Sailing season has arrived! Thus far it’s everything I hoped it would be! Michael had been futzing on Gerty all winter here and there, but we really started prepping her for the season around April 7th. We painted the bottom…

Jill and I had fun visiting Doyle's sail loft on City Island.  We picked up our new sail and had a protective patch added to the bottom of the leech of our Staysail while we waited.  Visiting a proper sail…

Several people have asked, “Does the jib slide easily through the slot between the forestay and inner forestay?”   Our answer, “usually, but we expect things to be even smoother in the spring.” When the true wind exceeds 10 knots we…

In a previous post I mentioned a build process that included delays and poor communication.  Understandably, potential purchasers have requested details of this experience. I have hesitated to detail our frustration.  We love our boat and the more we have sailed…

It is so nice when you deal with a professional! For a variety of reasons we decided that we were against wrapping Gerty in plastic and then throwing all the plastic away in the spring.  So, we ordered her a…

The other night is was gusting to over 40 knots.  Luckily Gerty was well tied, but there was a little chafe on the lines.  A winter project will be making chafe guards for the dock lines. Temperatures are forecasted to…

No wind today but the weather is gorgeous so today Gerty is a motor boat.  We take the short ride north to Cold Spring, NY. Under the Bear Mountain Bridge and past West Point. At cold Spring we anchor in…

Don’t let the season end. We have arrived in Peekskill, NY and Gerty will be taken out of the water in a few weeks for the winter. We are “happy sad” and do not want to go back to work…

Now we’re talk’n. Wind N NW, 12 knots with gusts to 18 knots, mostly sunny skies. This is our home, so we know the Hudson River can be a challenge for sailors. First there’s a tide up to 3 knots,…

As I write this, we have taken Gerty off autopilot so Elaine can experience the helm and there is lots of shouting, laughing and chaos! This is our third time in New York City Harbor and I imagine it will…

It has been four days since we left the Annapolis boat show and we are anchored at Barnegat Light Harbor in New Jersey. Sadly, we just listened to SV Evening Light Mayday on Channel 16.  She ran aground at the…

We had a few great days at the Annapolis Boat show.  While Gerty was on display, Swiftsure accommodated us in a room in the house they rented.  We had two intense days visiting booths and boats.  We also met many…