Finally, a picturesque little mediterranean market with internet! Lee and I schlepped our laptops ashore through the drizzle in Manhassett Bay, NY. We picked up a free city mooring here this morning after spending last night in the disappointing City Island anchorage. There wasn’t much going on there, just the shoreline of the Bronx to […]
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New York, NY Leave a comment
Leg 2: Stonington CT Leave a comment
Remember when I said we were going to Block Island after Newport? Well, I was just kidding. Really, we changed our plans this morning when we finally got out of Newport. Monday in Newport was pretty blah. It rained and it blew. We mostly sat on the boat all morning and then biked around a […]
Newport Leave a comment
Yesterday was fabulous! We sailed to Newport, arriving in the early afternoon. Meeting with the sailmaker didn’t work out and we couldn’t get a hold of anyone to get a mooring so Lee got out the anchor. I’m happy to say our first time anchoring went smoothly and we stayed put all night. We had […]
Wind in our sails Leave a comment
I am totally exhausted after a full day of running around, trying to finish provisioning and generally get things in order. At least it was a beautiful sunny day. Yesterday was a bit of an eye-opening experience. We got our sails from Hood and went for a little test sail/rig tune with the rigger and […]
Countdown: 3 days Leave a comment
Technically, Lee and I are not really planning to sail away till Sunday morning. We are going to leave Pirate Cove on Saturday morning though, so I figure that leaves us with 3 days to prepare. Our last visit to Maine was nice. The weather was fabulous: sunny and warmish. I swapped out a lot […]
Counting down the days and checking things off the list Leave a comment
Every morning for the past few days Lee has informed me that we have X number of days left till it’s time to leave. I think we’re both in a frantic state of near panic at this point. At the same time, the list of things to get done is getting exponentially shorter by the […]
Puting it all together Leave a comment
Our mast came back from Hall Spars with bran new rod rigging a few new features for our solent stay last week. It’s been sitting on saw horses in the yard at Pirate Cove while Lee installed the radar and TV antenna as well as patching up the general wiring. We also put the spreaders […]
Bilge of Doom: The Downside of Warmer Weather Leave a comment
When I really think about it, there is really only one thing about boat life that gets to me: the smell. Boat smell has never bothered me. The damp, salty air musty boat odor evokes my childhood aboard Unbroken Wings. Bilge smell, however, is very different and there is nothing pleasantly sentimental about it. Lee […]
The current plan: going with the flow Leave a comment
Time for a long overdue update on our plan. The original plan was to head South for the Caribbean in the spring, leaving as soon as possible after I finished my thesis and returned from California. That departure date began to seem unrealistic the more we thought about sprinting down the East coast and through […]
Sunny, happy days Leave a comment
What a difference a few weeks makes! I arrived back in Rhode island last Friday to alternating rainy and sunny days. It’s finally Spring! Today was one of those sunny March days that makes you hopeful for summer. Lee set up the cockpit table and worked on projects outside. The canvas guy was also here […]
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