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It was a cold and wintery shut in day- void of adventure.   So, here in Southport, NC on board our Gemini sailing catamaran I, too, got Power Ball fever. Just how feverish was I? Well, I bought my first lottery ticket in at least three ( if not five ) years. When the Power Ball dollar value hit 1.5 …

The holidays took hold of our activities and so we have been a tad “blogless” regarding our Gemini catamaran, Yacht A Fun. However, I can report that a couple of new sites have come on line which relate to boating and spirituality. BoatCaptainMinistries logo is a ship’s wheel (which almost coincidentally is also a religious symbol).         …

Having performed some minor maintenance items on Yacht a Fun, our Gemini sailing catamaran, I decided to take Zoey for a walk on the beach of the Cape Fear River. When low tide comes, the beach affords a wide sandy place to walk. Today, the tide was flowing out against the wind. As a result, there were breaking white caps …

The second Saturday in December 2015 was the date for the Southport, NC area Boat Parade. Boaters from anywhere could participate. For example, one drove in from Pembroke, NC. Woody Wilson, Commodore of the Cape Fear Yacht Club, was the Parade point of contact and conducted the Saturday morning Captain’s Meeting held at the Southport Marina.   Diann and I …

Having the joy of cruising is partly based on remaining flexible. An example of flexibility and resulting joy is our attendance of the Oak Island NC Christmas Parade the first Saturday of December. Diann and I had originally planned (back in the summer) to have Yacht A Fun in Stuart Florida by now. Our Gemini sailing catamaran was to then …

One of the best benefits of extended cruising is the quality of people you encounter. I’m not the only one who feels that way. Boating writer, Fatty Goodlander, commented in one of his Cruising World articles that “it’s the people of the world who continue to inspire me to keep sailing, not the oceans.”             …

Back in January 2013 Diann and I weaned ourselves from television shows. I was so weaned that when I watched sit-coms while on visits- the laugh tracks drove me bonkers. Why do listeners need to hear a laugh track to know when punch lines are funny? Can’t the comedy be written well enough to be spontaneously funny to the viewer? …

Back in the mid ‘80s I had a birthday dinner at Heidi’s Restaurant at the base of Sugar Mountain in western North Carolina. Heidi and Walter’s restaurant was in an old farm house which was accessed by crossing over a small creek that ran under a homemade wooden bridge. Heidi made me a custom Black Forest Cake to the standards …

Diann had asked that we get a Crock Pot for our Gemini sailing catamaran while tied to the dock this winter here in Southport, NC. We were avid slow-cookers when land based and both working “regular jobs”. Being able to leave the boat, while a soup or pot roast cooks, is something we won’t do when cooking with propane. Yeast …

Being a cruiser, and it being a rainy 50 degree temperature day- I slept in. Diann got up and began sewing around 8AM. The rain pattered on the deck of our Gemini sailing catamaran. Since I didn’t need to get up- I didn’t. A late breakfast of cereal and part of an apple bear claw was joined by double dripped …