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Canari vortex 2 bike shorts1/17/2024 Having built their own boat over a period of nine years and sailed across the Atlantic en famille while home-schooling their kids, Justin and Trish McDonagh are part of a rare breed of sailors. Justin McDonagh says that as far as he can tell, the only ones to have made it out of Marathon since they arrived is their friend, Eddie, who flew back to Ireland and Dorothea, the rehabilitated sea, turtle released at Sombrero Beach with great fanfare by the “Turtle Hospital.” They had planned to leave for Havana a couple of days ago, but the weather took a turn for worse so they’re still here. We admired their tough aluminum boat and two adorable, red-headed children, but we didn’t really get to know them until they showed up in the Marathon vortex about three weeks after us. Actually it’s all very casual and nobody cares and the way we rotate partners constantly, there’s no real score keeping.Īnother high point of our stay here has been getting to know the McDonaghs, an Irish family we first encountered anchored off of St. We find ourselves chit-chatting and giggling in the middle of points, much to the dismay of our fellow players. She was three years ahead of me in high school, but we know some people in common. Interestingly one of the tennis players happens to come from my home town of Libertyville, IL. I’ve become accustomed to getting up at 6 a.m. Too add to my horror, he popped a few in his mouth and said “great protein.” What a dude! In half an hour he had our propeller re-installed and was on his way to acquire more shrimp.Īs the boat repairs progress, the tennis goes on. Millions of baby shrimp crawling all over him! They came from the bottom of the boat he’d just cleaned. He arrived covered in what looked like sawdust but upon closer examination I noticed that the beige mass covering his wet suit was moving. ![]() Our propeller was reconditioned by Grant at the Prop Tec and Barnacle Bill showed up at a moment’s notice to put it back on.
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