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Category: Sailing Tales

Sailing Tales Southern fiction Thoughts

A New Cover for Sailing out of Darkness! Releases August 15, 2013

3 April 20133 April 2013By Normandie

I am so very excited to reveal the new cover from WhiteFire’s talented Roseanna White. She did a great preliminary one, but it just didn’t

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Sailing Tales Thoughts

Woo-hoo! Sea Venture Went Roaming!

12 November 201212 November 2012By Normandie

I took time off from writing and editing to play on our beloved boat! So, so much fun. I know. Our poor darling Sea Venture

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Tales from Other Folk

13 September 2011By admin

A Book I Wish I Had Published Come on over to my writing blog and take a look at Torre DeRoche’s new book. It’s a

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Heaving-to: Storm Tactics

15 May 2011By admin

They knew a storm was headed toward the Bahamas, but the Florida coast offered no place to hide. As part of their preparation, Michael demonstrated

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Comparing Cultures: Welcome to the US of A

8 May 2011By admin

In three years sailing Mexican waters, visiting Mexican medical facilities, getting to know Mexican folk, Sea Venture’s crew experienced nothing but gracious smiles and helping

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Grand Cayman in Pictures — One

26 April 2011By admin

Saturday night was exhausting on board Sea Venture: ten-foot seas and then a hard slog across a hefty current that kept forcing them east when

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Isla San Andres in Pictures

26 April 2011By admin

Gorgeous water, oh my. Anchored in a swimming pool. Colorful place near a color-splashed sea. This is Nene’s Marina in San Andres, where the locals

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Arrived in Grand Cayman

24 April 2011By admin

After fighting ten-foot seas all night, they arrived in Grand Cayman. Awaiting check-in now.

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Cousin to the Rescue: Costa Rica south

26 March 2011By admin

Sea Venture’s repairs waited only for my cousin, Tom McKnight, to arrive on February 19 with the new steering system bearings and mounting hardware. They

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Golfo de Papagayo, Costa Rica

17 February 2011By admin

It’s hard to imagine an angry sea when a scene like this appears on the horizon. Michael is slowly putting Sea Venture back together. He

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