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Saturday was forecast to be a nice day and surprisingly that is exactly what it was! We headed out after breakfast and it didn’t take long for many other sailboats to join us on the Pensacola Bay. Pogo was relaxed and enjoying herself. Till the dolphins came out to play. (note the fin) Lunch time! [...]
Wind was forecast to be around 10 knots in the morning and building to 10-15 knots by afternoon. We headed out after lunch with Ken off our stern. The wind was more like 2 knots when we made it out onto the Bay. Ben and Ken were on the VHF discussing whether or not either [...]
Our original plan was to head out Saturday and return on Tuesday. School is out of session for Monday in observance of Reverend Martin Luther King, then is out of session Tuesday for teacher planning day. The weather forecast began really nice for all 4 days, but as it seems to be the new routine, [...]
The morning started foggy with a cool view of s/v Peacemaker heading into the Port of Pensacola. Here’s a picture of Peacemaker later in the day once we were out on the water. Another picture of Peacemaker, which is a large sailing vessel, next to another much larger ship at the port. We had the [...]
Sailing two days in a row in mid-December! Wind started around 12-15 knots, but decreased after about an hour to around 5-10 knots. Many of our marina friends took advantage of the perfect sailing and joined us on the Pensacola Bay. Temps were cooler than the previous day, so Carol and Pogo bundled in the [...]
The forecast was wrong as usual, but we still had a great time sailing. The wind settled down long enough for us to think the forecast was correct, but as soon as we were on the bay it picked up. The wind initially climbed to 16 knots, so with a reefed main and jib, we [...]
Our friends Jaime and Annelle, along with their son, are in town visiting this week from Savannah, Georgia. The sky was funky Sunday, but there was no rain with wind predicted to be 5-10, so we went for a daysail. Ben and Annelle. There were several other sailboats on the bay, including Animal. Thomas tried [...]
Saturday was spent at the dock. We joined family for lunch at Pensacola’s Oar House to celebrate Ben’s mom’s birthday, then went to a get together to celebrate Ben’s brother’s upcoming nuptials. Sunday was a different story though. We departed the marina around 8am CST and headed out for a day of sailing. Carol was [...]
