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Day Sail

We went out for a few hours yesterday (03/18/09). We took some family (sis and bro-in-law), who are down from Wisconsin, out to experience Pensacola Bay. The wind was 12-15 knots and gusting to 20 knots with chop, although for some reason the photos don’t seem to depict the conditions experienced. Wasn’t a smooth day [...]

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Weekend Sailing

After a long week working on the boat, we had the chance to shove off Saturday morning and sail most of the day before anchoring at Ft. McRee overnight. A dolphin swam along side of us and gave us a great show in the early part of the day. Last night another boater failed to [...]

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She’s in the water!

Splashed at about 9:30am CST this morning. The folks at Pelican Perch Marina took really good care of Monomoy with getting her up in the sling and laying her into the water. Perhaps it is common at most boat yards, but I appreciated that they wrapped the straps with wax paper to protect our boat [...]

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She’s done!

9:15am CST tomorrow morning she will be splashed.

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Almost done

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Still working on her

She was blocked today and we continued the work.

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Hauled out today

Hauled out this morning at Pelican Perch Marina and Shipyard. Before pressure washing: After pressure washing: Carol hard at work: Carol still working: Ben applying epoxy primer:

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