St. Barth's If time permits, I would definitely recommend a day trip to St. Barth's. You can take a ferry, but you won't ever forget the landing...
Lady Sarah? Or Princess Sarah?
I have not had any experience running an aziod on a yacht, but there was a Royal Denship in Florida last year on which I saw a steady stream of...
Thanks for the interesting story. Any idea what kind of boat is was? I also wonder what branch of the coast guard he was with.
ICW Soundings Min Intracoastal depth in Fl is supposed to be 8 ft but I draw 7 1/2 and know that I have to cross certain local areas at higher...
Mirabella V Video Thanks for the video Joe. I've been stuck in the boatyard for a few months so that was a fun and much-needed fix.
Practical Experience Dave, I hold the same license that you do and also worked a long time to get it. I think that we would be fooling ourselves...
Scopalamine Ladies Choice, As a captain on a large motor yacht, I can't really add much to this discussion other than to say that sailing yachts...
ThirdHatt, Firstly- Happy Mardi Gras! You shouldn't have let that fancy interior fool you. There is a reason that boat was on the market for...
Practical Vs. School Experience Dave, I agree that the STCW requirements and stricter guidlelines are all well and good, but it seems to me that...
Chris, Cuba is an interesting stop, but definitely has drawbacks. When I went, it seemed that everyone was trying to scam me for something or...
Suffice it to say that she is no Feadship...
I like the idea of an open thread. A wise captain once told me "Only a fool learns from his own mistakes; A wise man learns from someone else's".
I was once hired as her captain (I resigned on day of arrival). I think you may have called me about it last year.
YCHTCPTN... What was your experience with the Full Bloom?
Read more about this at Triton's website. I sent them the pictures and they were able to get some details.
Pictures Of Princess GiGi (ex. Full Bloom) Word is that everyone was safely rescued by the Coast Guard.
Full Bloom It's either true or I received some really good Photoshop pictures.
