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December 3 to 12: Marblehead, London, Cambridge, Emsworth
Jeremy had a meeting to attend at the Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge, and it was a good opportunity to check on things at home and see family. We flew back to Boston, getting home just before midnight on the 3rd, and then leaving before dawn on the 5th – we were home less than…
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November 22 – Dec 1: Nelson’s Dockyard
For the last 9 days we have been tied up in Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbor. It’s a fascinating place, with well maintained naval buildings from the 18th and 19th century, boats everywhere, people coming and going, and numerous restaurants all around here and Falmouth Harbor. The Salty Dawgs have been active, with social events almost…
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November 12 – 22: Passage to Antigua
We left Hampton Virginia at 7:30 on the morning of November 12 and set off for Antigua in company with around 60 other boats. The first day was fairly routine as we settled into life on board and began our watch system. We crossed the Chesapeake Bay bridge / tunnel and were out of sight…
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November 12: And we’re off!
Finally left the dock at 7:36 a.m. on November 12. Hoping to be across the Gulf Stream around dawn tomorrow. Rushing to publish this before I loose service, so please excuse any typos! Final weather briefing – we have a window!!! The biggest challenge will be getting across the Gulf Stream before a cold front…
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How we keep ourselves sane while waiting in Hampton
We are still in Hampton, and likely here for another 5-6 days. The weather in the tropics is just not doing what it’s supposed to! The marina has emptied out and a few people have given up; however most of us are still in the area and waiting for a good window to leave. The…
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October 24 – 31: Getting ready in Hampton, VA
We came into Hampton on October 24 to meet up with the Salty Dawg Rally. What nice people! It will be easy to make friends and we are looking forward to seeing people over the winter as we travel around the islands. The past week has been spent doing last minute jobs, provisioning and generally…
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October 20 – 23: Working our way South
We left Annapolis on a chilly morning and headed back across the bay to St Michaels. We sailed under jib only with light winds behind us, which steadily built to about 22 knots. The trouble with cruising up rivers is that at some point you end up turning through at least 180 degrees, so once…
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October 12 – 18: South River, Annapolis
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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October 1 – 7: Sassafras River to Chester River, Maryland
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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September 28-30: Block Island RI to Sassafras River MD
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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