November 2015 was not good for sailing. Every week when we had time to go to the boat the weather was not favorable. Actually not favorable is putting it mildly, there were small craft advisories issued ever…
Read moreWe have been home for only a week from our Gulf of Mexico crossing moving Sound of Silence. We take more time away from sailing on Nepenthe but this time for a much more pleasurable cruise- to get married. W…
Read moreCrossing the Gulf of Mexico on Sound of Silence, October 2015 Our dear friends Paul and Judith, our first guests aboard Nepenthe, went out and bought thier own sailboat. They purchased a 1987 Hunter Legend 3…
Read moreWe are really feeling good about our choice to keep Nepenthe in Fort Pierce. The water is so much clearer than what we are used to up around Cocoa Beach. And at times it is feeling a little surreal having ou…
Read moreIt’s the typical Hot Florida summer weather and we are spending as much time as we can on the ocean. We have been spending a couple days a week at the boat. Between all the projects and improvements we do ge…
Read moreTaking possession and moving Nepenthe from Riviera Beach to her new home Marina in Fort Pierce. It’s Monday July 6, 2015, paperwork all signed and we take possession of Nepenthe. We arrive in Riviera Beach a…
Read moreWe met the broker at the boat and the surveyor arrived shortly after. Wow, what a educational process. We learned so much not only about Nepenthe but about sailboats. We took her sailing for the sea trial an…
Read moreBrian first took sailing lessons at the Harbor Island Yacht Club in San Diego, California in 2011 and has been sailing on a regular basis ever since. When he moved to Florida in 2013, he joined the Beachside…
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