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I can’t even begin to say what a crazy trip. Three flights and almost 24 hours straight travel… barely made it away from the dock before low tide. My heart was racing in hopes I wouldn’t run aground when the shallow water alarms were going off. But finally broke away and got anchored in aContinue reading “What a Mess!!!”

It was mostly a maintenance trip for Dad, Dave, Jeremy and I. We need to find out what Freebird needs to make as safe of a journey as possible when we get started over spring break. Plus we just plain need practice. We would be lost without Dave’s experience. In fact… if you listen closelyContinue reading “Ep. 1 – Key Largo”

I have some videos to put together, but this is where the boat is located as of last week. The maintenance haul out is to get ready for the trip across the Gulf Stream (currents) passage to the Bahamas.

We will post a lot more videos, but this is a shot of Freebird leaving the Bahamas for the sea trial just prior to when we made plunge to acquire her. Nine knots on wind power is good and you can see that on the instrument. This is just over ten miles per hour. MostContinue reading “A sample sail…”

It’s so good to see her in good hands. Judy & Dave are honored to be included her next chapter. Lots of fun and adventure ahead…

Judy took this photo as she and Dave first pulled up to Freebird after having left the vessel in Sicily in 2011. Over the next several days, this image became familiar to us all as we moved back and forth from land to the mooring field as we began equipping her and prepping her forContinue reading “The first look as we approached…”