Gone With The Wind
| Vessel Name: | White Wings |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Catalina |
| Hailing Port: | Mount Pleasant, SC |
| Crew: | Laurie and Frank Thigpen |
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28 July 2021
Travel to Tashmoo Lake
We departed Marblehead and motor sailed to Plymouth, MA. As we were sailing past Boston and down the coast, we couldn't help but notice the haze. Then, when we were anchoring, we saw this incredible SUN. This is not your typical "red sky at night, as sailor's delight". It looked more like a rising full [...]
26 July 2021
Marblehead
As I mentioned, Marblehead has become one of our favorite cruising destinations this year. We arrived Saturday) of their big "Race Week". We knew it was going to be crowded and we also new that it was going to be rainy on Sunday. So, we dropped the DINGHY in the water, mounted the engine, changed our [...]
24 July 2021
Isle of Shoals
So, we left Maine today (sniff). We spent our last night in Isle of Shoals. It's a wonderful little atoll about 10 miles off the coast. A couple of the islands are in Maine and a couple of the islands are in NEW HAMPSHIRE!
22 July 2021
This Ole Boat
Old is a relative term. Twenty eight years old doesn't sound too bad by my standards, but for a sailboat that has spent its 28 years in the corrosive environment of salt water, 28 years is older than dirt! Everything metallic (think engine, transmission, mast, cooktop, oven etc, etc) is subject to corrosion [...]
Easter in the Islands
We spent Easter on Staniel Islad (the pig beach!). We celebrated services at the Southern Baptist Church on the Island. WOW, what a difference from a Catholic service!!! Where to begin... First off, the physical setting. Again, it was a small building on a hill, with doors and windows wide open to the blue water and skies. IF one got bored, you could look out and watch the boats filled with "boys, bikinis and beer" (if they ever make a country song using those lyrics, I'm claiming royalties!) heading out to the reefs. Or you could watch the local island dog who kept coming half way into the church, but would balk-probably because the music was too loud! But truly, one could really not get bored. I felt like I was at a Christian karaoke party! We sang, swayed, clapped, hallelujahed, hugged and amened for close to two hours with all of our Bahamian brothas and sistahs! It was great fun! Went straight from there to lunch at the yacht club. Dove in the afternoon and called home that evening. We are so blessed!!
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