It is official I am retired. DOYLES had a going away party for me and all wished us well. I think they may be almost as excited about the trip to the caribbean as Linda and I. Now it is time to get the last minute things completed and ready ourselves

the ladies of my life captain Joe

Glamour shot of linda

We have the new davits and motor mount installed now we are waiting for the arrival of the dinghy and motor.

This was on a trip we took in the gulf it will give you an idea of what it is like to sail in the open water.

We are new at blogging so we will make plenty of mistakes

Great start, today we recieved new davits for the dinghy to come. The last day of my work will be 4/16/09 after which the last upgrades should be completed quickly. we plan to set sail for isla mujeres mexico between may 1st and 15th. the early start is so we can be further south out of harms way before hurricane season ie guatamala or panama.
Capitan Joe

here is JD on the sea trial 4 years ago.--our adventure wasn't even a dream. On this day JD was just praying he could dock her in the slip without taking out 4 other yachts