The good news…Judy re-retired from education in June and came to work in the shop doing all the custom sail work. Now we’re on the same schedule with fewer constraints. Work when needed and go play when able.

The better news is…we’re going to be traveling most of the next couple of months. In September we’re going to Morocco to visit our daughter Jenny’s family and in October to Bonaire to continue our reef survey started in 1994. This year we’re hoping to experience and assist our scientist friends from AL document the island’s annual coral spawn.

The not so good news… order placed after September 5th will not ship until late October. The beauty of the internet allows you to contact us even while we’re traveling and we welcome your orders for shipping upon our return.

We’ll resume 100% operation October 22. Other than a couple of days off for Thanksgiving with our older daughter Carla’s family in IN we’ll be in the shop until Dec 24th.

In January 2013 we plan to close again for a couple of months while we move aboard our slow coastal trawler HEY JUDE and motor towards FL. We’ll find a safe harbor for her in late March and return to TX for our spring shows before returning to the boat in July. Again, we’ll always have internet and can accept order for shipment upon our return to the shop.

We’re not sure of our late 2013 schedule, maybe a repeat of 2012 or go all out and move aboard for 12 months and do the entire Great American Loop. Insert Banner text above this line