Category Archives: Underway

Time 1515 local Lat N 34° 349′ Lon W 72° 40.6′ Nautical miles from Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke, BVI: 1057 Nautical miles to Sandy Hook, NJ: 360 In the rougher and winder weather, I have been trolling three lines … Continue reading →

Time 0830 local Lat N 34° 07.2′ Lon W 72° 37.3′ Nautical miles from Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke, BVI: 1031 Nautical miles to Sandy Hook, NJ: 387 Yesterday Karen noted on the chart a DART buoy, part of the … Continue reading →

Time 0130 local Lat N 31° 33.0′ Lon W 72° 19.0′ Nautical miles from Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke, BVI: 887 Nautical miles to Sandy Hook, NJ: 542 We’ll, I guess I deserved it! In yesterday’s post I bragged about … Continue reading →

Time 1842 local Lat N 28° 43.3′ Lon W 71° 18.6′ Nautical miles from Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke, BVI: 714 Nautical miles to Sandy Hook, NJ: 717 Today, at almost exactly our halfway point on this passage, we transitioned … Continue reading →

Time 0140 local Lat N 27° 30.0′ Lon W 71° 09.9′ Nautical miles from Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke, BVI: 648 Nautical miles to Sandy Hook, NJ: 791 The wind might drive Harmonie across the ocean, but electricity makes her … Continue reading →

Time 2005 local Lat N 25° 12.8′ Lon W 70° 44.3′ Nautical miles from Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke, BVI: 525 Nautical miles to Sandy Hook, NJ: 930 We are, of course, surrounded by undrinkable water, yet we have all … Continue reading →

Time 1810 local Lat N 23° 22.0′ Lon W 68° 58.0′ Nautical miles from Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke, BVI: 378 Nautical miles to Sandy Hook, NJ: 1058 Our progress northward and west ward continue under clear skies with steady, … Continue reading →

Time 1720 local Lat N 21° 11.7′ Lon W 67° 31.1′ Nautical miles from Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke, BVI: 227 Nautical miles to Sandy Hook, NJ: 1203 Today’s sailing varied from exhilaratingly fast, to annoyingly slow. Although any day … Continue reading →

Time 18:15 local Lat N 19° 09.3′ Lon W 65° 35.7′ Nautical miles from Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke, BVI: 64.3 Nautical miles to Sandy Hook, NJ: 1350 We are off to a fast start, putting miles under the keel … Continue reading →

Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke, BVI All that is left is to stow the dinghy, droop the mooring line, and we are off.  We checked out of the British Virgin Islands yesterday afternoon, and paid the customs officer our $10 … Continue reading →