Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/files.php?file= http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/ http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/3103-Together_the_weather_is_better.html Features Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:39:00 +0000   I’ve spent nearly 15 years in Florida and have seen countless critters from venomous snakes to bobcats. It was near Jacksonville, however, that I saw http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/3102-one_if_by_land_two_if_by_sea.html Features Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:48:00 +0000 Part of an Observer News feature series By Mitch Traphagen “Uh oh” “Now what?” Michelle asked. “Small craft advisories have just been posted,” I said while http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/3101-breaking_through_the_ice.html Features Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:50:00 +0000 Part of an Observer News feature series By Mitch Traphagen   The layer of ice covering the waterway offered no resistance, except in my mind. When I left http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/3100-thawing_out_a_frozen_dream.html Features Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:35:00 +0000 Part of an Observer News Feature Series By MITCH TRAPHAGENmitch@observernews.net Boats are the physical manifestation of dreams. No one needs a boat; but for those who choose http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/3098-Cool_Change.html Features Sun, 19 Dec 2010 02:20:00 +0000 By MITCH TRAPHAGENmitch@observernews.net If there’s one thing in my life that’s missing, it’s the time that I spend alone sailing on the cool and bright clear http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/3097-Helping_Hands.html Features Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:32:40 +0000 By MITCH TRAPHAGEN The circus has moved down the road. All along the way, I’ve heard stories of the southbound cruising fleet crowding bridges and http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/3096-Coming_in_from_the_cold.html Features Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:52:28 +0000 Part four of an Observer News feature series By MITCH TRAPHAGEN I had never been so cold in my life — and that is saying http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/3095-Sailing_in_through_the_out_door.html Features Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:11:57 +0000 Part three of an Observer News feature series Reedville, Virginia, is a quiet community on a creek just off the Chesapeake Bay. MITCH http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/3094-Saying_goodbye.html Features Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:29:34 +0000 My wife Michelle flew in to help prepare the boat for the voyage home. The tanks and lockers are full. It is time http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/3093-The_last_leg.html Features Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:34:31 +0000 Part one of an Observer News feature series By MITCH TRAPHAGEN The last leg is getting the boat into the water from the boatyard Observer News