1/30/78 Monday Leave for Tenn. 10 AM Arrive Wartroot 5:00 Bo till 9:00 to bed 1/31/78 Tuesday Day w Bo & Makela Ken arrived 3:00 Evening with Ken Bo & Janice 2/1/78 Wednesday 12:00 Leave for Cullwhee 3:00 Arrive Cullowhee – no * 3:30 Called * in Ashville n/a 4:00 Great Smokies rt.107 7:00 Best Western – Charlestown 2/2/78 Thursday From Charlestown to Fla. Best Western 2/3/78 Friday To Cape Kennedy till 11:00 To Disney world 12:00 – 7:00 Tea Cups & Space Mt. Drove to Bob & Jean’s arrive 2:00 AM 3:00 James Wright – Message to call Chris 2/4/78 Saturday Breakfast w Jean & Wm. R 12:00 Wm. R to airport – Miami 3:00 Bathing suits w kids 5:00 Returned – message from Chris 5:30 Chris called 6:00 To Miami airport for Chris Evening w Chris 2/5/78 Sunday Pack & prepare to leave 2:15 leave for Bahamas w CMW 4:00 Arrive Marsh Harbour To MOW w Cap’n First night at Cave Hill Chris cooked chicken 2/6/78 Monday Kids to town Little dinghy w Leander’s motor Helped Wm. R then F.E. dinghy at Sybil’s Checked Flying Eagle – battery to Cave Hill Hello to Betty |
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2/7/78 Tuesday 6:30 to town talked to Darwin re: Flying Eagle talked to Marcel re: slings Coffee w Lindsey Chris & Wm. R packed for Trilogy Trilogy set up & Flying Eagle barged |
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F.E. dingy aboard FE 3:30 to Betty’s w Chris, Lindsy, Art Hansen, Wm. R & etc.
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2/12/78 Sunday 8:00 CB WmR arrange Chris to Marsh Harb 10:00 Chris to M H w WmR & kids 11:00 To Betty’s 12:20 Chris kids & WmR back 1:00 Work on SD - mast 4:00 Bob Empy stopped – In hurry, will get book – will be back in 2 days with his boat Supper w Chris & kids
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2/13/78 Monday 10:30 Chris w WmR to Marsh Harbor |
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Discussions w Louis, Emerson, Edwin, guy at Hardware store re SD 3:00 To hardware store for fir transom 2”, planking 1” & 1 ½” & 2” brass screws #9 spent $47.25 4:00 Wood to FE w WmR. Transom epoxied & stern post finished chiseled. 5:30 To Betty’s for Supper w WmR. 8:45 To bed, Trilogy. Luke pampers incident 2/14/78 Tuesday 7:00 Transom cut & installed 9:00 Kids books arranged 9:30 Kids to Betty’s 12:30 Kids – Lunch 2:30 WmR to Cave Hill for putty - replaced two ribs w sisters, plugged transom, waited for WmR 4:30 WmR arrived w out putty 4:30 WmR returned for putty 4:45 Fastened transom 4:45 Kids back – clean up for Betty’s 5:30 To Betty’s for supper 9:00 To Trilogy – homework – log – bed Fixed Captain’s crapper! 2/15/78 Wednesday All day SD difficult geometry little progress – 2 planks RGW arrived did not see her 2/16/78 Thursday With kids – wash @ Betty’s WmR Rotary 11:00 – saw Randolph & Margo 2:30 back to MOW Work on SD – problems front plank 5:00 to Betty’s w kids – song w Mary & Louisa 6:00 Thrown out by WmR Supper w kids on Trilogy 7:30 To meet Andy no one else w Betty Andy had to stay till Mary & Louisa back 9:00 To Trilogy w Andy & Buddy 2/17/78 Friday 9:00 kids to Betty’s 9:30 Discussions w Louis re: plank & spoiler 10:00 To SD plank fitted & finished 11:30 Clean galley of Trilogy 1:00 Back to SD 3:00 To Betty’s for water RGW there Insulting behavior from RGW. 4:00 Shopping – supper – Sue & family on ferry 6:00 Read Andy’s work & practice instruments till 9:00 2/18/78 Saturday 7:00 Conf w Louis & Emerson re: SD 8:00 Back to work on SD all day – no progress 2/19/78 Sunday Rain Worked on SD – almost quit – finished 1 plank 4:30 Cocktails w John Wiper 7:00 Supper w WmR, RG, Sue, Sandy & kids @ Cave Hill 2/20/78 Monday Rain Fitted last bow plank w Sue! Made oar for dingy Cooked lunch for everyone but RGW Back to work on SD Practiced instruments w Becky & Sarah Nice afternoon & evening w kids 2/21/78 Tuesday Rain Intermittent work on SD and letters Sarah, Becky & ED to town for lunch 1:30 Girls back w super hamburg for me Josh, Luke, Sue, Sandy @ Cave Hill for day Saw Sue AM @ Betty’s Practiced instruments, wrote letters supper w girls soup & bread invitation for drinks but no supper said no. Karen in today. I will see her tomorrow. 3:30AM Dingy gone – extremely high winds rain cleared but concerned about boats w wind 2/22/78 Wednesday 6:00 Tried CB, broken – worked on CB till 8:30 cable broken raised Edwin’s re: dingy 9:00 Edwin’s returned call – Dingy @ Jeff’s 9:30 Sandy brought dingy w David Albury w Sue & Sandy. 12:00 Lunch – picnic w kids 12:30 Sit in sun w Bob Empy 1:15 To Trilogy w Mark work on dingy planking finished 3:00 Clean up & to Cave Hill 3:30 To Barton’s to meet up w Karen, Sue, Sandy & kids. 5:00 Sandy, Sue & WmR to Betty’s w pipes 7:00 Supper @ Cave Hill 8:00 RGW gone for evening DW drunk 11:00 To Trilogy w kids 11:30 To Betty’s - 1:00 2/23/78 Thursday Windy & Cold 8:00 To Cave Hill 9:00 Sandy, Sue, WmR & RG to Marsh Harbor Wash & Kids to school 12:00 Kids back – lunch & more wash 3:00 Wash done – kids & self to town grocery shopping – hat plat 5:00 To Watson’s – cocktails 7:00 Supper & bed 2/24/78 Friday Wind still blowing 6:30 to work on SD 8:00 Luke to Betty’s for water 9:00 Swam to shore to get Luke wind to strong for him to row. 9:30 Rowed kids to Betty’s then to Cave Hill w WmR for wood, water jugs etc. – more work on SD – Keel 11:00 To town for screws & drill 11:30 Pick up kids 12:00 Lunch on Trilogy 12:30 To town to call Chris 1:30 Back to Trilogy – keel on SD 4:30 To town for water 5:15 Bite Site for supper 6:00 Back to SD 7:00 Clean Trilogy – quiet evening w Kids 9:00 To bed 9:15 Buddy & Andy What more can you say. 12:30 2/25/78 Saturday Nice Day 7:00 Begin caulking SD 9:00 Karen, Sue & kids – Karen & Sue helped w SD Luke & kids look for tool box top 1:30 RGW here & everyone to town. SD painted Luke & I look for top – find it 3:00 Dove for tool box top & jelly jar 4:00 Girls to Cave Hill, Luke Josh & I paint SD & to Betty’s @ 5:00 till 6:00 Supper on Trilogy 7:00 Another coat of paint SD Wait for Andy for Treasure Cay? Green Turtle? 9:00 Andy & Buddy by – plans changed – apologetic To bed – motor – noise 1:00AM No water on Trilogy – find some in teapot. Beautiful moonlit night. So bright I give SD final coat of paint – white. She will be ready to put in the water when we get up. David Albury came by twice today, grinned from ear to ear and cheered at our progress. She looks good. 2:00AM Bed
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2/26/78 Sunday 8:00 Launch SD – to Watson’s w Luke & Josh 9:00 To Wyper’s for A. Hanson’s sail & rudder. 10:00 Back to FE mast & rudder rigged 11:00 Sue arrived alone – angry re: last night 12:00 Leave for Cave Hill w Sue, Luke, Josh 2:45 Give up attempt at Cave Hill 3:00 Back to Trilogy walk w boys & Sue to Cave Hill 4:00 Arrive Cave Hill demand from RGW to know what we had done. Dinner Roast – very nice, pleasant dinner. 10:00? Hassle re: who would stay at Cave Hill. All kids stay. I will go back to Trilogy. RGW asks that I wait, she would like to walk w me a way. Talks about Sue – then not really Sue but me. Insults – ‘I’ve been paid’ restrain her when she hits me w flashlight. Long bitter arguments ensue. 2:30AM Walk back to Trilogy – Log till 3:00AM Pall Mall & bed |
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2/27/78 Monday 8:00 To Cave Hill – Andy apology 8:30 Greeted by RGW – “she could bite her tongue off” Told her not to take things so seriously. It doesn’t really make much difference how I wear my hair; let’s just try to have some fun. 9:00 To school w Sue & kids – boat won’t run 9:30 To Willard’s for WmR’s motor 12:00 Pick up kids & rig up motor 1:00 To Cave Hill in dingy Picnic & afternoon on beach. Missed big grouper, shot flounder. 6:30 Back to Trilogy for supper. |
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2/28/78
Tuesday 8:00 With Sue & Karen 9:00 Kids to school 9:30 Work on dingy 12:00 Lunch w all 5 kids & afternoon on Trilogy Practice w Becky. Becky sails heart. 4:30 To ferry w Sue, RGW & Karen Good party @ Hopetown till 9:00 Met Gail & Buddy – played & talked till 10:30 To bed |
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3/1/78
Wednesday Usual kids to school AM w Sue & Karen 11:30 Lunch @ Bite Site 12:30 To Flying Eagle – bunks & water & floor till 5:00 Sue & Karen in RGW boat 5:30 Sue & Karen adrift – yell for assistance I get them with dingy. 6:00 Supper & Practice Log & bed also read Johnathan Livingston Seagull Sarah read Hobbitt till 10:00 |
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3/2/78
Thursday Kids to school Work on Flying Eagle 1:00 To Hopetown – afternoon w Brook & Karen Back to Trilogy & ready for dinner @ Dock & Dine @ 6:00 7:30 To Trilogy. RGW boat won’t start. Sue, Karen, RGW & kids walk to Cave Hill |
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3/3/78
Friday 8:00 All in dingy to Cave Hill – high winds 9:00 Sue & kids off to Marsh Harbor & Detroit 9:30 Back to FE with kids in dingy. High winds, waves sprung bow plank, soaked stuffed sprung plank w cotton caulking. 11:00 CB set up n FE 1:00 FE on ways – bottom washed 5:00 Hamburgers from Bite Site 6:00 Winds increase – severe thunder storm 7:00 Escape from FE in dingy between squalls – all wet again – brought kerosene lantern – worried about dingy sinking between heavy rain & sprung plank At Becky’s request we become more verbose. We have just arrived at the Trilogy and gotten warm and dry for the first time all day. The Trilogy is drained. No more water, no more lights, batteries dead so no motor or visa-versa. It would have run out of fuel soon so it makes little difference. Tonight we have lost our support satellite, the Flying Eagle. She had the water, the kerosene lantern, & the tools. We have made a candle in an ashtray From Becky’s b’day candles. It is about ten Inches high. The colors from the bottom up are white, yellow, blue (almost a whole birthday candle length as is the red above it) a quarter inch of green topped with a presently burning (the light of which I am writing under now) white sit on top of this very delicate structure we have made in honor of Rebecca Lynn Wright’s birthday, so we will Record it more poetically at her request. |
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3/4/78
Saturday 7:30 Bail dingy – sunk! – motor & gas tank OK!?! 8:00 To yard – work on FE. One plank above waterline – left side & left side stern very bad plank. Couldn’t bring it back much but fastened it & jammed it w caulk 2:30 Cookies for lunch 3:00 Move from Trilogy 6:00 Betty’s 7:00 Bite Site & first evening on FE |
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3/5/78
Sunday Paint FE Kids to Church – then sand & washtub trip to dump 4:00 FE to come off ways? 6:00 No – Mon AM Quick trip to Cave Hill 7:00 Tongue stew on washtub with sand. |
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3/6/78
Monday 7:00 FE off ways – tied to dock Motor full of water – water drained, filled, drained, filled, started seems OK 1:00 Capt to sew sail – final supplies – log from Betty 3:00 Out of MOW harbor – WmR follows Shake WmR – good sail all the way To anchorage at Marsh Harbor, 5 tacks Cheeseburgers for supper & bed after Hobbit. 8:00 Karen came stuff on FE |
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3/7/78
Tuesday 7:00 Leak 8:00 Karen & kids to MH Laundromat I stay at FE w dingy & repair fastener hole just below water line on starboard side. Cotton caulking – minor leak. Worked on pumps. 12:00 Brooke arrives. Lunch picnic w Karen & kids wash finished Golden Harvest & back to FE 3:30 Karen to dock. disc. of Hobbit w kids & Brooke |
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3/8/78
Wednesday 5:00 To town gas station & bakery w Brooke 6:00 Meet Karen @ dock w chicken To FE Brooke’s BD party, Karen’s Great cake till now which is 7:30 To Conch Inn w Brooke, Karen & Sam 10:00 FE |
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3/9/78
Thursday Rain Clean boat – Brooke & Karen for breakfast Baths – hot! - & laundry Decks swabbed 12:15 To Brooke’s boat Read Hobbit 4:00 To town – too late for anything 6:00 Supper & smoke w Brooke & Karen & kids on FE Spag w chicken – Hobbit & Bed |
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3/10/78
Friday Rain & high winds 9:00 Long morning in town w Brooke, Karen & kids 12:00 Lunch @ Ambassador – not too good 4:00 FE dragged Starboard anchor line broken – Port anchor had dragged till hooked on mooring near shore. Borrowed anchor from CYS. Set it. 5:30 to Conch Inn. Brooke & Karen 6:30 Back to FE bob stay sheathed ( Brooke problem – told people @ Conch Inn that he was on two boats. Has not introduced me as Pete’s brother. Perhaps shouldn’t stay with him? Supper& bed |
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3/11/78
Saturday Calm – Cold Clean up 10:00 Coffee w Brooke Looked for anchor Supper ready to leave next AM |
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3/12/78
Sunday Fine day, light breeze 9:00? Leave Marsh Harbor – Beautiful sail to MOW. 11:30WmR & RG w Martha & Leander in RG’s boat 12:00Bread from Louisa. Beer from Andy Stopped at Watson’s (not home) for dingy motor. 4:00 Brooke aground sandy pt. where we had picnic w RG. 4:30 Turn FE about, go to help Brooke 4:45 FE aground 5:00 Makeshift paddles for dingy row to Brooke & Karen Kids Karen Brooke ashore Hartly & Mary Lowe stopped by Brooke’s boat Brooke back On to FE & on to harbor In hook, beans & rice & bed. 2 boats came by today and cheered the Eagle Washtub fire with beans & coffee boiling under full sail w Sarah doing wash on deck, Becky on the bowsprint watching depth, Luke at the tiller |
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3/13/78
Monday Finer day nice breeze 9:00 Out of harbor for Linyard Cay 11:00 Arrive Linyard Cay – dive all afternoon w Brooke To Little Harbor bumpity bump Anchorage & supper & Hobbit Do not go ashore Dingy motor not working |
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3/14/78
Tuesday Nice 6:00 Dingy motor – made woodruff key from brass nut – coil gone worked till 10:00 To Pete’s for board. Sarah & I exhaust ourselves rowing Randolph there with friends Randolph gives ? me board 2x6 fir excellent for sculling oar 12:00Back to Eagle after lookat lighthouse w Luke Work on oar. 3:00 Trilogy in (unexpected but exoected) Looks good bottom painted under power. She had motored down WmR usual horror show drove around. Motored to Eagle handed me dingy motor – carb. shot. They have only 1 dingy oar – will park close enough to walk ashore tomorrow. Brooke to Trilogy (w Karen ?) Brooke & Martha to Eagle – message (and short visit) Turn CB on 15 exit Martha & Brooke in Brooke’s dingy Continue work on sculling oar & oar for WmR’s dingy. Arrive Leander in Brooke’s dingy sans Brooke. Leander “repairs” motor on dingy. (Transom is dangerously close to falling off) and gets gas & oil mixed from me for mime motor which he & WmR have fixed. I continue work on oars. Get in dingy for drinks on Trilogy. Start motor which catches on fire. Scull to Trilogy – difficult Drink. Return to Eagle choke on full pumping ball continuously. Collapse after third round of supper same bowl pinto beans. I also now have what Sarah calls a stubbed, re-stubbed, restubbed, stepped on toe, quite painful & minor. Pussycat tried to entertain as in the old days and Capt. had the boat in better shape than I expected, but it strikes me as pathetic. They can’t help it anymore. It is too late for them. They are dying. |
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3/15/78
Wednesday Nice Weather 6:00 Work on dingy motor. Carb from small motor on big motor. Easier than coil from big to little. Finish (not quite) sculling oar. My dingy is operable by 10:00 Begin WmR’s oar w Sarah. 11:00 To Trilogy w kids under power (transom going) Becky rowing everyone in by twos w one oar. I deliver second oar – matches other one I made almost – (good oars) Becky continues job. Talk w WmR re: Chris – Kids have gotten good letter. I’m in the middle. To shore. RG swam could not get aboard boat. Production. Also walk to Henrys’ 1:00 Back to Trilogy. Lunch quick Trilogy leaves @ 3:00. 3:00 Diving w kids & Brooke. Crawfish! 4 huge ones. Party after at Pete’s could have brought crawfish to party w kids. Gave away instead. |
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3/16/78
Thursday Nice Day 6:00 up clean crawfish heads for lunch w coleslaw Final touches on oar Luke – ride in sailing dingy Leo – Lyra Montreal Randolph saw oar – gave me board I made it from. Worked on dingy transom – elbows Supper early – out of gas, someone left it on – all meals coked in bucket OK w me. American chop suey 7:00 Pete’s Pub. Instruments & good music w Cam 10:00 To Eagle w Brooke smoke 11:00 Fall asleep w face in journal |
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3/17/78
Friday Lousy day, wind rain Got mattresses out from under leaks Laid around a while. Anchors slipped (had not set fisherman’s hook) Struggle w motor – keep it going – try to set anchors twice unsuccessfully ourselves. Very crowded harbor & ugly people on CYS boats. Help from Leo in his dingy. Leo & I set hooks – don’t hold. Pete & Brooke & Andre – Patapouf arrive w grapple & line. She now holds w three anchors. We have had lunch. She ought to hold. Going ashore @ 1:00 |
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3/18/78
Saturday Wind from North – cold Work on dingy after usual (lazy) AM w kids on boat. 10:30 Kids to caves w Ro while I work on dingy transom. Let log slide 3 days don’t remember – loaf? Cleaned up? 5:00 Supper w Cam & Ro & kids 7:00 Pub – going away party for Jimmy God music w Pete & Cam – drunk |
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3/19/78
Sunday Windy Kids w Cam & Ro all day while I clean Eagle repair ladder etc. work on bilge pump Got firewood & box to put it in so I could wash clothes Coffee w Leo on Brooke’s boat Went to visit people from Carolina To Eagle w Brooke, start potatoes. Bring potatoes to Cam & Ro’s. Ro has Pea soup. Talk about truck. (Met Mike – see 4/22) |
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3/20/78
Monday Wind (from East now) 8:00 Heart attack ? victim on boat needs oxygen Deb on CB Brooke is going to get boat to Marsh Harbour Pete takes him. Pete back Loads up 2 Hatians & other goods plus Roger for Marsh Harbor. Then coffee @ Cam & Ro’s Then wash clothes & assistance to CYS Then shower at Jim’s (he left today) Brooke returns w Leo & Andre & no motor & $50,000 boat & story. Spaghetti @ Cam & Ro’s (my dinner) w Brooke, to Eagle to bed |
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3/21/78
Tuesday Wind 7:00 Cam over to borrow coffee 7:30 Breakfast w kids Tried to raise Trilogy all morning 9:00 Dressed & to work on governor To Bight w Leo Sandra Charlie? & kids – then lunch w Leo & Sandra 4:30 To Cam & Ro’s Pub – music – Drunken Sailor |
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3/22/78
Wednesday Cold General work around. AM Large wash & rinse w fresh water Grinder from Pete. PM Showers at Jimmy’s Sleeping bag washed. Supper w Cam & Ro. Fritters Pub – no music girls arrive 8:00 just as Pub closes & stay til 9:30 w Andre & Pierrette |
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3/23/78
Thursday Beautiful day AM – Eagle dismantled. Shelves put up in aft corners of cabin & painted complete except beds & floor – Sarah takes over when massacre organized @ 12:30 Linyard Reef then on to Bight w Cam & Leo 4:00 Return to Fox with catch 50 – 60? Fish 2 lobsters 5:00 Fillet snappers & groupers for supper w Cam & Ro. 6:00 to Fox for shark expedition motor not running – ring gear jammed Nice mellow evening w Brooke, Pete Darrel, Andre, Cam, kids – expedition supplies drunk & smoked. 8:00 Girls arrive again – Tinky & Marty Tinky gets drunk – Brooke, Cam etc. Leave – scene ensues. Generator sparking. I get Tinky home to ugly old man & spend evening w Andre, Pierrette, Leo & Sandra aboard Pattepouf ? (sp) Leo & Sandra want us to go to Aluthera in AM. Can’t w Eagle painted & apart. Wind & moon perfect to cross. |
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3/24/78
Friday Beautiful day sun no wind Awake w hangover. Slept on Griffin. Goodbye w Brooke to Leo & Sandy watch from roof of lighthouse. Work on bilge pump – battery dead & automatic not working. Battery to Pete, second coat on interior of Eagle 11:00 Kids in dingy w minimal supplies to Bight of Old Robinson. 12:00 Found Bag End – made rooms got sunburn on butt @ beach. Teneek aground. Go to assist – no cooking fuel aboard. Want to borrow our fire. Supper – American chop suey – Tinky quite subdued & nice 7:30 Old man & older sisters leave in dingy. 10:00 I take Tinky & Marty back. |
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3/25/78
Saturday Nice Day 6:00 Rain 7:00 Shower ends, sun rises ans day begins w 2 brilliant rainbows. Beach & eggs for breakfast & Bag End sign carved. 12:00 Brooke & Andre arrive – concerned We are just leaving. 1:00 Arrive @ Eagle - girls organize I go ashore for battery lists etc. 4:00 Leave for MOW w mild breeze over Tilloo Bank on rising tide. Bumpity bump but not aground. Anchor & supper in Lubber’s Quarters. 9:00 Bed -----------------o--------------- 1:30 Awake & pull anchor under full moon. 2:00 Aground sand bank Lubber’s – winch off w anchor – wind gone 3:00 drop sails – motor to Matt Lowe’s Cay & across to Sandy Cay to Cave Hill 4:30 Motor quits Luke wakes & takes tiller I set sails. Throttle wire broken. Repair take sails down, |
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3/26/78
Easter Sunday Beautiful sunny 5:30 Arrive Cave Hill tied at dock Easter Bunny w RGW (WmR & CYS) 10:00 WmR to Betty’s – Lindsey service 11:00 w kids to town in dingy – kids to church 12:00 Betty, Louisa, Mary & kids to reef w WmR then Cave Hill kids change 1:00 kids to town for Easter egg hunt. tow dingy back – to Della’s beach patch on dingy. 3:00 Pick up kids & Andy w dingy & clean up at Eagle. 4:00 To Cave Hill for dinner ham & lamb 7:00 Betty & girls back – 8:00 To Eagle & bed |
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3/27/78
Monday Slightly cold & cloudy 7:00 Eagle stops thumping on bottom Bilge pump fixed – jammed ? 8:00 To Cave Hill. kids Scottie’s breakfast in bed for birthday. 9:00 Log till 10:00 Then to Eagle cleaned up mess. Just finished Tuttles arrive @ 12:00 ? I am worried about Eagle thumping on bottom she will start it again at 2: o’clock but we must at least get our things and say hello to Tuttles. Dishes gathered & everyone walks to Eagle Last minute decisions as to who is going. It is 2:01 & the Eagle started thumping lightly at 1:30. She has hit hard a couple f times before we push off and sticks on the sand a little as we leave the dock. We have Tuttle boys & Scottie tell them to find a place to sit and stay there. Luke holds engine at idle Sarah points us into the wind Becky and I set sails. Short sail & tea between Sandy Cay Into harbor. Aground – dead low. Put out fisherman’s hook. Party ashore for lunch at Bite Site on RGW. I sheath sprint stay – tide up after lunch & bread we leave via North end of MOW. Follow Donnie she has trouble. Eagle won’t make it. Have to use anchor & dingy to turn her in channel. RGW to rescue. Continue w anchor & dingy no fire drills. Out sail & motor @ 5:00 Arrive MH 6:15 anchor Ashore, Conch Inn closed. Andre there. Teneek there Dinner $54 the works on credit To Eagle to bed |
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3/28/78
Tuesday 7:30 up & to Conch Inn w laundry to Lois 8:00 Golden Harvest Little Harbour lists 10:30 Cam & Rose arrive 11:30 Finish groceries & to Sea Breezes – anchor chains – lines – Kellys pump $64 12:30 New Town House – lunch w Cam & Rose. $108 inc last nite 1:30 To Conch Inn Laundry 2:00 To dock w Eagle. 3:00 Pick up Little Harbour orders & groceries 3:30 Under power (no lines for sails) lousy weather anyhow to MOW. Luke has held compass headings at tiller there & back 5:00 Arrive MOW. No problems Tide high eat goodies . Listen to CB. Talk. 8:00 To Cave Hill – showers & another supper. Fragmented conversation w RG & WmR re: Jimmie’s wedding & CYS man. 10:00 Luke & Becky asleep @ Cave Hill RG insists. Sarah & I to Eagle conversation re: CMW 12:00 – 12:45 log. It is difficult to keep up. P.S. leaks in Eagle & dingy Singing Dinky |
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3/29/78
Wednesday Overcast w heavy squalls PM Last minute details sheets – tapes MOW & Cave Hill WmR wants me to see CSY man. Pay Edwin etc. 3:00 Leave MOW 4:00 Notice bob stay under 5:00 Low tide must go around Tilloo Bank Seas high bilge slopping turn on pump 6:00 Off Pelican Cays high seas winds 50 – 60? gusting heavy rain mattresses floating on floor bilge pump won’t keep up. I think she is leaking from bob stay in stem. 7:00 Consider running for beach on Linyards. See light from Chambers. Under sail & motor run for Little Harbour. Arrive. 7:30 Miss channel by 3 feet pitch black Aground other side. Kids take over Luke keeps motor running I finish installing bilge pump off motor – we are on second battery w electric pump. 9:00 Off – to Kenyson’s mooring – finish pumping w Brooke – works fine – clean up & bed |
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3/30/78
Thursday More clean up Decks caulked Listen to tapes 4 hrs. Tape to PRW Rose fishing on Eagle |
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3/31/78
Friday P Johnston to MH. (Tries to call PRW w Brooke all day.) I work on Eagle all AM !:00 Start supper – Kids have gone w Andre & Pierrette for a walk. 4:30 Andre et al back supper beans & rice conch fritters & donuts & honey for desert. 8:00 pick w Cam |
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4/1/78
Saturday Serious work on Eagle. Thimbles chains balls & 7 foot splices anchor lines. New painter - dingy. Found leak in stem fastening that caused problem Wed. Supper at Peter & Annita’s. Square egg maker shown to Cam & Ro |
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4/2/78
AM repair hole in bow plank & caulk decks Rest of day with Mike who may continue sq. egg breakfast (-4/22) Michael A. Gleeson (Mailing) P.O. Box 413 Venice, California 1261 Pacific Coast Highway Santa Monica, California 212-393-6621 Phone In N.Y.C. stop in at Spring Street Bar Spring St / West Broadway ask for Mike |
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i4/3/78
Monday Made plans to leave & painted mast w help of kids 6:00 Pete arrives from Marsh Harbour A. Nettles here today Supper w everyone on Eagle |
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4/4/78
Tuesday Nice Painted port side Mike coming on trip north Debbie gone – Party @ Pete’s Becky’s pain Repaired seam in port side dove over entire bottom w Mike Watsons here w Sawyins |
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4/5/78
Wednesday Beautiful Day 7:00 Boat cleaned ropes arranged jib sheets changed 10:00 Leave w Mike 10:15 Cam out to see us – saves oar gets wet suit 2:15 Approaching Lubber’s ¼ 6:30 Anchored in Hopetown after fine sail 7:30 Dinner at Hopetown Harbour Lodge very nice good (not excellent) meal Mike treats |
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4/6/78
Thursday Fine day w mild wind from SE Wing & wing to MW – paradise Shopping – ignition parts Ben $90 L !! Lunch @ Bite Site – call PRW & mail Dingy motor repaired – back on dingy To reef. Meet WmR & RG on way in from Miami – continue to reef. Different fish – don’t know exactly which to shoot. Reef is beautiful Kids in settlement & @ Eagle – will bring kids back tomorrow. 7:00 To Betty’s to watch T. Berry’s slides – continue w Andy & dramatics w Buddy – laid |
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4/7/78
Friday Same 8:00 Breakfast @ Cave Hill 11:00 To Eagle 12:00 To Reef w Mike & Kids w dingy 2:00 WmR, RG & Scotty show up on reef. RG can’t get out of boat she is afraid she can’t get back in boat WmR hardly can. Scotty cuts himself on coral. Becky & Luke not into this too much; we don’t overdo it. Sarah, Mike & I stay looking for giant lobster. 4 Trigger fish & 2 Parrot & 1 Surgeon all large 1 small Grouper. Saw huge one. Sarah plays w Cuda. WmR nearly as bad shape as RG. Neither will retrieve it. 3:00 Beer & Cave Hill. Wounds administered to 4:00 To settlement w Mike & Sarah Parrot fish to Louisa & Mary. 5:00 Fish & Boat cleaned 7:00 To Cave Hill – nice dinner – RG nervous. gets it under control w a few drinks. 10:00 To bed |
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4/8/78
Saturday Another beauty no wind 5:15 Wake up Mike for diving? No! 6:00 Log & opened mail 8:00 Motor parts from Edwin for WmR & Laundry Cave Hill Bob E on CB @ Scotland Cay 10:00 Leave for Foot’s Cay Slow sail. Lost toilet arrived 5:00 Salad & crackers on Eagle wind surf 7:00 Drinks & supper w Meyers 10:00 Bed – Luke asleep on couch |
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4/9/78
Sunday beauty no wind Work on dingy w Mike Livingstons & Levitts @ Foots Cay 4:00? WmR & RG on Trilogy Dive small islands Lose motor on way home At different intervals during past 2 days have been listening to Pete’s tapes finished 10:pm – pony ------------- 10th We are pirates on the Eagle w Mike our tactical leader and myself Captain. Mike works up scams, sells himself to the Meyers, the kids work up a “don’t have a pot to piss in” scam & we leave with shopping cartons full of vegetables. When loot is scarce (Little Harbour) we fish the reefs, cook beans & rice & live like kings. |
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4/10/78
Monday Nice Fuck the log We are Pirates we don’t have to do anything we don’t want to Go back one Page 7:00 Retrieve motor & work on it 8:00 Sarah to Meyers 10:00 Meyers to Eagle 11:00 Leave for Treasure Cay Pete, Just listened to the tape I never got. Here at Treasure Cay with Flying Eagle – pride of the fleet. Dave just tells the CSY’ers he’s chartering for Hatian Charters out of Port au Prince. Everyone loves the “Hibachi.” And as always, I’m having a ball – wish you were here today, the 10th , and the rest of these pages. Brooke |
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4/11/78
Tuesday Wind but nice 10:00 To airport w Mike 12:00 Lunch @ bar room 1:00 Called PRW n/a 2:00 Called CMW 4:00 Leave Treasure Cay 4:30 Aground off Sandy Bank Cay Lost jib halyard and lazy jack Rough trip into New Plymouth Allen & Roy – to town – pool & volleyball |
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4/12/78
Wednesday Nice Boat organized & b’fast till 10:00 Lunch in New Plymouth and Whisk w Daniel at bar till 4:00 4:30 Eagle aground and very far over We row to Eagle just in time to watch the water running over gunnels. Mast tied t dock w anchor line. Becky gets Allen & Roy. Bail till 6:00 she floats By 9:00 she is upright enough to run motor & pump – to bed exhausted everything soaked |
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4/13/78
Thursday Did not leave Eagle – all day spent cleaning below & drying things |
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4/14/78
Friday Decks cleaned & things still drying 11:00 Rain – Port deck leaks badly again – structural problems Called Chris n/a Called Pete Win shifts from Easterly to Westerly Work Lunch Work – Supper at Bethel’s |
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4/15/78
Saturday Move Eagle & re anchor 2:00 More cleanup & pump bilge – high I have two holes to plug in Starboard stern plus jib & lazy jack to rig. Found lazy jack pulleys Should be back to ground 0 by nightfall. Temporary patch on stern – did not get up mast. Kids to movie |
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4/15/78
Sunday Nice – windy AM Mast – Lazy jack & Jib halyard Leave 12:30 for Guana 3:00 Whale Cay Passage – outside medium seas, wind from East. Eagle does fine. 6:00 Arrive North end of Guana Supper & bed |
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4/17/78
Monday Windy Mike finds ledges I scull dingy ashore & cut mast & boom w machete Capt. on CB. – Treasure Cay? |
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4/18/78
Tuesday Strong winds from South Hang around boat – talk to Foot’s Cay on CB – lost both dinghy’s 2:00 Trilogy arrives under sail.! 3:00 Leave for Treasure Cay using lazy jack – Lost George 5:00 Arrive Treasure Cay, tie to Dock, showers & supper w WmR & RG Then crows Nest w kids. Angie & Liz sail on Eagle |
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4/19/78
Wednesday High winds 7:30 Coffee @ motel w Mike Clean Eagle – rugs up ready to sail 10:00 Laundry @ marina 1:30 Leave ahead of Trilogy Set course of 120 o for MOW 5:00 Just off Cave Hill jib lets go – eye rips out – can’t sail it w out jib winds to strong can’t hold her Drop main sail, start motor Very slow trip into north end of MOW harbor on high tide. Bilge pumped Eagle straightened out (she has sailed nearly 4 hours with starboard gunnel under water and waves breaking over bow) We have renewed faith in her Tired to bed after violent electrical storm in which Edwin’s mooring slipped & we had to start motor and set fisherman’s hook |
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4/20/78
Thursday Sunny Kids to Cave Hill, Mike & I laze around MOW. Meet Willy, get tour of “his” boat. 3:00 To Cave Hill showers supper – nice Angie & Liz pain – fight all the time 10:00 To Eagle w WmR |
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4/21/78
Friday Hot Sunny 7:30 To town looking for sail 8:00 Sail shop – no sails 9:00 Call WmR on CB – no sails 10:00 Find sail mast boom & rudder from Martin Weatherford $135 Rest of day till 11:30 PM work on dingy – all trim work finished rudder hardware installed & boat painted under streetlight by Betty’s dock. Bed 12:30 |
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4/22/78
Saturday Sunny Hot 6:30 To dingy – it is beautiful Mike & I inspired – finish dingy with rope fender and 2 complete coats of paint – she compares w other MOW dingys! Fix Betty’s chairs afternoon show off & admire dingy 6:00 Salad on Eagle 8:30 Bite Site coffee w Mike & Luke Then read log till 10:45 Bed Have opened charge accts @ Harbor Store & Bite Site & Edwins. It is easier. Very little variety at Bite Site no one going overboard. |
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4/23/78
Sunday Sunny & Windy Breakfast then Launch dingy Sail around harbour Sail to Della’s beach Then to Cave Hill fix WmR’s truck To Della’s then to reef – did not dive, too rough, but dingy did fine – a little too much keel or too little rudder? Done back to Della’s 1 Queen Trigger fish 1 red snapper 1 flounder 1 small grouper Cave Hill – drink & shower Sail w Mike to Eagle – kids walk Stew from RG for supper Will fry fish in AM (Goodnight Pete) |
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4/24/78
Monday Rain 8:00 CB w WmR 9:00 WmR, RG & Kids to Marsh Harbour 10:00 Fish breakfast w Mike in rain Major cleaning of Eagle too many non-essentials – School books in suitcase that had been wet for a month Sack of mildewed clothes left over from first near sinking including my Cordovans & sport coat. All sent to Cave Hill Kids come back with new clothes which shall stay at Cave Hill. Supper at Bite Site w Mike Kids @ Cave Hill – still raining Gail w smoke 10:00 Call PRW – still at work – Karen home Beth coming 1st |
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4/25/78
Tuesday 8:00 Lags in deck carriers. 1:00 P cashed $500 2:00 Sail from Vernon $30.00 Hardware store Paid $60.00 Mail – tried to call Chris Howard Fuchet called WmR. Sail shop – needle – George raft 3:00 To dump w dingy. Then fishing – half way to MH get very large red snapper and sail out near reef. 6:00 Cave Hill 7:00 To Eagle in dingy Snapper & bed |
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4/26/78
Wednesday Strong Winds from East 8:30 Leave MOW for Little Harbour 12:00 Arrive Little Harbour Lunch – sail dingy w Sarah Supper w Brooke & Co. Cam over late – talk about Eagle |
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4/27/78
Thursday Wind (sunny) from East 7:30 To Cam & Ro’s Listen to tapes till 10:00 11:00 Tide high but too windy to put Eagle at dock Work on decks – should be tight now painted & caulked 4:30 Finish & to shore conf w Pete Deb Ken & Mike re Eagle Pete suggests Dave Ralph 6:00 Supper on Eagle w Brooke & Jeff 7:00 Pub 9:00 Cam & Ro’s 10:00 Kids to Eagle & to Brooke’s boat for candles & goodbye (Leaving 4:00 AM) 11:00 Fall in drink getting into dingy. Then bed |
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4/28/78
Friday Wind from north strong Sunny 6:00 Brooke still here To Cam & Ro’s for tapes till 11:00 Eagle ready to beach w Cam & Sarah Port bow plank removed – everything caulked to midship 2:00 Dingy race w Cam & Brooke off (I did not see him in AM) Randolph’s warning Work on boat. Plank & Port bow ¼ finished My beans @ Ro’s – Ro’s Valium |
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4/29/78
Saturday 5:30 Up & begin work on bottom stern ¼ - 2 old copper patches lead caulk & refasten – 2 seams Cam comes over, we spot paint above the tide – high tide @1:00" Work on topsides Stbd ¼ - Work down w tide. (patched area seems not to have held Major leak low on Port stern ¼ noticed it when tide was up) My first underwater lead patch is holding up fine. Another refastened caulked & leaded seam Stbd midship just below actual waterline. My Marsh Harbour caulk patch redone w lead. Much refastening 16 penny nails above, brass screws below. (I know Where the weak spts are now) Port stern & Stbd bow are good & visa v Low tide around seven PM – do low patch Remove 3rd old copper patch. Finish paint & caulk Stbd stern Supper w Cam & Ro To Eagle 10:00 Log Randolph’s logs float (warning #2) 11:00 Kids nap till 2:00 AM high tide. |
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4/30/78
Sunday Windy Shifting clear night I must begin collecting Randolph’s logs, anchors, lines etc to put Eagle on mooring I am getting very cold. 2:00 AM Eagle is off did not moor Tied & sprung across from Fox on dock. Fenders out anchors reset etc. 6:00 AM Cam & Ro’s rest of tapes till 10:00 Talk w P.J. re Eagle 12:00 Thank Rand & Margo (for warning) 1:00 Departure – PJ problem w Fox rope around prop 3:30 Stop @ Sandy (Cay) beach – to dock w dingy Load up w coconuts Beer & soda from tourists Back to Eagle. Before leaving had to unsnag main halyard 4:30 Back to Eagle & on to MOW @ 5:00 Sarah @ tiller nice gentle wind from South – do log 6:00 Arrive MOW shark raggu & potatoes 7:00 WmR arrives - to Cave Hill – cake 9:00 Bed @ Uncle Will’s |
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5/1/78
Monday Steady wind from South East Sunny Breakfast & leave for Eagle 9:00 to Marsh Harbour 9:30 PJ on CB – on way to MOW (Edwin’s. Back to MOW. PJ to Little Harbour & then to Marsh) 10:30 Arrive Marsh – to airport. Airport, shopping etc. 11:00 Call Beth – no romance – In love w Bob. 5:00 Call Karen 8:00 Supper @ Mother Merle’s w Pete, Deb Ken, Mike, Maurine & friend |
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5/2/78
Tuesday Sunny Wind from North 10:AM Called PRW, Beth (Back to Eagle for address) Chris 1: 00 Lunch Conch Crawl 5:00 Supper Conch Crawl 6:00 Showers 7:00 Little Harbour movie @ Maurine’s 9:00 Call PRW |
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5/3/78
Wednesday 9:00 Call Beth With Deb, Mike’ Pete, Ken, George, Carol et al 2:00 Call Chris – she will not come Sail w Rose Amusement center after darts at Conch Inn Music w Andy & Holly & Rose Eagle w Rose The rest of Wed & Thurs. spent hanging around Conch Crawl making reservations for Tony & trying to figure out what to do next. |
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5/4/78
Thursday 2:00 Called Chris AM Little Harbor leaves 12:00 To airport for immigration ret tomorrow Music w Andy after supper till 11:00 Supper Conch Inn – steaks w Rose – Ferry Dock w Rose Becky sick |
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5/5/78
Friday 12:00 Repair bicycles & to airport w Rose & kids 4:00 Played w Andy & Holly Willy 8:00 Spring City w Rose Willy & Ronald & girl 2:00 Heaven w Rose 6:00 Shower w Rose |
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5/6/78
Saturday Wind from South Front around 9:00 Lumber @ sea breezes 2:00 Leave for Treasure Cay 8:00 Dance w Rose – 2:00 |
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5/7/78
Sunday Wind from East heavy 8:30 Beat to Bakers 1:00 Arrive Bakers Dive close ledges w kids & Rose nude 4:00 Back to boats move cook supper Trigger fish Potato salad & Rose’s Pizza & cake 1:00 Ed & Rose home after lots of reading |
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5/8/78
Monday Wind from South East 7:00 Up – bilge high – Front still sitting on us – Pump bilge & CB & log. 8:00 VHF conf. w Louis re. Tony & Andy BREAKFAST w Ed KIDS TO “BALLERINA” 10:00 HEAVEN W ROSE 11-12 TALKED 12:30 Lunch on Ballerina 4:00 Rube M invitation to supper in speedboat off Fish Cays 5:30 Arrive at Foot’s Cay after another successful rescue of Karen’s chair 5:45 In dingy w Sarah & BJ for one more shot at Grouper – missed 6:30 Supper – waffles – showers visit & bed |
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5/9/78
Tuesday Wind from North 6:00 Leave Foot’s Cay 9:00 Arrive Marsh Organize & wait – Ballerina and Vega п – fuel 12:00 Leave for MOW 1:00 Arrive MOW Ballerina aground – looses anchor dingy motor broken – fire drill for them. Vega barged to Eagle on mooring – no fire drills To town in dingy. Meet Levins @ 3:00 Ride to Cave Hill. 3:30 Back to boats – smoke 4:30 To town w instruments 5:30 Play for Betty – finger bad 6:45 Back to boats supper by Robin – bed |
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5/10/
Wednesday Up – bilge – log etc. Andy – work on stuffing box (his) 9:00 To Ballerina & Edwin’s in dingy In town till 11:00 then to Cave Hill w Andy, Robin & Rose – then to reef & beach 5:00 Crawfish on near heads 7:00 Supper @ Cave Hill – home w WmR. 10:00 Drunk & stoned & play w Andy |
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5/11/78
Thursday Clean up & ready to leave Omnicillin for lip Andy Edmiston Vega П 805 N Collins St. Plant City, Fla 33566 813-752-2366 (941-686-6422) bilge 11:00 To Little Harbour 2:30 Arrive Little Harbour Infection on lip – sick in bed Empy & Hopkins here – Mike has been in Bimmini w Ken Sleep rest of day |
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5/12/78
Friday 8:30 up feeling better – swelling down bilge 5/13/78 Saturday Slivers in ass 5:00 AM w Cam re: Eagle Eagle sold $1,000 in trade Rest of day repairing aft deck beam 6:00 Supper w Cam & Rose 5/14/78 Sunday Wind from South switches to East & North Kids to pancake party 8:00 Patch on bottom of Eagle – Cam – & clean till 12:00 Heavy winds, nice sail to MOW 4:00 To Betty’s – hot dogs – key from Eddie 6:00 To Cave Hill in dingy – only have keys to Uncle Will’s Crab Jungle 8:30 Bite Site & key requested fro Eddie – won’t give it 10:00 Back to Uncle Will’s showers soup & bed – found keys @ Will’s |
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5/15/78
Monday AM Cave Hill – close – to town in dingy – things @ Betty’s 12:30 Leave MOW over side for preserver sail around 4:00 Arrive Marsh – supper @ Town House 8:00 Pick w Andy & Cam & Bed |
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5/16/78
Tuesday Brealfast @ Conch Crawl 10:00 Overboard for Luke – missed rope swimming Rest of trip on Vega П Della’s beach Reef 3 crawfish & The Grouper Supper Cave Hill – Conf w Eddie & Nettles – Can’t do it @ Uncle Will’s – go to main house 12:30 Leave for Marsh 2:30 Arrive bed |
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5/17/78
Wednesday 7:00 Up – breakfast – Conch Crawl 8:00 Pack 10:00 To airport w Cam Rose Andy Robin Rose& kids Mackey cancelled 11:00 Back to Conch Crawl – swim lunch & pick till 3:30 Cab to airport 4:30 Leave for Miami w Rbin & kids Robin Martin Rt. 2 Box 5 Sugarloaf, Fla. 33044 “305-754-3594 6:00 Fort Lauderdale 7:00 Miami by limo w Robin til 8:00 To Bob’s ham & cheese sandwiches 11:00 Jimmy – Lincoln – Kibby bed |
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5/18/78
Thursday 6:00 Up 7:00 leave for Sugarloaf 10:00 breakfast with Robin picked 12:00 Shopping w Robin bought T-shirts Daddy 3 pairs pants 1 shirt Luk 2 pants 3 shirts army clothes Becky Bathing suit 1 shirt 1 pants Sarah Bathing suit Gouchous shirt 2:00 Mr. Donut’s 8:00 Robin cooked chicken barley cooked 10:00 to Bed |
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5/19/78
Friday Slept late – 9:30 breakfast then leave @ 12:30 – thru 5/20/78 Saturday Still driving 2:00 called PRW – n/a called Beth K - favor 3:00 – 4:00 Getting Beth’s things Alexandria 6:00 Arrive Hag. w PRW & SCW |
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5/21/78
Sunday w PRW & SCW – cars & business 8:00 To Mass 5/22/78 Monday 3AM – Hartford – out of gas |
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HOME
6AM 8:00 Sarah to school & trip w Beth Pbook etc. 9:00 Called B. Larson Some calls – straighten up clothes etc. 12:00 Sleep tfill 5:00 Kohns & Brooks 10:00 Bed |
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