Around Manhattan Again
On Saturday April 27th Gerty left her winter port in Peekskill, New York and headed towards Lady Liberty in route to Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck, New York, her ‘in season’ home. It was a crisp, sunny day with 20…
Getting Ready for a New Season
We magically turned Monday into a second Sunday last weekend and now Gerty is ready for her fourth and final coat of antifouling paint. After spending many winter weekends flat on his back scraping barnacles off her belly, Michael wants…
Okefenokee
Like the teacher that states with conviction on the first day of school, “There is no stupid question.” and really means it, Michael and I delight in answering questions about our sailing life. Granted at this early stage, we are…
Ten and a Half Bridges
Saturday, November 3 We had wonderful reasons to be away from Gerty these past few weeks, but we missed her dearly. And to think we have returned this weekend to bring her to her winter resting place. So I write…
How Two Americans Decided to Buy a New Boat From France
My love for the beach was always hard for Michael to understand. For him, it was too crowded, too sunny, too sedentary, and way too sandy. Many times he asked me, “Why do you like the beach?” My answer was…
Fall Sailing – Long Island Sound
Wednesday September 19 - We have done it again! We’ve escaped the work week early and it’s starting to feel a little bit less like we’ve broken all the rules and more like we’ve done something super smart. We meet in…
Worthy of Multiple Passes
September 2 Aunt Jill and Uncle Michael enjoy a day of rest. Absolutely beautiful end of summer sail to Port Jefferson Harbor. Sunset, time to read a book, dinner under the stars, the whole shebang! September 3 Labor Day I…
Parenting Without the Responsibility
The crew we picked up at Watch Hill dinghy dock: Aunt Liz (back pack filled with kids stuff), Uncle Todd (bigger back pack filled with more of kids stuff), Talia (blue eyes, gold skin, turquoise converse sneakers), Kayla (blue eyes,…
What’s Better Than Meclizine Hydrochloride
We need food. We have guests coming and I forgot the chicken in the fridge at home. Dinghy, run, provision shop, walk, dinghy, depart. We need water too. Stop for water. We need gas. Wait, no we don’t, we got…
Three Mile Harbor
Although we know we will sail Gerty well into the Fall season, this trip is significant in that the calendar says it will be our last summer sailing trip. We wake up excited and set sail immediately in light winds…