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Hrs. |
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Arrival
Port |
Comments |
Departed |
| 1/1/01 |
Mon |
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Puerto Del Rey, Puerto Rico |
Lazy New Year's Day. |
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| 1/2/01 |
Tue |
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Rented a van and took all four puppies
on an inland voyage. PR is a huge island. Could never see more
than a fraction in one day. Beautiful scenery, great rainforests,
quaint little country villages, (almost impassable at times). Our
exploration was limited by having four wild pups so we drove more
than strolled. |
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| 1/3/01 |
Wed |
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Drove into San Juan to do some shopping
at Home Depot and Sam's Club. L. Moon is going to be a cargo vessel
on her return home. |
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| 1/4/01 |
Thu |
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Working hard at not working hard. |
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| 1/5/01 |
Fri |
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This not working stuff is so nice I'm
tempted to join a union so I can get paid for it. |
1/6/01 |
| 1/6/01 |
Sat |
39.6 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
Crown Bay, St. Thomas, USVI |
Returning from our New Year's cruise
to Puerto Rico. Lunch at Tickles and a lazy day. |
1/7/01 |
| 1/7/01 |
Sun |
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Another lazy day in paradise |
1/8/01 |
| 1/8/01 |
Mon |
18.3 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
We picked up the Suzuki from being
serviced and Katreena headed for home with the Cockers. Shadow
and I continued on home alone. Seas rough but weather clear and
bright. |
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Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Departure Port |
1/30/01 |
| 1/30/01 |
Tue |
8.5 |
1.3 |
6.5 |
West End, Tortola, BVI |
Friend
Brad Rich and his San Diego lady friends joined us for a short
cruise of the BVI's. Sailed
over
to Soper's
Hole for C&I and decided to stick around for Pussers all-you-can-eat
shrimp feast. Girls are already restless for "action" but
nothing much here. |
1/31/01 |
| 1/31/01 |
Wed |
11.6 |
1.8 |
6.6 |
Cooper Island, BVI |
Nice cruise over to Cooper Island Beach
Club. Early enough not to battle for moorings. Great snorkeling
run followed by grog, grub and a great sunset. |
2/1/01 |
| 2/1/01 |
Thu |
4.9 |
0.8 |
6.5 |
The Baths, Virgin Gorda, BVI |
Daysail up to the Baths. Crowded, seas
rough and tough landing. I stayed aboard to chill while the crew
enjoyed the beach. |
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| 2/1/01 |
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20.0 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke, BVI |
After a light lunch we set the spinnaker
for a long run to Jost. Spinnaker all the way, tight gybe through
Thatch Island Cut. Hook set and dinner at Rudy's. Great as usual.
Then drinks and entertainment at Foxy's. |
2/2/01 |
| 2/2/01 |
Fri |
16.9 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
Crown Bay, St. Thomas, USVI |
Great sail back to Crown Bay to simplify
departure for flights out. Dinner, drinks and entertainment at
the Green House. |
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| 2/3/01 |
Sat |
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Katreena headed home to tend to the
pups. The four of us ate at Fujiama, cocktailed at the Hard Rock.
Brad and I retired to L. Moon for Scotch and cigars while the ladies
headed for Red Hook to party. Too much of nothing for these SoCal
girls. |
2/4/01 |
| 2/4/01 |
Sun |
18.3 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Brad and company headed for the airport
and I headed for home. Another nice cruise comes to an end. |
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Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Departure Port |
4/6/01 |
| 4/6/01 |
Fri |
12.8 |
2.0 |
6.4 |
Francis Bay, St. John, USVI |
Weekend
Easter sail with puppies. Wasn't prepared for PR "Navy" (hundreds
of families aboard power boats from Puerto Rico). Leinster Bay
was our primary objective
but it was jam-packed. Found some anchoring room in Francis Bay
and hung out there. Never left the boat |
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| 4/7/01 |
Sat |
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Lazy day afloat. |
4/8/01 |
| 4/8/01 |
Sun |
12.5 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Easy cruise home to the other side
of the island. |
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Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Departure Port |
5/17/01 |
| 5/18/01 |
Fri |
94.2 |
14.5 |
6.5 |
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten |
Overnight sail, with a goal of making
the 0900 opening of bridge. Winds were unusually favorable and
we were able to sail most of the way, with pleasant seas. Made
the opeing with a half hour to spare. Tucked into Simpson Bay Yacht
Club Marina. Nice marina with great dog walk area and nearby restaurants.. |
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| 5/19/01 |
Sat |
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Rented a car and explored the island.
Left Shadow and Honey with Gloria and just brought Coco and Callie.
Took them to Long Beach for a great run. They had a ball. |
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| 5/20/01 |
Sun |
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More exploration, dining and shopping.
Circled the island, checked out the extensive development since
my last visit in 1989. |
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| 5/21/01 |
Mon |
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A week of dining, drinking, puppy walking
and exploring. |
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| 5/26/01 |
Sat |
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Time to leave. Rigged the spinnaker
for a sunset departure. Beautiful night and pleasant sail all the
way home. |
5/26/01 |
| 5/27/01 |
Sun |
94.2 |
13.3 |
7.1 |
Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Arrived safe and sound. |
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Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Departure Port |
6/21/01 |
| 6/21/01 |
Thu |
9.6 |
1.5 |
6.4 |
Great Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI |
Profiteers Performance Group meeting
at Westin so I'll be using L. Moon as home. Pleasant cruise around
to a mooring
off
the Westin. Dinghied Katreena to Cruz Bay to head home and I lunched
at the Beach Bar. |
6/24/01 |
| 6/24/01 |
Sun |
9.6 |
1.5 |
6.4 |
Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Meeting went well, ended well and I'm
homeward bound. |
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Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Departure Port |
6/29/01 |
| 6/29/01 |
Sat |
17.8 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
Yacht Haven, St. Thomas, USVI |
Getting ready to haul L. Moon for the
hurricane season. First leg, St. Thomas. Tried out Yacht Haven
for a change of pace. Needs a lot of renovation. Nothing here but
convenient. |
6/30/01 |
| 6/30/01 |
Sun |
22.3 |
3.3 |
6.8 |
Isla Culebra, Puerto Rico |
Beautiful weather, as usual. Snagged
a mooring just inside the reef and dinghied to Dewey for dinner.
Very nice place. |
7/1/01 |
| 7/1/01 |
Mon |
17.3 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
Puerto Del Rey, Puerto Rico |
Upsy-daisy. L. Moon is now out of the
water until October, but I'll be back to tend to her regularly.
(In fact, I'll was in the yard working on her when the terrorists
struck the World Trade Center on 9/11. Was enroute to several group
meetings in the States but couldn't fly out and ended up returning
to St.John). |
10/29/01 |
| 10/29/01 |
Mon |
39.6 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
Crown Bay, St. Thomas, USVI |
She's back in the water after a long,
safe summer. Motorsailed back to Crown Bay for a bath. |
10/30/01 |
| 10/30/01 |
Tue |
18.3 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Another leisurely motorsail back to
Coral Bay. Hopefully the season is over (and it was). |
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Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Departure Port |
11/19/01 |
| 11/19/01 |
Tue |
12.6 |
1.8 |
7.0 |
White Bay, Jost Van Dyke, BVI |
Thanksgiving cruise. Mike Czysz and
Connie Morelle, Brad Fisher and Nydiana, Ted Shepherd, Katreena
and I went over for a day to lunch at the Soggy Dollar and dine
at
Rudy's,
followed
by drinks at Foxy's. |
11/20/01 |
| 11/20/01 |
Wed |
12.6 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Home again. |
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Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Departure Port |
11/24/01 |
| 11/24/01 |
Sun |
10.8 |
1.6 |
7.2 |
Lameshur Bay, St. John, USVI |
Daysail over to Lameshur for some snorkeling
with Andy and Linda, Ted, Katreena and myself. Spectacular weather
and water. |
11/24/01 |
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Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
Departure Port |
11/27/01 |
| 11/27/01 |
Tue |
13.8 |
2.1 |
6.6 |
Independent Boatyard, St. Thomas,
USVI |
Cruised Ted over to St. Thomas to catch
his plane and met up with Dave Gott (Mr. Ice) to install my new
airconditioning system. |
12/3/01 |
| 12/3/01 |
Mon |
13.8 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
Coral Bay, St. John, USVI |
L.
Moon is "cool" at last
and returning home in prep for a Caribbean Christmas Voyage. |
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