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Warwick, Rhode Island
Adventure enthusiast and software engineer. Coastal Cruising in New England based out of the Narrangasset Bay. Hauling out in the chesapeake, and 2025 includes cruising from Chesapeake to Maine⛵️🤿🥏🚴🏾⛷️
Little sail from our anchorage to Cape May. Sun’s out and solar panels are too.
After a late night chatting we had a 5am departure for a C&D Canal transit and a nice motor down the Delaware. Crew did a couple rotations including naps, snack, and even tanning breaks. I was in the galley during the canal crossing preparing some bacon egg and cheese on English muffins. Anchored out by Fortescue in hopes we get better conditions and less incidents from crowding than in Cape May
Finally back at it. Engine dropped in, systems check. We are a go
Got the engine to start on one cylinder. Stalls out on two cylinders… Happy Memorial Day weekend.
@xander invited me to crew on his way back to the Bahamas. My first international crossing and a lovely sail back to my ancestral island 🇩🇴. The Gulfstar 37 held up in all conditions and swells thrown at her. Some fish made it onboard, some bowls and bowel fluids made it overboard, but the crew held on and made it safe and sound.
Keel bolts getting torqued tomorrow and then splashing 🤞
Quick break from 4°F weather
Winter canvas is up. Some idiot didn’t label and the previous labels had rubbed off. Set it up 3 times before getting it right… How much keel smile is too much?
Winter layup in VA. Nice powerwash of canvas and dinghy, and bucket wash of the lines, and back to VT for fireplace season. Turning in the sails for the skis. Hopefully next year I’ll be able to make the trip all the way south as intended.
Sad to end our season short, but good to be back in Delmarva and we got to go out sailing the whole trip from Annapolis Harbor to the Deale channel. Light winds with favorable angle. Celebrating a whole season with no system failures. Unfortunately that means next year may have more fun in store for us.
Some sailing, some motoring, some motor sailing. After a lifetime of crossing over the Chesapeake Bay bridge, I sailed under her today.
Fairlee Creek seems like it could be the Block Island of this area in the summer. Empty and calm this time of the year. Tucked away behind a 60’ or so wide inlet, it is a little gem. Gave the boats a much needed wash, and even wet sanded the season’s scuff marks. Hanging out doing work before heading to Annapolis on Friday.
Got caught behind the RR bridge what was down for half an hour for repair. Got to practice my idling skills against a current. Early anchorage for some meetings/work. Feels like home to be in the Chesapeake. Confirmed to haul out next week 😭
Skipped coffee and opted to run around to start the day. A dinghy push got her floating again and we pulled her to deeper water. Some motor sailing and a plentiful of motoring. Great for recharging the batteries. Saw a dolphin, and got to the anchorage and the bbq before sundown. Hoping we don’t grow appendages. The water is humming…
