Texas – Land of the Killer Attack Skunks
We arrived in Florida at the end of November, and cruising is on hold until March. We can’t really ‘cruise’ FL anyway, thanks to our mast height and draft, so we’re just sticking around one place doing some boat chores and enjoying the warm temperatures. We’re pretty happy to just stay put for the season […]
Virginia to Florida, or haulouts, hurricanes, and Hatteras
I had to spend October in Alaska, while the boat and Jenny languished in the surprisingly downtrodden Portsmouth, VA. We arrived in Portsmouth to a marina with about 70% of the slips empty. It had the definite feel of a place that had seen better days. A walk around the nearby area revealed a small […]
Thoughts on the Canadian maritimes
This summer’s cruise was, for us, the perfect itinerary. With the exception of some time in the Caribbean when Jenny and I first met back almost 10 years ago, and a couple of years in Seattle, we had pretty much been spending all of our time in the tropics. Now, don’t get the wrong idea, […]
Summer Cruise Part VI – Halifax to Virginia
After a rather stressful zero visibility trip to Halifax, we took a few days to enjoy a bit of relaxation there. The Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (actually not all that royal, but rather a pretty blue collar, friendly place) hosted us again for our stay in the area. We did the usual stocking up […]
Summer Cruise Part V – St. John’s – Halifax
After our week in St. John’s, we were pretty keen to get away from the dirt, noise, and being a tourist attraction, so even though yet another southerly blow was on the way, we tossed the lines with the intention of getting as far down the coast as we could before the weather slammed shut […]
Summer Cruise Part IIII Francois – St. John’s
Friday around noon TJ checked the weather and it looked like a good time to go around Cape Race, the South Eastern point of Newfoundland, so we abandoned the Trepassey idea and kept going. It wasn’t much further, another 4 or 5 hours maybe, but the winds accelerate around the Cape often and one needs […]
Summer Cruise Part III – Ramea – Francois
Sunday we left Ramea. Destination was the highly recommended town of Francois. It was pretty calm, just a 25 mile motor boat ride. Francois (the locals pronounce it Franz-Way) is located in a natural amphitheater with 600 and 700 foot hills surrounding it. It’s really an astoundingly beautiful place. Before we had the lines on […]
Summer Cruise Part II – Halifax – Ramea
We spent a few days in Halifax and left on Wednesday the 23rd of July. The forecast looked fine and we had planned to go nonstop to Francois, Newfoundland. The best laid plans… As has been the norm around here, the forecast was less than reliable, so when our nice favorable breeze dropped off to […]
Summer Cruise 2015 Part I – Rockland, Maine – Halifax, Nova Scotia
After the usual 229 changes in plans and schedules our summer cruise started by Nick and Carol, our crew and great friends, arriving in Portland, ME on July 7. TJ flew into Rockland the day after. As a special treat we got a visit from Liz and Andy, who were just a stone’s throw away […]
North we go!
We met up on March 15th at JFK airport, Jenny arriving from Europe, and me from Dutch Harbor. We rented a car, drove to Rhode Island, and set to getting the boat ready to go into the water after her long, cold winter layup. Thankfully, everything seems to have survived the winter just fine, which […]