Category Archives: Underway

The missing night

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Bill Kinney

Time 09NOV2018, 18:00 local Latitude N 27° 03.9’ Longitude W 79° 16.w’ Weather: E, 8, gusting 10. Clear Course: 165°M Speed: 4.4 knots Water temperature: 84.0°F Nautical miles from Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel: 616NM Nautical miles to Port Everglades, Florida: 73NM … Continue reading →

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Was it just last week?

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Bill Kinney

Time 08NOV2018, 18:00 local Latitude N 27° 04.3’ Longitude W 79° 04.3’ Weather: NE, 6, gusting 8, Mostly clear Course: 205° Speed: 2.5 knots Water temperature: 84.5°F Nautical miles from Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel: 569NM Nautical miles to Port Everglades, Florida: … Continue reading →

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Joining the dark side

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Bill Kinney

Time 07NOV2018, 11:00 local Latitude N 30° 07.0’ Longitude W 77° 51.3’ Weather: SSW, 3, gusting 6, Mostly sunny Course: 218° Speed: 6.8 knots Water temperature: 82.9°F Nautical miles from Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel: 422NM Nautical miles to Port Everglades, Florida: … Continue reading →

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Almost halfway

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Bill Kinney

Time 06NOV2018, 14:00 local Latitude N 31° 39.3’ Longitude W 76° 30.2’ Weather: SSE, 12, gusting 15, Sunny Course: 230° Speed: 5.8 knots Water temperature: 80.8°F Nautical miles from Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel: 319NM Nautical miles to Port Everglades, Florida: 383NM … Continue reading →

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Progess South

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Bill Kinney

Time 05NOV2018, 10:00 local Latitude N 33° 08.0’ Longitude W 75° 34.2’ Wind: SSE, 12, gusting 15 Course: 230° Speed: 5.2 knots Water temperature: 80.6°F Nautical miles from Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel: 231NM Nautical miles to Port Everglades, Florida: 484NM After … Continue reading →

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“The Twinkles are Back!”

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Bill Kinney

Time 04NOV2018, 05:30 local Latitude N 35° 26.9’ Lon W 75° 07.2’ Wind: NE, 19, gusting 25 Course: 160° Speed: 8.3 knots Water temperature: 74.3°F Nautical miles from Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel: 104NM Nautical miles to Port Everglades, Florida: 616NM The … Continue reading →

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Southward!

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Bill Kinney

Leaving the Chesapeake Bay, that’s Cape Henry Light. Our last close encounter with land for the next 4 or 5 days. We are on a fast reach with a strong current pushing us out, our speed offer ground is an … Continue reading →

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It Is Always Something

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Bill Kinney

That could be the motto of the cruising sailor. Even when you think you have everything perfect, one more look around for problems never hurts.  In that spirit, I was going over the boat again today, and found this unfortunate … Continue reading →

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Impressive Neighbors

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Bill Kinney

We are anchored just off the Naval Station here in Norfolk, VA.  Norfolk is by far the largest Navy presence on the east coast.  The above photo taken from our deck, is of the George W. Bush, and the Abraham … Continue reading →

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A hop and a skip

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Bill Kinney

Since we are not in a rush to get to the end of the Chesapeake Bay, we have been anchoring at night instead of sailing on in the cold darkness. We had another beautiful sail today.  Not quite as fast … Continue reading →

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