Bahama Bound...

  The good ship, When And If and her mighty crew of 2 (joined by Lyle Zell for the trip) will be leaving Key West tonight headed for the Bahamas. Not that we haven't had fun, but man o man are we ready to get out of Key West Harbor. 

  The winds look to give us a good two day window through the seemingly endless cold fronts we have been experiencing this winter. We will be crossing the gulf stream early Saturday morning. Should be fun. 3 kts of current used to our advantage. 

  Look for our updated blog in a few days, I will try and keep a running log while we are sailing they seem to be the most fun to read. :) 

   Wish us favorable winds and seas. and we'll see you in the bahamas!!

~Schooner When And If~

Holidays, Honeymoons, and what's next...

Location: Back in Key West, Fl

Weather: Mostly Sunny. 80 degrees. winds SE 15-20kts

Update: Well, sorry for the long absence of blogs entries. You know how things get a little crazy around the holidays. :) 

Extremely belated, but...  

Happy Holidays and Merry New Years from the Schooner When And If!!!

    We spent Christmas with Seychelle's family in Key Largo and then headed to this awesome spot called The Dry Tortugas National Park. Almost 70 miles west of Key West lies a cluster of seven islands, composed of coral reefs and sand. The area is known for its famous bird and marine life, its legends of pirates and sunken gold, and its military past. It was a long, bumpy day sail to get there, but it sure was worth it! We visited the Civil War era Ft. Jefferson and snorkeled around it's moat. Relaxed on the beach and witnessed some spectacular gulf sunsets. 

    Heading back to Key West for some New Years excitement, the Schooner Wharf Bar was the place to be. A crowd of people gathered to see the Schooner Wench dropped at midnight from the mast of the Halie Matthew, a local charter Schooner docked at the Wharf. 

     

More recently: The Crew returned from two weeks Honeymoon in Roatan, Honduras. The ship was left in the caring hands of Lyle Zell, our former third crew member, and Christian Cabral, another friend from the Vineyard. In the Summer they run a small wooden sloop Liberty doing charters out of Vineyard Haven. 

   We recently fabricated and installed ratlins on the Starboard fore shrouds to ease in going aloft. This will come in very handy when we are cruising around the sand bars and coral reefs of the bahamas. The higher an angle you have on the water, the easier it is to tell the depth and see what's ahead. 

  

Ship's News: When And If  will be departing for the Bahamas this weekend!! 

Bye Bye, Key West. This week we will be stocking the boat with spare parts and supplies.

Okay..more to follow soon.

Cheers!