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Position Report #2: Current time: 6:10 pm, June 9, 2012 Current position: North 30d 45.76′ West 81d 28.44′ Miles traveled: 7.6 nautical miles Vessel status: Anchored….. A blog we follow (Zero to Cruising, see the link in the side bar) recently wrote about the most difficult maneuver to perform on a sailboat, “The 180 Degree … Continue reading »

Position Report #1: We are leaving the Fernandina Beach area, headed north. Current time: 4:05 pm, June 9, 2012 Current position: North 30d 40.20′ West 81d 28.17′ We’ll try to update underway at regular intervals (and whenever it’s not raining.)

We made a great journey yesterday, leaving behind the hustle and bustle of Fernandina Beach and Florida, crossing the state line into Georgia, and stepping back in time. We arrived at Cumberland Island, Georgia’s largest barrier island, which is completely undeveloped and maintained as it existed in yesteryear. Our journey was about 2 nautical miles. … Continue reading »

[Update: Apparently my phone had some problems with the post from yesterday, this was edited for clarity.] 55 hours later, we have arrived in Fernandina Beach, FL. We picked up a mooring, checked in through US Customs using the “Local Boater Option” (very easy,) and now we’re waiting for a thunderstorm to wash off the boat. It was … Continue reading »

The “isolated squalls” predicted for Monday had turned into a full day deluge accompanied by 30 knot winds with a few gusts to 35! We weren’t leaving the boat in that mess. The weather broke on Tuesday and we were able to do laundry and get water. Later on Tuesday our friends on Kianda pulled … Continue reading »

This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0001_01CD220C.03452EF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The “Perry Institute for Marine Science’s Caribbean Marine Research Center” is housed on Lee Stocking Island. They have six moorings available in their harbor for a donation at the center, and there’s also plenty of room to anchor nearby. The mooring … Continue reading »

After our overnight trip to Georgetown, we spent a couple of days anchored off of Sand Dollar Beach in Elizabeth Harbor. The winds were still strong so we worked on some projects on board and accomplished what we termed a “reset.” We reviewed and consolidated our remaining provisions and reorganized things in storage to work … Continue reading »

[Now that we can post remotely, the flood gates are open, expect up to the minute updates! (No, not really.)] After our fun in the Bight of Acklins (summarized by Sabrina in the previous post below,) we planned to head straight back to Georgetown on an overnight sail. The boat was getting low on fresh … Continue reading »

[Yesterday we had some issues with formatting and our remote posts. Sorry if this is formatted poorly, I don’t have a wifi signal to take it down, just bear with it until we get back to civilization and I’ll fix it. Also, it would be great if someone reading this would call us and leave … Continue reading »

I’ve finally figured it out! We can now post to the blog via email. Once I figure out how to send emails via satellite phone, we’ll be able to stay in touch anywhere in the world.