Sitting in the Fayaway’s cockpit facing aft, toward the southwest. Taking in all there is in this relatively busy mid-coast Maine town. I hear squawking ospreys, speaking to each other as they circle and perch atop nearby mastheads. I hear a slow rumbling murmur of the Vinalhaven ferry moving its passengers to a nearby island. …
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Night and Day: Saba to St John
Fantastic Voyage! We departed the tumultuous Fort Bay of friendly Saba at 1700 hours. In the relatively calm 20 knots and 6 foot swells, our task to move our outboard engine to its taffrail perch was still quite a feat. That was the easy part. Sans motor, we then hauled (or more like rolled) Korykory …
Welcome To The Dockside
Thoughts For Sustainability In Propulsion and Steering. We live on a sailboat, and want to ride the wind, but what about when we want to move, and the wind or water doesn’t necessarily comply with our intended direction? We just received back (after three weeks) our transmission from the shop. Yay! Now we feel comfortable …
Two Steps Forward
The most revolutionary act that a person can perform in this country is to be happy.Patch Adams View from Fayaway’s dinner table We are fairly well appointed and prepared now, sitting in this quaint little harbor off the western side of Buzzards Bay. By ratio of sail to power boats, I’m anointing this harbor as …
Found A New Home
Just a brief note here to let you know we’ve found our new home. I put some descriptive words into the “About Fayaway” section. (Or simply navigate via the menu at the top/left of this page.) She desires a bit of work, but we are looking forward to the many upgrades ahead of us. We …
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