Video: St. Thomas Sail-by
Position: 18°18’51.1″N 64°52’05.4″W A short tour about St. Thomas & Water Island as we head back out to St. John. We spent a good bit of time at Honeymoon Beach on Water Island and are happy to be on our …
Category: Underway
Pillsbury D’oh Boy!
Position: 18°20’40″N 64°55’09″W In the wee hours of the morning of our tenth day at sea the twinkling lights of St. Thomas appeared on the horizon. Then our cellphones sprang into life and we slowly reconnected with the outside world. …
Where the Wild Things Are
Moonlight I wish you could see what I’m seeing right now. Our moon, my moon tonight, holds court, half full and silvery bright across the ocean. Dappling the ragged water with its soft reflection, the horizon wavers in the distance. …
The Backstreet Buccaneers
Position: 34°43’04.1″N 76°39’51.4″W For the past week we’ve been holed up in one of our favorite spots, Beaufort, North Carolina. After a successful (read no groundings) passage down the Intracoastal Waterway, we pitched up at Beaufort Docks awaiting the weather …
Dogs and Documents
Position: 36°51’55.7″N 76°17’29.8″W “If you see two life forms, one of them’s making a poop, the other one’s carrying it for him, who would you assume was in charge?” – Jerry Seinfeld A while back I wrote a piece about …
Shorts 2 – The Alligator River
Position: 35°57’00.7″N 75°58’55.2″W After our quick beat down the east coast to the Chesapeake we spent a few more days in Norfolk, Virginia, than we’d have liked. Norfolk gave us a chance to pick up a couple of new crew …
The Thrilla in Manila – Redux
Position: 40°25’06″N 74°01’48″W Noise No one ever told me that cruising would be quite so noisy. I don’t mean the sound of the wind through the rigging. That’s well documented. Any number of authors from C.S Forster to Fredrick Marryat …
Video: City Island
Position: 40°50’44.2″N 73°47’09.3″W We’ve been dodging gales and battling cold weather over the past week. One lesson we learned is the winds in Long Island Sound turn to the northwest in late September making for difficult upwind work. We spent …
The Rocket’s Red Flare
Position: 41°39’03.8″N 71°15’32.7″W About a month ago we thought we’d join the Carib 1500, an offshore rally from Portsmouth, Virginia, to the British Virgin Islands. Our reckoning was it would be quick, we’d be in good company, and we were …