
Uncharted Waters: Cast Off, My Friend
It’s said that: We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. Capt. Pike takes those words to heart.

It’s said that: We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. Capt. Pike takes those words to heart.

Capt. Bill Pike is tasked with the impossible: bringing a 200-foot supply vessel from Trinidad to Louisiana without refueling.

The walls close in on Capt. Bill as he impatiently awaits his vessel’s return to the brine.

When it comes to giving out boat-buying advice, the answer is clear for Capt. Bill Pike: Don’t. It never ends well.

Capt. Bill Pike concedes that boating is at bottom a risky business: There’s simply no way you can be prepared for everything.

Idle hands are the devil’s playthings for the project-minded Capt. Bill.

A journey down the Homosassa River uncovers a subset of Old Florida, and the hearty, friendly people who call it home.

It’s said that: We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. Capt. Pike takes those words to heart.

Capt. Bill Pike is tasked with the impossible: bringing a 200-foot supply vessel from Trinidad to Louisiana without refueling.

The walls close in on Capt. Bill as he impatiently awaits his vessel’s return to the brine.

When it comes to giving out boat-buying advice, the answer is clear for Capt. Bill Pike: Don’t. It never ends well.

Capt. Bill Pike concedes that boating is at bottom a risky business: There’s simply no way you can be prepared for everything.

Idle hands are the devil’s playthings for the project-minded Capt. Bill.

A journey down the Homosassa River uncovers a subset of Old Florida, and the hearty, friendly people who call it home.