Category Archives: crusing

A Day Off

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Michael Scott

Monday I just couldn’t make myself work so I gave the crew the day off and I spent the entire day in the hammock with a mug full of vodka tonic and lime.  I feel much better.

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Major Decision

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Michael Scott

When we decided to go back to living on the water we made ourselves a promise, to never let a schedule dictate when we would set sail.  We almost broke that promise.  Weather is what we all live by,  we sail … Continue reading →

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Boat Systems & Gear

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Michael Scott

  It’s easy to forget that everyone isn’t familiar with cruising boats.  Shannon and I were on the boat for a week before we knew that our son Mike didn’t know we had hot water.  He had taken cold showers … Continue reading →

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Behold

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Michael Scott

And the Captain said, “Let there be water!”, and lo, there was water where once there was none.  And it was good.  And there was much where it existed not.  And the Captain said, It is done and it is … Continue reading →

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A Hole In The Boat

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Michael Scott

Shannon wanted to find a small dog to serve as a friend for our Lab.  She found one that had been abandoned along a central Florida roadside.  I’ve never had a small dog and didn’t want something yiping day and night.  … Continue reading →

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Down And Out For The Count

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Michael Scott

I forgot the lessons I learned last summer.  I worked too long in the mid day heat on Sunday and spent today on my back trying to get enough fluids back in my body to think and function again.  This … Continue reading →

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Sailing School

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Michael Scott

A lot of people have been on sail boats and enjoyed gliding across the bay or lake.  Halcyon is getting ready to take on something entirely different.  We will plow through two thousand miles of Pacific Ocean and another thousand … Continue reading →

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A View From The Top

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Michael Scott

63 feet off the water looking down at the littered deck as work progresses on Halcyon.  We are near the finish of the refit.  Mike took this shot while he was replacing a block at the head of the main … Continue reading →

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Reflagged At Last

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Michael Scott

Halcyon was named Salutations when we bought her and the hailing port on her stern was Lunenburg NS, Canada.  She was purchased by the previous owners in California and she never made it home to Nova Scotia, just as far as … Continue reading →

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Shower Aboard

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Michael Scott

.We have been sitting in slip at the marina for ten weeks now. Mike and I have been going over the boats mechanical systems getting it ready for the trip. The first thing I explained was how a marine head … Continue reading →

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