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20 Sep 2018 – Visiting Portsmouth New Hampshire and Gloucester Massachusetts

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

42:31.24N 070:51.9W This particular Portsmouth (there are three in the US that I have visited, plus the one in Dominica and our own Speci...

16 Sept – Isles of Maine Part 5 – island living and fog heading to Pompey!

By Richard. Posted on September 21st, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

43:04.4N 070:42.7W All good things must come to an end and whilst we could have loitered at Mount Desert to explore more of the Acadia N...

11 Sep – Isles of Maine Part 4 – climbing the Desert

By Richard. Posted on September 13th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

44:21.66N 068:19.64W On Saturday 8th, we did some serious trail walking. After an altercation with a grumpy, fat bus driver who said he...

9 Sep – Isles of Maine Part 3 – Mount Desert Island

By Richard. Posted on September 13th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

44:21.65N 068:19.6W Des Res on Mount Desert Island On Thursday we slid further east to Mount Desert Island and picked up a buoy off the s...

6 Sep – Isles of Maine, Part 2: Swan’s Island

By Richard. Posted on September 13th, 2018 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

44:21.65N 068:19.65W At anchor, Mackerel Cove, Swan’s Island Escapade left Pulpit Harbour on Tuesday 4 September and headed clockwise ar...

4 Sept – Isles of Maine Part 1

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

44:09.22N 068: 53.1W We left Rockland on 31 August and spent the night back at anchor in Camden. It’s only a short sail and on the way ...

How on earth did we get here?

By Richard. Posted on September 6th, 2018 in Equipment, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

Editor’s Note: This is a technical article about the boat and our preparations for our North Atlantic trip, which others (armchair ...

30 Aug – West to Maine, old friends and some technical stuff

By Richard. Posted on September 2nd, 2018 in Canada, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, USA.

44:05.8N 69:05.9W On our return to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, it was time to turn our attention to some defect rectification. The cooker is...

15 Aug – exploring Nova Scotia

By Richard. Posted on August 30th, 2018 in Canada, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

43:50.25N 066:07.5W Early evening in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia Early one December morning in 1917, two ships collided in the Halifax...

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...

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...

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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20 Sep 2018 – Visiting Portsmouth New Hampshire and Gloucester Massachusetts

16 Sept – Isles of Maine Part 5 – island living and fog heading to Pompey!

11 Sep – Isles of Maine Part 4 – climbing the Desert

9 Sep – Isles of Maine Part 3 – Mount Desert Island

6 Sep – Isles of Maine, Part 2: Swan’s Island

4 Sept – Isles of Maine Part 1

How on earth did we get here?

30 Aug – West to Maine, old friends and some technical stuff

15 Aug – exploring Nova Scotia

14 Aug – Pushing north with North

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

28 July – Long Island to Rhode Island and Cape Cod