S/V Lillie Mae... Underway!
The Springer family sailing adventure aboard our Sparkman and Stevens designed 47' sailboat. The sailing vessel "Lillie Mae" is named in honor of the Captains grandmother... Lillie Mae Springer, aged 100 and still kicking!
10 November 2010
19 September 2010 | Generica
21 July 2010 | Jekyll Island, GA
21 July 2010 | Jekyll Island, GA
09 June 2010 | Green Turtle Cay, Abacos
08 June 2010 | Green Turtle Cay, Abacos
04 June 2010 | Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas
25 May 2010 | Spanish Wells, Bahamas
16 May 2010 | Warderick Wells
10 May 2010 | Black Point, Great Guana Cay, Exumas
08 May 2010 | New Bight, Cat Island
26 April 2010 | Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas
11 April 2010 | Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas
10 April 2010 | Off Monument Beach, Georgetown, Bahamas
06 April 2010 | Off Monument Beach, Georgetown, Bahamas
04 April 2010 | Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas
23 March 2010 | Nassau Harbor Club Marina, Nassau, Bahamas
22 March 2010 | Nassau Harbor Club Marina, Nassau, Bahamas
18 March 2010 | Outside No Name Harbor, Key Biscayne
17 March 2010 | Marine Stadium anchorage, Miami
Heading Back
08 June 2010 | Green Turtle Cay, Abacos
Terry
RED ALERT! RED ALERT!
A confluence of events has altered our world perspective and changed our plans. Rum was involved.
The weather looks ugly. Not nasty ugly like in a hurricane or even thunderstorms or even high winds but quite the opposite. No wind. I hate no wind.
Our friends on Side by Side cruised into the harbor here with tales of a large supply of fresh conch on board. Angie swears she makes better fritters than the marina restaurant. I cannot let that challenge go untested. Its an honor thing.
Passageweather.com has 2 weather models.... they both say the trip back would be a motorboat ride. Yuck. There may be wind on Sunday. Why not wait and see? Yea, that sounds good. There is also the matter of the large power yacht docked at the fuel dock making our taking on of diesel a big hassle. I am just not in the mood for hassle, so why rush to tank diesel today?
If we get wind sooner, we go. If not, we go snorkeling and check out life at Spanish Cay.
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Well, its definitely summer time in the Bahamas and that means hot and humid. When Michele and I woke up in the middle of the night the other night and it was 90 degrees in the cabin we came to a mutual agreement that perhaps it was time to point the boat north!
We got a slip at the Green Turtle Club on Green Turtle Cay for a couple of nights and have been getting everything ready for the passage back to the states. AS things stand right now.... and plans have been known to change.... we will head out this evening and sail for St. May's inlet at the FL / GA border. Its about 350 miles but will not go in a direct line. We will head up around the Bahamas banks and veer west to pick up the Gulf Stream.
A cold front is passing to the north tonight and that should give us some wind. By late tomorrow morning the wind is going to die off and I expect a fair amount of motoring this trip. If we can get a boost from the Gulf Stream I expect the passage to take no more than 2.5 days so we hope to be in Friday morning. If we run into any weather or issue we will divert west to Florida. I hope we have wind!
Check the spot from the main page for our progress, we will have it on for the entire passage.
I will post more on our fun in the Abacos after we arrive.
A confluence of events has altered our world perspective and changed our plans. Rum was involved.
The weather looks ugly. Not nasty ugly like in a hurricane or even thunderstorms or even high winds but quite the opposite. No wind. I hate no wind.
Our friends on Side by Side cruised into the harbor here with tales of a large supply of fresh conch on board. Angie swears she makes better fritters than the marina restaurant. I cannot let that challenge go untested. Its an honor thing.
Passageweather.com has 2 weather models.... they both say the trip back would be a motorboat ride. Yuck. There may be wind on Sunday. Why not wait and see? Yea, that sounds good. There is also the matter of the large power yacht docked at the fuel dock making our taking on of diesel a big hassle. I am just not in the mood for hassle, so why rush to tank diesel today?
If we get wind sooner, we go. If not, we go snorkeling and check out life at Spanish Cay.
---------------------------------
Well, its definitely summer time in the Bahamas and that means hot and humid. When Michele and I woke up in the middle of the night the other night and it was 90 degrees in the cabin we came to a mutual agreement that perhaps it was time to point the boat north!
We got a slip at the Green Turtle Club on Green Turtle Cay for a couple of nights and have been getting everything ready for the passage back to the states. AS things stand right now.... and plans have been known to change.... we will head out this evening and sail for St. May's inlet at the FL / GA border. Its about 350 miles but will not go in a direct line. We will head up around the Bahamas banks and veer west to pick up the Gulf Stream.
A cold front is passing to the north tonight and that should give us some wind. By late tomorrow morning the wind is going to die off and I expect a fair amount of motoring this trip. If we can get a boost from the Gulf Stream I expect the passage to take no more than 2.5 days so we hope to be in Friday morning. If we run into any weather or issue we will divert west to Florida. I hope we have wind!
Check the spot from the main page for our progress, we will have it on for the entire passage.
I will post more on our fun in the Abacos after we arrive.
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| Vessel Name: | Lillie Mae |
| Vessel Make/Model: | 1981 Stevens 47 |
| Hailing Port: | St. John, USVI |
| Crew: | Terry, Michele, Jackson and Taylor |
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The Springer Family Sailing Adventure!
Who: Terry, Michele, Jackson and Taylor
Port: St. John, USVI
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