Oyster Harvesting can be great this time of year. We go out and take just what we want to eat. If you try this yourselves, remember, they are razor sharp, you will need rubber gloves, and solid sole boots if you plan on walking around the beds. Put ba...
Southport NC is a small coastal town with a big heart. We recently sailed to Southport and stayed at the South Harbor Village Marina for a couple months. Aside from broken ribs and a boat crash, we enjoyed picture perfect beaches nearby at Bald Head Isla...
Great day for catching fish - 7 Mahi off the South Carolina coast in May 2014. Rough Seas, but the 32 ft Regulator we were in handled it well.
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Watch this recreational blue crab catching with chicken parts on a string in PILAR's tender. Learn how to catch the most blue crab at once, learn how to clean them humanely and safely (the live ice method), proper cooking method, and the best recipe we h...
Although we had planned a relaxing Labor Day holiday in Southport NC, we quickly changed plans when we learned that Hurricane Dorian's eye was heading directly towards Southport. So, we made a last minute decision to leave before the 3 pm tide shift and ...
Our plans to stay in Southport NC through the end of September were cut short by Hurricane Dorian. So, with time only for minimal preparations, we left Southport and traveled south - yes south to return to our home port at Bohicket Marina. Why? It was...
Watch the highlights of our Sailing voyage from Grand Cayman to Cuba to US. 11 days on the water with only 2 stops - Caya Largo Cuba (before the no-travel change) and Key West FL before the final leg to Bohicket Marina located in South Carolina's Charlest...
Just happened to catch this yesterday with granddaughter Bea. In South Creek, off North Edisto River, Seabrook-Kiawah Island, SC near Charleston, SC. Amazing Dolphin Strand Feeding.
Strand feeding, so-called because the prey fish are stranded on the shor...
Grand Cayman Cruising and Activities Guide was written during Winter 2019. We sailed down during the Christmas/New Year's Holiday. Here you will find all the activity details during our stay, in a daily log format. Our hope is that you decide to visit Gran...
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By popular demand - video short of our Blue Marlin Catch and Release on our Leopard 48 Sailing Catamaran Pilar. Location was about 50 miles southwest of Dry Tortugas, FL in the Gulf of Mex...
Recently had a little trouble getting someone to clean bottom of our catamaran at a reasonable price, so guess what. DIY. Stephen and I did a bit one beautiful morning with just a mask, snorkel and holding our breath. We tied ourselves on with suction h...
While in Grand Cayman in March 2019, we enjoyed an hour with the friendly Stingrays! Locals refer to them as "puppies", and as you will see in the video, it's easy to see why. Feeding them squid or fish is the easy way to attract them. And when the ...
Catamaran Sailing Voyage from Dry Tortugas, FL - Cuba - Cayman
0:00 introduction
5:05 Blue Marlin Catch at 5:05
7:28 Dolphin Fish School
8:33 Jolly Roger Parasail flies again
16:13 New year's on our sailboat
18:41 Message in a bottle out to sea
22:05 Tar...
Watch as we embark on the first leg of our sailing adventure from Marco Island, FL to Dry Tortugas, FL. Lots of pictures of Fort Jefferson, our beautiful anchorage, beaches, and even a deadly Man-of-war!
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We had grown tired of the noise from the Jabsco water pump so decided to see what we could do to make it quieter. Stephen being a 30 year veteran and expert in the industrial pump business, knew that the type of pump being a simple diaphragm pump was goi...
Watch as we dissassemble, clean, lube and reassemble our anchor windlass on our Leopard48 Sailing Catamaran.
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Watch us mount our newly certified Viking life raft using the pulley method. (Without dropping it in the ocean). We recently had it repacked and certified (every 3 years) by AirSeaSafety in Charleston SC. They are top notch, but of course, instead of l...
Mid October is the perfect time to go Flounder Gigging in SC. Watch and see how we caught our dinner one night!
And don't miss the birds....
A Little about DeVeaux Bank from Wikipedia.
Deveaux Bank is a horseshoe-shaped sand spit island encompassing a ...
Being a new boat to us, we haven't spent a ton of time yet in the bilge. This is Stephen's favorite part of the boat. So, today was bilge cleaning and checking day. Now, it's SO clean you could store sushi there. But we won't.
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We had a little problem when our Lazy Jack line broke. Lazy Jacks hold the main sail in place a bit on extra windy days, especially during raising and lowering. It got caught on the main sail one day and snapped the line inside the mast, as well as the s...
Our very first catamaran experience, we chartered a 52 Lagoon in BVI to see if we liked catamarans. OH boy - did we! We visited the Baths on the island of Virgin Gorda in BVI and enjoyed wandering through the maze of boulders, waterfalls and sandy spots...
To get to the Bubbly Pool, you need to hike along a scenic trail for about 1/2 mile. Try to plan a visit when the waves are NOT coming out of the north!
While in British Virgin Islands, we visited Maya Cove. We anchored the boat and went snorkeling and beach combing. Post Hurricane, new coral was growing as far as we could see. In all of our years scuba diving, this was the first time we saw new grow...
George Dog Island, a destination on our BVI Sailing cruise, is an uninhabited island well worth a visit. Snorkel from your boat anchorge over to the island. We saw more sea creatures in this snorkel than we've seen on some of the scuba dives. Great pla...
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