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Archive for February, 2008

New Neighbors, Contracts going out, S/V Betsy in Broad Creek

I was up early and managed to get these shots of the fleet anchored in Broad Creek. Above, right before sunrise about 6:15 am.Below: maybe 6:25am. Click to see larger versions.

Tuesday October 16, 2007
Since the boat show things have whirled into warp speed. Over this last week we have three new families to welcome to […]

Boat show report

Yes, that’s me standing at our booth at the Annapolis Boat Show.Notice the nice floating dock sample to my right. It looked so good most people thought it was a table.

This J-122 popped a spinnaker just as he cleared the docks during the annual tear down ritual. Boats are cheered on by bystanders, usually who […]

Road Construction

Monday September 24, 2007
We were out at the job site this morning checking the road progress. We’re still in the process of removing brush and trees from what is to be the road and right of way. Don’t worry, I plan on replanting many of the trees that have to be removed.  The entrance way […]

Construction equiptment, Canals

Thursday September 13, 2007

Canal in front of lot 28 (those tall trees in the center of the photo), the water was down some and the depth gauge still read about 4 feet.

This is today’s progress. I always seem to catch them at lunch time… Most of the logs are gone and some huge piles are […]

Vandemere Creek Chanel Waypoints

Wednesday Sept 12, 2007
Several things to share today.We have another large piece of equipment being delivered late this afternoon. Our contractor has decided since its so dry to work full speed on the road building. I suppose one benefit to this very dry summer although its raining now and forecast to rain for the next […]

Construction has Begun

Thursday Sept 6, 2007
Construction Has Begun!!!
I received a call from Mr. Harris  yesterday to let me know that some large equipment was spotted heading down Griggs Road. I was able to get down around noon today to get these shots. Of course the guys were at lunch, but they’ve gotten quite a bit done this […]

Clubhouse Designs, Construction Begins, A weekend at Lookout

Front and Back of Clubhouse

Tuesday Sept 4,2007
Happy September!
I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. We enjoyed the cool weather aboard Betsy cruising around Cape Lookout and other various anchorages. With a NE breeze of over 25 knts, there was 3-4ft chop in the bite.  It was still nice to be out and see some […]

Curising, Boat Shows, More Permits

Wednesday August 29, 2007
We’ve had a wonderful week with cool mornings and breezy afternoons. By next week I think I’ll move the office outside once again. I need to apologise for not posing last week. I moved my ‘75 year young’ mother to town and have been at her beck and call ever since. She […]

New Neighbor, Clubhouse Design

Thursday August 16, 2007
I also want to welcome another new Port Vandemere neighbor. James Duncan and family, from Scotia NY near the beautiful Adirondacks, welcome to Vandemere NC.
On to business, we met this week with Bill from Coastal Design Center, an architecture firm in New Bern, to put together the plans for the clubhouse and […]

Fishing in Vandemere Creek

Monday August 5, 2007
I think summer is finally here. Its going to be mid-90’s today with our usual layer of humidity. But as hot as that is my adventure this morning on Vandemere Creek was quite comfortable. We had a nice south west breeze that had a little chill to it. The last few […]