Bubba the Pirate

Wide Planer Board Trolling Rig When we last left our heroes, they were up a creek in Annapolis, MD having escaped the buzzing of...

Northern Chesapeake I am, in fact, home already; back in Michigan. It was a beautiful, indelible, life changing experience, but the ...

Atlantic Highlands Sunset We were stuck for 10 days at Atlantic Highlands, NJ as Sub Tropical Storm Ana decided what she was doing. We d...

Atlantic Highlands Anchorage We were up at 4:30, had our coffee and were underway before 6:00. We needed to make time and would be motor...

This is our third day at anchor at Atlantic Highlands. We came down from Stony Point on Sunday. Monday I never left the boat. It was wond...

Starting to get neighbors in time to leave. Strangely, I was a little uptight on Wednesday. Its not even my boat but we were finally ins...

Life on the river is basic and beautiful. There are many boat projects that must be done. Other projects will make the trip more comfortab...

Best Resignation Letter Ever:  "Umm ... I have to quit because I'm helping a guy sail his boat to Panama." I drove from Mi...

My poor Bella waits another year. Back in 1986, I entered the corporate world and hit the road selling automotive packaging in Detr...

Bella in a Milwaukee Boatyard, 12/2013 I've never been a very good example of anything, except perhaps being too stubborn to gi...

Many people are curious about my plans. Some of my closest family and friends might be a little concerned too. I thought I would writ...

s/v Bella (photo by Sherry)  … and suddenly it's October. Bella is out of the water for the winter and I am back on the ...

Ground Crew watching This is third of three posts. Find the first and the second . Last I was telling the story, I thought I saw snow...