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 3/19-4/9/2026 Huntington Beach, CA It is always good to come home. The weather was amazing, warm sunny days and cool nights. The house was in great shape, a day or two of yard work and we were 100 percent. Our timing was based on getting home in time for Opening Day at Shoreline Yacht Club. This is a big event at the club with lots of food, boating friends, music and dancing. It’s an all-day affair starting with making food in the morning to contribute to the fair through evening clean up. Amazing Grace We are famous for our deviled eggs Captain and Admiral Dance the day away Checking in on Rascal, she looked good despite not having been washed in two months. My boat cleaner retired as we were leaving for the Caribbean and I was unable to find a replacement. We hosed her down but hoped to secure a new boat cleaner while we were home. I launched into a handful of Raffaellesco projects knowing that I did not have a lot of time: Sew a proper zipper on my bimini infill Sew a s...
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 3/2/26 Columbier Bay, St Barts Calm in the early morning with a full moon setting behind us. Then a squall came through, rain and 30 knot wind ruining my namaste. It only lasted a few minutes and settled back down with blue skies appearing. The weather is so unpredictable here and goes from one extreme to another.   The afternoons seem to settle a little bit. We took the dinghy for the one mile wet and wild ride to town to check out in preparation for leaving the next day for Sint Maarten. The check out was just as easy as the check-in. A quick stop at the American Gourmet Grocer. And of course we had to poke our heads into a few boutiques. The dinghy ride back was a bit better with wind and sea behind us. The bay was filling up with day boats and beach goers despite the wind. In the evening two big cats pulled in for the night and parked on top of us. As we drifted closer together, I called out to the crew suggesting we were a bit close. They responded with “it will be O...
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