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HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS A few days ago when it became obvious that we would be affected by Hurricane Helene, I started to prepare. All the forecasts were showing that here, in Northeast Florida, we would be well away from the center of the storm and should expect Tropical Storm force winds. I’ve been down this road…
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It was in 1985 that the French Franc plunged in value against the US Dollar to about 10 francs per $. It was nice for those of us who sailed to the French Islands in the Caribbean. It meant our money went further, particularly on some of our favorite islands like St. Bart’s. Long a…
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Following our successful wine tasting and importing trip that I wrote about in Part One, I decided that I should follow Parker’s lead, with my own boat, Goelette. I had been planning a down island adventure with one of my best friends, Don. We both enjoyed photography and thought a photo journalist style trip would…
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or The Keel of the Delmar Preface: This is one part of the story of building my boat “Goelette” in Coral Bay, St. John, United States Virgin Islands. This type of boat was known as a “Cowhorn” due to the double ended shape of it’s hull. As the fiberglass hulls of the “Cowhorns” were taking…
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That’s Not the REAL MOON, is it? During my years living in the Islands, I was involved in a lot of projects, from building my boat, building houses, cabinets and anything else that would keep my wallet from being empty in an expensive living environment. Most of my income came from doing carpentry work, I…
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