Margaritas and sunsets. Tanning, eating, drinking, napping. Life on a boat. Hahahahahhaha OK, sometimes it is. And it’s freakin’ AWESOME!!!! We have worked really hard to get here and right now, it’s all too perfect. It’s a sunny 82 degrees with a light breeze blowing through the cockpit. It’s 10:00 a.m. and we have someContinue reading “Daily Life”
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Our Time in Marathon
Here we are and guess who we got to meet up with again! Yep our favorite seagoing captain, Captain Karl!!! We met Karl a few weeks back in Venice while he was on a delivery. He had mentioned that he would be in the Marathon area about the same time as we would be, andContinue reading “Our Time in Marathon”
Captain My Captain
St. Maartin. A place that is very near and dear to our hearts due to finding Marionette’s Revenge. It’s a beautiful island split in two by both the Netherlaands and France. An island of approximately 45,000 people in just 16 square miles. Quite small, and yet the number of times we have already crossed pathsContinue reading “Captain My Captain”
New Crew for the Big Blue
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”
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”
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”
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”
Sailing Marionette 