Monthly Archives: August 2016

While reviewing the weather forecast last night I saw a little addition to the forecast that hadn’t been there before.  It looked like this: Not my idea of fun!  The forecast concerns the track of tropical storm Hermine, just now … Continue reading →

Almost any new place we go to we arrive with some idea of what it is going to be like.  Since I had never been to Block Island before, but knew of it most of my life, I came here … Continue reading →

We had a delightful sail over to Block Island today.  Steady wind, we sailed almost the whole way.  The only issue was that Block Island is southwest of Dutch Harbor.  So which way was the wind blowing from?  If you are … Continue reading →

One of the great things that came to us when we purchased this boat was the experience of the yacht broker who arranged the sale.  Joel has a vast store of information about how these boats are put together, and the … Continue reading →

We have been exploring some of the local area by rented car.  Beginning Karen’s education about the finer points of New England geography, flora, fauna, and culture.  She has already noticed an important trend:  The further north you go the … Continue reading →

We spent the other day wondering around downtown Newport. One of highlights was the Newport Shipyard.  A boat yard that specializes in REALLY big superyachts.  Just amazing the money flowing through that place.  I am used to boatyards and  marinas where Harmonie … Continue reading →

Getting to Newport is a pretty easy excursion from where we are.  First, get on the radio and put a call out to the boatyard launch.  They come out and pick you up and bring you to the dock.  From … Continue reading →

We arrived here at Dutch Harbor in Narragansett Bay after a delightful 24 hour sail.  It would be tempting to say we arrived “without incident” but that wouldn’t be true, we had plenty of fun and entertaining incidents in just … Continue reading →

I got the “all clear” from the eye doc this morning, so tomorrow we will be headed off to Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island.  Not exactly a major sailing trip, only 24 to 30 hours.  Except for the possibility for … Continue reading →

Our plans aren’t all that precise, because there really are not any big consequences to changing them.  We had hoped to be headed north to Narragansett Bay near Newport, Rhode Island in a few days.  Unfortunately, I (Bill) caught a nasty … Continue reading →