Sand Dollar under Sail

Sand Dollar under sail flying her colorful light air genoa on the St. Johns River near the Riverside Area of Jacksonville. The hull has been cleaned up since then and she now sports her new name on the stern. I will soon be making a Bimini (sunshade) to cover the cockpit area and begin starting building the interior. I have already installed teak & holly floors acquired from Huckins Yacht Builders scrap pieces.

Also is a pic of me on Sand Dollar while docked at The Landing on her maiden voyage.

More pics of my progress with the boat will be posted soon.

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Beach Bum Update & introducing Beach Bumette

The past few months have been magical. I have had the good fortune to spend about five weeks at my new beautiful .girlfriend's condo on the beach, doing the things I love most. I have finally found someone that loves the ocean and beach as much as I do. Her name is Terri.

Some of the highlights of our 5 weeks in Fernandina on Amelia Island include weathering a week long Nor'easter (mini-hurricane) our first week there. We spent a great deal of time swimming, boogie boarding, sea shell & shark tooth hunting, and taking long walks on the beach. We also caught nine small sharks while surf-fishing one night and spent a lot of time eating the fabulous fresh seafood available in Fernandina. Once while swimming in the ocean, we stayed there comfortably while a thunderstorm squall raged blowing beach cabanas away while beach goers scurried for shelter like ants. Horses are allowed on the south end of the beach (see pic.)

My boat, Sand Dollar is coming along nicely as well, having the deck painted, the hull waxed and I am preparing to build the interior and possibly do some extended cruising with Terri. Terri was kind enough to give me a 9' Dingy (to be named Sand Flea) for my birthday. I have sailed the boat on the St. Johns River several times now.

I am writing this from Terri's home in Georgia, then back to Jacksonville to sail the boat for a while.

Computer problems and just having "Too Much Fun" have kept me from updating this site for a while but I will try to to better.

Take Care All and Have a Wonderful Summer,
Daveed

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