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Our Sailing Hideaway Blog and YouTube videos will remain active. Join the HideAways as we tell, through blog stories and videos, what life really is like on a small, 23' Com Pac sailboat. We'll show the joys, thrills and chills of the sailing life, but also what it takes to maintain a boat, trailer and truck. You are just as likely to learn how not to do something correctly as to do it right. That's important too! New! The Hideaways take to the road! Follow Traveling Hideaway: Winds of Wanderlust Transitioning from Sailing Hideaway to Traveling Hideaways as sailors learn to travel without heeling, well, not much, anyway. The Paint Wasters Society unlocks the art of paint squandering with sheer delight, free from the shackles of remorse or guilt. Trust me, a century down the line, nobody's going to bat an eyelash, so why not indulge in some paint splattering shenanigans today? Let's turn those pricey pigments into a canvas of laughter and joy.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Boca Ciega Yacht Club Gulfport Fl Open House

If you are in the area and have a mind to stop by this Saturday, April 28, 2012 1-4 pm Gulfport time, our sailing club is having an open house with free sailboat rides around Boca Ciega Bay.

Somehow I must have gotton King Neptune really upset with us as I and my wife were charmed into coordinating 15 sailboats ranging in size from 22 to 45 feet to give about 300 people sailboat rides that afternoon - based on last years stats - Should be interesting.

Anyway its a lot of fun with vendors and hot dogs and soda and lots and lots of really good door prizes.

Boca Ciega Yacht Club  is located on the south side of Gulfport Marina along the channel - do not come by boat.

And as an added bonus you get to see HideAways brand new trailer tire -- such a deal!




Saturday, April 21, 2012

Dancing with an Egret

You've seen the majestic Snowy Egret standing motionless in the shallows stalking lunch.  If you wait long enough you many find one that likes to dance. This time on Sailing Hideaway. 




So life wasn't the party you exprcted it to be - but as long as you're here you might as well dance

Be sure to search for Sailing HideAway on Zazzle.com.




Saturday, April 7, 2012

How NOT to Install - Thru Hull Depth Finder

Have you noticed that knowing how not to do something is more valuable than knowing how?

On a steamy hot summer day in Florida we discovered the true potential of this concept while making a video of what should be a relatively easy project.   After all, how hard can it be to drill a hole in a boat?





SMALL BOATS ROCK!