Altair's Cruz Nuz

cruising, vb, kroozing, working on your boat in exotic locations around the Caribbean....Dudley and Becca

25 October 2012 | Coconut Grove Sailing Club
25 September 2012 | Coconut Grove Sailing Club
28 July 2011 | Coconut Grove Sailing Club!
27 July 2011 | Key Biscayne, Florida
27 July 2011 | Stiltsville and Miami just across the Bay.
27 July 2011 | Gulf Stream...
27 July 2011 | Gulf Stream, Here we come!
26 July 2011 | Sweet and Very Special Bahamas...Goodbye...for now!
26 July 2011 | Honeymoon Harbor
26 July 2011 | Gun Cay's floral gifts!
26 July 2011 | The surf at Honeymoon Harbor!
26 July 2011 | Our last island wonderland...before the Concrete Jungle....
26 July 2011 | Gun Cay...Practicing walking on land...
26 July 2011 | Honeymoon Harbor...very cool!
26 July 2011 | Honeymoon Harbor
26 July 2011 | Honeymoon Harbor...We like it!
25 July 2011 | A very Busy Honeymoon Harbor!
25 July 2011 | Honeymoon Harbor, Lee side of Gun Cay
25 July 2011 | Bimini, Our Beloved Bahamas!
24 July 2011 | Bimini, Big Game Club Marina!

We sailed...on the Bahama Bank...

18 July 2011 | Highborne Cay Marina
Becca
We really sailed...we were hoping, wishing, praying that we would have wind and we did....but you can't believe it...on the nose...outta the south, which we were privy to, but then it went west and we were on the Bahama Bank dodging the 'bores', the reefs in funny shapes sticking out toward the west...doesn't it just figure!

We decided we would check out the marina @ Highborne Cay. It's touted as a pretty hoity toity place but we need stuff. We need provisions, desperate for veggies and fruit; we are hoping for an alternator belt; and our last in line water filter was supposed to last 6 months, with the tanks cleaned out...it's bad...need new filter. We need diesel, water and who knew...a slip.

There are only 20 slips, maybe, stacked with very big, very expensive "yachts" and they are full, but just happend to have a slip for us. We were not saavy. We tried to back in, easier to get out tomorrow...NOT...and the mosquitos.

All secured, lines, fenders, mosquito screens in place... we took off with 'sundowners in hand' each, for the exploration part of landing in a new place.

With all the mega bucks tied up in this place...Dudley says, "that's a boat with a story"...we took off and met Mike and Diana! Yamacraw started out in the Chesapeake Bay, Tilghman Island, hauling in the fish along with it's sister ships. She's 90 years old and still working. Mike and Diana have turned her into a supply boat and what a story! I would love to share more...but the bugs drove us away and them inside!

More later!
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Vessel Name: Altair
Vessel Make/Model: Tartan 34'
Hailing Port: Coconut Grove Sailing Club
Crew: Dudley Clark and Becky Butler
About: Dudley has owned this Tartan sloop and has been cruising on her since 1986. Becky joined the good sloop back in 2000 when we first started cruising together and he has been 'training' me ever since! I couldn't be happier! I've been sailing all my life, but cruising is a whole different fish!
Extra: This is the most extended cruise we've braved on this wonderful, old boat of ours which is planned to be about 2 years! We left Miami in late February of 2008 and want to get below the hurricane belt by the end of July! Ok, so it's July, 2011...we're close, but not home yet!

S/V ALTAIR

Who: Dudley Clark and Becky Butler
Port: Coconut Grove Sailing Club