Author Archives: Bill Kinney

What we did on our Summer “Vacation”.

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Bill Kinney

Time to catch up… I’ve been slacking on blog posts as I have worked on other things. We spent a lot of extra time in Brunswick GA. Bill did a couple of deliveries, including one from Ponta Delgato, Azores to … Continue reading →

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Now, That’s Better.

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Bill Kinney

One trip up the mast, and we got our sail put back where it needed to be. After a night’s sleep at anchor, we are off again! Pretty much back where we expected to be 24 hours ago. Right now … Continue reading →

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Well, that wasn’t fun…

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Bill Kinney

“Bill, the sail fell down!” Not the best way to wake up. We were making good time on a comfortable broad reach sailing with just our genoa and our mizzen. The genoa had come detached at the top of the … Continue reading →

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Moving on…

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Bill Kinney

After a little more than a week anchored off the uninhabited Plana Cays in the Bahamas, it is time to move on. What does one do for a week on an uninhabited island? You hike miles of beaches with no … Continue reading →

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An Early Exit.

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Bill Kinney

Unfortunately, the weather took a turn on us, and staying anchored at Hogsty Reef was no longer tenable. We packed up and sailed off, first for a night in the well protected harbor at Mayaguana, and then onward to one … Continue reading →

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A Unique Place

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Bill Kinney

Not a lot of places can claim to be truly “unique”, and actually one of a kind. Our current location, Hogsty Reef, is one of those. It is the only official atoll in the Atlantic Ocean. It has been on … Continue reading →

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The Deepest Blue

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Bill Kinney

We are sailing to the northwest off the northwest corner of Puerto Rico, crossing the Puerto Rico Trench. Over five miles deep, it is the second deepest place on the world’s oceans. At the end of the afternoon it is … Continue reading →

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Northward bound

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Bill Kinney

We are just about 3 days from leaving the dock in Martinique. Our expected next stop is the island of Great Inagua in the Bahamas where we will check into customs for a stay of a couple weeks. After sailing … Continue reading →

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So You Want to be a Delivery Captain?

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Bill Kinney

We have had a couple of deliveries lined up over the past month or so that have kept us busy, and some what off line. If you think that job might be all fun… The romance of the open ocean! … Continue reading →

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Catching Up…

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Bill Kinney

We have been in Le Marin, Martinique since our last update–at least mostly! When we first arrived, the dock was full of boats that were full of people we knew. Lots of socializing and many sea stories were traded. The … Continue reading →

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