25.7617° N, 80.1918° W Fair warning: this is a long one. I left Chicago for Miami Beach on December 2 and spent the next 2 days cleaning and preparing the boat for departure. Mostly, however, I read weather reports in anticipation of crossing the Gulf Stream eastward toward Bimini, Bahamas’ closest port of entry.  Miami... Continue Reading →

25°46'N 80° 12'W Nationwide Yacht Transport—which turned out to be a dude in a Ford F450— deposited the OG in good condition at RMK Merrill-Stevens boatyard on October 4. He had excellent reviews and I made sure to leave him another. Thanks Brad. The following day, I left my parents and Pici in Fort Myers... Continue Reading →

42.3636° N, 87.8448° W Delivering a boat from Chicago to the Caribbean is not a small task. Some choose to steam down the Calumet River to the Cal-Sag Channel, down the Mississippi and around the Gulf of Mexico before crossing the gulf stream eastward. We, however, chose to save 3 months by trucking the boat... Continue Reading →