Category Archives: Underway

Calm

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Bill Kinney

07:00 local, 22 July 2019 Lat: 42° 31.5’ N Lon: 66° 50.6 W Weather: Partly cloudy, wind 4kt, NE Water temperature: 64°F/Air temperature: 62°F Course: 066M Speed: 6.8kts Distance from Delaware Bay Entrance: 435NM Distance from Halifax Harbor Entrance: 186NM … Continue reading →

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The Great Cooling

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Bill Kinney

05:30 local, 21 July 2019 Lat: 41° 05.7’ N Lon: 69° 10.5 W Weather: Dense fog, wind 16kt, SW Water temperature: 57°F/Air temperature: 52°F Course: 055M Speed: 4.5kts Distance from Delaware Bay Entrance: 301NM Distance from Halifax Harbor Entrance: 321NM … Continue reading →

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Nightime Encounters

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Bill Kinney

09:00 local, 20 July 2019 Lat: 40° 25.5’ N Lon: 71° 24. W Weather: Hazy, wind 11kt, W Water temperature: 76°F/Air temperature: 74°F Course: 081M Speed: 4.5kts Distance from Delaware Bay Entrance: 195NM Distance from Halifax Harbor Entrance: 426NM We … Continue reading →

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The Ocean Again!

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Bill Kinney

05:26 local, 19 July 2019 Lat: 39° 02.7’ N Lon: 73° 39.6 W Weather: Partly cloudy, wind 14kts, NW Water temperature: 81°F/Air temperature: 75°F Course: 090M Speed: 7.5kts Distance from Delaware Bay Entrance: 66NM Distance from Halifax Harbor Entrance: 558NM … Continue reading →

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Out into the ocean

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Bill Kinney

As the sun sets we are sailing out of the Delaware Bay ready to turn north. The weather models are split about the fastest route to take, but all have us arriving off Halifax mid-day on the 23rd. Winds right … Continue reading →

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And we are off!

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We dropped our lines in Annapolis this morning, and headed up the Chesapeake Bay toward the Chesapeake & Delaware canal. It feels so good to be underway again, stretching the sails and pushing water aside, spending the evening at anchor … Continue reading →

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Everywhere You Want to Be!

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Who is? OCSC Alumni, that’s who! OCSC Sailing is the sailing school in Berkeley, California where I taught for years. It’s a large, successful sailing school, and one with a unique culture nurtured by founder Anthony Sandberg and his (now … Continue reading →

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RIP Little Boat

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Bill Kinney

For the last several years our inexpensive little folding dinghy has served us well as our car, delivery wagon, fishing platform, and general transportation tool. She was a bargain when we got her, but now her time is past. She … Continue reading →

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Arrrgh! Not moving yet!

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Well… water is great… in its place.  Unfortunately water has some places where it does not need to be.  Inside my laptop computer is one of those places. Last night, the tiniest little bit of water got where it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Ready! Set!… Ready!

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Bill Kinney

No, really we are ready to go. Almost. We certainly could have rushed and run out tomorrow morning, but as cruising sailors there is one thing we are not very good at: Rushing. So we postponed the last grocery trip … Continue reading →

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