I'm writing on day 1 of the 1st leg of our next Atlantic crossing (we love Starlink!). Our crew, long-time friends Rachael and Jeff Delahoyde, arrived Wed 5/8 and we have been working on the pre-departure task list including grocery runs for fresh fruits/vegetables and laundry. As usual, there are also last-minute boat chores and “surprises” like a wonky wind sensor. Bermuda bound We are a sailboat…
Continue reading ...We've had the usual mix of experiences (good and bad) while back on the boat. We got back to Matthews, VA in early April and got right o work "recommissioning". Moxie had been "dormant" for 6 months so there was lots of work required to "bring her back on line" (e.g., batteries, engines, watermaker, fridge, etc.) but after a week were ready to head up to…
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So... as promised, here's our dinghy story... the condensed story. Click here for the WHOLE story So, we have this fancy dinghy – a high-tech, carbon fiber model that is light to save weight …called the ASTender. Advertised as a more robust version of a typical RIB (rigid inflatable boat most cruisers have), it has been anything but! It is a German-made knockoff of a much…
Continue reading ...I’ve been terribly remiss in keeping the blog up to date, but we have been so busy since the last post in Feb. 23, (Oh dear…) from the Bahamas. The “cliff notes” version is that we left the boat in Hilton Head SC, flew back to Colorado in mid-March, then back to Hilton Head in May 23 with plans to sail up the East Coast to…
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We had a few weeks in Georgetown before our next guests arrived. It is more developed than when we were last here - in 2007 at the end of our circumnavigation, but it still has the same beautiful beaches and vibrant cruising community. This cruising community is a community in every sense of the word. They have their own Facebook page, regular announcements every morning at…
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We headed back to the boat (in Hilton Head, SC - a little later than planned. Like many others, we were flying Southwest and our original flight was cancelled, so we rebooked for Dec. 31st. Luckily, we arrived, and all systems were intact, even though the thermometer indicated a low of 29o inside the boat!! Good thing Anthony came down just before Christmas to winterize everything…
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It’s November 1st (the end of Hurricane season) which means our insurance company says we can head south. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so we’re moving the boat to FL to store it for few weeks so we can go home to Colorado for the holidays. I know some people might prefer warm weather for the holidays, but not me… Bring on the snowy mountains!…
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We’re back on Moxie in the Chesapeake after a very busy summer. We moved into a new place in mid-June, just in time for all the wedding festivities. It was spectacular and we look forward to the next chapter with our new son-in-law as part of our family. The wedding was a celebration of life, made all the more poignant by the loss of my stepmother…
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June was rapidly approaching (and so was our daughter’s wedding) so we needed to keep moving North to settle in before Hurricane Season began (Insurance requires we be north of Cape Hatteras, NC from July 1-Nov 1). We were headed to Chestertown, MD, but there were lots of places to stop along the way to break up the trip. We left Hilton Head, SC at dawn…
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The sail from Ft. Pierce to St. Augustine (April 30th) was pretty uneventful. It’s a great town with lots of walking/biking paths, but like much of FL and along the East Coast, we are limited in our choice of anchorages and marinas because our mast is 75 ft. high and so we don’t fit under most of the bridges. We were headed to St. Augustine Municipal…
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