On Friday November 6, 2020 I wrote this, “Finally, it happened.  Just like they said it would.  Today I found my sea legs!  It’s day four of our passage from Put-In Creak, Virginia to English Harbor, Antigua.  It feels as…

We are leaving the country on Election Day and I’ve never felt more American.  This is because no matter where we are in the world, and no matter who wins the presidency, we are “The Americans.”  I’m not kidding.  That’s…

Did you know a lady blue crab has red painted fingernails?  Neither did we, but it’s true, and there are as many Back Creeks in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland as there are Seal Coves in Penobscot Bay, Maine. But only in…

We’re in The South.  Although they call it the Northern Chesapeake, anywhere with the three C’s- crab pots, cranes and country music is The South to me.  It’s a refreshingly pretty place for us to prepare for our trip to…

We are chasing summer and gaining on her!  In one week, we’ve sailed from Boston to Provincetown, to Martha’s Vineyard, to Block Island, to Sag Harbor.  When that North wind blows, we literally batten down the hatches and go.  This…

Thank you for your time. Yesterday you ushered us out on wind as fast and swift as the night you took us in.  Only this time it was with sunshine and a steady 26 to 30 knots from the West,…

It seemed like a very good idea to quietly creep out of bed and paddle out into the fog that was lifting off the silky smooth ocean this morning. Until the water started breathing.  My mind immediately raced to the…

There is a visual tranquility here, but I wouldn’t describe the chorus of belching seals as melodious.  At first, they masqueraded as adorable creatures basking in the sun, but as the tide came up, and their designated napping rock got…

This morning we tore out of Banks Cove energized by the sun, the wind, and the current!  Then, after Michael poled out the jib with gusto, the wind petered out.  The doldrums got me to thinking, “I should write a…

We have run aground!  But we did it on purpose.  Yup, that’s right, we beached the boat this morning on Eagle Island using three anchors because Michael plans to adjust the J prop (propeller) pitch from #10 to #9.  The…