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BOAT TRIVIA QUIZ

We compiled this Boat Trivia Quiz several years ago, printed up copies and used it at a US Power Squadron rendezvous. Everyone had a great time. Since then, we have used it at several other gatherings of...

28 comments    boating sailing trivia
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The Swimming Pigs of Big Majors Spot

One of our favorite anchorages in the Bahamas is just off Pig Beach at Big Majors Spot adjacent to Staniel Cay, Exumas. Big Majors is known for its swimming pigs – one of those sights that we just had to...

1 comment    beach cats swimming
My Dad, Jack69

My Dad's Barbeque Salmon

My Dad, Jack I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, never further than walking distance from a bay or ocean. Fresh seafood appeared frequently on my family’s dinner table and while I love it all, nothing can...

5 comments    food recipes cooking
My name is Tippy the Boat Cat.59

Tippy the Boat Cat

My name is Tippy and I live aboard a 41' Morgan Classic Center Cockpit sailboat with another cat and two humans. For awhile our boat was on a lake on the Texas/Oklahoma border. Then we moved across the...

0 comments    animals cat florida
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Auld Lang Syne Lyrics

Every year when we'd host a big New Year's Party, we'd make a photocopy of the lyrics to Auld Lang Syne and hand them out to each of the guests. You can do the same by just cutting and pasting the words and...

0 comments    holiday song lyrics party songs
Gatwick Airport65

London on a Budget

Neither my husband nor I were raised in a family that vacationed in Europe. We didn't do "semesters abroad" or take a year off to "see the continent". We were working class kids - the first generation in...

22 comments    travel europe london
Crossing the Gulf Stream91

Sailing Across the Gulf Stream

Join Solitaire and her crew as they cross the Gulf Stream. Find out what it really like to sail out in the ocean on a small sailing boat.

4 comments    boating sailing bahamas
Mangrove swamp in the Bahamas79

Sounding the Conch Shell at Sunset

You are in the Bahamas; anchored in a peaceful cove with just a few other sailboats visible in the distance. The sun is slowing sinking below the horizon. You are savouring a sundowner cocktail. Softly, at...

4 comments    sunset bahamas solitaire
Traditional Agentinia Matambre72

Impress your family tonight with Matambre

Matambre is a traditional rolled beef recipe from Argentina. The name literally means “hunger killer”. It’s easy to make, but looks and tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen preparing it....

0 comments    recipes cooking argentina
Solitaire at anchor82

Living Afloat

We live on a sailboat. For two years we stayed in a marina on the Chesapeake Bay; now we spend our time traveling. When people hear that we live aboard a boat, they usually have many questions: How do we keep...

3 comments    travel boating sailing
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