newsworthy
100 days!
Celebrating 100 days since Wil hung up his boots! One hundred days ago, we became new liveaboards on the hard in Beaufort, working desperately hard everyday for a month to get the boat in the water. Once in the water, we went through almost every possible breakdown with engines, electrical, and refrigeration. But, our spirits … Continue reading
good-bye seal bay, hello seal bay
August 28 – August 29, 2012 After much indecision as to our next move, we finally decided to say good-by to Seal Bay, and began a northerly course to Castine where we could possibly bump into another cruising boat that we’d met in Beaufort. Going north was backtracking about 20 miles, but it would be … Continue reading
eastern egg rock & trouble
By 0730 we had departed Monhegan Island and were headed for Eastern Egg Rock. We let the kids continue to sleep, and we figured we would wake them once we’d found the puffins. As we neared the tiny, rocky island, Wil was at the helm and I was trying to see if there were puffins … Continue reading
fire rescue boat
Sirens screamed and fire trucks zoomed into the parking lot of Brewer Plymouth Marine. Firemen walked briskly down the dock to their new, state of the art fire boat. They were responding to a boat with an overheating engine that might catch fire. Fortunately, a fire never ignited, and they were able to return to … Continue reading
blast from the past
My dad was reflecting back to when they went cruising in the 70’s, and sent a few photos my way. In this one, I’m 8 years old at the tiller of our Westsail 32. return to home page
made the news!
Full Monty was shown on a television news clip about yachting in Beaufort. Check it out! Carolina News 14 return to home page
on the webcam
Check out the Jarrett Bay webcam. It pans every 10 minutes, and if you’re watching, you’ll see us tied to the wall of the launch basin. Jarrett Bay launch basin Since we launched on Friday, there has been a whirlwind of activity. I had hoped to do a full post today, but we lost internet … Continue reading
you may know
Earlier this spring, we had the privilege of seeing Wind Horse hauled out at Jarrett Bay. Wind Horse is owned and designed by Steve and Linda Dashew, authors of the Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia and many other cruising books. They have been sitting at the dock for this past week. Quite a fascinating boat! My dad … Continue reading
questions answered
Do we get seasick? Will we have a satellite phone? Those questions are now answered on our FAQ page. return to home page
