Blue View - Fishing Aboard

Blue View - Fishing Aboard

While the Captain is up to his eyeballs in alligators with varnishing, port light installations, deck prism rebedding and a new galley stove installation,  I thought I’d give him a week off and post an older blog post on fishing that might be appropriate for this time of year.

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Back in Chesapeake – Again

Back in Chesapeake – Again

The rain started during the night and continued throughout the entire trip. Through six coastal states, heavy, torrential rains were responsible for poor visibility, flooding and generally an unpleasant, very long ride home. When we finally arrived in Chesapeake at the Atlantic Yacht Basin, parts of the boatyard were under water

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There to Here – Moving Aboard: 12 Eye-Openers

There to Here – Moving Aboard: 12 Eye-Openers

Moving from land to a boat is a major lifestyle change and a huge adjustment. For two workaholics, quitting work, selling off most all of our land anchors and becoming full-time liveaboards was nearly traumatic. We would both wake with a start in the morning, wondering why the alarm clock had not gone off or what deadline we’d somehow missed. It was the old college dream … oh, no … I forgot to attend class all semester and now it’s time for the final exam. Yikes!

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