We would like to introduce you to our newest granddaughter, Hayleigh Grace Kettering, born to our son Jared and his wife Tiffany on Friday 01/14/2011. Hayleigh was 6lbs 12oz & 20″ long. She is their second daughter …
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Whahoos and Marlins – Whoo Hoo
We pulled out of West End at 6:00AM trying our first solo navigation in the dark; I think we should stick to daylight for a while until we get the night vision binochulars. Everything went perfectly fine, but boy oh boy is it dark in the open oce…
Happy New Year
We arrived in Port Lucaya Bahamas yesterday afternoon, the entrance into Bell Channel and the meandering ride to the marina was beautiful. When we arrived we were held at the fuel dock until the dockmaster could determine our slip. The mari…
Back to West End – New Years Day
We departed Lucaya about 1:30PM for a short 32 mile trip back to West End. It was another beautiful day, only today was tee shirt weather even while sitting on deck. Departing Bell Channel Cap’n Jack During the…
Bahamas Bound!
To make the best of the day, we pulled out at the crack of dawn. We had a beautiful sunrise and it turned out to be a all around fantastic day. We crossed in gorgeous calm seas with no problems whatsoever, Fat Bottom Girl is runn…
Dock 11 has arrived
What a treat we have ahead of us, our good friends Ryan and Mimi Smithwick came to join us for a Bahamian New Years Celebration. They are our neighbors from our home dock on Lake Allatoona in GA. It’s amazing how your dock neighbors can…
Back to Reality
We departed West End Bahamas on Wednesday morning at approximately 6:30AM, it was an absolutely beautiful morning! Captain Alyse decided it was time for me to try and maneuver the boat out of our spot and out of the Marina. That was FUN, it…
We’re here!! Whoo Hoo what a ride….
Our Captains Chris and Alyse arrived yesterday morning at 8:00AM sharp. We covered safety issues, weather concerns and and created a float plan. We covered proper line handling techniques and decided we needed fuel for the trip. After…
Pre-Departure
Unfortunately the weather has not been as cooperative as we would have liked. We were scheduled to pull out tomorrow morning to head to West End Bahamas, but instead we’ll go to West Palm Beach, hang out for the night and weather permi…
Preparations……
We have been working feverishly for the past three months preparing our new baby for the cruising season. While she is an impeccable boat, the routine maintenance has been dauntless. How quickly we are discovering the joys of boat ownership…
