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... by GWTAdmin | Jun 10, 2014 | cruising life cruising destinations, dirt dwellers, docking, drydocking, free docks, Jacksonville FL, JAX Naval base Mulberry Cove Marina, marina, movies, pearson 365 sailboat
One of our boat’s guards here.After our unwelcome intruder aboard (click here to read about that), we needed to decide where to go. Not because of the intruder, but because we needed a place to hang out long enough to get our temporary “dirt... by GWTAdmin | Oct 18, 2013 | alligators. gator hunting, florida, florida fish and wildlife, gator fans, gators, liveaboard, marina, West Marine
Alligator in boat next to my car at Lochloosa Park.“Gators” (pronounced “GAY-turs”, rhyming with “TAT-turs”).That’s the one-word answer I got when I asked “Whatcha gonna use that rope for?” – a standard question “my” rope-buying West Marine customers.Not the... by GWTAdmin | Sep 15, 2013 | bahamas, cruising, Jacksonville, liveaboard, living aboard, marina, pearson 365 sailboat
Incommunicado, a Pearson 365 in the Willis’ back yard — for now.Actually, in our experience, Allen and Michelle Willis’ boat name is a misnomer, at least when they’re in town. Another fellow Pearson 365 owner (click here to read about another awesome... by GWTAdmin | Aug 2, 2013 | galley cooking, Jacksonville, liveaboard, marina, posole
Posole soup and toppings stored in small containers formicrowaving at work. Cruising soup leftovers would bestored in one big container, ladled out into a saucepotfor heating a one-meal serving. Whether land’s days or at least a dinghy ride away,... by GWTAdmin | Jul 29, 2013 | Jacksonville, lizard, marina, mosquitos, noseeums, wildlife
A light by night; lizard condos by day.While there’s still a slew of Caribbean posts to catch up on (keep posted – they are coming), mother nature in Jacksonville is just as exotic, sometimes! Manatees, gators, dolphins, lizards, herons, cormorants, and more...