tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41858207670528721692024-03-13T20:24:49.016-07:00Schooner Star of the SeaStar of the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343359760608793288noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-72234650348986656642012-09-03T18:02:00.002-07:002012-09-03T18:09:12.559-07:00Isaac Prep<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R2dc9gzUf1c/UEVUr9Ll0HI/AAAAAAAAAM4/usGsla3u888/s1600/IMG_20120827_101553.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R2dc9gzUf1c/UEVUr9Ll0HI/AAAAAAAAAM4/usGsla3u888/s320/IMG_20120827_101553.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784122410561556594" /></a><br /><br />The <span style="font-style:italic;">Star of the Sea</span> was just minding her own business resting from her recent Haitian trip and along comes Isaac. Thankfully all we got was some wind and high tides. It still takes a full day of storm prep to get her ready. Many thanks to Luis Acevedo, my Mexican friend and fishing mate from years past who was in town for a few days and spent the day before the storm helping me set anchors and extra lines. Change is in the air for the 'Star'<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6" /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Star of the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343359760608793288noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-46521444603264267452012-07-07T05:10:00.003-07:002012-07-07T05:38:43.157-07:00Back to Florida!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ebjyPtsB9I8/T_gtvGWZBiI/AAAAAAAAAMo/mq4qjvgv3YU/s1600/P6270196.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ebjyPtsB9I8/T_gtvGWZBiI/AAAAAAAAAMo/mq4qjvgv3YU/s320/P6270196.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762406010402178594" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dTEDw7cttUo/T_gtHC7ldVI/AAAAAAAAAMY/Cqz8VusJ928/s1600/IMG_20120625_023516.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dTEDw7cttUo/T_gtHC7ldVI/AAAAAAAAAMY/Cqz8VusJ928/s320/IMG_20120625_023516.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762405322289673554" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zJ-xWgbFC5Y/T_gtG9_fu2I/AAAAAAAAAMM/B6SCWsQflUs/s1600/P6280215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zJ-xWgbFC5Y/T_gtG9_fu2I/AAAAAAAAAMM/B6SCWsQflUs/s320/P6280215.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762405320963898210" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ls9MJDR-iyU/T_gtGeCycfI/AAAAAAAAAMA/uuoIynEYOWI/s1600/P6270200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ls9MJDR-iyU/T_gtGeCycfI/AAAAAAAAAMA/uuoIynEYOWI/s320/P6270200.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762405312387772914" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1XI1OwSdF6A/T_gtFshaOoI/AAAAAAAAAL0/0qOA1_sxISY/s1600/P6250174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1XI1OwSdF6A/T_gtFshaOoI/AAAAAAAAAL0/0qOA1_sxISY/s320/P6250174.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762405299094436482" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0JdPzRdP6vM/T_gtFK0xeZI/AAAAAAAAALo/I2iwwvCA5tc/s1600/P6300237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0JdPzRdP6vM/T_gtFK0xeZI/AAAAAAAAALo/I2iwwvCA5tc/s320/P6300237.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762405290048846226" /></a><br />We set sail on Thursday afternoon after a morning of make ready and stow. Our friend Joseph the spearfisherman stopped by with one of his children and gave us three octopus and four lobster for lunch. Yum! The sail home was subject to contrary winds, squalls, and way too much motorsailing. We arrived in Marathon on the morning of July 4 and back in Naples the following morning. The schooner had been taking on water from an unknown source for the past three weeks and Shaquille and I took to Ft. Myers for a haulout on July 6th. I'll be driving up to the yard today to try and find the source of the intrusion and hopefully a quick fix. Attached are some pics from the past couple weeks. Thank you for all your prayers and support for this voyage, hope to hear from you soon! Capt. Bob<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6" /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Star of the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343359760608793288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-81030150406469121612012-06-27T11:45:00.008-07:002012-06-27T12:35:56.816-07:00lle a vache offload<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LsIz6pRMKpk/T-tgdZ_skdI/AAAAAAAAAK4/4Uao2uk-gwo/s1600/P6250172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LsIz6pRMKpk/T-tgdZ_skdI/AAAAAAAAAK4/4Uao2uk-gwo/s320/P6250172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758802606833832402" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4diod9DZNt4/T-tez0VWNqI/AAAAAAAAAKs/3trbVNgA4sk/s1600/P6230119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4diod9DZNt4/T-tez0VWNqI/AAAAAAAAAKs/3trbVNgA4sk/s320/P6230119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758800792837830306" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0YsVI35pzas/T-teEi3KqkI/AAAAAAAAAKg/Ydm7XR3_NPc/s1600/P6250155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0YsVI35pzas/T-teEi3KqkI/AAAAAAAAAKg/Ydm7XR3_NPc/s320/P6250155.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758799980693989954" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qq1cVDY7lJA/T-tdSrciqgI/AAAAAAAAAKU/y_CMQ6-tyUc/s1600/P6230112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qq1cVDY7lJA/T-tdSrciqgI/AAAAAAAAAKU/y_CMQ6-tyUc/s320/P6230112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758799124004776450" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-brDsNUOzy58/T-tcxFZHTGI/AAAAAAAAAKI/b_pD5VgXCx8/s1600/P6230104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-brDsNUOzy58/T-tcxFZHTGI/AAAAAAAAAKI/b_pD5VgXCx8/s320/P6230104.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758798546854169698" /></a><br />The trip down from Inagua went smoothly until we arrived at the west tip of the southern arm of Haiti. Wind went from 15 knots to 35 on the nose and seas from 2-4ft. to 8-10ft.<br />Being fully loaded and discretion being the better part of valor I reversed course and we hid out in a small cove northwest of the village of Tiburon until the sun set and the wind died down to the point of being manageable. I like to arrive in the dark so as to not telegraph our arrival and because of the delay we didn't drop anchor until 0630 at Port Morgan. Sister Flora's boat came immediately and we offloaded all the Meals of Hope by the end of the day. The orphanage is doing well and our cargo of food, medical supplies, and the dresses and shorts that were made by Sewing Hands were well received. Our Naples contact that supplied 1,000 used tennis balls from Collier's Reserve would have smiled if he could see the joy of the children upon receiving tennis balls! What a hit the balls make and it's fun to see the kids happiness with such a simple thing. Bill Clinton is due to arrive to the island for a visit tomorrow and I had a long talk with a couple of the Secret Service agents assigned to his detail. Things are changing in this part of the world, for the better? only time will tell. We are hoping for the weather to break tomorrow and we will depart for Florida. The schooner is having a few issues of concern and I will be relieved to be back in Florida waters soon!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6" /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Star of the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343359760608793288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-23042269512616990012012-06-27T07:20:00.003-07:002012-06-27T11:09:23.068-07:00Inagua loadin<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dQsIsdu1dLQ/T-tL9eEhEzI/AAAAAAAAAJI/K3i3Vb1gcPA/s1600/P6200074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dQsIsdu1dLQ/T-tL9eEhEzI/AAAAAAAAAJI/K3i3Vb1gcPA/s320/P6200074.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758780067939423026" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wizKHbiu4mA/T-tL8m18EII/AAAAAAAAAI8/K0P6VTxrXLE/s1600/P6200075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wizKHbiu4mA/T-tL8m18EII/AAAAAAAAAI8/K0P6VTxrXLE/s320/P6200075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758780053114327170" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RHdKbq-6ars/T-tL8Yyea8I/AAAAAAAAAIw/i66xM6yn_ds/s1600/P6190069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RHdKbq-6ars/T-tL8Yyea8I/AAAAAAAAAIw/i66xM6yn_ds/s320/P6190069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758780049341705154" /></a><br />After enjoying the wonderful hospitality at Bob Pratt's Southside Marina and an uneventful sail from Provo we arrived at Great Inagua early in the morning. Customs went fairly smoothly and once again Brother Carl helped with the money for the transshipment bond. The little harbor was full with captured drug freighters and other local boats so we moved boats around so we could squeeze in for the loading process. We got all the cargo aboard and secured by 1830 and then stood offshore while we made ready for sea and ate dinner. Underway by 2100 for the Windward passage and Haiti!<br /><br /><br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6" /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Star of the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343359760608793288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-32802883119705348132012-06-10T07:29:00.004-07:002012-06-10T08:03:34.541-07:00Land Ho! Cat Island<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MrGCNBSwvS0/T9S3PP3gy3I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/wS9via4uguA/s1600/photo%2B%25285%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MrGCNBSwvS0/T9S3PP3gy3I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/wS9via4uguA/s320/photo%2B%25285%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752424096644254578" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-624GxTvw8aU/T9S1wB8RmqI/AAAAAAAAAIE/WBDq0rzLOJ0/s1600/photo%2B%25289%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-624GxTvw8aU/T9S1wB8RmqI/AAAAAAAAAIE/WBDq0rzLOJ0/s320/photo%2B%25289%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752422460818561698" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GzwoFqNmYRw/T9S1v_HyYSI/AAAAAAAAAH0/d9ri0TwvK-k/s1600/P6060043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GzwoFqNmYRw/T9S1v_HyYSI/AAAAAAAAAH0/d9ri0TwvK-k/s320/P6060043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752422460061540642" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NffL4purQlk/T9S1vSr7HZI/AAAAAAAAAHo/Cq5XGSEEt4g/s1600/photo%2B%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NffL4purQlk/T9S1vSr7HZI/AAAAAAAAAHo/Cq5XGSEEt4g/s320/photo%2B%25283%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752422448133512594" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DJElnfGvIBM/T9S1vJvhkDI/AAAAAAAAAHg/fN5-LytfUX0/s1600/photo%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DJElnfGvIBM/T9S1vJvhkDI/AAAAAAAAAHg/fN5-LytfUX0/s320/photo%2B%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752422445732696114" /></a><br />We had a very calm crossing from the Exumas to Cat Island arriving at 0600 to the Port of Smith Bay. The children from the Old Bight Mission Home arrived to offload cargo in the afternoon when school had let out. Five pickup truck loads later, all cargo was delivered to the home. To our surprise our former shipmate Shaquille Moss who had traveled to Haiti with us last summer had decided to postpone his pilot training for a month and will accompany the crew for the rest of the voyage. On June 8 we had the pleasure of attending Shaquille's high school graduation ceremony! On June 6 Zach was able to make the first delivery of over 500 lbs. of medical supplies to the local clinic here on Cat Island. His charity, Open Vessel Missions, has another thousand pounds of medical supplies aboard that will go to Sister Flora's mission on Lle a Vache, Haiti. We have spent the past few days with some boat projects and a much needed nap and also a little sightseeing on the island. We will leave for Provo. in the morning and after taking on fuel and water there we will sail to Inagua to load in the Meals of Hope that were donated by Estero United Methodist Church. Oh yea... fuel is $6.45 a gallon here.....Yikes<br /><br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6" /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Star of the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343359760608793288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-45621365977438025752012-06-10T07:14:00.002-07:002012-06-10T07:27:53.923-07:00Fair Winds and Following Seas<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U84sZuo20qE/T9Su1RTkkVI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/objRmpeGbgM/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U84sZuo20qE/T9Su1RTkkVI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/objRmpeGbgM/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752414854260756818" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zcBgzUtdEqY/T9Su1BauyKI/AAAAAAAAAHE/cV_Ymm8lZKk/s1600/P5310019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zcBgzUtdEqY/T9Su1BauyKI/AAAAAAAAAHE/cV_Ymm8lZKk/s320/P5310019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752414849995819170" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TNk18Puqq70/T9Su0gujXTI/AAAAAAAAAG4/ASGHtNsrd9E/s1600/P5310015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TNk18Puqq70/T9Su0gujXTI/AAAAAAAAAG4/ASGHtNsrd9E/s320/P5310015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752414841220586802" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--8EPm8z2yY4/T9Su0DQ634I/AAAAAAAAAGo/W0BzPJ0c3f8/s1600/P5310012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--8EPm8z2yY4/T9Su0DQ634I/AAAAAAAAAGo/W0BzPJ0c3f8/s320/P5310012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752414833311670146" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e1-IpenMNns/T9SuziZCNPI/AAAAAAAAAGg/BtJohWd-us4/s1600/photo%2B%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e1-IpenMNns/T9SuziZCNPI/AAAAAAAAAGg/BtJohWd-us4/s320/photo%2B%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752414824487335154" /></a><br />The ship and crew had a fair weather crossing of the gulf stream on our way to the Exumas where we spent time with old friends and made new ones. "Summer crabs" were in abundance this year and I'm happy to report that there was fewer lion fish to shoot this year than in the past. Zach and Javier were able to visit the beautiful Thunderball Cave in Staniel Cay and we spent a couple days at Little Farmers Cay where we attended a very uplifting Sunday service at the local Baptist Church. On the way to Cat Island now, we should arrive on June 5. Capt. Bob<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6" /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Star of the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343359760608793288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-42153174317710951852012-05-27T13:12:00.002-07:002012-05-27T13:54:15.156-07:00Summer Orphanage Sail<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_H_AlaPPcf4/T8KUZT3MdQI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/TlsklwSuRDo/s1600/P5160003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_H_AlaPPcf4/T8KUZT3MdQI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/TlsklwSuRDo/s320/P5160003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5747319237027591426" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KEIzdt-JW68/T8KUY__4aSI/AAAAAAAAAGE/T2oA0JoPjn0/s1600/IMG_20120517_091111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KEIzdt-JW68/T8KUY__4aSI/AAAAAAAAAGE/T2oA0JoPjn0/s320/IMG_20120517_091111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5747319231695317282" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wiKhP5SeBiY/T8KUYSLoukI/AAAAAAAAAF4/wLiM08TX184/s1600/IMG_20120513_130344.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wiKhP5SeBiY/T8KUYSLoukI/AAAAAAAAAF4/wLiM08TX184/s320/IMG_20120513_130344.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5747319219396590146" /></a><br />The lists are done (are they ever done?) the first load of cargo is loaded and secured, the weather is going to cooperate for departure, I think it's time to go!<br />Our first stop will be the Old Bight mission home on Cat Island, Bahamas where we will deliver cargo and spend time with the kids. We will also be attending the high school graduation of Shaquille Moss who crewed last summer on the trip to Haiti. Many thanks are extended to all the supporters who have made this trip possible, most notably the Estero United Methodist, the Fountainhead Foundation, and John and Mary Barrett whose financial help made this trip possible. Special thanks to the Call to Adventure crew, first mate Zach Griffen, and artist Marvin Rouse who provided lots of labor in painting and other maintenance. As always please keep the crew in your prayers, we need them and always feel them when things get interesting. <br />Capt. Bob<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6" /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Star of the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343359760608793288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-91784631679863572382012-04-12T05:02:00.003-07:002012-04-12T08:06:35.851-07:00Scuba Certification<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WJTRSlIqF_M/T4bt2RAdMhI/AAAAAAAAAFY/6rzqa_EPW8U/s1600/P2250172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WJTRSlIqF_M/T4bt2RAdMhI/AAAAAAAAAFY/6rzqa_EPW8U/s320/P2250172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730529092409569810" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEHvXwlSVqU/T4bt11cvzRI/AAAAAAAAAFI/h2LufcdWoU0/s1600/IMG_20120225_124658%2B%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEHvXwlSVqU/T4bt11cvzRI/AAAAAAAAAFI/h2LufcdWoU0/s320/IMG_20120225_124658%2B%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730529085012036882" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zRDwOC2gcKw/T4bt1iJekXI/AAAAAAAAAE8/Bde7Jk_nWSo/s1600/IMG_20120225_124645.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zRDwOC2gcKw/T4bt1iJekXI/AAAAAAAAAE8/Bde7Jk_nWSo/s320/IMG_20120225_124645.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730529079830942066" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rfEYzIBhw0c/T4bt0l1b-5I/AAAAAAAAAE0/Bqe2qvynlSY/s1600/IMG_20120225_124438.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rfEYzIBhw0c/T4bt0l1b-5I/AAAAAAAAAE0/Bqe2qvynlSY/s320/IMG_20120225_124438.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730529063640759186" /></a><br />Congratulations are in order to the 'Call to Adventure' crew for their bravery and hard work in becoming scuba certified! Many thanks to John Davidson of the AMI Kids program in Punta Gorda for donating his time and talent in making this dream come true for the crew of the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Star of the Sea</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6" /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Star of the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343359760608793288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-14711013872820626332012-04-12T04:23:00.003-07:002012-04-12T04:50:22.705-07:00EC300 Roundup<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qYQvKXAXgvY/T4bA6bc4UUI/AAAAAAAAAEg/k64sV_OnpEk/s1600/ec2012%2B3.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qYQvKXAXgvY/T4bA6bc4UUI/AAAAAAAAAEg/k64sV_OnpEk/s320/ec2012%2B3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730479685909369154" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fDWD1tL1Ut0/T4bA6D4ffII/AAAAAAAAAEY/sA605APACMI/s1600/IMG_20120309_110303.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fDWD1tL1Ut0/T4bA6D4ffII/AAAAAAAAAEY/sA605APACMI/s320/IMG_20120309_110303.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730479679582731394" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FzbUt5GLObk/T4bA5J1IcMI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/LlA92NfmMPo/s1600/IMG_20120305_182134.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FzbUt5GLObk/T4bA5J1IcMI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/LlA92NfmMPo/s320/IMG_20120305_182134.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730479663999381698" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7fLBSHSPSX0/T4bA41smwKI/AAAAAAAAAD8/wuOqdUHiR6A/s1600/ec2012%2B3.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7fLBSHSPSX0/T4bA41smwKI/AAAAAAAAAD8/wuOqdUHiR6A/s320/ec2012%2B3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730479658594910370" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zDV-0iyudL0/T4bA4pwPJAI/AAAAAAAAAD0/1b17YENloNE/s1600/IMG_20120307_185011.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zDV-0iyudL0/T4bA4pwPJAI/AAAAAAAAAD0/1b17YENloNE/s320/IMG_20120307_185011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730479655388914690" /></a><br />I'm late posting the results of the Everglades Challenge race that I participated in. This year's race was run in horrendous conditions with wind speeds of 40kts plus at times. I was able to make it to Flamingo (checkpoint 3) after suffering a massive rig failure in the Shark River. My Hobie Tandem Island was a great pick for the race but was not alot of fun to pedal into a stiff wind from my breakdown point to Flamingo (26 miles). The being <span style="font-style:italic;">shipwrecked</span> part was awesome as I was able to sleep.....and enjoy the nature that is in abundance in that part of the world. Ellen met me in Flamingo with the trailer and we loaded up and drove to the finish line in Key Largo to enjoy the festivities. Only 17 of 80 boats finished this year and the fleet was filled with damaged and broken gear. EC300 2013...... Maybe! Thank you to all my sponsors, the race was a successful fundraiser for New Horizons and the children in our programs! Videos can be seen on utube if you search backwaterbobec2012 Capt. Bob<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6" /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Star of the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343359760608793288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-67502316702214776802012-02-19T19:24:00.002-08:002012-02-19T19:47:48.340-08:002012 Everglades Challenge<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-syIagyotPvM/T0HCVj2RuiI/AAAAAAAAAeU/9e1AyZw2aOs/s1600/EC300.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-syIagyotPvM/T0HCVj2RuiI/AAAAAAAAAeU/9e1AyZw2aOs/s320/EC300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711059478138436130" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6"><p align="left" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span ><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; ">Alright schooner fans, now is the time for action! The email below has gone out to all of our New Horizons email subscribers. I need another 20 sponsors to reach our financial goal for the race. I will be risking life and limb, well maybe not risking but I know I'll be real sore if I make it, to complete this 300 mile adventure. Your sponsorship doesn't need to be $1.00 per mile </span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; ">every little bit helps</span><span ><span style="line-height: 20px;">. You can use the donate button on this page for a pledge too. If I do drop out before the finish in Key Largo I will send you an autographed picture of my dejected face at the time and place of my retirement! Sponsors will also receive a link to my satellite transponder page where you can view my location in real time! </span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span ><span ><span style="line-height: 20px;">Fair Winds</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span ><span ><span style="line-height: 20px;">Capt. Bob</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 41px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(227, 159, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br /></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 41px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(227, 159, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br /></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 41px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(227, 159, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br /></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 41px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(227, 159, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Capt. Bob will be participating in the WaterTribe Everglades Challenge starting March 3, just around the corner! He will attempt the trying eight-day trek by sea kayak from Tampa Bay to Key Largo, all in the name of New Horizons! Thanks to many generous individuals, we are more than halfway to our sponsorship goal--but not quite there yet. We are praying for additional sponsors at this time so we can make the most of this 300-mile challenge. If you would like to help us reach our goal of 20 more sponsors pledging $1/mile, please contact Bob directly at (239) 248-0647. We thank you for your consideration.</span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 41px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(227, 159, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "> </span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 41px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(227, 159, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b style="font-weight: bold; "><i> All</i></b><i> money raised will go directly into the New Horizons operating fund.</i></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; 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font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 41px; color: rgb(227, 159, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div align="center" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 41px; color: rgb(227, 159, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img height="375" vspace="5" border="0" hspace="5" width="500" src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs051/1102667938559/img/191.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%;"><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></span></span></form>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-27634384862238768122012-01-10T14:35:00.000-08:002012-01-10T15:29:07.778-08:00A Call to Adventure<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbW7iR2rYCY/TwzJqzHvfqI/AAAAAAAAAeI/6BJhy9Sve60/s1600/PC270024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbW7iR2rYCY/TwzJqzHvfqI/AAAAAAAAAeI/6BJhy9Sve60/s320/PC270024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696149365831204514" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XzWIn5JaLiA/TwzJqQs8KUI/AAAAAAAAAd8/O6wGRtqakDU/s1600/PC280027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XzWIn5JaLiA/TwzJqQs8KUI/AAAAAAAAAd8/O6wGRtqakDU/s320/PC280027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696149356591982914" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NjwIPhUg2Ks/TwzJp_uS2wI/AAAAAAAAAd0/thXW3liy74k/s1600/PC300102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NjwIPhUg2Ks/TwzJp_uS2wI/AAAAAAAAAd0/thXW3liy74k/s320/PC300102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696149352034261762" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ez5cYNVSfNs/TwzJpS6NVLI/AAAAAAAAAdk/biZl0b2CTI8/s1600/PC300092.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ez5cYNVSfNs/TwzJpS6NVLI/AAAAAAAAAdk/biZl0b2CTI8/s320/PC300092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696149340004635826" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6">Happy New Year! The schooner departed for another Call to Adventure voyage on December 27 and returned to port on New Year's Eve. First mate Zach Griffin drove down from Arkansas for the trip and bonded with the boys through sail handling and confidence training. We sailed north to Charlotte Harbor in light rain and dropping temperatures. By the following day sunny skies prevailed and stayed that way for the duration of the trip. We day-sailed for the first three days, picking a different anchorage each night. On our final day underway we anchored off of Picnic Island at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River and went ashore for a fogata (bonfire). We continued in our study of the Beatitudes and focused on self control and the decision making process as young men. When asked, most of the crew would say that their favorite part of the voyage was either 'pillaging' the village of Boca Grande or the famous schooner burgers we had for lunch aboard one day. Both Zach and I are very proud of these young men, the schooner is such an equalizer when it comes to teaching teenagers. One of the young men has expressed an interest in crewing to Haiti and the Bahamas this spring, now that would be a New Horizon!<br />Wishing you fair winds in the New Year.... Capt. Bob<br /><br /><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-11656023035975380522011-12-13T06:19:00.000-08:002011-12-13T08:03:08.335-08:00Star of the Sea Comes Home<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QiOGM2OytMM/Tud0tRG2ZJI/AAAAAAAAAc0/Hbn14k4oB5E/s1600/IMG_20111122_150446.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QiOGM2OytMM/Tud0tRG2ZJI/AAAAAAAAAc0/Hbn14k4oB5E/s320/IMG_20111122_150446.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685641375613609106" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NOWFbVcqvlA/Tud0sAwITQI/AAAAAAAAAcY/H96RkOe0gQY/s1600/IMG_20111122_155540.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NOWFbVcqvlA/Tud0sAwITQI/AAAAAAAAAcY/H96RkOe0gQY/s320/IMG_20111122_155540.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685641354043477250" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BD9OIHZJcZg/Tud0se9ajeI/AAAAAAAAAcs/OCzR23cY8qA/s1600/IMG_20111122_164435%2B%25281%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BD9OIHZJcZg/Tud0se9ajeI/AAAAAAAAAcs/OCzR23cY8qA/s320/IMG_20111122_164435%2B%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685641362152263138" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YPMLNWhYIi0/Tud0sH5rhrI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/yA2OoHuPPyk/s1600/IMG_20111123_192238.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YPMLNWhYIi0/Tud0sH5rhrI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/yA2OoHuPPyk/s320/IMG_20111123_192238.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685641355962582706" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pu0kU-2tJZo/Tud0tflLuJI/AAAAAAAAAdA/hBTau6DzpKE/s1600/seahawk%2Btraditional%2Blogo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 144px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pu0kU-2tJZo/Tud0tflLuJI/AAAAAAAAAdA/hBTau6DzpKE/s320/seahawk%2Btraditional%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685641379498932370" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6">After a month of hard work the schooner returned to Naples on December 1, 2011. I would like to thank Mr. Wayne Huizenga Jr. and the crew at Rybovich Boatyard North for all their help in our recent bottom job. New friend and volunteer Kevin came in on two occasions and helped with the black hull painting and the nasty task of shoveling up 4 tons of coal slag dust after the hull had been blasted, not a fun day! I would also like to thank Bill and Sea Hawk Premium Yacht Finishes for their generous donation of the material needed to perform the maintenance. We used Sea Hawk two part epoxy and anti-fouling bottom paint to complete the job. I am very impressed with the performance of their products! The epoxy is a high build formula that allows for thick coatings with fewer layers, and the ablative anti-fouling paint will provide years of protection from underwater critters. In an answer to prayer, a generous donor came forward and provided the money needed to pay for the coal slag blasting and other associated costs incurred while on the hard. It was a long month, I put over 3,000 miles on Ellen's car traveling from Bonita Springs to Rivera Beach and for the times that I stayed in Rivera Beach for multiple days at a time I want to thank Rick and Shelly for hosting me in their beautiful home. I'm looking forward to the upcoming Call to Adventure trip over the Christmas holiday. We are sailing with some teen boys from the New Horizons Teen Program. We hope for them to receive their scuba certification on this trip. Former crewman to Haiti, Zach Griffin, will be joining on this trip as first mate. We need donations to feed the boys on this trip so if you haven't already made a charitable donation for 2011 please consider this opportunity.<br />Have a blessed Christmas and a peaceful New Year! Capt Bob<br /><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-58568630955755522312011-12-13T06:07:00.001-08:002011-12-13T06:13:27.276-08:00Great Product Equals Great Bottom Job!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xsIgPbS81ME/Tudc0dEEZRI/AAAAAAAAAb4/WWh_CqW9lqM/s1600/IMG_20111125_140055.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xsIgPbS81ME/Tudc0dEEZRI/AAAAAAAAAb4/WWh_CqW9lqM/s320/IMG_20111125_140055.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685615110803186962" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zg3rVhMbbfQ/TudczdgoS7I/AAAAAAAAAbw/RX1Vuni0Xyc/s1600/IMG_20111126_155017.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 144px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wpiLrXOVuFo/TsbGUndvGRI/AAAAAAAAAa8/Bhh_vYDApR4/s320/seahawk%2Btraditional%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676442437840476434" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-adTpqREtrKg/TsbGU6RBdCI/AAAAAAAAAbI/B_wExDe7dp4/s1600/IMG_20111118_142743.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-adTpqREtrKg/TsbGU6RBdCI/AAAAAAAAAbI/B_wExDe7dp4/s320/IMG_20111118_142743.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676442442887427106" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6">The schooner has been out of the water for a month now and I'm looking forward to splashing her soon! When we hauled out all looked good until the pressure washer started peeling back the epoxy barrier coat (separates the steel from the anti-fouling paint). The barrier coat had failed from age more than anything else but to reapply the bottom has to be blasted to prepare the steel. The whole process is very expensive and my donated bottom job had turned into a real concern. Standing firm in prayer is all I can do......and did.....what a blessing when a generous donor came forward to help with the yard expenses and Sea Hawk Paints has donated all the material!!! I hope to have her coated by Thanksgiving and home the following week. Talk about a reason to give thanks this year................ I have many! Capt. Bob<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-82689203082861518252011-10-15T18:55:00.000-07:002011-10-15T19:31:30.052-07:00Re-fit time for Star of the Sea<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZnAnseSqWnQ/TppBQNRl3VI/AAAAAAAAAaY/vRMfn_JKN0k/s1600/IMG_0555.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZnAnseSqWnQ/TppBQNRl3VI/AAAAAAAAAaY/vRMfn_JKN0k/s320/IMG_0555.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663911228068978002" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lkLoDxanTgQ/TppBP1y9d4I/AAAAAAAAAaM/qpJQDHV3vzE/s1600/IMG_20111012_072700.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lkLoDxanTgQ/TppBP1y9d4I/AAAAAAAAAaM/qpJQDHV3vzE/s320/IMG_20111012_072700.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663911221766485890" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6">The schooner is now on the hard in West Palm Beach for a much needed re-fit. Mr. Wayne Huizenga Jr., owner of the Rybovich Superyacht Marina, has generously donated a bottom job for the Star. As you may know rust never sleeps so I've been grinding and sanding for the past two weeks. I've been very impressed with the facility and crew at Rybovich, everyone has gone out of their way to be helpful. Plans are already in the works for the next trip to Cat Island and Haiti. Hurricane Irene devastated most of Cat Island but Brother Moss reports that the orphanage sustained light damage with some missing windows and gutters being the worst of it. My mom and sister have organized a sewing effort to make 200 dresses and 200 pairs of shorts for delivery on the next trip! The young men in the Call to Adventure program are now studying to receive their scuba diving certification. We will be sailing to the keys for their open water check dive over the Christmas Holidays. Until then the Star has several fundraising commitments to fulfill and an all girl overnight sail in November with my wife Ellen and Sarah Egner a marine biologist at Marine Lab and co founder of EcoKeys LLC of Key Largo. Please consider New Horizons of Southwest Florida in your year end giving. We rely on your support to continue our work with those in need. Capt. Bob<br /><br /><br /><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-7434014326721564162011-08-03T14:05:00.000-07:002011-09-08T02:57:32.869-07:00A Call to Adventure<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5X6U74xrWOo/Tjm-dvVnIDI/AAAAAAAAAZM/YmRXW3Kpus0/s1600/P7280110.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5X6U74xrWOo/Tjm-dvVnIDI/AAAAAAAAAZM/YmRXW3Kpus0/s320/P7280110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636745826763481138" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P7GRZAkxBUs/Tjm-demQzaI/AAAAAAAAAZE/tcKezf0crkc/s1600/P7300152.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P7GRZAkxBUs/Tjm-demQzaI/AAAAAAAAAZE/tcKezf0crkc/s320/P7300152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636745822269918626" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6GCT_icK_Y/Tjm-c9a3yKI/AAAAAAAAAY8/bcPb1Rnaf_I/s1600/P7300165.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6GCT_icK_Y/Tjm-c9a3yKI/AAAAAAAAAY8/bcPb1Rnaf_I/s320/P7300165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636745813363771554" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_A4G1awLmbo/Tjm-csWkzII/AAAAAAAAAY0/UL36IlL-VvA/s1600/P7290129.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_A4G1awLmbo/Tjm-csWkzII/AAAAAAAAAY0/UL36IlL-VvA/s320/P7290129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636745808782347394" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VxJTXLKBMLE/Tjm-cSFWZPI/AAAAAAAAAYs/XwYa6_qADJ4/s1600/P7300172.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VxJTXLKBMLE/Tjm-cSFWZPI/AAAAAAAAAYs/XwYa6_qADJ4/s320/P7300172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636745801730778354" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6">The schooner hadn't even had time to grow a barnacle before she was off on a new adventure with some young men from the Super Teens program. Ricardo, Luis, Brandon, Juan, and Javier along with hired first mate James Derby came together as a top notch crew. We sailed to Charlotte Harbor and picked deep anchorages each night so the guys could show off their diving skills! Using the Beatitudes as our teaching guide, our daily Bible study came alive in the marine <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">environment</span>. All of these young men have been in the program since they were in the first grade, now in high school they make Ellen and I proud of the young men they are becoming. Many thanks to those whose financial support made this Call to Adventure possible!<br /><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-34164578327218455612011-07-21T20:12:00.000-07:002011-07-22T11:16:36.521-07:0026'06" North 81'47" West<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GyH2wm2MPIo/TijwFMSqvvI/AAAAAAAAAYk/ThVN38xKCk0/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B101.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GyH2wm2MPIo/TijwFMSqvvI/AAAAAAAAAYk/ThVN38xKCk0/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632015306016341746" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6">We arrived home early on the 14 th of July. Star of the Sea performed beautifully on this voyage and I'll be getting her ready for "A Call to Adventure" trip this coming week. A Call to Adventure seeks to help guide young men in finding and developing their natural talents in a challenging nautical environment. Our mission trip to Cat Island and Lle a Vache would not be possible without the generous donations from many of you. Thank you for making this important work possible and many thanks to those who pray for our safety and the success of the voyage!<br />Capt. Bob<br /><br /><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-35138516662525169782011-07-19T19:10:00.000-07:002011-07-20T17:48:12.853-07:00Homeward Bound<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1VLaZdPtXpU/TibOyzArrEI/AAAAAAAAAYU/u6ORBy_6CQY/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B370.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1VLaZdPtXpU/TibOyzArrEI/AAAAAAAAAYU/u6ORBy_6CQY/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B370.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631415756155235394" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BwKZ9t0R_Yo/TibOysiXoSI/AAAAAAAAAYM/TJDkOlla9PI/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B378.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BwKZ9t0R_Yo/TibOysiXoSI/AAAAAAAAAYM/TJDkOlla9PI/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631415754417479970" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gs25acP99Hw/TibOyCeKYyI/AAAAAAAAAYE/e1_vqFroMxk/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B396.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gs25acP99Hw/TibOyCeKYyI/AAAAAAAAAYE/e1_vqFroMxk/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B396.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631415743125545762" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f4PQKII4Kmc/TibOx8K98cI/AAAAAAAAAX8/hAEjHymXwwM/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B365.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f4PQKII4Kmc/TibOx8K98cI/AAAAAAAAAX8/hAEjHymXwwM/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631415741434425794" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7DymQmWMRkM/TibOxrp1OyI/AAAAAAAAAX0/goHbOIHBVpg/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B361.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7DymQmWMRkM/TibOxrp1OyI/AAAAAAAAAX0/goHbOIHBVpg/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631415737000475426" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><div style="text-align: justify;">We got underway at Port Morgan and left the harbor under full sail. The trade winds had moderated enough for us to enjoy a 8-9 kt reach for the first part of the day. The afternoon rains gave way to a long night of lightning and rumbling. We passed the eastern point of Cuba around dinner time the second day and we were well into the Old Bahama Channel before the swell died.</div><div style="text-align: center;">David kept us well stocked in Dorado which were cooked several ways, the crews favorite being pan fried with blue cheese tatar sauce and lime! By the time we reached Cayo Lobo lighthouse off the coast of Cuba the wind was dying and we started the iron genoa and motorsailed all the way to the Florida Keys, crossing under the Channel 5 Bridge at 10:15 on July 13. Home port tomorrow!</div><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6"><br /><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzChNfP32pqZQnVcjY6oGixOvTyG65ckEDAlCFKt2Wyxb-hnR7CKIgfKQrswgq4X0uB3JenkWvs9l2kJ1jI' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-85922237650666482482011-07-19T04:39:00.000-07:002011-07-19T04:56:29.980-07:00Final day on Cow Island<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O85unuis70s/TiVw3B1E0yI/AAAAAAAAAXM/u19dTNeqGhA/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B350.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O85unuis70s/TiVw3B1E0yI/AAAAAAAAAXM/u19dTNeqGhA/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B350.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631030999782839074" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ehs49CaQEEQ/TiVw2oz910I/AAAAAAAAAXE/l_VyL4XUfGo/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B323.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ehs49CaQEEQ/TiVw2oz910I/AAAAAAAAAXE/l_VyL4XUfGo/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B323.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631030993067300674" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CWQgqhiuEns/TiVw2qSYraI/AAAAAAAAAW8/8412ZQmC5WE/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B264.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CWQgqhiuEns/TiVw2qSYraI/AAAAAAAAAW8/8412ZQmC5WE/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631030993463324066" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8bAptuh-gnc/TiVw2cWo5qI/AAAAAAAAAW0/X61Ig1HOuFs/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B325.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8bAptuh-gnc/TiVw2cWo5qI/AAAAAAAAAW0/X61Ig1HOuFs/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B325.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631030989723068066" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6">It was time to get the schooner ready for the long ride home and we spent most of the day checking all systems, changing oil in the main engine and generator, looking over the rig looking for chafe and securing SID our new deck tree, I'll include a picture of SID coming aboard but you'll have to get the story from Pastor Dave! We attended the afternoon soccer game that was for the championship of the island, which ended in controversy with the visiting team walking off the field and getting into their boat for the sail home.....quite funny. Villeme gave us 6 large spider crabs for dinner and we put a tarp down at dinner time to catch some of the flying crab being broken open with a hammer.<br /><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-87285207296342517782011-07-18T13:51:00.000-07:002011-07-18T14:21:26.040-07:00Cow Island<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N5M3TseFeDk/TiSjt6VfBSI/AAAAAAAAAWs/CO6GHFaguGU/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B341.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N5M3TseFeDk/TiSjt6VfBSI/AAAAAAAAAWs/CO6GHFaguGU/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B341.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630805443268773154" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UtkKFvd2ymk/TiSjtkf103I/AAAAAAAAAWk/FzE-hRCCwcU/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B313.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 85px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UtkKFvd2ymk/TiSjtkf103I/AAAAAAAAAWk/FzE-hRCCwcU/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B313.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630805437406630770" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hqrCGTPPvo8/TiSjtVcX9nI/AAAAAAAAAWc/Sef7b_4IXkA/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B309.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hqrCGTPPvo8/TiSjtVcX9nI/AAAAAAAAAWc/Sef7b_4IXkA/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630805433365558898" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hrDQP8ahlDk/TiSjtFuSjXI/AAAAAAAAAWU/kgigByM_igg/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B305.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hrDQP8ahlDk/TiSjtFuSjXI/AAAAAAAAAWU/kgigByM_igg/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B305.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630805429145734514" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fKEpyoADiPg/TiSjs_Y7ISI/AAAAAAAAAWM/BuGIw6EaDf8/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B299.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fKEpyoADiPg/TiSjs_Y7ISI/AAAAAAAAAWM/BuGIw6EaDf8/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630805427445506338" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6">I had never had the chance to explore Lle a Vache before and when it dawned on July 6th the trade winds were howling above 30 kts and the forecast was for high seas and winds for two more days, I figured now was my chance to get to know the island. The village of Cacor (ca-ah-coc) is across the harbor from Port Morgan and the home for Villeme our translator. We had given Villeme the responsibility of providing clean water for his village using the two Sawyer gravity feed filtration buckets that were donated by Capt. John Puig of Naples. After set up and instruction we set off on a hike across the island to Abaka Bay. Lle a Vache is known to Haitians as the Hidden Treasure and our hike confirmed the beauty of the island. Even with all it's problems, this little corner of Haiti shows a lot of promise.<br /><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-19800727957172507152011-07-17T17:41:00.000-07:002011-07-17T18:13:04.738-07:00July 5th<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PXDtWj5q6ZA/TiOISWLmgDI/AAAAAAAAAVg/SSyruKCqhBw/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B218.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PXDtWj5q6ZA/TiOISWLmgDI/AAAAAAAAAVg/SSyruKCqhBw/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630493807916515378" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IdohVgewDDk/TiOISOUb8lI/AAAAAAAAAVY/T6bOM9myGuE/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B274.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IdohVgewDDk/TiOISOUb8lI/AAAAAAAAAVY/T6bOM9myGuE/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630493805806088786" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tFN-Vikl3bI/TiOIRsye-LI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/5JOLyR0nJjM/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B281.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tFN-Vikl3bI/TiOIRsye-LI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/5JOLyR0nJjM/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B281.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630493796805310642" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sHAFodVXRyI/TiOIRT7TgSI/AAAAAAAAAVI/nx9Z9l_WrAA/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B211.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sHAFodVXRyI/TiOIRT7TgSI/AAAAAAAAAVI/nx9Z9l_WrAA/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630493790131421474" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QTA0avKfqNM/TiOIROpcYqI/AAAAAAAAAVA/TbaDzsjs7sM/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B248.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QTA0avKfqNM/TiOIROpcYqI/AAAAAAAAAVA/TbaDzsjs7sM/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630493788714328738" /></a><br />With a successful first day behind us today we concentrated on discharging the rest of the cargo, cleaning the schooner interior and granting the crew some shore leave. Port Morgan was very generous with us, granting us access to their salt water pool and giving the crew some time to get their land legs back. A local fisherman who we had brought a used sail for brought us a dozen lobsters in appreciation for the sail. Our Spanish friend Alen, the master of the paella, came aboard to create a lobster paella. Solo sailor and founder of the Ocean's Watch organization, Donna Lange, sailed into Port Morgan with a solar oven and composting toilet project to administer. Donna is also a professional musician and her presence at dinner brought with it a guitar, steel drum, flute and harmonicas. With Sharky on the five gallon bucket, Dave on guitar, and Donna on the steel drum the schooner was rockin.<div><br /></div><div><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6"><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form></div>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-52646608209412674632011-07-17T14:38:00.000-07:002011-07-20T13:28:38.149-07:00Sister Flora's Orphanage<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D8RI6H8m3RE/TiNb9KA1XgI/AAAAAAAAAU4/JFoIBc1EGRY/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B193.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D8RI6H8m3RE/TiNb9KA1XgI/AAAAAAAAAU4/JFoIBc1EGRY/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630445065361251842" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8V9qZ7hQiQ/TiNb8xCWZQI/AAAAAAAAAUw/Fr9FBYTAscs/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B190.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8V9qZ7hQiQ/TiNb8xCWZQI/AAAAAAAAAUw/Fr9FBYTAscs/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630445058656724226" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DlIPF1AKycQ/TiNb8oTe00I/AAAAAAAAAUo/66f1CitTIOI/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B191.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DlIPF1AKycQ/TiNb8oTe00I/AAAAAAAAAUo/66f1CitTIOI/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B191.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630445056312660802" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uFi_ivSoKb8/TiNb8MKuyWI/AAAAAAAAAUg/7EbaJ2SLVDc/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B192.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uFi_ivSoKb8/TiNb8MKuyWI/AAAAAAAAAUg/7EbaJ2SLVDc/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B192.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630445048759765346" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U3cvHYS7LxA/TiNb8JOREMI/AAAAAAAAAUY/aLhYpez_APc/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B178.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U3cvHYS7LxA/TiNb8JOREMI/AAAAAAAAAUY/aLhYpez_APc/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630445047969288386" /></a><br />The tone on the island was much better now than in December when the cholera was rampant. Life wasn't as strained as before and the stress level drop was very obvious. I searched out Father John, the priest who had set up the cholera treatment facility, he told me that on my previous visit the disease was at it's peak and that 1 in 10 residents had contracted cholera and 23 had died during the outbreak. There were no active cases on the island at this time and we exchanged contact information for further work together. The children at Flora's place were happy and looked healthy. If you ever thought that the Kids Against Hunger program didn't save lives, look at these photos and know that donated food is all these kids have to eat. They are just now finishing the food that we brought in December and this new shipment will get them thru the rest of 2011. It breaks your heart to visit this facility but I'm so thankful for Flora and her staff without whom these children would be just another statistic of the heart break that Haiti can be.<br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6"><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-87294565180563453142011-07-17T14:09:00.000-07:002011-07-17T14:38:17.710-07:00lle a vache, Haiti<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cPJnVc9Z61w/TiNU_aQl88I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/cORUz8J_7sw/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cPJnVc9Z61w/TiNU_aQl88I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/cORUz8J_7sw/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B183.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630437407500661698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nSSyLWaEB5k/TiNU_AOfAeI/AAAAAAAAAUI/a1Lw43oT_3E/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nSSyLWaEB5k/TiNU_AOfAeI/AAAAAAAAAUI/a1Lw43oT_3E/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630437400512496098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F-UxQKDb8ug/TiNU--ypkEI/AAAAAAAAAUA/5C__yODgpsQ/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F-UxQKDb8ug/TiNU--ypkEI/AAAAAAAAAUA/5C__yODgpsQ/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630437400127311938" /></a><br />We dropped sail in Abaka Bay and once again entered Port Morgan just before sunup. Within 20 minutes my friend and translator Villeme came paddling out in a dugout to meet us. Within another 20 minutes he had made the arrangements for Sister Flora's panga to arrive within the hour to start the offloading of food and medical materials for the orphanage that Flora runs in the village of Madame Bernard. What a blessing it was to have the offload go so smoothly. By early afternoon Flora's place had received 4 tons of food, diapers, powered milk, medical supplies, and the stuffed animals that my Mom had made. David and I spent some time with Flora and the kids before returning to Port Morgan to arrange for 2 tons of food to go to an orphanage on the mainland in a town called Petite Rivere. I purchased 20 gallons of gas so the panga from Sister Flora would transport the 2 tons across the bay to the mainland, saving the schooner from having to deliver and keeping our location hidden.<br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6" /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></form>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-85461557479720666812011-07-17T13:16:00.000-07:002011-07-17T14:01:55.461-07:00Inagua to the south side of Haiti<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xbEYc0HFVmo/TiNMneTRSyI/AAAAAAAAAT4/JpcNiMak0r4/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xbEYc0HFVmo/TiNMneTRSyI/AAAAAAAAAT4/JpcNiMak0r4/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B166.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630428200175749922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vW_Pg_v49EQ/TiNMnHkBGnI/AAAAAAAAATw/uhiedO8zPTo/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vW_Pg_v49EQ/TiNMnHkBGnI/AAAAAAAAATw/uhiedO8zPTo/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B162.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630428194071976562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tGHQF4trjkc/TiNMm62afCI/AAAAAAAAATo/DSxHXG2ss-E/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tGHQF4trjkc/TiNMm62afCI/AAAAAAAAATo/DSxHXG2ss-E/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B158.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630428190659476514" /></a><br />At first light weather conditions had moderated a bit and we were underway by 0700. We had a sporty ride down to the entrance of the windward passage highlighted by David's short battle with a marlin. Our 50 lb test line was no match for this king of the ocean, in my old line of work we would have called this a Zinnng Poww, that's what it sounds like anyway! The prevailing swell found it's way far into the bight of Haiti so we had a rollee night at best. By the following midday we had worked down to Cape Tiburon on the South arm of Haiti. Rounding the corner it was back to bashing to windward against the trade winds. At Point Grotueax I took over the helm from a tired crewman and tacked over on a course for lle a vache.<br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="GVDYU77TPSNQ6"><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"></form><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7iSgTbS5zYmF-A8v2PvPe1aGbObBbIln36fMiwQoRZx5o400yHqwGtnOK8RTE5WrUzJdC_JEN0FDwEv1j_Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Captain Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746029334122382237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185820767052872169.post-12100584680679312242011-07-17T12:47:00.000-07:002011-07-17T13:15:09.764-07:00Great Inagua Standby<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SdcmxEyF2AA/TiNB87OjWUI/AAAAAAAAATg/KoTdxb51q8U/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B132.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SdcmxEyF2AA/TiNB87OjWUI/AAAAAAAAATg/KoTdxb51q8U/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B132.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630416474089937218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vAGWtdLgFtc/TiNB8lxpffI/AAAAAAAAATY/Q5LcFn-D584/s1600/Haiti%2B%25233%2B126.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vAGWtdLgFtc/TiNB8lxpffI/AAAAAAAAATY/Q5LcFn-D584/s320/Haiti%2B%25233%2B126.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630416468331560434" /></a><br />The weather forecast called for 8-12 ft seas and 30+ knots of wind, I've been in this same area with these conditions before and with a boat full of food and a crew that was still a little green I decided to wait out the night and see what the morning would bring (much to the relief of the crew!) I again encountered Brother Carl who invited the crew to his house for dinner. We listened to some recorded music that Carl had sung many years ago as his nephew Louis cooked dinner for us. After a wonderful meal Carl brought out his Bible and led a beautiful devotion for us from II Corinthians. In his 80's now, Brother Carl still does one on one ministry with some local men who are facing the problems of today, we were able to meet several of the men over the course of the evening and we all felt honored to share some time with this mighty man of God. 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