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Eves: Of Flags and Reflection

November 13, 2019 Pirate@30 1 Comment

“There are two terrible things for a man: not to have fulfilled his dream, and to have fulfilled it.” Bernard…

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Posted in: Atlantic Coast, Bahamas, Chesapeake Bay, Gulf Coast and Florida Keys, Quotes, Rivers, Uncategorized

Perfectly Incomplete

June 1, 2019 Pirate@30 6d Comments

31 May 2019 Daddy Cate’s Coffees Downtown, Brunswick, GA     There is a romance inherent in sailing. A romance…

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Posted in: Atlantic Coast, Bahamas, Gulf Coast and Florida Keys, Quotes, Rivers Filed under: Annapolis, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bernard Moitessier, Chesapeake Bay, ComPac, Family, Friends, Great Loop, Heading Home, ICW, Intracoastal Waterway, Jimmy Buffett, Maryland, Nassau, Sailing, Sailing Quotes

No Plane on Sunday (or Monday)… (Part II)

April 4, 2019 Pirate@30 4d Comments

“You can throw your luggage down Lose your cool and stamp around But there’s nothing, nothing you can do ……

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Posted in: Bahamas, Gulf Coast and Florida Keys, Quotes, Uncategorized

No Plane on Sunday (or Monday)… (Part I)

March 7, 2019 Pirate@30 4d Comments

“No plane on Sunday Check it again come Monday Just a hopeless situation Make the best of it’s ‘bout all…

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Posted in: Bahamas, Gulf Coast and Florida Keys, Quotes

A Christmas Dream Come True

February 17, 2019 Pirate@30 3d Comments

“The Sailor spends his Christmas in a harbor on the hook…” If you know any cruisers, you’ve probably heard the…

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A Tale of Two Thanksgivings

December 16, 2018 Pirate@30 5d Comments

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … it was the spring of hope, it…

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And So It Begins…or rather, “Has Begun”

September 21, 2018 Pirate@30 12d Comments

“The difference between an adventure and ordeal is attitude” – Bob Bitchen   If a would-be “Traveler” with wonderlust and…

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Posted in: Rivers

As Seen In SpinSheet: Prelude to A New Adventure

June 2, 2018 Pirate@30 1 Comment

Embarking on a new beginning and sharing a dream with my brother Read the full article, as included in the…

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Posted in: Chesapeake & Delivery, The Beginning, Uncategorized Filed under: Annapolis, Bay Bridge Marina, Chesapeake, ComPac, Deale, Dreams, Galena, Gregg Neck, Maryland, Pussers, Rhode River, SpinSheet

If the Dreamers of the Day are “Dangerous Men,” then Today, I Became a “Dangerous Man”

April 30, 2018 Pirate@30 7d Comments

“’I’ve always wanted to sail to the south seas, but I can’t afford it.’ What these men can’t afford is…

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Posted in: The Beginning, Uncategorized Filed under: Carpe Diem, Dreams, Great Loop, Jack Kerouac, Jimmy Buffett, Resignation, Robert Herrick, Sterling Hayden, T.E. Lawrence

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