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 1/13-1/31 Visit Home It was and uneventful trip home arriving to warm, low 70s, temperatures and sunny days. First order of business was to order the parts needed for Raffaellesco, in case there were long lead times. Amazon covered most of the items.  Checking on Rascal we were disappointed to find a lot of condensation and mildew in the lazarettes. This precipitated the removal of the contents to dry them out and a thorough cleaning of the lazarettes. We were able to celebrate a belated birthday with the Ferris' for our customary Sushi birthday dinner. Liz shares our same birthday, January 12th, and we love celebrating with Liz and John! All January 12 Birthdays! Saturday, we attended the BWCC induction of new officers at SYC. This was a brunch that was well received by the members in attendance. Suzette continues her role as Judge Advocate, and I will continue as Board of Trustees Representative. Monday to Friday we enjoyed a bit of winter in Sun Valley, our annual trip to ...
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 1/5/26-Trunk Bay, Virgin Gorda, BVI Sunny calm morning for coffee and sun salutations. We departed early, 0830, heading for a more protected anchorage. As we were heading north, we saw Bezo’s toy box at anchor in the channel and his sailing yacht coming in from the west. We motored around the north end of Virgin Gorda and followed the markers into Gorda Sound. We dropped the hook in 35’ of murky water off of Prickly Pear Island near the Bitter End. Bezo's toy box Bezo's Kuru The wind had taken its toll on my American Flag but a stitch in time saves nine. I made like Betsy Ross and stitched up flag. Next on the list was to reaffix the Raffaellesco name plate on the dinghy, it had nearly come off completely. About the time my glue was on and setting up it decided to rain. I protected it as best I could by covering it with my body. The rain subsided enough for me to finish my repair, hope it holds. The rain was unpredicted and lasted most of the day, a good excuse to close the ...
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12/28/25-Diamond Cay, Jost Van Dyke, BVI Beautiful sun rise and another gorgeous day. We are starting to get into a rhythm and a routine here in the Caribbean. Up with the sun, coffee, sun salutations on the fore deck, a round of pushups and some stretching. While it is cool in the morning it is a good time to tidy the boat and do some boat chores. Today we had heavy dew on the decks, so we gave the topside a good wipe down. Usually there is an afternoon swim when it is hot. Read and nap in the shade of the cockpit. I was looking forward to a walk today. We dinghied over to Foxy’s pier and left the dinghy there. We took the trail from Foxy’s to the Bubbly Pool. The Bubbly Pool is a natural pool where the Atlantic swell smashes into the rocks and a small opening in the rocks to create a bubble bath effect in the pool. The water was cool and fresh and the bubbles felt good. There was the occasional overzealous wave that would sweep everyone to the rocky beach, lots of bathing suit adju...
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