Author Archives: robmcdonald

Nelson Miller and I flew out of Nashville to Tampa St. Peter on Thursday Nov. 14th 2024 to take my final Nautic Ed, SLC on board training with Captain Andy on his 47′ Island   Packet, Hawkeye. The next beginning … Continue reading →

Sugar Arrive Monday afternoon w Nelson. Rain in afternoon. Had a good meeting w Dana at Southwestern Started raining and we waited for a window to go to boat. Had a Rusty nail. We sat for a while and then … Continue reading →

I purchased the NorthStar 500 April 17,2023. Looking forward to new sailing adventures. She is on Kentucky Lake now. Hull 84. Purchased from John George, who purchased from Jerry Mullins a sail maker, who bought it from George Weiss.

Sept. 28, 2022 Ian made landfall Sept. 28, 2022, in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. The ferocious 150-mph winds pushed ashore feet of water from the Gulf of Mexico that tore through homes and businesses along the coast.   … Continue reading →

In order to celebrate New Years for 2022 a 850 mile drive was required with the worst traffic I have ever seen from Chattanooga to Ft Myers. Once there it was all worth it. I was excited to see my new … Continue reading →

Saturday, April 24, 2021 The camaraderie of sailors is the picture of selfless giving. We seem to know that our ability to travel and sail is interdependent. Nelson Miller, Tim Parshall and I planned to sail from Carrabelle, Florida to … Continue reading →

We left early and immediately our engine alarm went off. We stopped and found Tim had connected a wire that should not have been connected. No harm. We had an easy day of motoring through the GICW.