Wednesday, December 19, 2007

The Boat Cat



Sonnet has been sailing since she was a toddler. She made the trip with us from Plattsburgh down the ICW, a journey accomplished during the three summers before we retired. In all her sailing experience she has only fallen overboard once, in Annapolis Harbor. It was her first extended cruise and she tried to jump ship to a bigger boat and missed. Luckily I was there to fish her out of the water . When her harness slipped off her body as I tried to haul her back in, I went for a rescue swim, completely dressed, and in full sight of all the tourists having dinner at Pusser's restaurant across the harbor! Despite this incident, Sonnet loves cruising. Over the years, she has gotten very good at moving to the low side bunk whenever we tack. At anchor, she loves to sit at the stern and watch the harbor lights reflect off the water. And she enjoys being with her people 24-7. After thousands of miles of sailing, she idefinitely deserves the title "Old Salt."

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

A Little Background




Since Nimue became our "winter home," we've made lots of improvements and changes. These are described in some detail on Peter's website. You'll also find a little more information about our sailing history and more pictures.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Home for the Holidays

Nimue III sits patiently on her cradle at
Indiantown Marina dreaming of the islands. Peter and Claudia are home for the holidays enjoying the prospect of a white Christmas with our two little sugarplums Karlie and Keelyn and their mommy and daddy. With a lovely fluffy snowfall leaving mounds of fresh snow in the yard and woods, winter doesn't seem so bad, for now. We've even strapped on our cross-country skis. On January 6th, we will return to Florida and get ready for the new year's sailing adventure. The boat is ready to go. We just have to uncover her, load up our gear and have her launched.