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Family and Friends Land and Sea Excursion, July 14th
It’s been a week since our arrival in Atlantic City on Tuesday July 9 in fog and light wind. Today marks one month living on Kailoa. Although we were well out of the path of Hurricane Beryl, on a northern trajectory from Texas to the Great Lakes, we experienced the remnants as a series of…
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The Jersey Shore, July 10th log
On Monday July 8th, a quick check of the forecast indicated that high wind (gusts to 35 knots) was predicted off the Jersey Shore for Wednesday, directly out of the South. We made a quick decision to leave Sandy Hook Monday instead of Tuesday. There were sunny skies when we departed around 9 AM. When…
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East River NYC to Sandy Hook, NJ, July 6
Manhasset Harbor was a pleasure to visit. On the last night we took a water taxi to Manhasset Bay Yacht Club where we were graciously welcomed for a delightful dinner. Squalls moved in from the south as we overlooked the harbor. Fearing that the hatches were open on Kailoa, we hurriedly closed out the check…
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July 4th Manhasset Harbor, Long Island Sound, NY
On July 1 we departed Old Saybrook for Long Island and crossed the state border from CT to NY. We have logged over 100 NM and 4 states (MA, RI, CT, NY). Sailing has been fun, reaching in 10 to 20 knot NW winds up the sound. Port Jefferson was a delight to visit and…
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Connecticut, Long Island Sound, July 1st
Thursday June 27 th up at 5:30 AM preparing to sail onward. After a ride to shore, a dog walk, coffee to-go from Nitro, we hauled the dinghy and motor before casting off mooring 17. Pleasantly surprised by the light wind and calm sea state we sailed upwind, close-hauled, at a true wind angle (TWA)…
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Five Days in Newport, June 26
I am happy to report that after some rest and recovery to cope with the loss of Ellie we plan to continue our trip tomorrow. We expect to cast off and head south to Noank Shipyard at the mouth of the Mystic River. This will be our first landfall in Connecticut. Our arrival, here in…
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Open When You Need a Hug, June 22
Before we left on the voyage our children decided to give us a send-off at a restaurant called “Trade” in Boston. It was quite a feat for all to meet us in Boston Thursday night before our planned departure. All had to plan to leave work early to meet us. Earlier in the day our…
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The Longest Day – June 21, 2024
We had a complete and unanticipated turn of events Thursday night, when our beloved dog Ellie became violently ill. She had not been herself since arriving Monday and ate some grass when we came ashore for a walk. We weren’t alarmed at the time because both dogs munch on grass in Marblehead from time to…
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Juneteenth in Paradise, June 17, 2024
We have been in Cutty Hunk since Monday due to high wind >20 knots directly out of the south. Cutty Hunk is the last Island in the Elizabeth Island chain that runs east to west from Woods Hole. There are 120 registered voters. It has a one room schoolhouse, a church, a post office and…
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Windy, Windy, Windy Buzzards Bay
Onward to Cutty Hunk Island and The town of Gosnold, MA, the smallest in Massachusetts with 120 registered voters. I had some work commitments in the morning to tend to while Scott checked the weather. He made a determination that we had a short window before heavy south easterly winds were estimated to kick in. We…