Category Archives: Underway

Buddy Boating with Chantal

But let’s not do it again! We were supposed to be well west of a small low pressure system, but instead, rapidly shifting forecasts left us in the middle of Tropical Storm Chantel. Overall, it wasn’t terrible, but certainly wasn’t … Continue reading

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Northbound

Yesterday morning we left from Hall of Fame Marina in Fort Lauderdale, filled our fuel tank, and jumped out onto the northbound conveyor belt that is the Gulf Stream. Since departing, we have been running fast on a broad reach … Continue reading

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Sometimes They DO Make Them Like They Used To…

Tied up in the tiny harbor basin in Matthewtown, Inagua was this wooden hulled sailboat, with an interesting story. It comes here from Haiti to trade. I am guessing it is not at all an accident that they are here … Continue reading

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866 miles later…

Last night we dropped anchor off Matthewtown on Great Inagua Island. These days this is the port of entry for the Bahamas that is farthest east and south, so the most convenient for boat traveling in the direction we are. … Continue reading

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And Martinique is Behind Us.

This morning we pulled anchor from the Sainte Anne anchorage in southwestern Martinique, and set sail. As always, you can find our track and status here: https://saillogger.com/svharmonie For most of the two months we’re were at the dock in Martinique … Continue reading

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And Martinique is Behind Us.

This morning we pulled anchor from the Sainte Anne anchorage in southwestern Martinique, and set sail. As always, you can find our track and status here: https://saillogger.com/svharmonie For most of the two months we’re were at the dock in Martinique … Continue reading

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Delivery report

The delivery of an Amel 54 across the Atlantic has been completed without incident. The boat has performed well, only minor issues. Weather was very cooperative. That makes be my first TransAtlantic trip. We did pause at an open ocean … Continue reading

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Where is Bill Now?

The past couple weeks have been a travel scramble as various customer projects have moved up to their place on the schedule. A C-drive Install After dashing south from Brunswick, GA, USA to Le Marin, Martinique, I quickly hopped on … Continue reading

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Sailing from Bermuda to Martinique: An Easy Passage.

Last night we dropped anchor off Sainte Anne in Martinique after a long, but relatively uneventful trip. No gales, no pounding close hauled sailing. In 7 1/2 days we covered 1158 nautical miles at an average speed of 6.5 knots. … Continue reading

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This is Better

It has been about 24 hours since anchor up in St George, Bermuda. We are making good progress in light winds, certainly a much more pleasant experience than we had last week! One of the things I forgot about this … Continue reading

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