SAILING YACHT PERSEPHONE

After the Chester River, we moved over to the Western Shore of Maryland. As it was a Saturday, there were plenty of boats out racing off Annapolis, including J-35 Aunt Jean, which we raced against more than 25 years ago! We found a lovely anchorage in Harness Creek off South River. When we woke up…

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We ended up spending five nights in Georgetown on the Sassafras River. Strong winds and rain triggered by Hurricane Ian parked nearby and we huddled on the boat trying to keep warm. I’m sorry not to have seen the Sassafras River in good weather as I’m sure it’s lovely, but at least it made a…

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Thank you to those who have been checking on us — we are safe! Our Iridium tracking through PredictWind went out on Thursday morning, and as we were out of MarineTraffic range, it looked like we had disappeared. We should be showing up again now. We left Block Island at first light on the 28th…

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Strong winds and chilly days seem to have set in! Also Hurricane Ian is playing havoc with the forecast, with promising weather windows appearing in the forecast and then disappearing almost as quickly! We have been coastal hopping to position ourselves to be ready to make the passage to Delaware Bay whenever it looks feasible.…

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After a cool and blustery couple of days, the wind has dropped and we are finally ready to leave Marblehead. The boat may be sitting a little lower on its lines after endless trips out to load provisions, clothes and gear! We are monitoring hurricane forecasts and hoping for a good window in the next…

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We took a break from working on the boat to go down to Provincetown – always a fun trip even if this one was much too short! Hat Tip to Amy Callahan for discovering Freeman’s Restaurant, which has only been open for 3 weeks and is such a well-kept secret that it doesn’t even have…

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