P.O.D.
A screen shot of the landing page of the Cold War Boats website Invites you to re-connect with shipmates and be a part of preserving Cold War boat history.

It's been a minute since I've been able to post. An aging mother with dementia and a firefight with cancer have taken the wind out of my sails, but much of my 'behind the scenes' activity with Cold War Boats has continued.

Finally, I can officially announce that the Cold War Boats website has been moved to our own dedicated virtual server and is up and running better than ever. There are still a few bugs to swat, and our mail servers have not yet been transferred over, but after a long nine months of trying to find spare time, its back in the game.

The site is faster and there is a great deal more storage space for all those photos, documents, and sailing lists we are collecting from NARA, and we aren't being irritated with spammers getting our IP address blacklisted!

My energy is returning, and mom is in full-time care, so I feel like I have a little breathing room to start catching up.

I'll be uploading and editing as much as I am able. It's up to you to visit, register, invite others to register, upload your photos, and share your sea stories.

Cold War Boats is our place - let's make it a good one!

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