The Grampian Anchors Out

The boat that I redid from the ground-up is a 1972 Grampian 26. I sold it in August of 2005 while it sat in the Port Orange Marina. Click Here for a photo of the Grampian at Port Orange Marina.

The Marina was recently sold as part of the new RiverWalk Condo Project that is supposed to happen in the coming years and so all boats in the Marina had to vacate by November 1. It's tough because it's nearly impossible to get into a marina in florida. There's a mulit-year waiting list for all marinas. The easiest way is to buy a boat currently in a slip that the owner has no interest in keeping. This is what we did with Serenity.

So, as I was coming over the Port Orange bridge, I looked on the north side of the causeway and instantly recognized the profile of "Miss Janella" sitting at anchor. I suppose the current owner was not able to find a slip anywhere and so had to put her on the 'hook' in the river. She's the boat on the right.

P.S. Thanks Jeff-O, for the html tip

Tire Back On

Jan picked my wheel and tire up on Saturday for me while I was working. It only took me 30 minutes to put it back on the bike and I even did it with my favorite white "Foxy's Firewater" T shirt on and didn't get a spec of dirt on it. That's amazing - since I usually can't even eat with a white shirt on without getting it soiled.

Wake WINS !!

Although it was an incredibly boring game and it looked like Wake Forest was going to choke (like it used to years ago during and important game), they won over Georgia Tech 6-3. No touchdowns were scored - all field goals, but a win is a win.

Wake will be at the Orange Bowl now - which I'll be working on January 2nd. Pretty cool.

A game I actually care about

I grew up in Winston-Salem, NC - the home of Wake Forest University. In 1979, Wake Forest actually had a good football team and they made it to the Tangerine Bowl - where they got their butt kicked. I went to every home game that year and really followed the team closely with my buddy Danny Pope.

Then hang gliding happened and I haven't cared about a team sport since then.

This weekend, I'm working the ACC Championships in Jacksonville, FL and it happens that Wake Forest has a good football team again this year. They are playing Georgia Tech for the ACC title.


The really cool part is that whomever wins this game will go on to compete in the Orange Bowl - which I'm working as well. So, for the first time this year - I actually care who wins a game that I'm working.