When I was a young lad of…43,…and once again took up sailing I had no idea of the value of good crew. As I wanted to get as much experience as possible and found myself volunteering for day trips, weekend races, regattas of any sort, and deliveries up and down the east coast. To me,Continue reading “New Crew for the Big Blue”
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Sarasota On My Mind
Sarasota has never made my radar. Not once. Sarasota. Where?! What an amazing stay we had. So good that an overnighter turned into 3 kinda magical nights. The marina and mooring field are situated in a bit of a horseshoe, so from the field our view was the twinkly downtown. So many of the highContinue reading “Sarasota On My Mind”
Birthday Blog and Dennis Rodman
News flash, it’s windy! I checked the weather rope and yep, it’s windy. Today, April 7th, my 55th trip and around the sun finds the 3 of us in sunny Gulfport Florida. A lovely little town just west of St. Pete. We’ve been on mooring ball for 4 days due to the weather and chancesContinue reading “Birthday Blog and Dennis Rodman “
In Need of a Flux Capacitor
This week, let’s call it late March, marks yet another leap to a whole new world aboard our Marionettes Revenge…. …this week Jana and I both give up our comfy, reliable, conditioned air, heated seats, sunroof, four wheeled, gas guzzling, maintenance hungry vehicles. WHAT!?! No more cars??? Bbbbbut, wait, no car? This is ‘Merica. YouContinue reading “In Need of a Flux Capacitor”
Stress and Wet Dreams
Ok….so we are just under 2 weeks from casting off our lines and switching from liveaboards to full time cruisers, also known as transients. Exciting times for sure!!! BUT, the reality of dreaming, planning, saving, and spending to get to this point is unbelievable. Of all the things we expected to feel, this enormous wallContinue reading “Stress and Wet Dreams”
New Year – New Post
And from the comfort of the cockpit, Marionettes Revenge blog begins again. Husband here filling in for the lovely Jana this go round. It’s a new year, and still strange times due to Covid but we all remain hopeful for a better spin around the sun. Speaking of better, the upgrades inside and out areContinue reading “New Year – New Post”
What’s In A Name?
Written by the Husband 🙂 Over the last two years I’ve had several inquisitive folk ask not only what does Marionette’s Revenge mean, but also the story behind the Godfather looking logo. When we bought Marionettes Revenge her original name was simply Marionette, which we didn’t care for. At all. Not even a little. In fact someone askedContinue reading “What’s In A Name?”
The To-Do List Runneth Over
Our very dear friends on Acadia had a brilliant and very useful idea that we have since stolen from them and now have a love hate relationship with it’s usefulness. Meet the wall of shame aka the to-do list: These are all of the things that need to be done before we leave next year.Continue reading “The To-Do List Runneth Over”
The One Where a Goal Becomes a Plan
When hubs and I made the initial plan about moving to Florida and the type of boat we wanted by that time, we started with a date. My stepson was about 12 years old and split his time between us and his mother and was slated to graduate May of 2020. We knew we didn’tContinue reading “The One Where a Goal Becomes a Plan”
Sinatra and Sunsets
We are in this amazing time of year with low humidity and cool breezes where we welcome the sunshine, and I can feel my skin soaking in the vitamin D. That lovely, but short weather window before we reach temperatures that rival the surface of the sun. Evenings are for deck dinners and sunset views.Continue reading “Sinatra and Sunsets”
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