Author Archives: Brad
Provincetown?
When we left Onset on Thursday morning we were headed for Boston. It should be no surprise to readers of this blog that instead of Boston, we were walking around the streets of Provincetown Thursday afternoon. (Weather, wind, timing, and suddenly we ended up in Provincetown.) In a hint at the surprising things to come, … Continue reading
Shipping up to Boston
Now that the rain has cleared, we have clear skies and cool temperatures. Unfortunately, there isn’t much wind, and Hurricane Leslie is sending large swells north to Maine. Rather than deal with that, we’ve decided to spend a few days in Boston. We figured there would be plenty to do in town to keep us … Continue reading
An Ode to Onset
[We’ve been hanging out in Onset for the last couple days while the remnants of Isaac sweep through bringing tons of rain. We’ve also been waiting to see which way Hurricane Leslie is going to turn next weekend. The waiting and watching may have driven me mad. They say there’s a poet in every sailor, … Continue reading
Is It Over Yet?
Even when you’re cruising, sometime you just have “one of those days.” Yesterday was one of those days. It all started in the early morning hours. We were anchored in Potter’s Cove, a location with little protection to the north, and no protection from the northeast. This was fine because the winds were supposed to … Continue reading
Fins up!
Tonight Jimmy Buffett is playing in Camden, NJ, and some of our friends are going. We’ve seen him play there in the past, and if we were home we’d probably be trying to find tickets. We won’t miss the concert though, it’ll be broadcast live over our satellite radio. I’ve got some Landshark Lagers cooling … Continue reading
Kickin’ it in Kickamuit
On Saturday Jay and I explored the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol. The museum is well worth visiting, you have the opportunity to see a bunch of classic yachts and board three of them to see how it might have been to sail in the early 1900’s. In addition, the museum houses the America’s Cup … Continue reading
Welcome to New England!
Anyone closely following our Spot path yesterday probably thought we were lost. We weren’t lost, we were just searching for freshwater to fill our tanks, and apparently the best way to do that around here is to sail around until you see a water hose on a dock…. Rhode Island has plenty of free pumpout … Continue reading
Biggest Little State in the Union
We’ve been busy over the last couple of days exploring Rhode Island which is nicknamed “The Ocean State.” We sailed over from Block Island to the mainland on Tuesday. We passed numerous fishermen, but only boated one bluefish that I wasn’t so sad to see flop back overboard. (It might be a local delicacy, but I’m … Continue reading
The First Leg North
[We’re rafted up to Minx with internet, so I’ve edited this post for clarity and added the pictures.] We departed Bohemia Bay on Thursday morning to a light breeze, cool temperatures, and sun. It was a gorgeous day to motor through the C&D Canal and into the Delaware Bay. Our AIS was working great on the Delaware … Continue reading
“Charted a course to the Vineyard”
As of 8:10 this morning, we will finally leave Bohemia Bay. The boat is ready and the wind, waves, and tide finally aligned to present a favorable forecast. Hopefully we’ll have calm weather for the trip down the Delaware Bay today. After that we’re hoping some wind will build on Friday so we can continue … Continue reading