC began with a harbinger of weather to come before the day is out. Prudent mariners know the harbinger “High Dawn”, is when the sun rises over a bank of clouds it signals high wind will soon follow. Wanchese Harbor […]
THE UGLY DUCKLING Hi Girls and Guys, This Blurb begins on a cold, blustery, February morning in 2002 on the Falmouth Harbor pier of the Patriot Party Boats and the Vineyard Ferry. I was anxiously awaiting the early morning departure of the ferry M/V QUICK WATER. The QUICK WATER is a small, fast, able
Hi Girls & Guys, Bimini Island is unique in the Bahamian chain of islands, with a mixture of fishermen, rum runners, pot smugglers and tourists. Ernest Hemingway lived here, wrote books here and fished here. The museum in Alice Town has a section on Hemingway’s exploits on the island, along with stories of his life
Staniel Cay Yacht Club is one of those very special places. I have spent time in the New York Yacht Club in Newport RI and it can not compare to Staniel Cay Yacht Club. Located in the lower Exuma chain with the North Atlantic Ocean on the eastern side of the island, the shallow
This blurb is about the famous Bahamian Class A racing sailboat, TIDA WAVE. This TIDA WAVE is not dangerous except for every other Class A Bahamian racing sailboats. When you look at her resting on the sand your sailing senses kick in. Can you imagine 12 men on her decks hanging out on hiking boards?
My life story begins in Massachusetts in March of 1942. Born in the Town of Mansfield, a little over 3 months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. My life in the 40’s 50’s and 60’s revolved around WWII. My neighbor across the street had served in both WWII and Korea. Growing up my mother
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