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Mile 1,500, July 13. Day 60. Temperature 70s First sight of a seal 7 miles out! We left Boston and were originally going to anchor on an apparently beautiful Island just outside Boston however the sailing was so good we decided to sail on to Salem and anchored there. We took a tour of theContinue reading “Salty Seas, high tides, witches and grumpy old men”

I just thought I would show a few photos of how we keep amused during the bad weather and unfortunately there have been a few days of that. We had a great sail into Boston and saw a few Whales on the way but they were quite far off. we also tried to listen toContinue reading “Boston, 4th July and Weather”

Mile 1300. July 2022 Temperature…Still baltic! We had been told that Vineyard Haven was not the best part of Martha’s but we got a free anchorage and the bus rides around were plentiful and cheap. Probably for me the nicest part of the vineyard was being anchored beside this nest of ospreys. Breakfast and eveningContinue reading “Martha’s Vineyard to Provincetown”

Mile 1291 June 24 We left Rhode Island and anchored in a beautiful quiet spot in Sakonnet to make it to New Bedford Yacht club and pick up the prop I broke some days ago. It’s still quite cold and we hear of temperatures of 100 in Florida. New Bedford Yacht club is one ofContinue reading “Warming up to 66′”

Mistakes! Wonderful and rare if it happens without an audience, but these two very ‘experienced’ sailors ere not so lucky. We arrived at Rhode Island and as the dock master was describing where the mooring ball was, we realized we had forgotten the minor detail of taking the Jib in on that very windy day.Continue reading “What makes an Experienced Sailor.”

June 15 Newport We had planned to go to the museums today and indeed the first one was the maritime center. I would highly recommend it. Very interactive and I had the opportunity to take the virtual helm of a boat and was going to dock it. I didn’t make it in time! ‘Well done’Continue reading “A Very Special day”

It’s a double edged sword to be too busy sightseeing to write the blog. Port Washington is certainly a pretty place and we spent quite a while hiking and watching sunsets. I’d post them all up but then it becomes a bit samey to see a lot of pictures although definitely in person. We stayedContinue reading “Long Island to Rhode Island”

It was quite cloudy when we came into New York but of course we still sailed over to Lady Liberty. It was pretty hairy crossing as the ferries and tugs come up from nowhere and at one stage the prop was vibrating ominously. I stopped, reversed and whatever it was came off. When we arrivedContinue reading “Tracy Edwards the maiden and the lady”

I never dreamed that I would be writing a post about Sailing to New York. It is so exciting. I know I’ve written before about Norfolk Harbour but those air craft carriers and battle ships never cease to amaze me. We checked the weather with Chris Parker and it resulted in a beautiful calm sail.Continue reading “Sailing to New York”

It was a brisk sail across the Albermarle Sound. Winds of 27 knots. We reefed and had a speedy sail across it but man! it was cold. We had our very own air show as the fighter jets flew past us. We moored in Lambs Marina just beyond Elizabeth City. I needed to get somethingContinue reading “Amor Fati”