Hanna Log 10 Feb 17 Change Of Command

10 Feb 17:

Hanna met her new Master and Commander Jon, the Change Of Command took place at the Pensacola Lighthouse. She will entertain her new family on the emerald waters of the Gulf Coast and may get involved with some special events at the Museum. We are excited that she is staying local and look forward to sailing with her.

(image: JH)

(image: JH)

While we were at the Lighthouse we got a great tour and learned about a few projects that we may get to help out on, restoration of a small motorboat and its trailer.

1859 Pensacola light and lighthouse.

Stay tuned for more exciting announcements!

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Pensacola Lighthouse and Museum

Hanna Log 20 Dec 16 Balanced Lug Rig

20 Dec 16:

Spent some time today sorting out Hanna's balanced lug rig.

Hanna used to be know as Junie Jump Up when she was owned by Turner.

She strikes a great pose!

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Penobscot 17 Hanna

19 Dec 16:

We were wandering through Facebook last week and saw an ad for a Penobscot 17 in one of the boating groups. We had actually seen the boat a few times during recent Florida 120 events, a raid that is held in our local waters each May. Her lines captured our attention back then and we decided to snap her up. We have not sailed a balanced lug rig and though she would be a fun boat for a mess about. The boat's name prior name was Ransom II, her new name is Hanna because it is a beautiful name, belongs to a family member and for bonus it was close to the name of the first armed American naval vessel Hannah.

Doug Engh and his wife were the sellers, he shared a few pictures of her sailing the Gulf Coast waters. She has a proud history of participation in Cedar Key, Florida Gulf Coast Small Craft and Florida 120 events.

Jumped in the Ford Edge "pickermobeel" and headed towards the Gainesville, Florida area. It was 38 degrees Fahrenheit when we left but warmed up nicely to 80F as we turned towards South Florida. Doug and I traded boat stories for a bit and he talked me through the balanced lug rigging. He has done a great job of personalizing the boat to suit his style, with the addition of some tufnol blocks and bronze rub strips. We hooked up Hannah for the road trip back to NW Florida and hit the road right as the cool front blew into town with heavy rain.

A few different lines to sort out, halyard for the gaff and downhaul and parrel for the boom.

Doug had some awesome oars made. Hannah also has a third mast step amidships, so you can sail with just one sail if desired. Or can we add a third? :)

Rain arrived, party had to move indoors.

Road trip. Trailer lights should have worked, but they didn't. We carry a set of lights with magnetic bases and I stuck those on the back trailer frame for the road. I also secure them with duct tape to keep them from getting jarred off and dragging behind the trailer.....lesson learned from pickin Roamer from Ft Pierce.

Just another big rig on the road again.

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Florida 120 Mile 4 Day Small Boat Sailing and Camping

The weekend after Mother's Day a group of small boat enthusiasts have been descending on NW Florida for a 4 day, 120 mile sailing and camping event. 2014 is their third year. The group puts in at various ramps in the area, but the general starting point is Shoreline Park in Gulf Breeze.

From their Yahoo Group FL 120 page: "The Florida 120 is an annual cruise-in-company for small boats. It takes place every year in May, starting on the first Thursday after Mother's Day and runs through the following Sunday. The route each year is subject to change, but it typically is in the bays and sounds in the Florida panhandle.

The 2014 event is scheduled for May 15-18.

The route for 2014 is the same as last year with the first night destination (and first meeting) being Specter Island 8 miles East of Navarre and 30 miles from the recommended launch point of Shoreline Park in Gulf Breeze. This whole day is on Santa Rosa sound and is generally a windward slog.

On Friday, we all sail west back down Santa Rosa Sound and across the mouth of Pensacola Bay to Sand Island, a distance of approximately 40 miles. The last 10 miles is on Pensacola Bay which, being a bigger body of water, can develop some chop.

Saturday we sail approximately 25 miles northeast up Pensacola Bay to Redfish Cove and into Blackwater Bay to Skull Island. Again, Pensacola Bay can be choppy especially by Sand Island where a pass lets out to the gulf. East Bay and Blackwater are beautiful bodies of water not often frequented by powerboats so very peaceful sail. The poker run and wrapup of the Florida 120 happens on Skull Island.

Sunday's sail is a little shorter at about 25 miles as the fleet returns to Gulf Breeze or wherever you launched.


The challenge is to do the entire route relying less on an outboard and more on oar and wind. However, all are welcome."



We intended to intercept them on East Bay, but this year the course got cut short due to high, unfavorable winds. On day 2 the group stopped near Juana's Pagoda on Navarre Beach and camped for the night. We went over to chat and took a few pictures, saw at least 30 boats out there.

ODay Daysailer with a local abandoned boat behind.

From SBR 3: Jan 2014-

2 more Daysailers.

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Drascombe Coaster.

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Penobscot 17.

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West Wight Potter.

From SBR 3: Jan 2014-

We hope to work up to doing the event one year, but this year we went out and did a "Florida 10" on Saturday in our Drascombe Lugger. SW wind 8-10 knots, 80 degrees.

From SBR 3: Jan 2014-

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