Southern Fried

Yes my friends, that is FRIED corn on the cob and it is delicious! I am not a big fan of fried stuff but perhaps this is because here in Kansas we don't fry much. We are big hunk of beef country. Fried food items in Kansas are iffy. It might be good, it might not. The south on the other hand has not only perfected it but it seems made it a past time. The fried corn on the cob at the Oyster Shack was tender and yummy. Good stuff.
This on the other hand...not so much. Really? It's 2010.

Honey Ryder upgrades

If you remember back to our May 2010 trip from Panama City FL to Brunswick GA, Captain Mark called on several friends in various areas of the marine industry to ask questions and help troubleshoot....
a marine electronics friend when the autopilot quit for a while, a rigging friend when the headsail furling gear looked wrong, a marine radar friend and so on and so forth. I remember thinking....MUST get some friends like that. Well - we have.
Meet Jay Sellers our NEW marine electronics friend. Officially Guru Marine. And check our his ride. Is that awesome or what! We have hired Jay to help us with our VHF communication challenges. But more on that later.

Sailing gear - watch necessities

Exciting, fun, safe sailing is partially about forming good habits. We are using well proven sailing and ship habits that we formed through the years and adding to them as we get to know s/v Honey Ryder better. Thus improving our sailing skills and the fun factor. Sheesh...I should write ads for sailing manufacturers.
Above are all the things that go into the cockpit when we go sailing.
This rail bag is especially handy for keeping track of small items.
All nice, neat and easy to reach. *Note the kewl new FLOATING handheld VHF. More on this later.