Monthly Archives: September 2012
a blow in port washington
September 18, 2012 The wind howled and the wind howled, and the wind howled some more. First thing in the morning you could already hear the wind blowing through the rigging. By evening, we could barely walk on deck without almost being blown off balance. This was a southerly blow not to be reckoned with. … Continue reading
mixing things up & lessons learned
September 17, 2012 It was a peaceful morning when we hoisted the sail and pulled up the anchor from Westbrook Harbor. However, there was a major difference to the day. Wil and I had decided to do a role reversal. It was time to mix things up a bit. Over the past few months, we … Continue reading
not from pocasset to newport
September 15, 2012 While cruising, one must get used to the fact that when you make a plan, most of the time, you’re going to change that plan. That seems to be the case with almost every day hop we’ve made since we started cruising. When we left Pocasset, we were aiming for Sachuest Bay, … Continue reading
long island sound, here we come
This morning, we are picking up the anchor and beginning our journey down Long Island Sound towards New York City. We plan to make 4 day hops, stopping each night. If we are able to pick up Internet over the next few days, there will be new blog posts. Otherwise, keep checking our location via … Continue reading
big seas gear
Remember the parachute anchor chain plates that we installed on the bows? After finishing the chain plates for the bow, we had the stern chain plates made for a series drogue attachment, but we didn’t get them installed before we started cruising. Our series drogue had been ordered, but it needed to be custom made … Continue reading
it works, it doesn’t work
It works, it doesn’t work, it works . . . The systems on our boat can be just like pulling petals from a flower and doing the loves me, loves me not. I guess you could say, we have that type of love/love not relationship with our boat systems! The generator and the refrigerator have … Continue reading
provincetown & a shark
September 6, 2012 As much as we would have liked to explore Provincetown, we only had one day of light southerly winds before they would become stronger again. We needed to travel SW across Cape Cod Bay, and back through Cape Cod Canal to Pocasset, so we had to take advantage of only light winds … Continue reading
quick decisions & things that go bump
September 3 – 4, 2012 Early Labor Day morning, we hoisted the anchor and motored out of Camden Harbor. We had planned for an all-day trip to the Booth Bay area, a journey of about 45 miles to the … Continue reading
camden windjammer festival
August 31 – September 2, 2012 Camden’s Windjammer Festival was a full weekend of activities. The big, wooden schooners began their decent on the town midday on Friday. One or two at a time, they would sail through the harbor and find their resting place at the town docks. The harbor master had become the … Continue reading
