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Shamaneen --
2008 Regal 5260 Motor Yacht
R&R -- 1987 Hatteras 40 Motor Yacht
E'Toile -- 1990 Island Packet 35

 

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2008 Regal 5260 Motor Yacht -- Shamaneen -- Repeat Client
 
Sarasota, FL to Chicago, IL -- 1544 nm.   Departed 17 May -- Completed 4 June

Delivery Route

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17 May.  Florida based captain and mate traveled from their home port in Jupiter, Fl and linked up with the owner at Maria Jack in Sarasota FL.
1:30 PM:  Captain reported they departed Marina Jack in Sarasota enroute to Clearwater, FL.
3:42 PM:  Captain called and reported they had arrived at the fuel dock at the Clearwater Municipal Marina.
18 May
5:57 AM:  Captain calls in and reports departure from Clearwater, FL.  Destination is Panama City, FL .
6:57 PM:  Captain calls and reports they secured in Panama City, FL, Bay Point Marina.  Crossing was a bit rough but boat handled it very well.
19 May
7:45 AM:  Captain reported they left the slip and pulled into the fuel dock which opened at 8:00 AM.  Took on 400 gallons of fuel.  Captain's plan is to proceed via the ICW to Dog River Marina in Mobile, AL
6:22 PM:  Captain reported they were secure at Dog River Marina in Mobile, AL.
20 May
5:30 AM:  Captain calls in and reports they are underway.
10:04 AM:  Captain calls and reports they hit a submerged object.  Owner called and options reviewed.  Decision was made to return to Dog River to haul the boat and assess damage. 
4:37 PM:  Captain calls and reports they are secure at Dog River.
21 May
8:55 AM:  Captain calls and reports the port props and prop shaft were bent.  New props arrive and shaft to arrive tomorrow.
22 May
4:31 PM:  Captain reports that the props and shaft have been replaced, vessel sea trialed and all was in working order. 
23 May
5:58 AM:  Captain reports he is underway. 
7:24 PM:  Captain reported they were secured at their planned destination in Demopolis, AL.
24 May
6:50 AM:  Captain reports he is underway.
3:23 PM:  Captain reports they are secure at the Columbus Marina in Columbus, MS.
25 May
6:15 AM  Captain called and reported they had departed.
1:09 PM  Captain called.  Starboard engine will not throttle up to full RPM.  Volvo distributor contacted in Iuka, MS.  Will secure there for the night and assess engine problem tomorrow.
5:00 PM  Captain called and reported they were secured at Aqua Yacht Harbor.
26 May
Captain reported the fault was isolated to a turbo sensor on the starboard engine.  Sensors were swapped out and the problem migrated to the port engine confirming the sensor was the problem.  Sensor was ordered and due in tomorrow.
27 May
Part did not arrive.  Due in tomorrow.
28 May
11:45 AM  Captain reported the part arrived and was installed, boat was tested and all was in order and he was underway.
6:02 PM Captain reported they were secured at Pebble Isle Marina in Johnsonville, TN.
29 May
9:26 AM  Captain reported they were underway
2:39 PM Captain reported they were secured at Green Turtle Marina.  Checked on river conditions upstream with USCG and Hoppes Marina.  Consulted with owner and based on feedback from USCG and marina decided to proceed.
30 May
5:15 AM  Captain reported he was underway.  Beautiful day, going through Lake Barkley versus Kentucky Lake locks which is tied up with commercial traffic.  Departed with two other boats that had been waiting a couple of weeks for river conditions to abate.  Plan is to anchor at the Diversion Canal tonight, tomorrow refuel at Hoppe's Marina and plans to make Alton, IL.  Web captain will be on the water.  Next web update 4 June.  Follow progress using SPOT share page above.
4 June
Captain arrived at destination and secured vessel at 4:30 PM.  Captain and crew will turn vessel over to owner and return to home base.

1987 Hatteras Motor Yacht -- R&R
 
Chicago, IL to Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- 1826 nm.   Departed 3 June Completed 22 June

Delivery Route

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3 June  Texas based captain and Florida based mate will traveled to Chicago and linked up with owner.  Provisioned and refueled vessel secured at 5 PM at Marine Services INC.
4 June
7:30 AM captain reported they were underway.  Destination is Ottawa. 
Web captain will be on the water.  Next web update 9 June.  Follow progress using SPOT share page above.
9 June
Took on fuel the day before and departed Hoppe's Marina at 9:30 AM.  Arrived at anchorage at the Diversion Canal and secured at  7:30 PM
10 June
Departed at 6:45 AM and made planned destination, Green Turtle Bay Marina, near Grand Rivers, KY at 6:00 PM
11 June
Upon exiting the Mississippi River which was carrying about 3 to 4 knots of favorable current and entering the Ohio River with a couple of knots of opposing current the captain noticed one of the props were vibrating.  Owner was consulted and decision was made to haul and repair the prop is possible.  Boat was hauled and prop repaired and vessel was underway at 10 AM.  Secured at Clifton Marina, near Clifton, TN at 7:00 PM. 
12 June
Departed at 6:30 AM, cleared three locks, made 105 nm. and secured at Midway Marina, near Fulton, MS at 5:30 PM.  Captain reported the problem prop have a very slight vibration.  
13 June
 7:00 AM departed Marina Cove Marina near Carrolton, AL. made 90 sm and secured at Demopolis Yacht basin
 14 June
 7:00 AM departed Demopolis, cleared one lock and secured for the night at Bobby's Fish Camp
 15 June
 6:30 AM  departed Bobby's Fish camp and secured at Home Port Marina, near Gulf Shores, AL at 6:30 PM.  Made 152 sm.  Having problems with fuel supply/starvation.  Captain discussed problem with owner.  Problem has happened before.  Crew will trouble shoot  fuel system tomorrow morning. 
16 June
8:00 AM departed Home Port Marina and secured in Panama City Marina at 5:00 PM made 130 sm.
17 June
7:00 AM  Departed Panama City and secured at Sipico Creek Marina in Apalachacola, FL at 12:00 PM.
18 June
Departed Sipico Creek Marina at 6:45 AM and secured at Treasure Island, FL at 10:45 PM.  Refueled aux tanks enroute.  Covered 245 miles.
19 June
Maintenance day -- Still having fuel problems.  Have isolated the problem to the Port engine.  Will trouble shoot fuel system again. 
20 June
8:30 AM departed Trasure Island and arrived and secured at Naples City Marina at 4:30 PM.  Covered 145 miles.
21 June
7:30 AM departed  and headed for Key Largo, FL.  Diverted to Marathon, FL when port engine developed a noise.  Shut down port engine and slow steamed to Marathon.  Secured at the Marathon Marina and Boat Yard at 3:30 PM.
22 June
Discovered the issue with the port engine was a blown spark plug.  Fixed problem and departed Marathon at 10:00 AM and arrive at the owners dock in Ft. Lauderdale at 5:30 PM.
Recap:  Estimated 2100 SM Actual 2120 SM.  Estimated 22 days to complete the delivery.  Delivery completed in 19 days.

 

1990 Island Packet 35 -- E'Toile
Seabrook, TX to Rock Hall, MD
-- 1900 nm.  Departed 30 May -- Completed 27 June

Delivery Route

Shore party gives us a send off from Lakewook Yacht Club

Happy owner after one of Curt's world famous breakfasts

Curt relaxing after slaving in the galley.

e'Toile at Pensacola Yacht Club

Storm clouds on the horizon

Dolphins on the bow Pensacola to Marathon

More dolphins

While sailing we had a pod of about 30 dolphins swin along side for about 45 minutes.

No green flash but a beautiful sunset. Did see green flash sunset of 10 June.

Captain John checks the horizon.

Dick and John set the boom for some down wind sailing.

Crew at Moss Marine, L-R Dick, Curt and Mark.

Dick and Curt at the Chiki Tiki Bar and Grill in Marathon Florida. Home of their world famous cheese burger and sunset deck.

Catch of the Day at Burdines in Marathon Dick on left and Curt on Right

Slack anchor chain at Rodriquez Key

Alligator Reef Light -- Exiting the Hawk Channel into the Atlantic Ocean

Crew at Norfolk L to R Dick, Curt and John

Thimbal Shoals Light House Cheseapeake Bay

Sunset at Deltaville Marina

Wolf Trap Light House -- Notice light house keepers privy on the right side.

Note All Times are CDT  Captain will use SPOT satellite tracker.  Use this link to follow their progress:
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29 May  Texas based captain and Ohio based deckhand will link up with owner to prepare vessel for departure on 30 May. 
30 May
8:00 AM departed, for Pensacola, FL.  ETA 2 June.  Next update then.  Follow progress using SPOT share page above.
3 May
2:33 AM arrived and secured at the Pensacola Yacht Club.  Will clean up boat and crew, pick up one more crew member and plan to depart Friday morning on our next leg.
Trip across the Gulf as owner Dick said was not boring.  We had many oil platforms to navigate around and the many offshore supply boats that work the rigs.   We motor sailed most of the way due to light winds.  31 May we checked in with our weather service.  He had predicted heavy weather near the Mississippi Delta in his initial forecast on 29 May.  He confirmed that the weather would form and advised us to be east of 89 in order to avoid the heavy weather.  We passed the Delta and could see the weather in our rear view window.  We were able to sail most of the way from the Delta to Pensacola. 
5 June
We depart at 6:30 AM for a direct course to Marathon, FL.  Weather service forecast indicates we may be able to sail the first day and then it is a motor sail from there.  We need to sail at least 24 hours to ensure we have enough fuel in case we have to motor sail the last part of the trip.  Our plan is to proceed on a direct course and if we cannot get enough sailing duck into Venice, FL to refuel. Next update 8 June if we proceed to Marathon and 6 June if we have to pull into Venice, FL to refuel.

7 June
We have about 45 minutes of up close and personal with one of mother nature's strongest forces.  We went through a small thunder cell.  Had winds to 39 knots.  The boat and crew did well.  We tried to make our way south to Marathon but the wind and waves were on the nose.  We recomputed our remaining fuel load and determined we did not have sufficient onboard to make Marathon and decided to pull into Ft. Myers to top off.
8 June
Arrived and secured at Moss Marine 10:52 AM.  Cleaned up ourselves, the boat and re-supplied.
9 June
One crew member, Mark, departs the boat to return home and we depart Moss Marine at 8:30 AM.  ETA into Marathon is mid-morning on 11 June. 
10 June
Great trip down to Marathon.  We had following light winds and seas and were able to sail the first part of the leg and as the wind died down we motor-sailed.  All three crewmembers saw the green flash as the sun set.  During the night we could see thunderheads all around but fortunately none came close to us.  We wound our way into the Moser Channel as the sun came up and secured at Burdines Waterfront Marina at 8:22 AM.  Our plan is to do a few boat chores, layover for the night and depart tomorrow morning via the Hawk Channel for Rodriquez Key where we will anchor for the night or depart and go outside of the Hawk Channel and pick up the Gulf Stream.  Our planned destination for the next leg iis Fernandina Beach, FL.  Crew and boat performing very well.
11 June
7:32 AM departed Burdine's Waterfront Marina headed for anchorage at Rodriquez Key.  ETA late afternoon.  Winds are forecasted to be light and variable.  Don't see any thunderstorms on short or long range radar.  Secured at Rodriquez Key at 5:00 PM in about 10 feet of crystal clear water.  Had a couple of thunderstorms on the horizon but fortunately they tracked away from us. Curt fixed a great dinner and all went for a swim in the bath tub warm water.  A great day.  Tomorrow we plan to depart at first light and with a little luck we will have the wind and the Gulf Stream Current pushing us along toward Fernandina Beach.  Communications permitting will send update upon securing at the anchorage.
12 June
6:06 Am depart anchorage.  Light winds forecasted today.  We will be in the Gulf Stream later today after we exit the Hawk Channel and hope to pick up some speed t hen.  Weather forecast looks like light winds today and tonight and picking up later in the trip as we approach Fernandina Beach.  Had up to 3 knots of favorable current later in the day.  SOG speeds were sometimes in the 9 knot range.
13 June.  More of the same as we sailed along with the favorable current.  With the onboard Sirrus weather radio we saw an approaching squall.  We reefed the main and prepared the boat.  Spent about 4 hours in 24+ knot winds.  Seas went from dead calm, flat to 5+ feet in less than an hour.  During the day we altered course to St. Augustine.  The municipal marina in Fernendinia was undergoing repairs and could not give us an advance reservation. 
14 June we arrive and secure into St. Augustine Municipal Marina at 11:20 AM.  We spent the rest of the day doing boat chores.  All slept well that night at the dock.
15 June:  Lay over day.  We visit the local sites.  St. Augustine is still in my top 5 places to layover.
16 June:  We departed at 6:19 AM direct for Beaufort, NC.  We had light winds and seas and motor.  Around sunset the USCG announced and we were able to see an approaching squall line with heavy embedded thunderstorms.  We prepared the boat and around 10:00 PM we went through the squall line.  We were very lucky and had little wind or rain.  We continued to motor into the wind and building seas and a fairly strong current on the nose as well.
17 June:  During the night 0ur speed had dropped below three knots and the weather on our route to Beaufort, NC predicted a low pressure system with strong winds on the nose.  We decided to head for land and do the ICW until the weather pattern stabilized.  We arrived and secured at Beaufort, SC at 5:15 PM.
18 June:  We depart via the ICW toward Charleston at first light.  We secure at the Charleston City Marina at 7:09 PM.  It was a very hot ride.  We all decide being on the open water is less problematic than doing the ICW
19 June:
6:00 AM we depart Charleston headed offshore for Beaufort, NC.  Wind and seas not cooperative.  It is a motor boat ride -- again.
20 June:
2:05 AM  we pass Frying Pan Shoals/Cape Fear.  This can be a problem area but the seas and weather cooperate.
6:00 PM we secure in Beaufort, SC.  As we entered the Beaufort channel recreational boaters are everywhere and intent at getting from point A to Point B at Mach II.  I remember again why I try to stay at sea to avoid weekend boaters.  We have a great meal at the Blue Moon Bistro.  We each had a different entree and all were delicious.  Beaufort, NC remains in my top 5 list of places to layover.
21 June:
6:55 AM we depart Beaufort, NC headed for Bellhaven, NC. via the ICW.  We have 60 nm. to cover today.    We had several long legs that had strong winds on the nose which slowed our progress.  We secure in Bellhaven at 5:50 PM.
22 June: 
6:50 AM we depart Bellhaven headed for Coinjock.  The weather is a cool 72 degrees.  It feels more like spring than early summer.  We have a long run of 76 nm today.  We make good time and use the head sail when we can to give us extra speed and secure at Coinjock at 7:05 PM.  Just before arrival we go through a small rain shower which washes down the boat nicely.  During the night we get another rinse.
23 June
5:50 AM we depart Coinjock headed for Norfolk.  It is a short 46 nm. run today but we have to deal with six bridges and one lock all with restrictive opening schedules.  I  normally try to make this run during the weekend when most bridges are on demand rather than on the hour or on the hour and half hour.   The temperature was cool and long sleeves felt good.  We had the best of luck with only two delays totaling about 45 minutes.  We secure at the Tidewater Marina around 2:40 PM.
24 June
8:00 AM we depart.  We have a short 49 Mile run and as our luck would have it the wind and the current are on our nose all the way.  We enter the very narrow channel into Jackson Creek behind a local.  The channel has a very unusual 90 degree turn about 30 yards from the bank.  We secure at  the Deltaville Marina at 5:15 PM. 
25 June
6:31 AM we depart.  We have a 68 mile run today and again we had wind and current on our nose most of the day.  We secure at the Pax River Naval Air Station Marina at 5:30 PM.
26 June
5:31 AM we depart as the sun is rising.  We wanted to get an early start today to hopefully avoid the thunderstorms predicted for later in the afternoon.  We secured at Osprey Point Marina and Yacht Club at 2:45 PM.  All very happy to have completed a 2451 nm passage safe and sound.  Crew cleaned up the boat and then themselves and plan on enjoying  a good dinner at the inn.  Captain John and Crewmember Curt will return to home base tomorrow.

  

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eliveries Booked:
+  44 ft. Novatech trawler delivery from Benton Harbor, MI to Pensacola, FL.  Florida based captain selected -- RE.  Departure June.
42 ft. Grand Banks trawler delivery from Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA.  Seattle based captain selected -- TF.  Departure Oct.
+  36 ft. Cabo Rico sailboat delivery from Pensacola, FL to Nassau, Bahamas -- Florida based captain selected -- DG.  Departure TBD. 
Repeat Client.
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Deliveries Planned:


57 ft. Powerboat delivery from San Francisco, CA to Anacortes, WA.  Seattle based captain selected GB.  Departure May.
54 ft. Powerboat delivery from Cancun, Mexico to Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  Texas/Florida based captains selected -- RE.  Departure TBD
53 ft. Sailboat deliver from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to San Francisco, CA.  California based captain selected -- CC.  Departure May 2010.
52 ft. Powerboat delivery from Ensenada, Mexico to Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  Seattle based captain selected -- TF.  Departure TBD.
48 ft. Powerboat delivery from Cancun, Mexico to Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  Texas/Florida based captains selected -- DG.  Departure TBD
48 ft. Sailboat delivery from Aruba, to Roatan.  Florida based captain selected -- JL.  Departure Nov.
48 ft. Powerboat delivery from Cancun, Mexico to Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  Texas/Florida based captains selected -- TBD.  Departure TBD
46 ft. Powerboat delivery from Cancun, Mexico to Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  Texas/Florida based captains selected -- TBD.  Departure TBD
42 ft. Powerboat delivery from Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA.  Seattle based captain selected -- TF.  Departure Oct.
37 ft. Sailboat delivery from Bellingham, WA to San Francisco Bay.  Seattle based captain selected -- GB.  Departure June.
37 ft. Sailboat delivery from Victoria, BC to San Francisco, CA.  Seattle base captain selected -- GB.  Departure May.

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