Logbook Tales – A Day To Cherish
- By Michael Smart
- October 16, 2015
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For Jason, remembering our first long cross country together You, my dear Jason, developed an early yen for things that go fast. Your first word was car. And you created … Continue Reading →
Logbook Tales – Baby on Board
- By Michael Smart
- June 29, 2015
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For Julia, remembering your first week at sea You were new to the world, a mere three and a half months old, arriving on a balmy summer evening on June … Continue Reading →
Logbook Tales – Rogue Wave
- By Michael Smart
- February 1, 2015
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The wave appeared out of nowhere, on a calm sea. It broke above the deck, flooding the bilges and soaking everything below… A conversation with cruising sailors, or avid surfers … Continue Reading →
Logbook Tales – Cumberland Key to Nassau, Pt 2. The Florida Straits
- By Michael Smart
- July 14, 2014
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Tuesday December 22rd, 0730 hrs. Heading east, course 060 degrees. The sun rose two points off the starboard bow, bathing the eastern horizon in glorious, brilliant pink. Joni continues to … Continue Reading →
Logbook Tales – Cumberland Key to Nassau, crossing the daunting Gulf Stream
- By Michael Smart
- July 3, 2014
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December 21st, 1981 After a week of dockside preparations, stowing cargo, eight supermarket carts of groceries, rewiring the ship’s radio, compass, and interior lights, and waiting for favorable tides, we … Continue Reading →
Logbook Tales – In the soup
- By Michael Smart
- June 27, 2014
- 5 Comments
Bright sunshine and a magnificent view disappeared as the twin engine Piper Seneca descended into the white blanket covering the eastern seaboard. The dense, widespread cloud cover had been generated … Continue Reading →
