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North Atlantic 2017 – 2019

This blog was first published by the clever chaps at Mailasail as we travelled clockwise from Gosport to Cape Verde, Grenada, Cuba, Nova Scotia and home with stops in between.

The original version had a number of entries posted from the high seas via our Iridium Pilot satellite. These were deliberately short, devoid of colourful pictures and designed primarily to reassure our family and friends that we hadn’t foundered overnight.

The edited version is republished here with better quality photographs and one or two teeny typo corrections. And we’ve removed most of those mid-ocean position reports because they don’t add much to your reading pleasure five years on! You may find the remaining articles useful in deciding whether or not to visit the same places yourselves. We’d be delighted to hear of your experiences – has it changed since we blundered through?

If you’d like to read the glorious original, you still can at Escapade of Rame (mailasail.com)

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14 Aug – Pushing north with North

By Richard. Posted on August 22nd, 2018 in Canada, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

43:50.25N 066:07.5W Trinity Church, Newport RI We had planned to depart Newport Rhode Island on Monday 6 August, heading north. But one...

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5 Aug – Bling, beauty, boating tales and some cool jazz in Newport

By Richard. Posted on August 14th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

41:28.7N 071:19.75W Newport RI is famous for its opulent mansions, built by rich industrialists who used the town as a summer retreat. M...

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28 July – Long Island to Rhode Island and Cape Cod

By Richard. Posted on August 7th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

41:28.75N 071:19.75W Port Jefferson is an easy day sail from Port Washington, particularly with a fresh southerly breeze and a favourabl...

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27 July – a week in New York

By Richard. Posted on August 1st, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

40:57.14N 073:04.4W Our week in New York was crammed with memorable events. We braved 100oF heat to walk along the Highline on the west...

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15 July – Destination New York City

By Richard. Posted on July 25th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

40:49.9N 073:43.8W The bucolic south bank of the Delaware River… The southbound transit of the Delaware River requires some careful calcu...

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13 July – at the top end of the Chesapeake

By Richard. Posted on July 20th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

39:35N 075:34.5W I hear there’s a new Osprey living at No 2? The passage from Reedville to Solomons Island was remarkable only because w...

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7 July – Some history, some engineering and the odd glass of wine

By Richard. Posted on July 17th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

37:50.52N 76:16.42W Escapade dressed overall for 4th July Independence Day at Reedville Whilst we were in Reedville and had the hire car...

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4 July – Hotter than July in Reedville!

By Richard. Posted on July 12th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

37:50.52N 076:16.44W The passage to Reedville was unremarkable as there was no wind and the navigation is pretty straightforward. We pa...

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26 June – The Boss returns, Colonial treasures and the Corrotoman

By Richard. Posted on July 9th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

37:41;93N 076:27.78W I returned from Annapolis early on Friday in order to take advantage of the Enterprise lift scheme which delivered ...

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21 June – Flies, Fire Trucks, Optimists, Old Friends and new

By Richard. Posted on July 8th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

37:32.4N 076:20.25W Attractive as Mobjack Bay was, I needed to reach somewhere that would allow me to get to Annapolis for a dinner date...

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18 June – History, power projection, old friends and peace in the Chesapeake

By Richard. Posted on June 26th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

37:23.1N 076:20.5W Our eldest daughter Anna arrived from New York on Friday evening for the weekend. Appropriately enough, Lizzie joine...

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13 June – Cape Hatteras, the Outer Banks and some serious ‘dit spinning’

By Richard. Posted on June 23rd, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

36:55.4N 076:11.4W The road trip to Charleston was straightforward, if long. The Carolinas are fairly flat, with plenty of forest and so...

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