Transition
Someday I may want to know what it was like making the transition from one way of life to another. Today is Friday, my day off, so I have a moment to write this shit down. Firstly, when I am…
Family and Friends
I learned to use the water maker, which seems very appropriate since I love having our tank full of fresh water. Apparently, I still have to conserve because it takes power to make water and our 600 watts of solar…
Block Island – Again
Block Island Harbor is full and fun. Giant American flags are hoisted on the masts of several boats reminding us that the calendar still exists. I think, “What is the most relaxing thing we can do this morning?” “You’re not…
Fresh Gale
We could see thunderheads in the distance to the southeast mid-sail between Marth’s Vineyard and Block Island. It felt a little silly to be taking precautions given that the sky was sunny and blue above our mast. We put up…
Nantucket
Paddle boarding on glassy water gives me vacation brain, but I will persevere in the mission to write this blog for friends and family who choose to read this stuff. Today we are in Tashmoo Lake, Martha’s Vineyard. We like…
Cape Cod
After a morning "Turkey Trot" run on Martha's Vineyard... ...like a truly salty captain, Michael decides to take us where the wind wants to and this awesome decision leads us to the perfect sail from Tashmoo to Chatham with 14-18…
Martha’s Vineyard
June 23 - 3 am wake up is not as bad as you would think when it is a beautiful day to sail. 10-15 knots W in smooth seas. Cue sunrise. Sailed wing on wing to Tashmoo Lake, Martha’s Vineyard…
Off Again
We are excited! We took off two full weeks of work for our summer ‘cruise.’ The plan is to reach Nantucket and visit wherever the wind blows us more or less between Mamaroneck, New York and Nantucket, Massachusetts. I had…
We Ran Aground
June 7, 2019 We ran aground! And I’m SO GLAD. Why am I so happy about the fact that the four layers of expensive bottom paint are literally being sanded off while I write this? Because I have heard about…
Mother’s Day
It’s a rainy Mother’s Day and I am thankful. I am thankful for my kids and my mother, and my mother in law and my step mother. Also, I am thankful for my ‘mom friends’ who ride this roller coaster…
Saturday Work
Note to self: work less, sail more. I arrive at Gerty late in the day after Saturday clinic, but what a day it is! Light south wind, perfect for a sunset sail with our gennaker, nicknamed “Happy Sail.” I hang…
Fun Rain or Shine
This weekend, the weather forecast was shitty, but it was clear early Friday evening that nothing was going to stop us from going for a sail. I’m thankful for that cause I’m sitting in Cold Spring Harbor as I write…