North Wind
Today was a day for sailing! We were very happy to have the Dwyers (Alice, Steve and Mick) graciously meet us at the Rhode River Smithsonian Education Research Center for an excursion on Gerty. They were a hard working crew…
St Michael’s
Last night there was a banging sound. It was loud and consistent, but only sounding about every 4 minutes. We thought about ignoring it, but it was windy and we were worried. We donned life jackets, head lamps, and jackets…
Rhode to Wye to St Michael’s
Wednesday morning we ran at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Then, we sailed about 20 nautical miles from Rhode River to Wye River. TWS 12-17 knots NNE. Our destination spot at N 38˚52.10’ W 76 10.45’ was simply beautiful, with…
Arrival USA
So much has happened in the last forty-eight hours! I should be sleeping off the exhaustion, but if I don’t write down some of it, I know I will lie awake worrying about what I will forget! Technically, Gerty arrived…
Keeping it Fresh
Like our electrical setup, we modified our plumbing system. The Allures 45.9 comes standard with a raw (salt) water thru hull and distribution loop that services the toilet and a foot pump in the galley. We eliminated this entire system.…
Totally Disconnected
The Allures 45.9 comes standard with a shore power connection and charger. Most boats with a house electrical system have this ability to “plug in”. So why did we decide to forego a shore power connection? The logic started with…
Coming to America
Yesterday, Philippe and Raphael from Allures sailed Gerty from Cherbourg, France to Southampton, UK. We have heard that the weather was heavy, but they made the passage safely. They waited for her to be loaded onto a much bigger ship…
So How Did She Sail?
Over the course of 12 days we sailed Gerty through all points of sail, in light air to a fresh breeze. We did not experience any heavy weather or strong winds. Our sail inventory was limited to the Main, the…
Construction
Construction of Gerty started the beginning of February 2017. She was scheduled to take about six months to build and hit the water in early July. A highlight of the build process was near the end of March 2017 when…
Back to France
On Thursday we headed back to France and sailed approximately 35 nautical miles to the incredibly quaint town of Omonville-la -Rogue. The wind was a steady 10 knots at our backs and although the seas were confused by the strong…