Oct 10 to Dec 21 - sailing and slacking

Trip dates: 
Thursday, October 10, 2024 to Saturday, December 21, 2024
Trip length: 
41 days
Type of watercraft: 
Sail
  • Drew at the helm for J/22 Worlds
  • J/22 Worlds
  • The last of the river locks
  • White cliffs of Epes AL
  • barge traffic on the river
  • one way to be all electric
  • Mobile AL
  • Biloxi MS shrimp fleet
  • Photon Marine 300 HP - a faster way to be all electric
  • Slidell LA
  • Twin whalebacks in Orange Beach AL
  • Minor league hockey with the Pensacola Ice Flyers
  • F-14 at the Naval Aviation museum
  • happy boat dogs
  • the dark side of the USCG - buoy tender fleet
  • Sunset from Port St Joe FL
  • Our route for "the jump" across GoM
  • One Tree Island, Clearwater FL
  • Clearwater Beach by scout
  • Two things you need for cruising - a smoker and a grassy patch for dogs
  • decorating for the parade
  • all lit up
  • fun with a fireboat
  • Tampa Bay
  • Lining up for the lights parade before sunset

An interlude from the great loop to race in the J/22 worlds back in Eastport - finally 5 straight days of sailing!

From Smithville MS down to Mobile, then over to New Orleans for the workboat show

Across the FL panhandle and jum the big bend to Clearwater

The Clearwater Lights Parade - longer but warmer than Eastport

Down the coast to Ft Myers Beach where we officially crossed our wake

6711 Nautical Miles year to date aboard Escape Plan