Rounding the most easterly point at Gaspesie and heading south to PEI
As I write this we are doing a long overnight passage to PEI to get some miles in. The promised north wind we were hoping to catch to make this passage has died for now and it looks like we will be...
View ArticleLeaving P.E.I. behind and heading to Bras d’Or
We are hopping along the south shore of the Northumberland Strait, and getting into another province. After going through Quebec and along P.E.I, missing New Brunswick we are hitting some hidden gems...
View ArticleOh, the weather: More Bras d’Or and foggy shores to Halifax
Well, we had seen a little of Bras d’Or, Cape Breton, so our next step would now be to get down the eastern shore of Nova Scotia to Halifax, where we would be able to visit more with our kids and work...
View ArticleLunenburg, Nova Scotia: Discovering our roots
We had a beautiful easy morning in early August, with perfect wind and hoisted sails right away. Our son, Evan was joining us on this leg of the trip from Halifax to Lunenburg, where his girlfriend...
View ArticleSouth West shore of Nova Scotia
What does the south west coast of Nova Scotia really look like? Well, we would only see it in bits and pieces as fog and rain were our constant companions for the last week and a half in Canadian...
View ArticleMaine: Such beauty but there’s a price!
Our trip from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Maine across the Bay of Fundy (also often referred to by sailors as the “Bay of No Fun” due to it’s tidal ranges and tidal currents) turned out a pleasant one. We...
View ArticleSailing the shore of Massachusetts
After Maine our next big stop would be Connecticut to visit with some friends from university days, other than that we had not made any definite plans, just sail further south, of course. Well, the...
View ArticleSailing the Long Island Sound: Connecticut
As Hurricane Lee passes to the North of us we hunker down in a protected mooring basin in historic Old Saybrook, CT, where we finally get to hang out with our good friends and canoeing buddies from...
View ArticleNew York and the New Jersey coast
Remember what happened when we sailed into Halifax, Nova Scotia? They declared a state of emergency! It was the rainiest weekend they had seen in years and broke the record rainfall of 250mm in one...
View ArticleThe Delaware and the Chesapeake
After our brief 2 day Atlantic jaunt along the Jersey shore we are now in protected coastal waters again, travelling up the Delaware river, through the Chesapeake and Delaware canal and into the...
View ArticleICW adventures, NC to Virgina
Now we have reached the end of the beautiful sailing grounds of the Chesapeake Bay and we start our first miles on the ICW. This way we are circumventing the sometimes hazardous wind and wave...
View Article“Life is like a box of chocolates…”– Sailing South Carolina
After our grounding fiasco by Browns Inlet in the ICW and with the windy weather subsiding for a little, we were eager to actually sail and decided to make a jump from Cape Fear/ Southport, North...
View ArticleGeorgia Swamps and Barrier Islands
Georgia is said to be the toughest of the ICW, as it has so many small rivers that run through shallow marshy areas, connected by sounds open to the Atlantic. But it also has some of the most beautiful...
View ArticleFlorida ICW: and 40 bridges!
We finally make it to Florida via the ICW. Our plan was originally to go all the way down to Miami, but we are playing with the idea of leaving from West Palm. Before we get there, we stop in St....
View ArticleThe Floridian Curse: Being stuck in West Palm
We were travelling down the ICW through Florida, where the bridges become more numerous and also lower. Often we saw boards showing bridge heights of 62’. With our air draft of 61’ we can clear those...
View ArticleFinally! The Bahamas
Our Christmas wish comes true and we finally have a weather window to cross from West Palm, Florida to West End, Grand Bahamas. Almost our whole group of boats ventures out eager to finally get to...
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