1a. My latest kayak-sailing trip in Everglades National Park has been po Thanks for sharing. Too bad you did not have the camera at the ready for Tina and Gus...
Hi Newdlhead, Glad you enjoyed the pictures and story. Alligators are found extensively in the fresh water of the Everglades. American crocodiles, which are...
FYI, The American Crocodiles are nothing to fool with, but they are not known to be nearly as aggressive with humans as some crocodiles in other parts of the ...
Hi Rick, Alligators and crocodiles certainly require respect--they are powerful, wild creatures. Nevertheless, I believe there has never been a known human...
I've taken a couple of canoe trips in the upper Hillsborough River, east of Tampa. There are plenty of alligators in the river. They are very skidish. We've...
Newdlhead, I did have a camera at the ready to photograph Gus and Tini in their bikinis, but I felt a bit too self-conscious to pull it out and start shooting...
Well, damn. If I ever need an obituary, I'll know who to call! Thank you for the kind but unnecessary words. As to being busy, YES..busier than a one legged...
Thanks, Ken Well said, I'll be there this weekend for the Mardi Gras parade and the club opening and also for S2S and Horn Island Hop. Hope to see you and your...
"THIS AIN'T YOUR DADDY'S YACHT CLUB it's time to throw down and have fun!" Sounds to me like it's time for another Pusser's Painkiller Party! Philip ...
I second that. But a word of advice: Get a storage bag and clip/bungee/strap the righting bag to the BOTTOM of the tramp. This is where you are going to be...
I have the big Murray's bag and tackle as well. It's cumbersome, but it does work for me. I'm about 5'7", 175 lbs. (OK...180) and can solo right my Hobie 16...
My daughter has brought joy to my heart with a request that she attend an overnight SAILING camp this summer. We live in the Philadelphia PA area so I hope to...
Last year I left my Hobie 16 on a Chatham beach for 2 weeks. This year i need to find a beach in the Dennns, Harwich or Yarmouth area where it's sqafe, and...
I was out near Chatam last year and was able to leave my hobie(sans sails) on the beach for 2 weeks. Are there any such beaches in Dennis, Harwich or...
I've got a pal down in New Zealand who's interested in picking up a cat and asked me about this H17: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=200987595 ...
I don't know about relative value down in NZ, and exchange rate, but at $3100, that's twice what I paid in CDN $ for mine. Mine does not have a jib, but those...
I was just conversing with a NZ sailor about another boat so this was fresh in my mind. The current exchange rate is roughly 1.9:1 $3150 NZD = $1641.15 USD,...
I'm forwarding this from the TornadoCat list. Not quite a piece of history (unless "competed in the very last Olympic Tornado race ever" counts), but a damn...
Hi : FYI Bill A Learn To Sail course will be given at Miramar Yacht Club in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn . Friday nights: March 27th, April 3rd, & April 17th,...
Has it been a whole week with no posts, or is the list down? C'mon, I need a good sailing story. It was 75, partly cloudy and breezy here yesterday....of...
Jerome, The wind here is blowing 10-15 gusts to 20. The air temp is in the low 80's. I went out solo just before noon. I needed to walk the boat out to waist...
Todd, Your making us Northern sailors so jealous. Today in Detroit it is 27 degrees and no sailing in sight. Three more months at the least before we can hit...
Excellent! Thanks, Todd! It friggin,' snowed here last night! Jerome Vaughan Hobie 16 Clinton, Mi'sippi ... low 80's. I went out solo just before noon. I...
We got 7 inches of snow here in Memphis last night, it's melting fast now, but that was a whole lot for this area. It's great to hear about the new boat, she's...
W got 4 inches of snow that is just ending, two days ago we got 6 inches of rain, and isolated tornadoes, and lots of wind damage. I had roof and water ...
Jerome and everyone, The short spell of good weather is over. We've had clouds and rain today, forecast into the thirties the next three nights. I'm heading to...
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