Stardate April 21, 2007

8 hours on the Yacht

Air Tempature: 75 Degrees
Water Tempature: 45 Degrees
Wind: 10Knots
Seas: 1 to 2 Feet at 10 Seconds – Nice smooth seas
Visability: 10 miles


We named the Donna Julie in honor of my wife. With the boat all prepped and painted, Captain Mike from East Coast Flightcraft delivered the boat to Donna and I. Mike Olaughlin, the Cobalt Boat Owner who helped to sell the boat to us while at the Boston Boat Show also came with us. Mike is a great guy, super friendly and really helped us in our decision making process.

We launched in Denver’s and parked the boat in Beverly for a week. In the afternoon we took the boat out of the harbor. Captain Mike showed us where ‘Cocktail Cove’ was and then brought us out to Gloucester Harbor. We learned all we could about the boat and its features so we would feel comfortable once Mike left. He did a great job, even showing us how the “pain in the ass” bimini top goes up. (This will be super helpful when Donna’s mom comes on the boat in the middle of the summer.)

Donna did some driving w/ Mike O by her side as we cruised back from Gloucester. When we got back to the dock in Beverly, we dropped Mike and Mike off and then Donna and I took the boat out for a long ride.

We went outside of Rockport and saw the house, from the water, where we had our wedding reception. It was cool to see it from the water. We then headed home.

Now for parking. Not good. It is amazing how much you forget. Everyone told me it would be “easy” with twin engines. Well, it isn’t. After a minor crash into the dock and not really being able to instruct my wife what to do, we finally got it all tied up.

Man oh man were we tired from being in the sun all day and the wind, then cleaning the craft. What a day. I’ll tell ya what though; I will take a day like that over any day on land. Looking forward to tomorrow.

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