S/V Aphrodite

After an enjoyable return visit to Key West, we were off again, heading towards Ft. Lauderdale. The near shore waters are littered with crab pots, so sailing this area is like weaving our way through a mine field. There are so many of them that there were times when all 3 of us had to [...]

We had been in Key West with our daughter Keri experiencing great weather so we decided to sail to the Dry Tortugas.  The first night we stopped at the Marquesas about 25 Nm from Key West and experienced a great sunset with a green flash.  The next day was a 40 Nm spinnaker run to the [...]

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Aphrodite is homeward bound!
We departed the Bahamas this morning and will sail directly to Baltimore, about 750 miles. The winds were predicted to be 15-20 knots coming from the ESE. I know that we are likely to run into storms along the way because the East coast has lots of cloud cover in the satellite [...]

The Abacos, the upper Bahamas Islands
The rainy season has arrived in the Bahamas. We departed Georgetown, the southern end of the Exumas, a week ago, with a predicted favorable weather window for heading north. Unfortunately, the window shut earlier than predicted so we did not make it to our anticipated destination. We were met with [...]

Georgetown, Exuma
April 26 – 29, 2006
The regatta experience was a blast. Michael’s wish to get on one of the sailboats was fulfilled. He actually got himself a place on two boats, an A class as well as a B class boat, but had to drop off one boat before the end of the regatta because [...]

We have been doing one of our most favorite things, Not Spending Money! I love it. It has been months since we have put fuel in the tank or groceries in the storage area. We have been eating fish, conch or food out of the freezer and sailing when the winds are favorable. Last week [...]

Today was a day to remember! Yesterday Michael and I sailed from the Exumas, Bahamas to a remote spit of land on the island of Eluthera, owned by Princess Cruise Line, to meet Mom/Grams/Grandmom, Kay, Pat& Rog, Desi & John and Karon & Kris. The ship’s captain provided the GPS coordinates and Mom arranged for [...]