So it does not look like a very good trip. So, when is the next departure opportunity? My hunch is not until late in the week of Mon7, at the earliest, and there's no way of knowing whether that will work, either. From Hampton to Bermuda it's even worse, as you have much further to …
Newburyport to Annapolis
Or should our title be Second Start? We tried heading to far flung islands before, almost exactly three years before, only to return prematurely after visiting a few. Making use of pandemically-induced waiting time, we sold our beloved Wauquiez Pretorien 35, and upgraded to our present Fayaway, a slightly more voluminous Pacific Seacraft 40. Beautiful …
Quality Of Time
If a man must be obsessed by something, I suppose a boat is as good as anything, perhaps a bit better than most. E.B. White, The Sea and The Wind That Blows Sliding across an ocean, propelled by spirit and sail, is synonymous with freedom. It is not freedom from responsibility, for sailboats are the …
Waiting For A Window
Fayaway is waiting patiently for a weather window. NOAA has officially ended monitoring Fiona’s remnants, as she swirls up north after whacking folks in Nova Scotia. Yep, some of us dodged that 100 mph bullet. Now in the south we’re watching for havoc wreaked by Tropical Storm Ian about to smash most of Florida. Life …
Ramble On
Hey folks! Sorry I’ve not sent an update for a couple months. Kelly and I have been traveling (by air and land) quite a bit this late spring and summer, both for family and for job. We’ve been as far east as Venice, Italy and Munich, Germany, and as far west as Anchorage, Alaska. Whew! …
SV Fayaway 