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I wish I were enroute to the Caribbean right now. This time a year ago I was about 200 miles north of the Virgin Islands sailing 180. It's going to be a long winter....
Here is a photo as I was about to leave Beaufort for the USVI on 3 Dec 2021. I wish....
Here is a photo as I was about to leave Beaufort for the USVI on 3 Dec 2021. I wish....
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Nice photo. I'm struck by how the trees have full leaves on December 3rd. In PA our trees have all lost there leaves by then.
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Those aren't deciduous. They are some kind of scrub evergreen. All our hardwoods have lost their leaves.
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Here is picture taken at same spot three years earlier on Dec 3 2018. Scrub trees/bushes also green.
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I see. Nice to see green this time of year regardless. Thanks for posting those nice photos.
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Nice pics. It’ll be interesting to see how you like your new furling yankee setup.
Jim Walsh
Ex Vice Commodore
Ex Captain-Northeast Fleet
CD31 ORION
The currency of life is not money, it's time
Ex Vice Commodore
Ex Captain-Northeast Fleet
CD31 ORION
The currency of life is not money, it's time
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Jim. Not a Yankee but a 100 percent. I'm very interested too.Jim Walsh wrote:Nice pics. It’ll be interesting to see how you like your new furling yankee setup.