by Dana | Feb 5, 2021 | christening a boat, cruising life, GulfStar 45 sailboat, Jacksonville's NAS Mulberry Cove Marina
Naming a boat is no casual affair—it involves some serious boat juju. Boat christening is a hallowed mariner tradition, not to be trifled with.Since we spent a combined total of 14 hours removing and applying our new boat name, not to mention all the effort in... by Dana | Oct 31, 2020 | cross-country drive PNW to Florida, green cove springs marina, Jacksonville's NAS Mulberry Cove Marina, Ortega Landing Marina
Navy Bee gunner at NAS JAX.Jacksonville Florida still feels like home to us—a place where we made fast friends at friendly Ortega Landing Marina, where Wayne worked a couple contract jobs and I did my first two stints at West Marine. We caught up with... by GWTAdmin | Dec 12, 2014 | cruising preparation, cruising transitions, downsizing, Jacksonville FL, Jacksonville's NAS Mulberry Cove Marina, Ortega Landing Marina, pearson 365 sailboat, West Marine
Pandemonium. Part of the process ofstuffing a household’s worth of goodsfor 2 years into a 150 square footliving space.What does it take to transition back to cruising after five months of land-lubbing (aka “dirt dwelling”)? More than you’d expect, we... by GWTAdmin | Dec 8, 2014 | cruiser destinations, cruiser humor, cruising preparation, Jacksonville FL, Jacksonville's NAS Mulberry Cove Marina, pearson 365 sailboat, sailing South Pacific
Sign of the times. Was it placed there tomake a mockery of our plans?Unlikely, but apt.The last full day we spent as land lubbers preparing to go cruising lent itself to short sleeves and sunscreen, once the fog burned off. On the way… Masthead... by GWTAdmin | Dec 6, 2014 | cruising preparation, cruising south pacific, Jacksonville's NAS Mulberry Cove Marina, pearson 365 sailboat
Dewy spiderweb this morn on our Pearson 365 sailboat at JAX NAS marina.How do you know when it’s time to set sail and begin your South Pacific Cruise?These pictures of our Pearson 365 sailboat at NAS JAX Mulberry Cove Marina tell our tale.More spiderwebs JAX NAS... by GWTAdmin | Nov 19, 2014 | boat maintenance and repair, cruising preparation, green cove springs, Jacksonville's NAS Mulberry Cove Marina, Julian Crisp Sparman, marina, mast monkey, pearson 365 sailboat
Julian points out some sailre-rigging strategies atGreen Cove Springs.With naked sails and our boom lashed to the deck, on Saturday Wayne motored away from Green Cove Springs work yard under leaden skies, a chill brisk wind in his face. While he arrived safely...