I have finally made it out of Manatee pocket. If you have been following along with my Island Packet 27 you know that I have been down to the boat a few time getting it ready to start moving it further south first and then turning around and heading back…

Float Plan for 2-21-2026 to 3-1-2026 Helping a friend move his boat from West Palm Beach, Florida, to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The journey will cover approximately 1000 nautical miles, and we’ll depart from the Peanut Island area. We’ll cross the Bahamas without stopping and arrive in St. Thomas,…

If you have spent any time on the water at all, you have probably had an encounter or two with an unruly outboard motor. I have had way more than my share. Someone else take some of this burden! It’s not like Ive even had them for a long time…

I started this concept a few years ago for myself. Whenever I went through a training session or was out on the boat experimenting, I’d try to distill what I learned into a simple, repeatable checklist — something logical that I could refine as I gained experience. I like having…