Category: Biographies
We first heard about _The Boy, Me and the Cat_ when asked if we had read it. When we said we hadn’t, our interrogator shook his head with pity, and then made the flat statement, “It is the greatest cruising story ever written.” As you can imagine, our curiosity was piqued and...
We first heard about _The Boy, Me and the Cat_ when asked if we had read it. When we said we hadn’t, our interrogator shook his head with pity, and then made the flat statement,...
2. Part 2_November 2nd._ Comes bright and clear with smart reefing breezes from N. W. and a real touch of winter in the air. A little more and we would need our mitties. Turned out 6:30...
3. Part 3_November 19th._ Comes calm and as pretty as a picture. Found us anchored in a snug little harbor and surrounded by busy oystermen. Fried oysters for breakfast, and we took our...
4. Part 4Scotty was on sick list yesterday and had sort of kind of fits so fast one after the other that she lost count. Pretty near threw her little heart up. Looked kind of meechin thi...
5. Part 5On the night of December 20th we took launch and sounded nearly four feet of water on the bar at top of the tide, and as the roll was fairly easy, we jumped the canvas to her an...
6. Part 6Now that was quite a longish night, too. Sitting still, listening to the howl and swish of the gale and speculating on where H. was and where I was going to, for I was out on th...
7. Part 7Turned out one morning at 3 a.m. to twist Mascot around on beach for rudder repairs. These beaches, so-called, are not real beaches at all but huge mud banks covered several fee...
8. Part 8We went to the much advertised South Beach where we expected to find quite a bit of life, but instead found the cheapest sort of outfit with not a soul in sight. There was an al...
9. Part 9_February 28th._ We turned out at daylight and took the ship over to West Palm Beach where we put in a mighty hot, weary morning getting provisions, water and ice. The wind was...
10. Part 10_March 22nd._ As fair as can be with light airs at northeast. Could wish them at southwest. Away with kicker at eight and had truly a devil’s own time getting up to Ormond. Ran...
11. Part 11_April 17th._ Clouds did all clear away, but how they did it is a mystery to me. The morning came bright, cool and fair with rising glass and light airs drifting from southeast....
12. Part 12Today the wind is light, southerly, soft with misty air. I can’t just tell whether the mist is due to weather or to the sickening sweetish smell which comes from the rotting ref...
13. Part 13_June 4th to June 22nd._ We very lazily and with much content, quietly cruised eastward in Long Island Sound. We had fair skies and pleasant breeze and stopped on our way at Bla...