Ep 28 - Maiden Voyage. Motoring to New Home Port / Sailing Free Spirit

Episode info: Ep 28 - Maiden Voyage - Sailing Free Spirit. Motoring to New Home Port Well today we untie the lines since making our initial splash into the water and find out what this old girl can do… We wish that we could sail but since this is the maiden voyage for us and a holiday weekend, we opted to motor the 36 miles from Palmetto, FL to Clearwater, FL. Educational learning opportunities this week… 1st we don’t like motoring we needed to exercise the engine for this trip to make sure that everything was working and in order. 2nd – Don’t take a sailboat on the ICW on a holiday weekend and 3rd some people are just rude and not nice on the water to sailboats. We did some under bridge crossings and got to experience waiting for some bridges to open. Overall, it was a great trip. Nancy packed way too much food and took a nap for a little while and it was a “Sh*t show pulling into our slip where we made longtime dock/marina friends because of it. Without them helping us to get into the slip, it would have been disastrous. Sorry, none of that mess made it to film but it’s laughed at all year long on the dock! Can I say this old girl doesn’t like going into her slip at all! All financial contributions (or items purchased on Amazon) are tax deductible for your US income tax returns for full face and/or retail value. You contribution helps us to continue with project and support events to help us engage with our veterans thru events such as day sailings, working on the boat to help with projects and social gatherings. All contributions need to be made on or before Dec 31st for this tax year. Please like, subscribe and share this video. Leave us a comment below and tell us what you would like to see more of as we progress with this project. Donations: https://www.givesendgo.com/svfreespiritphase1 Sea Water Pro https://seawaterpro.com?sca_ref=2860701.blQXAn2UFG Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/IHW9GCCYCA3X/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_3 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SVFreeSpirit.Project Instagram: Nancysvfreespirit