Entries by Kristine

Grand Caymans, Cuba, Turks and Caicos, January 2014

Left Wisconsin at minus 20 arrived in Grand Cayman at 80 plus and cold rum drinks.  Spent time managing the head repair (you don’t want to know the details), Fred helped install the new all stainless heavier anchor, Gordy worked on the refrig controller – we will have cold beer and Wendell brought in a […]

Launching 2014 Sail Season – Bocas to Grand Caymans

Hurricane season ends November first the Grateful Red leaves Boca del Toro, Panama on November 16th for Grand Cayman. Seven hundred miles or five days of sailing – day and night.  The Grateful Red crew of Gordy, Jack, Matt and Ken set sail among a few lightning bolts on a drizzly Saturday afternoon.   Immediately there […]

Portobella to Bocas del Toro, Panama with George

The reason our engine stopped working well! Arriving at Portobello to drop off Cissy & Jack, we secured a solid anchor set.  Coming in however, our engine quit 2 separate times, but would restart so we were relieved to get it anchored.  We set up the Dinghy and got Cissy, Jack and our fish to […]