Norfolk, VA
To see as much of the world as we can,
Using the smallest carbon footprint we can,
Spending the least amount of money we can,
Making as many friends we can.
Anchored: Tenthouse Creek. 38°50.862′N 076°32.403′W
Cleanup the clubhouse. Say goodbye. Wait around for the weather, using the Wi-Fi here.
Our host kept the sailing club open for us to wait out the wind and rain. We could take showers. It was delightful to hang …
Started: West River Sailing Club. 38°50.74′N 076°32.33′W
Anchored: Tenthouse Creek. 38°50.862′N 076°32.403′W
Distance: 272 yards.
Today's Topics: Pets and Bermuda, Software, Marathon and Boot Key Harbor, Maine, Lessons Learned.
I spoke randomly on blogging.
More importantly, was …
Energizing discussions. Refit. Repair. Traveling in the Caribbean. A great morning.
Dodgers, Galley the Downeast Loop. A great afternoon.
Boat visiting. Now we can see other solutions to common problems. A delight.
Here, for example, is the "Poor Man's Traveler" from Allegria. They use three pad-eyes and two 3-part block-and-tackle …
While the meetings officially open at 3:00-ish, the activities start early.
Summer Wind found a raccoon on their boat. Really. Noxious animal. Hidden in a galley cupboard.
Ouch.
Quite a bit of cleanup required after this.
After this we had a meeting and a pot-luck dinner. Seemed …
The Whitby Rendezvous starts tomorrow, but some boats have arrived early. Joie de Vivre, Puffin, Red Ranger, Wild Oats, Tribute and crew from Indefatigable are all here this morning.
Today, the arrivals included Allegria, Northern Phoenix, Summer Wind, Natalie M., and Rosa dos Ventos, plus crew from The Incredible Hull …
Started: Mill Creek. 38°19.79′N 076°27.06′W
Docked: West River Sailing Club. 38°50.74′N 076°32.33′W
Distance: 47.8 nm; Time 7 hrs
Diesel: 56.5 gal.
This morning there were four (Four!) buy-boats in Solomon's. I guess it was the buy-boat …
Started: Mill Creek. 37°47.58′N 076°19.19′W
Anchored: Mill Creek. 38°19.79′N 076°27.06′W
Distance: 45.1 nm; Time 6.5 hrs
Yes. They have the same name. They're in different states, however.
Things are still working! We have a new fruit-fly …
Started: Deltaville Marina, D-Dock. 37°32.94′N 076°19.79′W
Anchored: Mill Creek. 37°47.58′N 076°19.19′W
Distance: 25.1 nm; Time: 5.3 hrs
Wow! Wow! Wow!
So far—touch wood for luck—nothing more has broken. Today was a very short trip …
Each time we think we're getting more skilled at running up and down the Bay, we learn that the Chesapeake is a tough old bitch and doesn't suffer fools gladly.
The dodger is done. So we're headed south to Deltaville so we can turn around and make a trip up …
This week we're returning to Norfolk. Mostly to visit friends, but also to fix what we've broken.
The Commodore Says: "The Regiment Votes To Repair". However, that isn't always the best approach.
The Dinghy Issue is challenging. A hard dinghy is very rowable, but doesn't hold much weight, and limits …
This week is the Whitby Rendezvous and the Annapolis Sailboat Show. No real work this week, but cruising at a blistering pace. Really.
While cars can whiz from Deltaville to Galesville to Annapolis in a day, it's a two or three day trip by boat with fair winds, favorable tides …
The Commodore Says: "We're meant to be outdoors: watching the sun come up."
Location: Docked at Deltaville Marina. Jackson Creek. 37°33'21"N 076°23'0"W.
This week continues Red Ranger's refit. More importantly; we need to get ready for our trip to Galesville and the Whitby Rendezvous.
Location: Docked at Deltaville Marina. Jackson Creek. 37°33'21"N 076°23'0"W.
This week continues the refit of the past years, but now that we live aboard, it's done at a more accelerated tempo. Just reviewing my notes to write this is tiring.
"Where is all this going to go?" the Commodore asks. And, "Do I really need five different kinds of rice?"
The life change from apartment-dweller with a boat to boat-dweller has been profound. It's not a huge shock (we've been planning this for years.) On the other hand, it's a …
Check out this news in the Washington Post: "‘Ghosts' haunt creatures on bay's bottom". This is a federally-funded program to find and remove the ghost crab pots that have come adrift from their float markers.
In the picture, I'm holding a part of a crab-pot float marker. I may have …
« Page 4 / 4