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Following along with psneeld comment; I would think there's no telling what kind of bills the boat owes for past dockage or work performed.

Hey Craig, I'm from your area and I have seen those sturgeon, which lurk in the murky depths. They scare me more than a few gators. Since I used to swim for a living, I don't voluntarily swim anymore. (Gators are as good a reason as any to not swim!) P.S. Isleton has the best crawfish in the...

St Johns River Cruising Hello all Stations, Barco Sin Vela here to entice boaters to come to the river paradise known as the St Johns river, America's Nile of North America. Originally from the SF Bay Area, we live in NE Florida because of the river and the availability of safe cruising...

The floats may have been cut accidentally. Get out the goggles!

Larry M; I clicked on that link... Not sure how much they charge but I'm sure the money goes to a good place. I never minded the requirements for young operators to have taken a course but the Washington State thing sounds like a revenue generator. Losing our freedoms a little at a time. My...

Good idea to take courses but nothing replaces experience. At the moment, there is no license requirement in the U.S. for owning/operating a private yacht. The only way to get real experience is to go out and do it, via owning or crewing for others. I went from a 27 foot sailboat to a 43' in one...

Agree about the food. Halifax has always been good, as is Key Biscayne YC. Like Moonstruck, we have been a member of FCYC clubs for the past ten years. (Coral Ridge and Florida). The other bennies of membership is fairly liberal reciprocity from clubs around the world. You might consider the...

Just took a look at the link. A boat like that... With 2500 L of fuel and being able to sail, you wouldn't hardly need to come back to civilization!

Beachbum; Is that the Halifax River Yacht Club?

Great photo of a nice boat!

I know a guy who sailed INTO an anchored ship, on a sunny afternoon. It left a mark on the sailboat... Guy on the helm was engrossed with setting waypoints on his handheld gps.

Malakati Island, Fiji Sunset in Malakati

Nice boat name! JJW reference? Big fan here.

Photo from last Saturday Barco Sin Vela was caught by camera phone above the St Johns River...

Barco Sin Vela is Cuban Spanish for Boat Without Sail!

Mao (center) thinks that all boats belong to him. Him likes to yell at bridge tenders, him says, "MAO!"

Yes, Jacksonville is the home. We try to get out on the water as often as possible. As for adventures, I have plenty of sea stories, here are some from the Atlantic Crossing.

Anyone near Forster-Tuncurry?

Hello all. We are the Barco Sin Vela II, 23 years of boating and still learning! Started out in '90 with a Hobie 16, next up was a Sovereign 7M sloop followed in '94 with a Watkins 27 sloop. 1996 moved up to a 43' Morgan which we lived aboard at St Katharines Dock for three years. Sailed home to...