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2010

3 fisherwomen and a barbie

With temperatures in the mid 70’s, steady breezes from the south, and waters begging for fishing, our day at Boca Chita Key transformed into “Island Time”. Let me explain how […]

2010

Back for more of the ‘CHI

A trio of ‘cats (Chateau, MakeItSo and Cat Maudy) left the Dinner Key mooring field early Tuesday morning to capture a sweet westerly breeze. The 2 hour sail south to […]

2010

Mama "N" has flipped the switch

After 6 months of mother nature filling her cheeks and blowing wind from the north with all her mighty might, Mama “N” is finally tapped out. It’s as if a […]

2010

Barbie gets her REEL on

While waiting for Paddy to locate “stuff” at the West Marine boat store…I wandered aimlessly, and ended up in the fishing pole section. Dozens of macho brown and grey colored […]

2010

A week on the BB

Biscayne Bay (BB) I often wonder if the “roaring 40’s” — a latitude of 40-50 degrees with huge winds in the Southern Ocean — have migrated north. To Miami. There […]

2010

Dragging anchor….

After studying the weather for hours, we came to the conclusion that it was anybody’s guess. All week, the forecast for each day couldn’t be further from accurate. We assumed […]

2010

Fishing….the real deal.

Our Dinner Key mooring ball neighbor Tom stopped by today on his dinghy. Earlier in the week, Tom had shared his ‘fresh catch’ with us – a bag filled with […]

2010

South Beach….

No visit to Miami would be complete without spending a few hours in South Beach. Paddy left me in charge with figuring out the transportation route and scheduling. “Great – […]

2010

Sport fishing debut…

If paradise resembles anything like Gilligan’s Island, I’m pretty sure we found it. Boca Chita Key is just 15 miles south of downtown Miami. It is also part of the […]

2010

Camping out at the Culinary Tent….at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival

After staring at our computers, and each other for most […]

2010

Gale rips into the ‘BIS

70 MPH of wind is a TAD above GALE Yet, the weather forecast images took on a rainbow of colors, and a range of numbers we had not seen before […]

2010

Blizzard of 2010….Hang in there Mid-Atlantic!!!

May the jet stream return,to where it’s supposto go,so your […]

2010

Tennis goes wild – with an aerobic and butt quarter makeover!

From my brief debut in The Checket Cup Tennis Tournament […]

2010

U only live once….

The winds are calm and there is a light ripple tickling the hull as the sun fades to the west. I check my voice messages. “Hey Jane – can you […]

2010

StiltsVille erodes away…

Our mooring neighbor Captain Tom Mestrits at Dinner Key Marina, invited us for a sailing tour of upper Biscayne Bay along Key Biscayne on his John Shuttleworth 40′ catamaran. It […]

2010

Little Havana….gone Americana

After researching Bayside in downtown Miami – we decided that the marketplace was far too tourista for our tastes, with strip and shopping malls identical to those found anywhere in […]

2010

Dinghy adventures…in Biscayne Bay

Living on a mooring ball, 1 mile from land out in Biscayne Bay requires some strategy and forward thinking when making trips to land. Like checking the weather. I live […]

2010

Boca bikers…

With weeks of pent up endorphin excitement….the 3 day weekend visit of Big Bro and tri-partner Fluffy finally arrived. We spent the weekend desperately seeking (and finding) ‘dorphins and had […]

2010

The Perfect Sail…to Coconut Grove

It’s a rare moment when Captain Pat and I agree on sailing conditions. For example, 6′ seas are a tad large to me, while Captain Pat doesn’t bat an eye. […]

2010

One engine fails in the midst of strong currents and narrow waterways…

Somewhere near the Hillsboro Inlet, we noticed our starboard engine […]

2010

Low tide, fixed bridges…and making way to Boca Raton

What is boat life like? Pure luxury, champagne all around…and […]

2010

Basic math vs High Water?

Irregardless of your views about global warming, I can assure you from a “water” or boating standpoint — that either one of two items are happening along the ICW: a) […]

2010

Captain Wuuuus attempts climbing the mast…

With temperatures NOW in the upper 20’s and low 30’s…ocean […]

2010

Florida goes ARCTIC…Ms. Madone takes on the Park Police

While waiting on the right weather window in Ft Pierce […]

2010

Ice sailors…

Apparently Canada is MAD at the US. I’m guessing it’s something we said. All of the cold air that normally stays in Canada for the winter — is now on […]

2010

Jetty Park

All weather forecasts were predicting 4-6′ waves out of Cape Canaveral. Seemed a bit large for my ‘weenie sailor’ comfort zone, so we opted to wait for calmer seas. In […]

2010

Titusville to Cape Canaveral FL

As the citrus crops in Florida get a week of record freezing temperatures – we are, in the midst of central Florida, trying to go south…and stay warm. It is […]

2010

Highlights of Titusville FL

Should the NASA program at Cape Canaveral ever get scuttled, the town of Titusville FL would most likely disappear. Not that there is much town here to begin with! Some […]

2009

ICW, Mosquito Lagoon to Titusville

It’s hard to describe the tranquility at Mosquito Lagoon. With winter temperatures in the 50’s — there were no mosquitoes here! This area is a vast body of shallow water, […]

2009

ICW, bridge drama and the poo police

I awoke to a brisk 48 degrees inside of Cat Maudy. Soxy was glued to me under the covers and it was obvious that we had not yet reached “the […]

2009

Heat seeking sailors…

37 degrees in St. Augustine FL? I had to look twice at the thermometer just to be sure. It couldn’t possibly be 37 degrees — after all, we are in […]

2009

Cat Maudy gets her "steering on"!

The port side rudder was LOCKED into place. It would not turn – making steering Cat Maudy a challenge. So when we paid a visit to the St. Augustine Marine […]

2009

The Sheepshead are biting!

Our new found fishermen buddies Holland and Shawn found some of the best fishing grounds inside of the St. Augustine Inlet, and only a few yards away from Cat Maudy. […]

2009

Christmas-time in St. Augustine FL

Christmas Eve at the Pizzeria and Christmas day at the Columbia Restaurant in historic St. Augustine – with CAT mates Rick & Linda (MakeItSo), Larry & Karen (Chateau sur la […]

2009

There is a HUGE freighter directly in front of me!!!

5:30AM, on December, 22, (the day after solstice, and the […]

2009

Cruisers become "family" for a day

As cruisers arrived at the Charleston Maritime Center – Dockmaster Bob generously volunteered to OPEN the KITCHEN doors and the adjacent conference room to cruisers for a Thanksgiving feast. Living […]

2009

A tour of Charleston…

Busy with client work, sailing Cat Maudy out of Charleston is delayed – until after December 1. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t spend some time capturing local flavor. […]

2009

Cat Maudy waits…for the Admiral

After a 72 hour sail from Baltimore MD to Charleston SC, we take in the sights including: The Historic BatteryThe Recently built Ravenel Bridge …and everything inbetween. Waiting 30 days…for […]

2009

Baltimore to Charleston Recap

Delivery Crew (L to R) Bill Edward, John Martin, Pat Todd, Frank Rubright Baltimore to NorfolkDeparted Balitmore 0919 140nm 21.5hrs avg: 6.6kts SOG Norfolk to Cape Hatteras148nm 23hrs avg: 6.4kts […]

2009

Bad weather and big seas…Cat Maudy sails to Charleston

Notes from dockside: Friday, Oct 16, 2009 9AM:On an unusually […]