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Sailing to Cuttyhunk Island

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?

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.

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?

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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Sailing from Brunswick to Martinique: Our Next Adventure Begins

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 Fishing Day

We have been hunkered down in “NoName Anchorage” on the southern end of Key Biscayne, near Miami. Originally to wait for weather to transit to the Bahamas, but then we got stuck a bit longer while we explored a business … Continue reading

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We’re Sailing!

After almost 2 months of being at anchor or on the hard in the greater Fort Lauderdale area, this morning we left our anchorage in SouthLake, Hollywood, motored to the fuel dock in Dania Beach. We took on diesel, gasoline … Continue reading

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Happy Holidays Everybody!

Yesterday, we sprang ourselves out of the boatyard and made our way to the anchorage in South Lake in Hollywood, Florida. A world of palm trees, speedboats, and high-rise condos. The only white part of Christmas here is the sand … Continue reading

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Anchor’s Aweigh!

Harmonie is out of the water now getting a long list of projects done. One of our routine projects is to end-for-end the anchor chain so we even out the wear across its length. We missed that project at our … Continue reading

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An Early Exit.

Unfortunately, the weather took a turn on us, and staying anchored at Hogsty Reef was no longer tenable. We packed up and sailed off, first for a night in the well protected harbor at Mayaguana, and then onward to one … Continue reading

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