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…
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…
Exploring Guernsey
Guernsey is a very beautiful, very hilly place to jog. On Wednesday we jogged through the town streets and today we took to the cliff trail. I thought of Zachary running cross country the whole way- he would have really…
To Guernsey
We got ready to depart to Guernsey's St Peter's Port when the tide slackened. (Really love those granny bars. Turns out they have so many uses.) It was our best sail yet. The wind was out of NE at 14+ knots…
Exploring Alderney
Yesterday we did not sail (except to move Gerty to a better mooring). But we dinghied! The dinghy’s name is officially “Dolorous.” Joshua named her and she has a new anchor, chain, locks, etc to keep her safe. The skipper…
The Race to Alderney
A water taxi charged us 2 pounds per person to take us to the dinghy dock in Alderney. I was flustered - 1. Because the taxi was crowded with sailors (all men) talking about their sails, 2. I thought 2…
Saint Vaast La Hougue back to Cherbourg
Today so many good things happened it’s hard to know where to start. The sailing wasn’t great, but for about an hour, when the TWS was about 11 knots and the AWS was about 14 knots - it was sunny…