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Firefly (2019 - Present)
Surf City, NC
Replacement head sail raised and we are off.
Hit by a squall causing some damage on approach to the Xquisite Catamaran Center. The Grand Opening Party was fun and great food at their new restaurant. So much fun it made it difficult to traverse the dock back to the boat that night.
We pass the Space X recovery vessel off of florida on our way to grand opening of the Grand Bahama Xquisite Catamaran Service Center.
Hanging out in the Bahamas (Berrys & Exumas). Then heading north for the summer.
Chub Cay Bahamas check-in before heading to New Providence to change crew. Then on to the turquoise waters of the Exumas. Finish back in Ft Lauderdale to service the sail drives.
Sail to No Name to group up for the third Xquisite meetup. Heading to Bahamas.
Heading north passing Miami at sunset. Not updating weather timely cause 10 hours of crew discomfort. Thank Elon this will not happen again.
We all gather around No Name Harbor for the Second Xquisite Meetup. A sail to Marathon for an owners party on the island. Cruiser Notes: Crab 🦀 Pot hell… of criss crossing drop lines 🤬🤬🤬 I managed to back off two but wrapped a third.
Quick trip down to florida for some gel coat repair.
Starting to get too cold… moving south.
Replaced brushes on auto pilot motor. Returning to Wilmington with good sailing and fishing before the Covid Lockdown.
2020 First Xquisite Flotilla from No Name Harbor, (FL) to Chub Cay in the Berry’s to check in. Then West End stop before the Exumas. On the return to Wilmington there was a failure in the auto pilot causing a divert to Jacksonville, FL
Moving into boat show slip.
Staging the yacht for the Miami International Boat Show and warrantee work.
Moving south to stay warm. Bull Run Marina strong tidal current
Return from Annapolis Boat Show. Rough weather after show everyone anchored up along the way to wait out the weather. Once the weather changed there was a convoy south…
Heading to the Annapolis Sailboat Show…
Last leg of Atlantic crossing. Large squalls as we approach the Cape Fear River. We tie up downtown Wilmington.