Sailing: Count down begins

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Count down begins

Well, the blog has been created.

This is the first step in documenting the voyage of the sailing vessel 'Argo' which will depart from Fishing Bay Harbour Marina, Deltaville, Virginia on or about the 23rd of October 2008.
Final destination of the vessel will be Abacos/Exuma(Bahamas) with an initial destination of Lake Worth Florida.

A great deal of preparation and planning will preceed departure, and that too will be documented in this space.

This blog will serve as a Ship's Log, a record of daily memories, and a place where family and friends can check in and catch up at their convenience.

In less than a month the crew will leave Canada and head down to 'Fishing b Bay Harbour' to spend a final week preparing the ship for casting off.

Between then and now, I will spend some time blogging on the ship's linage and the bio's of the crew.

Historical Sidebar Beaufort South Carolina

Founded in 1711,Bearfort is a popular ICW stopover and a history buff's dream. Many of the town's majestic homes are visible from the water, high on the green banks that edge the town side of the river. Most of the antebellum plantation houses have been restored, but others remain in ruins as monuments to halcyon days when silks, indigo, rice and Sea Island cotton created vast fortunes for landholders hereabouts. Live oak trees through the city are magnificent in their size and shape. Given this panorama, it is small wonder that Hollywood studios made several movies here, including 'The Big Chill' and 'The Princeof Tides'.

Historical Sidebar - Charleston South Carolina

Founded in 1670 by the British, Charles Towne soon welcomed French Huguenots who imparted the Creole flavor that still colors the area. Charleston today is a city of pastel houses and tidy brick-walled gardens behind lacy iron gates. Much of the city's beauty stems from hard times. In the years following the Civil War, little building or demolition occurred in depression-gripped Charleston. While other cities tore down their old structures to build Victorian houses, Charlestonians had to make do, fighting to keep the buildings they already had from decaying. Because of this, Charlestonians are fiercely protective of their town and its heritage.