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Those of you following our Spot track yesterday might be wondering what we were doing as we ping-pong’ed around the Inner Harbor of Boston for most of the afternoon? We were enjoying a great harbor cruise with our friend Ed who joined us for an afternoon sail. Ed pointed out sights in the city as … Continue reading »

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 »

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 »

Monday we said goodbye to my parents and drove back to Belhaven, NC, arriving late Monday night. Tuesday morning Sabrina drove our rental car two hours each way to the West Marine in Morehead City and bought the two new engine control cables for the boat. (She had to drive to that store because West … Continue reading »

Position Report #8: Current time: 1:40 am / 8:45 am, June 13, 2012 Current position: North 35d 09.55′ West 77d 31.14′ Vessel status: Motoring up the ICW Yesterday we had a great downwind sail in strong winds and building waves. The winds were shifting around today, so we entered the ICW at Morehead City rather … Continue reading »

Position Report #7: Current time: 8:15 am, June 12, 2012 Current position: North 33d 47.11′ West 77d 31.14′ Miles traveled: Somewhere around 275 nm? (See notes below) Vessel status: Sailing downwind under genoa while charging batteries with engine I had knew we weren’t going as fast as I wanted, but I didn’t think we were … Continue reading »

Position Report #6: Current time: 8:15 pm, June 11, 2012 Current position: North 32d 56.00′ West 79d 40.70′ Miles traveled: 177.2 nautical miles Vessel status: Sailing downwind under genoa Today the predicted winds finally filled in and we made good time for a few hours. Now we’re sailing downwind with the genoa rigged with the … Continue reading »

Position Report #5: Current time: 10:00 am, June 11, 2012 Current position: North 32d 13.85′ West 79d 43.37′ Miles traveled: 116.5 nautical miles Vessel status: Motoring through light winds We’re about 30 miles offshore of Charleston, SC, still headed for Cape Fear, which is still 130 miles away. We spent last night dodging thunderstorms, and … Continue reading »

Position Report #4: Current time: 8:15 pm, June 10, 2012 Current position: North 31d 23.85′ West 80d 30.65′ Miles traveled: 60 nautical miles Vessel status: Sailing (slowly) and dodging raindrops We’re about 40 nautical miles offshore perpendicular to Savannah, GA. Our next waypoint is the “Frying Pan Shoals” off of Cape Fear, NC. Unfortunately, that … Continue reading »

Position Report #3: Current time: 8:15 am, June 10, 2012 Current position: North 30d 45.76′ West 81d 28.44′ There’s a light rain falling, but no thunderstorms, so we’ll give this another try.