Just a Little Repair Work Needed The Massey’s have parked their boat, Snowcat, in Baltimore and are back in Steamboat. Dean is recovering from surgery on a torn rotator cuff and is impatiently waiting to get back to an active life. We expect the recovery to take 5 months, so we’ll be suspending our sailing…
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Exploring the Outer Banks of North Carolina
Why Visit a Boat Graveyard? When you live on a sailboat, it just makes sense to avoid any place claiming to be the “Graveyard of the Atlantic”. The Outer Banks of North Carolina are well-known to boaters for fierce weather, strong winds, rocky outcroppings and shifting sandbanks. Over 5,000 ships have been lost along this…
Bahamian Treasures
Three of our Favorite Islands you can Visit Without a Boat We love the Bahamas where you can snorkel in clear, turquoise water, stroll along sandy beaches that stretch as far as the eye can see and just relax. If you’re looking for something outside of the usual cruise ship, all-inclusive island experiences…we have some…
Sailing Home
Offshore Sailing is like… The best way for me to describe an offshore passage is to have you imagine driving an RV across country…except instead of an RV, you’re driving a boat…and instead of traveling a highway it’s more of an amusement park ride, part roller coaster and part lazy river…and instead of being able…
Going Offshore
Short Hops vs Giant Offshore Leap It’s possible to sail between ports in the US and Bahamas in short, day hops of 50 to 60 miles at a time. Yet, as we prepare to sail north to Beaufort, NC, we’re considering another approach…to just send it and go offshore. Weighing the Options The argument in…