Vessels listed in Windermere's Logbook - Winter 1988-89

Frenchman's Bay:

Aug 02, 88 Parras, Port Credit ON, Norman and Kate MacSween. Norman, from Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, was a sailing buddy on Lake Ontario for many years, and made the journey south twice before we got around to going.
Lake Ontario (In Upbound Shipping Lane)

Aug 02, 88 Paul Townsend: Lake freighter, whose officer on the bridge gave us a position check on the long day and night crossing of Lake Ontario from Frenchman's Bay to Oswego, New York.

New York State Barge Canal System:

Aug 08, 88 Two racing skiffs at Robb Island
Aug 08, 88 The Boat, a large houseboat, near Robb Island
Aug 08, 88 Galewin, near Robb Island

Aug 08, 88 Halcyon, near Robb Island
Aug 08, 88 Kittie West II, 25 ton tour boat, moored on south side, near Van Styck Island
Aug 08, 88 No Nukes, Bridge E8 just past Lenore Mohawk Park Marina
Aug 08, 88 Cream coloured canoe (3 people) near Buoy 57, just past Lenore Mohawk Park Marina
Aug 09,88 Captain J. paddle wheeler used as a restaurant, formerly located at Port Credit, ON
Aug 09,88 Ashley's Daddy's Boat, 30' power boat, near Albany YC NY, out of Frenchman's Bay, ON headed south.
Aug 09,88 Miami, a cement plant boat near Buoy G51, Hudson River
Aug 09,88 Dana II, a Canadian boat going north
Aug 09,88 Mobil, a barge, near Buoy R 22
Aug 11,88 Rebecca P, tugboat,upbound pushing a barge
Aug 11,88 MyLinda B & Ashley's Daddy's Boat anchored just north of West Point
Aug 11,88 Mister Allen, tugboat pushing a barge upstream
Aug 11,88 Buchannan 12, pushing a block of eleven barges upstream
Aug 12,88 Lady K, a lovely trawler, just south of Bear Mountain Fixed Bridge, Hudson River.
Aug 12,88 Tug B pushing a block of barges upstream
Aug 12,88 Marzanne IV
Aug 12,88 Circle Line vessel. Called me asking if he was on the Harlem River (?)
Aug 12,88 Intrepid, US aircraft carrier and two unidentified ocean liners in New York Harbour

New York City to Norfolk
Aug 14,88 Apogee, moored at Shrimp Box, Manasquan, NJ
Aug 14,88 Ensenda, moored at Shrimp Box, Manasquan, NJ. Peter Holbrun, Puerta Rico. He sailed every winter from Connecticut to Puerto Rico, offshore all the way. He had come into Manasquan to repair a mast. His rigging was all gavanized steel!

Aug 16,88 Trump Princess, moored near the casino, Atlantic City. We anchored within 100 yds of her. A small runaboat manned by two security guards patrolled her perimeter.

Aug 20,88 Oh Tee, at Chesapeake City, Rupert Cheeseman and Muriel. Out of Port Credit. Invited us on board for cocktails. Very nice.
Aug 21,88 Nurnberg Atlantic, Hapag Lloyd, a container ship heading home to Europe, in the Chesapeake Canal. She looks like a city block as she approaches!
Aug 21,88 Tug "Driver" pulling "Interstate 70"
Aug 21,88 Bestes, a large immaculate motorsailer, docked in Annapolis, Bob (ex area manager for Pan Am)and Beckie Baker, en route to Daytona. Very kind and helpful. Beckie drove us to the Giant Supermarket, which was the largest we had ever seen.

Norfolk to Miami
Oct 18,88 Joy, Arlberg 37', in Great Bridge, Bob & Mimi, experienced at sailing south, Admiral of the Fleet for Joy, Helvetia and Windermere right down to Darby Island in the Exhumas.

Oct 18,88 Helvetia, in Great Bridge, George and Ruth (a Swiss couple) Also part of the "Joy" fleet.
Oct 23,88 Aeolus, Apawawahka, Anxious, BrandyTyme,and Hero in anchorage at Town Creek, Beaufort, NC
Oct 27,88 Aeolus, Rhapsody, Joy & Helvetia in anchorage at Little River anchorage.
Oct 27,88 Carpe Diem, who started out later than most boats each morning, and overtook pretty well everything in her path going south like a bat out of hell.
Oct 30,88 Island Express, a tug, just outside of Georgetown
Nov 11,88 Windswept, Cheoy Lee Yawl 35' (?) at Peck Lake, (a lake that should be renamed the "Devil's Punchbowl")
Nov 17,88 Retriever, came by and attempted to get Windermere off sandbar with its wake, the towed her off for $25.

Nov 12,88 Raven, calling to warn Joy of sandbar.
Nov 22,88 Tropical Storm "Keith" hits us at Fernandina Beach
Nov xx,88 Lee 35" (?) (Helped us find an anchorage near Peck Lake)

Nassau Harbour:
May 09,89 Queen Elizabeth II, as she manoeuvered with bow thrusters (no tugs!) into her slip at Nassau Harbour.
May 07,89 White Fin, a beautiful white flush decked yacht flying the White Ensign, Nassau Harbour. (All ship-shape and Bristol Fashion!).

The Exuma Islands, Bahamas:
Elohsa, North Easton Ma, Bob & Helen
Peace of Mind, Elmsdale, NS, Ahna & Del (An ex-submariner, very knowledgeable with Atomic 4 engines)

Companeros, Ottawa Chuck & Isabel
Jolan Jolan, Puerta Plata, Dominican Rep Rosa & Bruce
Orn. Fairfax, Va, Orn and Lyce
Tapa Wingo, Toronto. Bruce & Carol
Brandy Tyme, Ottawa, Bob and Carol
Bimbo, a large catamaran with a wonderful skipper Mickie and crew, Dianne.

Lady Play, Eden, NC Jim & Mary
Temptress, Spokan, Washington, Marianne & Larry
Orion, Hamburg, Germany, Karl & Gerda
Benchmark, Jon & Cindy Komark, Rita & Sloan, Fort Myers.
Alouette, Ben Berneche, Bromont, Quebec.
M/V Grand Master, mailboat Nassau to George Town, Exhumas.
Dec 20,88 Prairie Wind, 44' Merchant Trader, trawler, Jack & Miriam, Pam & Bill,the windsurfer who loved Northers that had 20knots or more of wind.
Jan 02,09 High Hopes, Minnesota, Peter & Audrey
at Darby Island.
Jan 04,89 Wind in the Willows at Darby Island.
Jan 05,89 Double Fantasy, Paul & Melanie, at Darby Island
Jan 05,89 Halone, Harold & Angie from Owen Sound, at Darby Island<br.
Jan 05,89 Hiatus Shep & Marla, at Darby Island
Jan 11,89 Magic Dragon Turns back, due to weather, after leaving Darby Island
Jan 13,89 Pegasus We learn she went down on a reef just recently. A complete loss!
Jan 17,89 Haldane at George Town
Jan 19,89 Moustache at George Town
Jan 20,89 Ben Varrey at George Town. Mike & Ursula Fellow members of Port Credit Yacht Club.
Jan 24,89 Magic whose crew found our missing dinghy oar.
Feb 02,89 Subito Two old codgers! Including 71 yr old Ellis.
Feb 13,89 Brandytyme - Ottawa, Katrina - Wood's Hole. Lady Play, Ben Varrey - Port Credit, Sandpiper, Tern III - Rocky River, and Romar, Prairie Wind, Sunflower, Maria, Susan, King Tut - Grampian 30, Long Point, Canada, Texas Tumbleweed, Summerwind - Wilmington, De, Scaramouche - Toronto, Deidre L, 'Bout Time, Hero - Montreal 24ft Shark, Dixie Chick, Highborne Lady all visible from the Windermere's deck, lying off Hamburger Beach, Elizabeth Harbour, George Town, Grand Exhuma Island, Bahamas.
Feb 18,89 Michelle Anne in Basin 3,George Town, Linda gave us our first haircuts since last July! Started on the beach & then aboard when we rained out half way through. Their boat had a bathtub!
Feb 18,89 Fish Hound's last broadcast of news and weather before closing up shop and leaving for Tahiti.
Feb 26,89 Carol Zee arrives Georgetown.
Mar 06,89 Lady Pirate Needed loan of portable water tanks.
Mar 08,89 Carousel Bob & (?),out of Seattle. They've done the -Panama Canal and Hawaii!
Mar 11,89 Take Too at Bahamas Host Party.

Mar 23,89 Benchmark, N. Fort Myers, Jon & Cindy (Helped us at Lee Stocking Island)
Mar 27,89 Golden Dawn, Sam (Brought us grouper etc at Lee Stocking Island). On his way back to Nassau to drop off guest.
Mar 28,09 Pagan Knight, Daytona Beach, Roger Luddini & Judy (Sailing companions from Little Stocking Cay to Nassau)
Mar 28,89 Happy Two, Ken (Brought us grouper etc at Lee Stocking Island) Ken told me that this winter was absolutely the best in the past ten years. "It's not always as nice as this!"
Apr 04,89 Catmini, new catamaran just bought in Annapolis, Jean Pierre & Chantel and Janak, Geneva
Apr 04,89 Four kayaks (3 singles and two doubles) Sailing near the Royal Dundas caves in the Exhumas.
Apr 04,89 Huntress, a Wellington 40+, Ft Lauderdale, Barbara & Morty Engel (ex SORC racer) 48' Wellington c/w washer & dryer on board!
Apr 04,89 Piece of Mind, Alma & Dell, Little Farmer's Cay
Apr 14,89 Camper Nicholson 31 Hull No. 107, skipper Richard.
Apr 14,89 Sea Sharp, guests on board came over for a couple of gallons of gas in exchange for beer.
Apr 20,89 New Shoreham II (A cruise boat (At Paradise Bay, near Conch Cut, came right up to the beach and disharged its passengers through a bow ramp!)
Apr 23,89 Nicasophia, at North Warderick Wells.
Apr 23,89 Airborne, at North Warderick Wells.

Apr 23,89 Janice L, Bob & Nita, Asst Wardens of the Exhumas Underwater Park., at North Warderick Wells.
Apr 23,89 Vagabundo, at North Warderick Wells.
Apr 23,89 Sea Hawk, at North Warderick Wells.
Apr 23,89 Teel,at North Warderick Wells.
Apr 23,89 Quetzal, Cayman Islands, at North Warderick Wells.
Apr 23,89 Sierra West, at North Warderick Wells
Apr 25,89 Mariah, a Tayana 37", Randy (a US military officer single-handing out of the Chesapeake. Cocktails on Pagan Knight at Hawksbill Cay)
Apr 25,89 Susan, at Hawksbill Cay
Apr 27,89 Two French boats, Milharjo, Beneteau (43?), and one unnamed. (With couples who always strolled the decks in the nude.) at Norman's Cay
Apr 27,89 Wavedancer, Corbin 39, with three gorgeous nude girls aboard, Norman's Cay
Apr 27,89 Joint Venture, Pearson 424 Marty the dentist, at Norman's Cay
Apr 27,89 Amy Liz, a green steel ketch 53ft, at Norman's Cay
Apr 27,89 Somewhat, power boat, Mobile, Alabama, at Norman's Cay
Apr 27,89 Coral Reef II, a large research vessel anchored at Norman's Cay.
Apr 29,89 Paradise, Shenanigan, Popeye, Semantha, North Star, Ma Jabe, Speedy, Flying Rebel, Lone Star, Windborne, Pleiades, Nikki Loraine (Passport 42ft), Zest, Undersea Hunter, Bobalou,
Marianna Sue, Western Star, Little Spirit, Weewatin, Deep Diver. all at Norman's Cay.
May 01,89 Tuff Stuff, Steel boat JNF 38, Montreal, at Allen's Cay
May 01,89 Chri OD, Dufour, France, at Allen's Cay
May 01,89 Miss You, trawler, White River Jct, Vermont, at Allen's Cay
May 01,89 St Elzher, classic ketch, Canada, at Allen's Cay
May 01,89 Heron I, a small dark blue sloop, Kenora, Canada, at Allen's Cay
May 01,89 Nickie Lorraine, 40+ft sloop, San Francisco, at Allen's Cay
May 01,89 Slo Pok, 31 ft sloop, at Allen's Cay
May 06,89 Sundancer, a 60ft + ketch crewed by charter passengers (all around 20 - 25 yrs old) set sail at 21:50 and headed out of Nassau's eastern entrance.
May 10,89 Susan M, Kingston at Gun Cay
May 10,89 Longtail, at Gun Cay
May 24,89 A Pearson Yacht, Skipper Steve(?) near Peck Lake,
who offered us help when we were still grounded at high tide.

May 26,89 Ragtime, Gulfstream Fla, a beautiful classic raised trunk cruiser, overtaking us in a hurry just north of Wabasso Hwy Bridge at 09:42.
May 26,89 Duke, at Vero Beach
May 27,89 Nils, French skipper Francois, who had been cruising for 4 years in the Mediterranean, South America and Florida.
May 29,89 Moyie, Classic 31, Barrie, Ontario, at Cape Canaveral
May 31,98 Escape, 31ft. Couple in their 70's, at Cape Canaveral
May 31,98 Scaramouch, Toronto Back in Cape Canaveral

There were, of course, many other boats afloat and close by at the time. We obviously didn't record them all. But this list is an interesting snapshot of a short period in time when sailors passed one another during the day "like ships in the night". Were you there?

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