Author Archives: robmcdonald

Sue and I left Saturday Labor Day weekend to visit Shadow and tour surrounding cities. We hustled down to Muscle Shoals for the last tour at Muscle Shoals studio famous for world class artists like Cher, Rolling Stones, Greg Almond, … Continue reading →

Paris Landing Marina MM 66 Nelson Miller, Zyg Durski and I departed from Paris Landing State Park Marina at 9.30 a.m. Wednesday August 5th.  It was my birthday week and it was to be a beauty. The one thing Nelson told … Continue reading →

Step One: Determine the size of your power needs. Making good decisions requires lots of research from personal and internet sources. Unfortunately at my sailing club only 6 people had solar on their boats and only a few seemed properly … Continue reading →

CJ Pierce, Owen Hayes and I sailed from Carrabelle to Panama City with a little work on the bottom and installing thru hull transducer.      We departed Carrabelle and anchored our first night off Dog Island with a spectacular sunset with … Continue reading →

May 17,2020 Sue and I with Max arrived at Paris Landing Saturday afternoon. We cleaned and organized. Getting the mold off was needed. Looked like a new coat of paint. I wired anchor light only to wait to see if … Continue reading →

My son Robbie and I traveled to Paris, TN where my Morgan 36 is in a slip. It was a cold morning around 25 degrees. We were going to install a new cabin sole with a 10′ 3/4″ 4×8 sheet of … Continue reading →

Travel with us in two 36 foot sailboats from Harbor Island Yacht Club, through downtown Nashville, Clarksville and on to Green Turtle Bay Kentucky. We experienced fog, fall colors, locks and bridges, migrating white pelicans and bald eagles.  

11/24/2019 Owen Hayes text me on Fri Nov 8, 2019 to see if I wanted to crew on a trip from Mobile Bay to Miami departing on Nov 15-23. Within 7 minutes I said yes. We were sailing out on … Continue reading →

Nelson Miller and I departed Nashville but before we even left ground I had bitten my tongue, Zyg Durski called to say he lost his wallet and could not pick us up at the airport and Nelson had to book … Continue reading →