Sorry for the delay in getting more out about our experience.  The insurance company sent the surveyor within 24 hours of our arrival.  So now we wait and see.  Ten loads of wash were done to get rid of the salt water soaked items.  Dehumidifiers are removing the moisture within the boat and the floor boards. We have had a …

So here we sit just cutting cookies east of Cape Hatteras.  With no rudder, seas 8-12 fouling our make shift bucket and anchor “rudder” system about every 4 minutes we are adrift but fairly safe.  When big ships pass near I get on the radio and identify myself, “I am the disabled sailboat off your port/starboard.  We have no rudder.  …

Light winds and calm seas yesterday, November 6, made the passage enjoyable.  Tonight the stars are bright, three and sometimes four fellow Salty Dawgs are visibly nearby, and the seas make the ride a rocking chair experience.  All is good and in about 3 hours the sun will be shining upon us.  The boat is doing great, everything is working, …

Jammin’ has goosebumps, not from excitement but from the freezing temperatures she finds here in Norfolk, VA.  I swear I felt ice crystals in the air all day today.  We are all ready to hit the high seas on Wednesday as we head east and then southeast to the Virgin Islands.  Our bodies are ready for the sun, the company …