The sun has set on the last day of this year’s cruising. We will be off Port Everglades inlet (Fort Lauderdale) at first light. A winter dock lies in wait, as do e-mails and phone calls too numerous to contemplate. The whirl starts back tomorrow. The recent sojourn across the Atlantic Ocean has been one of our more enjoyable long passages, made all the more so by friends, new and old, on both sides of the pond.
While a strong case could be made for continuing, too long doing the same thing is never good. On land there are family and friends, an exciting design on which to work, favorite restaurants, and the collage basketball season. We are comforted knowing that Wind Horse will await our return.
A footnote on the last few days. We have gotten out of the habit of dragging a fishing lure as experience has taught it is more efficient to buy than catch fish. But with an avid fisherman aboard, we offered Pete the contents of our abandon ship bag to rummage for lures, found a length of Spectra line, and began to sharpen the filleting knife. We said mahi mahi, wahoo, or yellow fin tuna were all acceptable table fare. The evidence of Pete’s catch is undeniably recorded hereafter. When evaluating this record bear in mind that the camera tends to shrink fish in the same manner it does waves.
Posted by Steve Dashew (December 9, 2010)
December 9th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
Steve & Linda,
Not sure if you want this to be public knowledge, but could I ask where Wind Horse will be lying for the winter? I live in FL and occasionally get to Lauderdale on (boat) business; it would be very interesting to be able to see her up close in the flesh, even if just from the outside.
Thanks very much for the website’s entertainment, and enjoy your off season.
-Chris
December 10th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Hi Chris:
For now she is at the end of 14th street in Fort Lauderdale, southeast corner.
December 10th, 2010 at 8:11 am
Thank you both for a fabulous season. Although I was chained to a desk I felt that in a small way I got to experience life at sea. Speaking of college hoops, GO HUSKIES!!!
Larry
December 10th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Thanks Larry and go Wildcats (beat the Dawgs).
December 10th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Apparently the second and third ARC boats have made to port.
December 10th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
Hi Michael:
They are trickling in. I am afraid the back half of the fleet is in for another dose of contrary weather.
December 10th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Sincere thanks are due for all your work and photography over these last months0 which have been a great source of enjoyment for many people. I;m sure that I join others in offering these well-deserved thanks. Best wishes for the Holiday Season. I look forward to reading and seeing your thinking evolve on the 112 project.
December 11th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Steve,
Is that photo of the catch or the lure?
Thanks again for a fabulous season of wonderful articles, insightful knowledge, and spectacular photography. It was a real pleasure to meet you in Las Palmas and look forward to the next time. I also look forward to hear of your experiences with the iPad. It certainly has been an eye opener for me and my constant companion. My take is that you wil end up with two because you will both find them so useful. The cookbook apps alone are worth the price of admission.
Enjoy.
Victor
December 12th, 2010 at 8:07 am
If you used the big hooks you advised us to use it at least proves you right about the fact that small fish have big mouth.
We hope to see some pictures of the boat being put to bed 🙂 and this Ipad thing, well I believe we need to reserve some space in our suitcases when coming over to the states.
Love Gerard and Marianne
December 15th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Sorry I missed you in St. Lucia, we had been looking forward to meeting you. Enjoyed all your photos and info. Wayne Simmons, Theta Volantis