From Sea to Shining Sea

Here's the deal--we tend to set our anchor pretty darn well, with at least 5:1 all-chain scope (usually more like 7:1 and more in higher...

Beyond the reach of cell phone towers in the most beautiful anchorage in a secluded chain of islands in one of my favorite places in the wor...

Cruising the Bahamas this time of year means sitting through a few nasty fronts, which can lead to stressful anchoring decisions. We have be...

Ok, before anyone gets all upset over this, WE ARE FLORIDA RESIDENTS. The simple truth is that as we've cruised between Maine and the Ba...

With an impressive coastal low creeping into the forecast models as we made our way through North Carolina, we again had to make a decision ...

We came...we worked...we smiled...we shopped! We worked every single day of the Annapolis Power and Sailboat Shows over the past two weeks, ...

Mother’s Day was a lovely affair! While we did tackle some chores (and I honestly was happy with that) the kids treated me to an amazing bru...

There's a saying among Chesapeake Bay sailors that you've either run aground in the Bay or you're a liar. As we've made our ...

With the expiration of our cruising permit fast approaching it was time for...another blow! But first we had a great pass through Eleuthera...

We are hunkered down at the north end of Alabaster Bay for what everyone is calling the "last front of winter!" The forecast calle...

We knew there was a possibility of changing COVID requirements when we made our jump to the Bahamas and the first of those to impact us dire...

We’ve been deferring a few repairs on the boat, but as we sailed to Cat Island we discovered one that just can’t wait—the shackle at the mai...

Well, the forecast held and well before sunset we were turned into the north winds. The anchorage is pretty packed, but well-spaced and we c...

Tried something new last night! The fairleads on the bow of this boat are really far forward. When we are on a mooring, no matter how long I...

Having dodged a bullet with the over-forecast wind in Newport, we were ready to head south! The debate—via Long Island Sound (something new!...

We have been tracking a nasty front as it marches toward the east coast for a few days and decided to hang out in Newport for it rather than...

In hindsight, the heat made us do it! We were so ready to be free of the 90F heat wave and get to new places! We debated, straight to Rhode ...

After a week in Sampson Cay we pulled the hook to head south!  We had visited Big Major to see the pigs and hang out a bit on Cruiser’s Beac...