We’re pining our existence again, somewhat envious of those who are now sailing south toward the sun, despite the pandemic. Sitting ashore, looking out at another new day, watching mist slowly burning off as the sun rises, we’re just not up to taking that risk. As the remaining leaves blow off from trees after spawning …
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How Much Is Really Necessary?
It’s starting to feel cold now as we approach September, cruising the beautiful outer Maine islands. Yesterday, our morning satellite weather forecast confirmed that we’d be seeing a strong NW wind starting overnight. We impatiently waited for fog to lift from our exposed anchorage on the north side of Isle Au Haut. Couldn’t beat the …
Wind Without Movement
Sailing instruments and WSO100 report. Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.August Hare Ok, I lied; said I wouldn’t write for a while. Sorry. This post I had started and had left simmering in that draft folder since we were last moored here in the Merrimack back in September (2019). A …
Diversions (Traversing Bahamas)
So we had left Culebra in our last post. Now we’re nicely making way into our passage northwest - at least for a few days and nights toward the point of East Bahamas marker at 26N 68W. Wind was just aft of starboard beam, and Fayaway is really screaming along at 7-plus knots, flying a …
Long Strange Trip (so far)
Having been anchored in a small cove on the north side of Ensenada Honda, a little bay in Culebra, Puerto Rico, we enjoyed a tranquil existence. We chuckled as we complained about the air temperature dropping below 80 degrees. We bristled at a “cold” upwelling of water might have touched our naked undersides while on …
