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Reflection: Overnight Passage Hampton, VA to Beaufort, NC, November 26, 2024
“The best-laid schemes of mice and men Go oft awry,” ~ From to a Mouse by Robert Burns Beaufort Harbor, NC. We spent our first night (Nov. 23, 2024) on Kailoa before our departure Sunday morning. As final preparation we pulled the detailed charts, re-read the cruise book section on Ocracoke Inlet, and entered several…
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November 23, 2024: Picking a Weather Window, Hampton VA
With nearly 2 weeks provisioning and readying Kailoa for our first leg south our thoughts have turned to picking a weather window for departure. We have been watching the weather every day for the last 2 weeks and have estimated that the best departure window is tomorrow (Sunday) at 0700. We have no choice but…
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November 18th, 2024: Hampton Roads, The Peninsula
We arrived in Hampton Roads, VA to crisp fall temperatures and the Beaver Moon. Hampton Roads is among the world’s largest natural harbors that is also known for being the northernmost major East Coast port of the United States which is ice-free year-round. Hampton Roads is part of the Virginia Peninsula bounded by the York…
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November 11th, 2024 Detour to University of Delaware
A Trip Down Memory Lane The drive from Marblehead, MA to Hampton, VA along the dense I95 corridor is about 12 hours or 630 miles, so we made a pit stop at the University of Delaware, our alma matter. It was here that we first met in 1976 during our freshman year at a sailing…
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At Home in Marblehead, November 10th
After securing Kailoa in Hampton, VA for safe storage during hurricane season, we returned to Marblehead in August. The 2024 hurricane season was reported to be significantly above average with 18 named storms. Most notable were Hurricane Milton which caused widespread damage in Florida, and Hurricane Helene which caused a record $53 billion in damage…
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Leg One Completed-summary
Leg One Completed: Marblehead MA to Hampton VA is complete just as hurricane season heats up. We plan to return in November to sail her to the Bahamas. Over the last several weeks the trip anxiety has dissolved as we developed a rhythm of working seamlessly together. The days of practice have become easier in…
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Annapolis, Below the Mason Dixon Line in Crab Cake Heaven, July 27th
There is nothing like approaching a harbor via water and Annapolis was no exception. According to the history of Annapolis, it has been known as the “Athens of America” since its earliest days as a colonial capital city. Annapolitans’ enjoy a wealth of cultural activities, gracious hospitality and intellectual stimulation. The small seaport has and…
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Chesapeake Bay, July 22nd
We departed C&D canal at flood tide, July19th, on a heading to the Bohemia River in the Chesapeake Bay, MD. Our plan was to rendezvous with our friend Anne and her husband Jim on their 44 ft Antares Catamaran, Tilia. Anne was a fellow crew mate on our 59 North Sailing trip to the Azores…
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Delaware Bay to C&D Canal, July 19th
With sunny skies and a variable wind forecast we slipped lines at 6:30 AM and departed Cape May with slack outgoing tide. Our sail plan was to make as much headway as possible in the NNE winds before they were predicted to die. We sailed downwind at about 8 knots for about an hour to…
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Southern Tip of NJ, July 18, 2024
After an easy passage from Atlantic City to Cape May, at the southern tip of NJ, we secured ourselves dock space at South Jersey Marina. The familiarity of Cape May resonated as we looked across the lagoon at the Lobster Pot, a favorite destination during land-based summer visits. Eileen and Mark, long-time friends from NJ,…