Peggy’s Cove
Recent images tell the tale of our latest wanderings:
Continue reading →Recent images tell the tale of our latest wanderings:
Continue reading →In no particular order, here are first impressions of our time so far in Nova Scotia. Foremost in my mind, everyone is so friendly! My first encounter with a native was when I landed on the Bluenose II wharf in … Continue reading →
Nineteen days. That’s how long it took to get the boat ready for the 2016 season. From winter cover removal to the season’s first course plot, spring commissioning concluded with goodbyes to the great folks who helped us in Maine. … Continue reading →
Yesterday we took a shake down sail around Casco Bay to exercise boat and crew. All systems are now “GO” for blast off to Nova Scotia next week. Preliminary forecasts look good for crossing mid-week. My passage plan is to … Continue reading →
Still on-the-hard, but hard at it getting the boat ready for launch, now scheduled for next Tuesday. After a marathon drive from Denver to South Freeport and several days of recovery, Jackson Williams has joined me to plod through the … Continue reading →
Leg 1: Casco Bay to Halifax; May 18 – July 11 (375 nm) May 18 Air travel to Portland, Maine May 19 – 31 Spring commissioning at Brewer South Freeport Marine Jun 1 Shakedown cruise, South Freeport to Boothbay … Continue reading →
Dull, dry stuff now, unless you’re a cruiser detail junkie. Here’s a list of (almost) all the decommissioning tasks we accomplished back in September when we prepped the boat for winter layup in South Freeport. They’re archived here. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER … Continue reading →
Spent a great week revisiting some of the highlight reel scenes of the season with my good buddy John Renna who just left for the airport and a return trip to Albuquerque. From Jewell Island, we mostly motored to Seal … Continue reading →
A Monhegan layover later, we returned to Portland for another crew change. A day sail with King Browne was sandwiched between airport runs for Luna and Jesse (jetted off to Amsterdam) and John Renna (red eye in from Albuquerque). John … Continue reading →
Shades of Finnoya That’s what Matinicus felt like as our time there began to ebb. Finnoya is the island in Norway where we found a first-world recreation center and a big surprise. After our visit to the rec center we … Continue reading →