I am honest with myself and crew about long sailing passages (more than two nights). Along with the wonderful moments, I know there are going to be some tough times and some scary times. At the other end of the spectrum “daysails” tend to be easy since we’re picking our weather and the distance sailedContinue reading “A Foggy Recollection”
Category Archives: 2021 Summer, Fall
Brace for Impact!
OK, so I didn’t actually say those words, but I would have if I had more time to prepare—but I didn’t have that luxury. After an unforgettable 4th of July, complete with watching the town of Hyannis’ fireworks from Hazel’s cockpit, we decided to push on to Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod. ItContinue reading “Brace for Impact!”
The Old Burying Ground
Before we get into this next post, allow me to add a sorely needed postscript to “Rhett’s Buoyfriend” (our previous post). While this note is for all, it’s especially targeted to my Chautauqua Lake friends, as Chautauqua has many small and “friendly” buoys. In the Rhett’s Buoyfriend post, when I said that Rhett “almost hitContinue reading “The Old Burying Ground”
Rhett’s Buoyfriend
I’ve heard it said that communication is important in a relationship—especially in a sailing partnership—but I guess I never really believed it…until a couple days ago. When I think back on Hazel, Rhett’s and my 5-night, 614 nautical mile passage from Beaufort NC to Hyannis MA, I picture the difficulty of the sailing as anContinue reading “Rhett’s Buoyfriend”
Do Flip Flops Count?
You didn’t hear it from Rhett and you didn’t hear it from me but we’ve both been so impressed by Beaufort and Morehead City NC. The reason I say that, “you didn’t hear it from us,” is that whenever we said to a resident how impressed we are, they “shush” us and say, “Please don’tContinue reading “Do Flip Flops Count?”
The “Straight Line”
I was talking to my brother the other day and he commented that our sailing from South Florida to Charleston SC appeared to be such a straight line. It was funny when he said this because, to me, the actual sailing on the passage was anything but a “straight line.” However, his comment forced meContinue reading “The “Straight Line””
Discretion and Valor
So after all my big talk of sailing from South Florida to Nantucket (or thereabouts) in one hop, we ended up “just” sailing to Charleston SC. Still, it was a solid 2 1/2 days and 411 nautical miles of sailing 24×7. We had conditions that varied in wind direction from close reaching to a deadContinue reading “Discretion and Valor”
Plans and Goals
Before I embarked on my first voyage in January 2019 (a 120-day single-handed cruise to The Bahamas and Virgin Islands), I clearly separated my plans for the voyage and my goals from the voyage. Now, as we’re nearing the departure date for my third voyage and Rhett’s second voyage, I find myself contemplating a similarContinue reading “Plans and Goals”
Chomping at the Bit, Chafing at the Chaff
If this post’s title sounds all over the map, it’s because it is. If this post reads like it’s all over the map…well, that’s something I’m working on. Our original plan for the winter/spring 2021 voyage was to explore The Bahamas from February through April and then return to the U.S. for the month ofContinue reading “Chomping at the Bit, Chafing at the Chaff”