Fall and Winter 2014
The last 3 months of 2014 were slightly turbulent – high time for a blog update! TJ left for Alaska in early October, expecting to fish for a trip or 2, then come home and sail Rocket Science to the Caribbean. Instead he ended up returning to Seattle on the ‘Constellation’ on November 30 and […]
The Boat Yard Diaries
The Boat Yard Diaries After sailing approx. 7000 miles in 10 months it was time to give the old girl some love. After talking to various boat yards in Rhode Island we decided to go to Brewer’s Cove Haven Marina & Yacht Yard in Barrington. When asked about pricing they told us to come over, […]
Canals, bays, the stepmother of all lightning storms and damned flies
We got out of Annapolis on Labor day, and made a 25 mile run up to the Sassafras river, where we spent a night anchored outside the mouth in 12 feet of water way out away from shore. The Chesapeake is awfully shallow up on the north end. We had originally intended to go straight […]
All hail to Baxter!
Ok, Baxter may now officially be called a salty dog! We don’t count miles all that much, but I was thinking about the mutt the other day while he was cocooned in a beach towel on the downhill side of the cockpit, his normal position when he’s standing watch with me, and I got to […]
Hello, Annapolis! Ego alley and other discoveries
We had a pretty nice sail up the coast, reaching most of the time. The wind was sort of puffy, a few hours with sailable conditions, and others spent motoring. Cape Hatteras was a non-issue for us, which was nice. It’s known to get pretty sloppy around there on a fairly regular basis, so we […]
The Baja Bash? No, it’s the Carolina Crash!
I got back from AK during the first week of August. We stuck around Charleston for about a week or so, but consistent temperatures in the upper 90’s chased us north pretty quickly. Basically, the first favorable forecast we got for the ride up to NC, we took. Unfortunately, the SE wind that was called […]
The taming of the beast
When I think back of what I wanted to be when I grew up several things come to mind. ‘Princess’ is right up there. Carpenter, cop, you name it. Refrigeration mechanic wasn’t on my list. But fate had a different plan for me. I returned to the boat from a 2 months stay in Germany […]
Unexpected Blessings, Part I & II
Did your mum ever tell you not go get in a car with strangers? Well, I politely disagree. Not that I do this on a regular basis, but boy, this year seems to be one to meet new people, meet amazing people and get a new sense of myself. I’ll skip the first getting in […]
Magic in the Caribbean
We hung around the San Blas for as long as we could, but the calendar finally dictated that we get going. We needed to get the boat situated up in the US prior to my late spring/early summer season, so we finally got a slight easterly shift in the trades and took off from the […]
Life on a Bouncy Castle – From Bocas del Toro to Portobelo and San Blas
We left Bocas del Toro on March 15, 2014 for Shelter Bay. It was pretty flat, almost no wind at all and a current in our favor – what a novelty! About 4 hours before we arrived the wind picked up and we were able to sail. We got there too early – before dawn. […]