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What a great weekend we had on the hook in Little Sabine. We headed out of Bayou Chico Saturday morning. Ben and Blake had been playing with fake tattoos; so here’s a picture of Ben being goofy. The clouds began forming over land and it didn’t take long for the rain to show. It still [...]

June 23, 2011… We’ve had lots of wind and rain over the last few days, but when the weather showed a brief break, we took advantage and went for a sail. Ben’s dad has been in town for the past week, as well as our friend’s Jaime and Annelle with their son from GA, so [...]

June 18, 2011… Ben’s dad is in town for the week, so we did what we do best and that is go sailing. Ben and Steve in conversation while Otto drives. Many other sailors took advantage of the 10-15 knot wind. After returning to the dock, Ken passed as he headed to Ft. McRee overnight. [...]

Our marina owner’s John and Anita Naybor throw a most outstanding marina party every year in appreciation of their tenants. No expense is spared with t-shirts, boiled shrimp, soda, water, beer, margaritas, hamburgers, and hotdogs. Tenants from all three marinas are invited and they are welcome to invite family/friends as well. It was a fantastic [...]

The weather was perfect for a quick overnight trip to Ft. McRee, so we took advantage with some friends and set sail. Dolphins were quite pleased we made the trip out of the slip, because they came up to greet us. The weather was gorgeous on the sail over. After we dropped the hook, we [...]

June 4, 2011… Morning Temp: 79.6, Humidity: 84%, Relative Pressure: 30.07inHg We waited for a few fellow BEER Cruisers to head out before following along. Today’s destination was the Navarre Pavilions. We took the opportunity to depart from the dock with “The Force” in tow; others were towing dinks as well. Beautiful day! Carol relaxing [...]

June 3, 2011… The Backwater Environmental Escape Rendezvous (B.E.E.R.) has kicked off. This is the 10th annual cruise held in Pensacola, FL typically during the first weekend of June. Friday night was the skipper’s meet, which gives everyone a chance to mingle with old friends and make new friends. Each year Cajun John prepares a [...]

“Sailing is Victory. Victory over the wind, which can kill you. Victory over the sea, which can kill you a lot quicker. Over the boat, over the sails, over your own limitations. Sailing joins elemental forces in opposition, and lets you ride them. The illusion is created that you’ve harnessed the elements. You’ve thrown reins [...]