Tag Archives: Sailboat

Landed!

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We’re back in Annapolis, docked at Jabin’s Yacht Yard after a delightful passage south. We made good speed, and had excellent weather. One of the trip’s highlights came south of Cape Cod, after we got into warmer water: We set … Continue reading →

On the Move Again.

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Bill Kinney

After a hurricane passes over your boat there is one good result: Your boat is CLEAN. It basically gets a freshwater power wash for hours and hours. Yesterday we spent all day undoing all the things we did to prep … Continue reading →

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Just waiting…

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We were talking earlier today about the “good old days” of sailing. Back when we mgiht have heard that there was a hurricane that had hit the Bahamas last week, and this morning it was a bit cloudy and breezy, … Continue reading →

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Ready!

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Bill Kinney

We are almost as ready as we will ever be. We are about 36 hours from the first touches of Dorian. Right now it is dead calm, quiet, and clear. Harmonie is settled in to a narrow shallow cut off … Continue reading →

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Stay and hide!

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Just a quick update to our storm plans. One of the nice thing about having a network of people is you get help from unexpected places. After our post about our hurricane plans we got an email from one of … Continue reading →

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Run Away!! Run Away!!

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Bill Kinney

The official NOAA Hurricane Center Forecast for Dorian out five days has the storm still at hurricane strength AND located right on top of where we are now. There is only one thing to do: Run Away! In this case … Continue reading →

Night Skies

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Bill Kinney

Some of you might have heard that a moderate solar storm was forecast for this past weekend, which brings the Northern Lights further south than they are normally seen. Being in a place pretty far north, and quite dark, we … Continue reading →

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Landed!

On the Move Again.

Just waiting…

Ready!

Stay and hide!

Run Away!! Run Away!!

Night Skies

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