Andrea

Hi, I love your photos-thanks! Cathleen

Heyy - I am getting a final count on who is coming on the 31st! So I will let ya know ASAP!

I am sooo excited! : )

Hey Andrea, I got a friend's request for "Overboard and Out to Sea". I see that you are one of the 3 friends on his/her list. Who is this person? I can't find any info on them. Or, is this some "group"?

Hey! I miss the boat already... haha. I had such a great time! thanks again for an awesome weekend!
Love ya cousin!!!

p.s. my face is peeling.. : (

You guys are awesome !! .....getting this online community off the ground ! We truly love reading the blogs you & Franc create ...we are all looking forward to the next adventures of Can Drac . Keep living the dream!! ;)=

Hi Andrea! I'm Mau. I see yours photos. It's a dream!. Do you need a cuisiner? You boat is very fantastic!. See you this summer!! Today is sunday, and I'm present tax of sapain (I.R.P.F). Yujjjjuuuuu!!!.

Andrea,

You guys may be getting some more traffic as of today. I included the site as the "website of the week" in the Cruising Compass!

Go to www.cruisingcompass.com and subscribe.

It has been 9 awesome years of cruising in the Bahamas and Caribbean. Each of the last few years our cruising season has gotten shorter and shorter, so we had to make the tough decision and find a new crew for Dulcinea. What's next is kind of up in the air...we have lots of other interests mostly outdoors oriented...scuba, skiing, hiking, fly fishing. Maybe we'll just do more of these in new places. But we will always treasure the wonderful times aboard Dulcinea.

Morning Andrea...
Zach's Bay is very deep, 9 to 11 in most places and gets very shallow by the beach...9 ft to 2 in a blink....
The bottom is great for anchoring and the people there seem the loud arty type...good in small, intense doses....
The amplatheater is within "sound" distance, so if you anchored the night you would get a "free concert"....not line of sight but if the music is good and the night fair, life is good.
Thanks for going to the website....more video is being added every few days.
I'll be cming into the city, by boat, in a few weeks and doing promotional video for Sailtime, a charter service and also visiting my daughter...she lives in Brooklyn...
Thanks for the commments and hope to hear from you soon.
Ben

Andrea,
I forgot to mention that the original tune I was playing aboard your boat the other night is in fact uploaded to my SeaKnots page, in all of its original studio-recorded splendor. Enjoy (again).

Looks like you have cruised a lot of my areas (Cape Cod and the Islands along with Block Island). I have also spent 3 yrs in the Carribean, sailing from Cape Cod. Los Rogues off the Venezuala coast is one of my favorites, Group of Islands much like the Bahamas but only a couple are occupied with Humans.
Dave

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAILOR!

Happy BD Andrrea...Lola

Andrea, Hello!

Andrea, Happy Birthday!!!

Thanks so much! Your's are great too! Some are "postcard perfect!"
Would you be interested in sending me some to feature in the "Cruising Photo of the Week" in the Cruising Compass? I'd love to show them off. Email them to Comments@cruisingcompass.com.

Oh, and Happy (belated) Birthday!

Happy Birthday Andrea, belated wishes but still filled with good wishes! I love the videos of that scary sailing day with P & D....Hope the waters are calmer now...

Somebody have a Birthday ??? Hmmmm..must be you ...Happy belated Bday from the Gulf Coast of Texas !!! (And many MANY more!)

NICE BLOG. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!! I GOT YOU THE SAME THING I GAVE YOU LAST YEAR, BUT THE COLOR IS DIFFERENT. HELLO FROM GEORGE TOWN, BAHAMAS

GT IS REALLY NICE THIS TIME OF YEAR. LESS THAN 20 BOATS IN THE ENTIRE HARBOR. I'M ANCHORED DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE ENTRANCE TO LK VICTORIA, ABOUT A QUARTER MILE TRIP. I LIKE YOUR PICS.

You didnt get to go sailing on your Bday?? pffft...well that's just not right ..perhaps your friends need to make that up to you by getting you back out on the water as soon as possible! *LOL*. All kidding aside, hope yours was a truly good one ...even if it wasnt spent on the water! Cheers!

Thanks for the invite! We're (well, I'm) working on finishing up the outside of the shed (Rose is at her parents). Got the railroad ties, topsoil, mulch, then, oh wait, IT'S POURING AND LIGHTNING OUT. Awesome!

Hope you guys are ok in the storm! Talk to you soon...

Thank you Andrea

I dont know how I got invited ,but I'm stoked to be a member of such a network that is aimed at what I'm totally dreaming of doing,CRUISING!!!!!I dream of it when I sleep I dream of it when I'm working and all moments in between. I will live the cruising lifestyle someday, OH yes I will!!!!Thanks----Tad

Hi Andrea. We are in Portland right now. It has been a little rainy and a lot cooler than we are used to in August but still nice. Looking forward to having some lobster soon.

Thanks for the Chefs at Sea tip. I just signed up for that group. Your trip to Maine sounded like lots of fun. We are leaving Portland in the AM for Booth Bay. Haven't had any lobster yet but am looking forward to it.

Thanks for your nice comments on my plans. I've started the paperwork for getting a resident's visa in Panama last week.

The boat search is slow. When I was searching for Nancy Dawson years ago one thing I learned....there are a lot of boats out there that aren't worth looking at for what I have in mind. My Kaiser 26 (Hull 24 of 26 built) was an exceptional find.

I really like that Aloha except for that spade rudder. At a minimum I'd want it attached to a real sturdy skeg. But the interior is proof positive that you don't need a huge boat to cruise in style and comfort.

We are also looking forward to this weekend!!

I will most likely stop at Trader Joe's this week. We plan to leave on Thursday night, so I may end up going there on Wednesday. It depends on our dinner plans.

Hi Andrea, The race was SO much fun. When they invited me to stay and race on Sunday it took little convincing, so I stayed and raced on Sunday as well. It was fantastic to be out on the water in a sailboat again. We placed second in the cruising class- I am going to do the Boston Harbor Islands regatta with them on Sept 27th. Thanks for encouraging me! Can't wait to see you and catch up :-) ~Sharon

When is it? Not sure i'm up for a road trip any time soon :-( Miss you guys!

Thanks for your interest in my boat search and sending the Alberg page which I've put in my "favorites."

I haven't been out to actually look at a boat for months. "Life" has a way of intruding....trying to finalize a couple of business projects hasn't been easy. Caught up in the boss's divorce (as signator to all the business bank accounts I've had to attend depositions, court hearings etc. and spend days preparing paperwork to support it all). Most importantly has been gathering the paperwork needed to obtain a "pensionado" visa in Panama. The whole reason for looking for the "right" boat is to sail down there from Fort Lauderdale.

Though I peruse the various "boats for sale" sources regularly nothing has hit the nerve that would make me get in the car and go check one out. It's not so much that there aren't a lot of sailboats available, it's just that there are so few that are, for me, worth looking at. In my search for my sweet Nancy Dawson, I learned that there are a LOT of boats I DON'T want to own, and having spent over 30 years working on boats professionally as a captain and repairing them I don't have that compelling desire to just be out on the water.

To wrap this up, it seems that most of the people that have boats for sale are totally unrealistic as to what their boats are actually worth. Their attitude is "I spent X number of dollars when I bought it (almost surely at an unrealistic price in the first place) and X number of dollars since then." Well, so what? As it sits there now it's generally worth a lot LESS. But love is in the eye of the beholder.

However, I'm not discouraged. My next boat is out there. I just haven't found it yet.

Hello,
This is great. Just got on board and like it already. I was thinking maybe I can find some boats and captains to get hooked up with here.

Hope you guys had a great time!

I moved my boat from Mobile Bay to Orange Beach, Al in late July , in late August had to move to a hurricane hole because of Gustav and later after Ike moved back all is good, sailing this past summer has been great. Plan on sailing most of winter, hope all is well with you

Welcome to our Great Group Andrea you will be a real asset. Invite other gals you may run across....Lola

Hi.
The Erickson company is doing a fully waterproof cellphone,but unfortunately it does no float.The shops for all the goodies 4 boats are selling soft waterproof containers for phones,but they are rather bulky. I am using a Ziplock nylon bag,which has an airpocket and will float the cellphone and keep it dry as well....

Thanks for all your help getting me home ;-) and have a great Thanksgiving!!!

Capt Tom
S/V Cayo Mio

Thanks Andrea


Have a Great Christmas and New Year from your friend...Lola

Andrea,

Thanks for the note and I hope all is well. I couldn't help thinking of Bill as I watched the Baltimore/Washington game last night!! It's cold here. That is it is in the high 50's to low 60's at night. I was talking to my bank in Vermont this mornig it was 6 so they didn't seem to see my plight ;-)

Still working on Cayo Mio as the hole in the keel was bigger than I expected. So I have to wait for it to drain and dry out! went to St. Petesburg Boat show this weekend and talked with Bob Bitchen and his wife Jody about publishing another artical in their magazine. It's fun to do.

So life is OK, just trying to get things moving in a positive direction. Keep in touch and

Fair Winds~~~~~

Capt Tom

Andrea,

Thanks so much for co-founding this great site. A networking site for sailors with features similar to facebook has been on my wishlist for some time now. It's almost like getting a Chistmas present. Happy Holidays to both of you!

Tim Haibach

I can't tell you how many times Patrice and I have talked about flying down and surprising you at Soper's Hole next weekend. It's too bad the timing didn't work out better.

How cool is that! It's a lovely shot so I was glad to include it. And, i didn't notice that CanDrac was in the Arc shot! Nice!
Hope you two are having fun still!

Newport is doing well. The new restaurant has changed things a little, but we still have fun. I have met Dan and Patrice and talk often. They are great. I read about your adventure over the last several months. Good for both of you!! That is quite an accomplishment. Are you coming around for a visit?

You need to go to Greece & Turkey. And of course if you are at the coast of Turkey you also should come to Cyprus and meet me for a glas of wine...:-))

Saw your comment on Fish group, You got a good catch too..what a cutie.

Nice new profile pic! Soooooo....... :-)

CONGRATULATIONS

FLOWERS FOR NEW MOMMY....HOPE DELIVERY WAS UNEVENTFUL..YOU SURE LOOK GREAT.

Congrads to th new Crew. To a life of sailin -cheers!

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