tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post5916473802768511050..comments2023-09-22T07:59:01.569-04:00Comments on Dick and Libby's Tarwathie Cruising Log: RookiesDick Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13258088586638718333noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post-56160199601341698132011-12-10T19:53:32.730-05:002011-12-10T19:53:32.730-05:00Dick, this is a fantastic blog. There is a percept...Dick, this is a fantastic blog. There is a perception that you "haven't cruised "until you have gone to the Bahamas . And that you need all the fancy stuff to get you there, keep you there and get you back. Included in that perception is that the ICW is a ditch, easy, piece of cake. Wrong....beginning cruisers listen to Dick here. The ICW is everything, easy,hard, gorgeous,plain, shallow,occasionally deep ,ALWAYS interesting. Sounds, tides,villages,cuts,currents, commercial traffic, other cruisers, camaraderie ...wild life ohh so wonderful. We have really enjoyed the voyage, the trip itself and find too many sailors who say"oh :( " when they find we aren't Bahama bound. I hope you are as good at re-anchoring in the dead of the night , in a 35 knot blow, in a strange creek as we are...as you have to be. The experience gained on the ICW is imeasurable.the friendships(dick and Libby) priceless...keep in mind we are all doing this because we are independently minded. Do not be swayed to think Bahama bound and fancy equipment is the only way to enjoy a voyage via the earth's<br /> water. Margaret & Don - first Heron and now RefugeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post-30387945377528031762011-12-08T17:52:45.097-05:002011-12-08T17:52:45.097-05:00Good observations, and advice. It is easy to get c...Good observations, and advice. It is easy to get caught up in the fitting out, mostly because it's fun. Nothing like buying that new piece of technology, and doing an install. <br />Personally I like installing solar and wind, as it feels so good to be off the grid, and solar is relatively cheap now. I suppose a lot of it depends on your sailing too. If I was going to spend my winters at anchor in the Bahamas, then I would want solar and wind.Latitude 43https://www.blogger.com/profile/09482326023480150403noreply@blogger.com