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“How much does it cost to go cruising?” That is a question with as many answers as there are cruisers. Hang around with any group of cruisers or surf the internet and there will be answers given, from to extravagant. … Continued
I began this blog two years ago to record and journal about our cruising adventure on our Morgan 43 sailboat during the winter of 2013-2014. And here we are again, ready to repeat the adventure. I should feel experienced since … Continued
I haven’t posted any photos or news in the past week. There haven’t been many sunsets or dawns, dolphins or other nature to photograph; and I got lazy while also feeling very busy. Thank you to the friends who emailed … Continued
After 12 years of dreaming about this, and 3 months of intense preparations, we think we are ready. Am I excited? Yes. Am I afraid? Yes. My sister, Lisa, gave me a bracelet engraved “Be brave” for my birthday this … Continued
Sailing the seas has a very complex technical side in the 21st century with tools that earlier sailors could not have imagined. As “small craft” and pleasure boaters, we only use a fragment of the technology used by the commerical … Continued
Let’s talk about technology. I use technology in my personal life as well as in my former work life as Director of Mathematics. At work it was mostly Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, OutLook, PowerPoint) and a variety of specialized software … Continued
Most of our summer sailing consists of a 3-week vacation, out to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. This is a summer where we need to stay closer to home in order to prepare for our big adventure down the ICW and … Continued
Coffee is a critical necessity for many of us as we sail around. There is nothing, simply nothing, better than sipping a cup of coffee while you sit in the cockpit and survey the anchorage. Early morning, of course. So … Continued
We will be posting photos of the boat soon. Sometime in late September, Kindred Spirit with her crew of two (Capt Al and Michele) will leave Connecticut for a voyage south along the ICW and then over to the Bahamas. … Continued
Come visit later. One of my first goals for retirement is to learn how to do this blog thing. 🙂 And that’s going to take some time! My first “job” in retirement.