AT THE BEGINNNING OF ALMOST EVERY CHARTER I GET ASKED THIS VERY SAME QUESTION…“IS IT REALLY HARD WORKING IN THIS INDUSTRY WITH YOUR HUSBAND? I COULDN’T IMAGINE LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER 24/7…” OF COURSE, THIS PROMPTS ME TO THINK TO MYSELF, “WELL I DIDN’T MARRY JON TO BE WITHOUT HIM. I MARRIED THIS MAN SO Read More
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Bahamas!
We are now in the Bahamas! We left St. Thomas last week on April 14th around 2:00pm. We finished three charters back to back aboard Split Second on April 13th, and immediately picked up two of our best friends Brynne and Cooper and readied ourselves for the long delivery ahead. We went out to dinner Read More
St. Barths Bucket Race
Last week, Jon, Isaac and I were located in St. Barths. We were on an owners trip, and lucky for us, he wanted to view the Bucket Race! It’s amazing how many gorgeous monohulls we got to see race. Here are a few just to give you an idea… On the third day of the Read More
Oh, the places we’ll go!
Yesterday morning around 5am, we were underway to St. Maarten! Let me tell you, Jon, Isaac and I have never been happier to sail into rough seas. We had been on the dock in Nanny Cay for about 2 weeks! Maintenance, maintenance and more maintenance needed to be done…and thankfully, Split Second has never been Read More
Our past month in review…
It’s been about a month since my last post and there sure have been a lot of great happenings on Split Second. Our family got to pay us a visit at the end of January! Jon and I loved showing them our new float house and of course all of the beautiful islands we get Read More
Still going strong.
Last week we completed our 3rd charter on Split Second! This last charter was a flotilla consisting of 9 Lagoon 620’s and 2 Lagoon 560’s. It was quite fun to be around so many other crews that have the same career as us. Of course, we had plenty of time to share stories, the good Read More
Happy New Year!!!
Since our last post, we have had a successful Boss trip, had about a week and half of down time, and now we are nearing the end of our 10 day Christmas/New Year’s charter! It was great to have some down time considering Jon and I basically chartered for 3 weeks straight (we had a Read More
Grunka. A True Mariner.
Today my grandfather, David Bent Barker, passed away. He is what I would consider a true Mariner. Throughout his life time, he owned several boats…here is a small list. His first boat was a Beetle Cat. Next was a Herreshoff 12 1/2, W.L. Warner 20″, Shaw 24 Yawl, C&C 27, C&C 35, Pearson 365 ketch, Read More
We love the Wilbur Family!
Hello again! Jon, Isaac and I just finished our first charter on Split Second this past Saturday! We had the Wilbur family on board for one week and I can honestly say, we are now great friends! The parents, Jay and Billie Jo were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. They came with their three kids Read More
Delivery, Boat Show, Gearing up…
I am sorry for the lack of posts these past few weeks. Jon, Isaac and I have been quite busy lately! Isaac (our third crew member) arrived in Grenada on October 25th which was the day after we got back in the water once we had finished our yard period. Upon his arrival, we welcomed Read More