Author Archives: Bill Kinney

Out of the Gate

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We left Charleston City Marina with the morning tide. Next stop: St. John’s Harbour, Antigua. Under a sparkling clear, cloudless sky, we have been motoring without the benefit of wind for all afternoon, and expects the same overnight. The ocean … Continue reading →

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Short Delay…

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Bill Kinney

Today we got buried in details with things taking longer than expected in the morning, and lost enough time that we ended up missing tide, and daylight for our departure. We did manage to finish everything we need to get … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Packing

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Bill Kinney

Merry Christmas everybody! For those of you who live where it is cold, stay warm! For those of you who live where it is warm, enjoy! And everybody stay safe. We are finalizing the last details of what we need … Continue reading →

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Neither Rain nor Snow…

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We have spent the last couple of days getting everything we need in shape for our delivery. Just to recap, we have a sister ship to our boat here in Charleston that we have been hired to deliver to her … Continue reading →

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And we are here!

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We had a very fast and (mostly) uneventful passage from Fort Lauderdale to Charleston over the last 2 1/2 days. With a north-ish wind blowing against the Gulf Stream the sea conditions were (to quote Karen), “Barfy.” Lumpy, and bouncy, … Continue reading →

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First Review of our New Sail

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Bill Kinney

Just before we left Annapolis, we retired our old genoa and installed a new one from Island Planet Sails. It is a truism in the sailing world that installing a new sail on a cruising boat can be like buying … Continue reading →

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And We Are Off, Again…

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We are finishing up here in Fort Lauderdale, we have a fresh clean bottom, and most of our projects are completed. After a period of time drying out on the hard, Harmonie will be back in the water in a … Continue reading →

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A fast and simple passage—mostly

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We continue to make excellent time south. We crossed to the eastern side of the Gulf Stream early this afternoon, and are now pointed pretty much straight at our destination of Port Everglades, Florida Today’s weather had the wind complete … Continue reading →

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Finally, Sailing South.

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Bill Kinney

We the dock left Annapolis at 7:30 yesterday morning, and have been sailing continuously since. Strong west to northwest winds have been powering us along a lot faster that our usual average speeds, we are running pretty steady at 8 … Continue reading →

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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Bill Kinney

All the projects that we need to do are done, and the last of the stowing and packing is happening. We have our crew aboard, and the weather looks good for an afternoon departure tomorrow for a non-stop trip down … Continue reading →

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