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Paradise Lost in Rhode Island
Paradise Lost Here’s a salutary tale for anyone thinking of having their bottom scrubbed: it can lead to major surgery. Our plan of a quick lift, scrub, and splash back in the water at New England Boatworks (NEB) was quickly scuppered when we found that the cutlass...
Back to Shelter Island and home to Lady Jane
Time goes so quickly, the last two weeks have whizzed by. We’ve had fun with friends, attended a wedding, had a family reunion and now we’re back on Lady Jane. If you check our tracker you’ll see we’ve already started to make our way towards Portsmouth, Rhode Island...
From New York to Italy!
For those of you wondering what has happened since we left Nantucket, we are now on holiday! Since May 5th 2017 we have been living aboard Lady Jane full time, we have never left her for anymore than 3 nights . On Monday 30th July we packed our bags and headed off on...
Nantucket
Nantucket On 15th July, we left Martha’s Vineyard for Nantucket at a crew-friendly 1030 in the morning. And with a gentle breeze just forward of the starboard beam, were able to sail almost all the way into Nantucket harbour. The chart gives the impression that...
Martha’s Vineyard
New Bedford to Martha's Vineyard To get to Martha’s Vineyard, it is necessary (to save a long and convoluted journey) to go through Woods Hole. Strong tides run through here, so it is prudent to get there at slack water. This meant an early start for the usually-late...
New Bedford
New Bedford On 10th July we sailed - yes, sailed rather than motored - from Block Island to New Bedford. Maria had already arranged a mooring buoy with the New Bedford Port Authority, so all we had to do was to track down number nine buoy. Eventually, we found it, but...
Block Island
Block Island The wind forecast promised strong winds for the 5th and 6th July, and they were not wrong. It was windy enough to blow a toupé into the next state. So, we left Bristol and headed over to Dutch Harbour where we stayed onboard Lady Jane while the wind...
4th July in Bristol
Bristol On 3rd July, after a brief sail from Newport, we arrived at Bristol, Rhode Island, home to the oldest 4th July parade in the USA. But before we could see any of the town's sights, we had some urgent official business to take care of - the Cruising Licence. ...
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport After a couple of nights spent in the peaceful anchorages of Port Jefferson and Fishers Island, the far-from-peaceful anchorage in Newport harbour was a jolt to the system. Here, a distinctly holiday atmosphere lingered in the air and an air of cheerfulness...
Manhattan Mayhem
Tightwads in the Big Apple It’s been a busy old time for the crew of Lady Jane in New York. After a terrifying dinghy ride from Liberty Park anchorage into the chaos of the Hudson to get to Liberty Landing Marina (the nearest dinghy dock), it became clear that the...
New York, New York
New York Manhattan is a special place for us. I proposed to Maria at the top of the Empire State Building, overlooking the Chrysler Buiding. And we married at Fort Tryon Park on the upper west side. So, we have some familiarity with the city. But arriving here by boat...
New York Bound
St Mary's to Solomons After consulting with a few of our OCC members on the best way to get from St Mary's to New York, we decided to go north up the Chesapeake to pass through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. There's probably not much difference in time between...
Potomac Panic
Potomac - It’s Bigger Than You Think A cursory look at the chart gives the misleading impression that the Potomac River is only a quick sail up the Chesapeake. A distance of maybe 12 miles or so. But a more thorough study reveals the painful truth: that it's over 70...
Welcome to the USA
Bermuda to The Chesapeake Chris Parker was right: it was a safe time to leave Bermuda for the Chesapeake; there was no wind for more than 600 miles. So, in preparation, we filled up with diesel at the local Rubis station. And with a full main tank and another 100...
Duck Day
Final few days in Bermuda We spent our last few days in Bermuda taking in the local sites and generally making the most of our stay in St George's while waiting for a favourable weather forecast to cross the 695 miles to the Chesapeake. Going in the opposite direction...
Dockyard Day
Bermuda Dockyard 31st May 2018 "There are no cruise ships in the Dockyard on Thursday," said Peter (S/Y Tigger), "so, we are thinking about going." That sounded good to the motley crew. We were going anyway, but this was an unexpected bonus. Fewer queues anywhere is a...
Trunk Island Treat
Trunk Island Paddy and Hannah O'Donnell generously flung open their doors to their home for us Salty Dawg folks in Bermuda. Melinda and Reinhart on the yacht Rockhopper (the same folks who welcomed us when we arrived in St George's) arranged the visit. And on 28th...
Bermuda Day
Bermuda Day The authorities have nudged Bermuda Day forward by a day to the 25th May to create a long weekend. This worked out well for us, so we decided to get on the bus to Hamilton to watch the show, arriving late morning - and in time to see some half marathon...
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