Monthly Archives: September 2024

Sept 21 Pat Rausch was there to take our lines as we came in. What a wonderful warm feeling that is. It had been a yucky night with variable winds, sometimes 0 and the sails would be Thwacking about and then going up to 25knots, lovely but it meant readjusting the sails. Oh and theContinue reading “Return to another Storm”

I was aware that the storm was coming but didn’t realize there would be as much rain. It was constant for 48hours with winds up to 50 knots. Three boats sank in our marina. I believe it because the bilge stopped working. ! Bilges ! And there was a lot of damage to roads. WhenContinue reading “Tropical storm in Southport.”

Sept 15th As I was starting to write this blog, Pat said we did good mileage yesterday. Well yes, of course! at one stage there was 37 kn of wind. It was pretty hairy coming into the marina, particularly since it was after six pm and there were no dock hands to take our lines,Continue reading “Waiting out the weather in (of all places !) CAPE FEAR”

One of the many things I love about sailing is all the interesting people you meet and what a helpful community the sailing community is. I was really looking forward to coming in to Lambs marina for a hearty meal at Lamb’s seafood restaurant. I learned at the dismal swamp lock that the restaurant isContinue reading “Dismal Swamp, people you meet and the Fxxxing bilge !”

Chesapeake 24th-1st September We  anchored in Onancock and had a lovely meal with good music and I can’t believe I didn’t take any photographs as it is such a beautiful place but there you go, sometimes you’re too much in the moment to take pictures. Smith island reminds me so much of Rathlin. AContinue reading “1000 miles and still going strong.”