Selling Sunshine
Preparing to sell a beloved sailboat is tough. Not only because there’s work to do to get the boat ready for market, but also because of all the memories of the years together.
A Year of Masks
Masks became standard boating equipment in 2020. Sunshine got a new big sister ship who needed a name. A mask came to the rescue.
In Shallow Water
How to take a sailboat where sailboats don’t usually go. Meaning, among other things, shallow water. Station Creek to Harbor River About 10 miles downriver from Beaufort, South Carolina, near the entrance to Port Royal Sound, is a small creek. At the entrance of that creek is a sign that says Not Navigable. We could …
The Ultimate Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day, I enjoyed all the best things: lounging in my favorite spot beside the water, walking a deserted beach in the sun, laughing with my children, dinner with friends. I celebrated it for myself, but all day, I held back sadness. This year I couldn’t celebrate with my Mom. She’d died three days …