Tag Archives: Sailing

Unexpected Adventures at Sea

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Bill Kinney

Maybe we should just stop making plans! Even when things seem simple and straightforward, something changes outside of our control. We had planned to be spending a couple weeks in Maine, but while we were in Gloucester we were contacted … Continue reading →

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Back to Gloucester

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Bill Kinney

Chicken Sailors? As we were prepping to leave Provincetown, we were chatting with the marina’s launch driver. He said that the wave forecast from the offshore hurricane had basically ended their season, everybody had cancelled their visits for the coming … Continue reading →

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Sailing to Cuttyhunk Island

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Bill Kinney

One of those New England names that are almost surely from one or another of the pre-Columbian tribal languages, but whose exact origin is murky at best. It is a small island, but one that lives large in the history … Continue reading →

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And Where is Harmonie Today?

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Bill Kinney

After a month at the dock In Glen Cove, New York working with another Amel owner to install a new C-drive in his boat, and do some other assorted repairs and upgrades, our time is our own for a while. … Continue reading →

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Sailing from Bermuda to Martinique: An Easy Passage.

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Bill Kinney

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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Why Bermuda?

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Bill Kinney

So why exactly did we end up in Bermuda? It is certainly a nice place, but wasn’t on our sailing plan. The sum of the story is that the weather forecasts were off just far enough to force us to … Continue reading →

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Making Easting

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Bill Kinney

The route we are on is frequently called “Route-65” because you head east from the cost of the US and then when you get to 65W longitude, you turn south. On average, that puts you on a comfortable track. There … Continue reading →

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Miles under the keel…

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Bill Kinney

It hasn’t been fast sailing, but mostly quite steady. In 32 hours we have covered 212 miles. Only about 1350 miles and 12 days to go! The weather was pretty much as predicted, except for before dawn this morning when … Continue reading →

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Sailing from Brunswick to Martinique: Our Next Adventure Begins

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Bill Kinney

We are in the final few minutes of policing the boat to make sure she is ready for our next adventure, and will be dropping lines within a few hours. We will be leaving from Brunswick, GA and making one … Continue reading →

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A Short Detour…

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Bill Kinney

Continuing on our delivery voyage, we cut in off our planned route to anchor in Boqueron Bay on the west side of Puerto Rico to handle a minor repair that wasn’t easily done under way. That’s been handled, we grabbed … Continue reading →

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