Guns, Boarding and 37 Knots Of Wind

Guns, Boarding and 37 Knots Of Wind

Boarded in the East River Thursday presented the perfect opportunity to get out of Port Washington and down to Delaware Bay. So, at 0800 on 18th October, we slipped the lines from our mooring ball and headed off in light winds towards Manhattan. Everything was going...
Tanked Up In Bristol and New York

Tanked Up In Bristol and New York

Shiny New Tank The guys at Luther’s Welding did a fantastic job of making the tank – it’s a work of shiny aluminium art. And they made a pair of stainless steel brackets and donated some aluminium bar so that we could install more solar panels (we bought three...
Maine By Land Air and Sea

Maine By Land Air and Sea

Sail Up To Maine – It’s Lovely Up There A few of our sailing buddies listened to our salty forebears, did just that, and enjoyed the secluded anchorages and stunning scenery that Maine has to offer. Mind you, one or two made a hasty retreat after discovering...
Paradise Lost in Rhode Island

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...