Hauling The Boat for Final Prep
We had our boat hauled out of the water this week for the final preparation before our trip. We have a short list of items that needed to be done to the...
Events
Check Your Power Cords!
We had a VERY close call with the shore power cords on our boat this week! On Thursday, it was a rainy blustery day here in South Carolina. I was at home...
2018 Update – Prepping The Boat
Here is a quick 2018 update. We’ve spent most of the year prepping the boat mechanically for the trip and adding some enhancements (Tom Toys). Also...
Open Boat Party
On Thursday the 18th of May, we held an Open Boat for our friends in the neighborhood “Empty Nesters” group. The group was meeting for our...
The Trip Home
After two months of fit-out and repairs, our Swift Trawler 42 “Kissed Some Frogs” was finally ready to come home! The boat had been in Palm...
Ready to come home!
April 18th, 2017 After 2 months and a number of delays and setbacks, “Kissed Some Frogs” is ready to sail to her home port in Murrells...
We own a boat! (Part 3)
We own a boat! Tom flew down to Miami on Tuesday and then drove out to Key Biscayne to see Bella Blu, the Beneteau Swift 42 Trawler. What a beautiful boat...
Picking A Boat (Part 2)
More ups and downs than a rowboat in a force 10 gale! Today is Saturday, January 14th, 2017. As mentioned in Part 1, we had pretty much decided on one of...
Kissed Some Frogs (What’s in a name)
What’s the meaning behind the name “Kissed Some Frogs”? Tom has run a two software development companies. His first, Leading Edge Media,...
Picking a boat (Part 1)
After dreaming about boats for 10+ years, we’ve finally begun the search for our first “big” boat. When we moved out of New Hampshire to...