We’re never too old to learn, and this morning I learned a new (to me) weather term: A derecho is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale convective system. Derechos cause hurricane-force winds, heavy rains, and flash floods. Roht Roh (Scooby Doo …
Category: Thoughts
Dolce Far Niente
Italian, literally, “Sweet doing nothing, sweet idleness” In a world packed with deadlines, and schedules from the time you get up until you get to bed, this philosophy pushes us to embrace taking time away from the pressure of stress, goals and to-do lists on tight schedules. In The Raggeds for three weeks, we’ve fully …
Chaos At The Cay
Two days before an expected strong northerly blow, we anticipated by finding a nice empty spot on the south side of Big Major Cay, free from inexperienced charterers who apparently believe it's best to drop anchor as close as possible to any other boats, regardless of how open the anchorage happens to be. Despite any …
Some ICW Etiquette
"Pollywog, Pollywog, Big Blue". "This is the Pollywog." "Good afternoon! We're the big trawler coming up on your stern. I'd like to make a gentleman's pass on your port side." "Come on up Sir! We'll pull it back as you approach. Thanks for the call!" As Big Blue approaches behind the port side of Pollywog, …
Seven Doo Dads
Seven oddball doo-dads we've installed or made use of aboard Fayaway. Are we crazy for being unusual? We love visiting other boats, strange new places, read countless obscure journals and associate with many experienced boaters. They’re a resource for all uncommon ideas, while we learn continuously. We normally don’t make this stuff up, so we’re …
SV Fayaway 