Not our easiest passage… although I feel like I’m saying that a lot lately. After tropical depression Nicole moved on, it was time for us to do the same. We left into a SW breeze, which was exactly the direction we needed to go. We spent a lot of time beating, and the starboard tacks […]
Charleston is one of our favorite places, and we looked forward to our stay at the Charleston Harbor Marina. It’s not the cheapest but there are some nice amenities like access to the resort pool & hot tub, fire pits and gym, plus a free shuttle into Charleston. We spent several nights relaxing by the […]
We left Beaufort on Saturday evening as the blow that had been hanging around started to move off. We were sad to say goodbye to Lori and Paul, who came by to help with our lines, but that’s part of cruising life (and we’re pretty sure they’ll catch us in Charleston). Departure was easy and […]
On our way north, we skipped Beaufort, so we were excited to make it back here this trip. Town Creek Marina is a great spot, just a short walk out of town. This was our second stay here, and they remembered us even with the new boat. The staff is friendly and helpful, we were […]
We enjoyed our time in Portsmouth/Norfolk, and it felt SO good to finally be cruising again. We took a day off to explore, but being a Monday, EVERYTHING was closed. Even still, we had fun walking around, grabbing lunch at Grain and stopping in at Prince Books. The rest of the week flew by, and […]
We didn’t have particularly good luck with weather this fall. The first weekend we could have left, Hurricane Fiona was off the coast, and the following weekend, the remnants of Ian came up and and sat off the coast for a few days. While we don’t maintain schedule, the colder, shorter days were a constant […]
We’ve been quiet since we got back, but we’ve been keeping busy! Our time in New York has absolutely flown by, and we’re just waiting for weather to cooperate to cast off the lines once more. While we’ve been here, we’ve made a lot of changes. We closed on the sale of our beloved Silent […]
I was talking to a friend who’s relatively new to sailing about how much racing improved my sailing skills, and I mentioned that I wouldn’t have had the confidence to cruise to The Bahamas had I not raced. The lessons I’ve learned about sailing an efficient course and always looking for that little bit more […]
We were excited to finally leave Deltaville after five weeks. After what felt like an eternity, we closed on Windara and began the whirlwind process of moving aboard. Saturday afternoon, we cast off the lines to continue our journey home. Our shakedown to Annapolis turned up a few issues that the survey hadn’t but also […]
With this being our final weekend on Silent Sky, we wanted to squeeze every second out of it, and I’d call it a success. With a single reef in the sails in 15-20kts of breeze, I fell off onto a broad reach headed across the Bay. It had been breezy for a while, and as […]