An Excerpt from "Sailing to Jessica"
Chapter 3: No Regrets on Rosie
Shortly before dusk, Bob took the wheel while Barb went forward to drop the anchor. I followed her, again taking notes. She looked back at Bob and made a hand gesture. Wordlessly, Bob signaled back.“He just told me we are in 20 feet of water.”
She dropped the anchor and let out some chain. She made a different hand signal and Bob reversed the engine. “There. Now we’ve set the anchor. Let me give you some advice. When it comes to anchoring, learn how to communicate with Paul by hand signals. Everyone in the anchorage will watch you anchor and, if you don’t use hand signals, they will listen to you shouting and cursing at each other. Besides, you can still curse with your hands,” she added, laughing.
She dropped the anchor and let out some chain. She made a different hand signal and Bob reversed the engine. “There. Now we’ve set the anchor. Let me give you some advice. When it comes to anchoring, learn how to communicate with Paul by hand signals. Everyone in the anchorage will watch you anchor and, if you don’t use hand signals, they will listen to you shouting and cursing at each other. Besides, you can still curse with your hands,” she added, laughing.
Overview of Cherokee Rose:
Kelly sits on the deck of Cherokee Rose as they sail in Fiji. Photo labelled with common sailing terms. Photo taken by s/y Hannikin.
View of the Cockpit from behind the wheel towards the bow of the boat.
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Photos of the Interior of our sailboat Cherokee RoseNote that these tidy photos of Rosie were taken at the end of our cruise, after we painted and worked on her interior. As the numerous other photos on this website clearly show, we always seemed to be in a state of disarray while living aboard.
For 55+ pages of very detailed information about Cherokee Rose, from servicing tips to boat quirks to lists of spare parts, check out the information that Paul compiled to help the next owner.
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