by Claudia and Jim | Nov 17, 2022 | Sailing
After eating our way through Savannah with delicious fried oysters, peach cobblers, shrimp and grits, pecan pies, praline candies and feeling our waistlines grew a few more inches, we desperately needed to get ourselves out of our food coma. Our savings grace is by...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 14, 2022 | Sailing
During the Civil War, Savannah suffered from sea blockades so fierce that its economy crumbled. Saved from the fires set by Union soldiers throughout the Southeast, the city was offered by Union General William Sherman as a Christmas present to President Abraham...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 11, 2022 | Sailing
When we decided to sail down the East Coast ICW and cruise the Bahamian waters in September, we knew the potential of running into some nasty tropical storms or maybe even one of nature’s dreaded whirlwinds, but we studied the weather patterns and placed most of...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 8, 2022 | Sailing
Hilton Head Island is one of South Carolina’s most luxurious beach resorts destinations. Dotted with world-class golf courses, renowned restaurants, superb shopping and white-sand beaches as far as the eye can see, visitors find themselves with a surplus of...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 7, 2022 | Sailing
After years in a harsh saltwater environment, it finally happened. The 25 year old anchor windlass (the electric motor driven device that brings our anchor & chains up and down) started making strange, wholly disconcerting crunching noises, then it stopped working...
