Archive for May, 2009
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Cruising Club of America article
Jimmy’s article on the cold November passage. Open this blolg entry and click on “CCA Newsletter” to read. Thanks Jimmy! CCA Newsletter
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Big Bears first birthday today!
Yep..”Aquarius” became Big Bear a year ago today! with 3300 miles under her keel and having had 30 different crew on board during that time….it has been a great start to the programme! thanks Bear and thanks crew!
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High seas dentistry
Here is the evidence of some rather amateur dentistry which took place on the most recent Big Bear trip….. .ironically when Deb finally got to see a real dentist he thought the temp filling job was pretty good! However, I don’t think my assistant and I should give up our day jobs …. just yet …. She
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Big Bear resting in Newport
Piccie of Bear resting at Long Wharf Newport RI Her next outing will be the marion to bermuda race starting on Friday 19th June……..watch this space Thanks again to all the crew J
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Cheerio Big Bear…see you in a couple of weeks!
Bear is now all cleaned up following her 3200 mile caribbean tour and looks great…thank you guys for working so hard to get her tidied up! Much work was done yesterday to transfer her into a race boat in preparation for the Marion race in June. She now passes into the responsible hands of her [...]
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Arrived safe and sound…thanks Big Bear
Big Bear, with her skipper and crew, arrived safely at Long Warf, Newport on Thursday April 30th 2009 in the late afternoon. For me it has been a wonderful and most poignant voyage. Four days earlier I waved good-bye for the last time to many friends and well wishers on the dock of RHADC as we cast the [...]