Sue’s friends, Kim-lien and James were visiting in Norfolk and wanted a little first-hand experience of the cruising life style, so they joined us for the two day trip to Elizabeth City. Once there, they’d catch a Greyhound back to Norfolk. We left Norfolk Tuesday morning, heading down the ICW instead of going off shore. …
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Family and Friends
One drawback to going on an extended sailing adventure is time away from family and friends. Even when folks offered to meet up with us at a distant port, scheduling was a challenge because we were on the move, and needed to work around the weather conditions. Norfolk seemed to be the best place to …
Norfolk
We divided the trip from Annapolis to Norfolk into three days. We sailed during the day, and anchoring at night. We were in no rush and the Chesapeake has plenty of rivers and creeks to anchor in. On Sunday, the remnants a tropical storm was in the area. The forecast called for rain and winds …
Annapolis
Sue and I have been in Annapolis the past 4 days getting work done on the boat. I had the rig tuned, the freezer inspected, and more solar added to the boat. This boat yard is the largest I’ve ever been to. It’s also a marine industrial park. Anything you need is just a walk …
Worton Creek
Last night we anchored at the entrance to Worton Creek. It’s a very roomy anchorage and since the winds are light, I didn’t have to worry about getting the best wind protection. Dusk was very noisy as flock after honking flock of Canadian geese came in. Once the sun went down it was quiet and …
Chesapeake City
Today we made it to Chesapeake City, Maryland. Initially, we anchored, but changed our minds after seeing the forecast. Rain and cold, so we contacted the local marina and got a slip. As I was pulling into the slip, the dockhand yelled and told me they require ALL boats to back into slips. For those …
Cohansey Cove
We left Canyon Club marina yesterday morning and the water was still too high for us to make it under the bridges. So, it was back out into the ocean. The winds were light and the waves also settled down. Sue was below secured and medicated. There are many shoals and reefs at the entrance …
Status Update
Sue and I have been enjoying our time in Cape May. In the afternoons we’ve been walking around town to explore. Yesterday, Sue got in 12,000 steps and 10,000 the day before. The medication is helping, but it’s probably going to be several weeks before she’s fully recovered. Typically, we use our bicycles to get …
Crew down
The coast of New Jersey has been the most challenging of the trip. I’m not sure if it’s the time of year or if it’s always this bad. The wind is always blowing 20 to 25 with large waves. When the wind direction changes, there might a few hours where it lightens up. That’s why …
Atlantic City
We finally left Sandy Hook and sailed to Atlantic City. There’s been a weather system in the area causing high winds and we thought we’d be stuck in Sandy Hook for a while. We got lucky and a short window opened where the winds let up long enough for us to make a run to …
Sandy Hook NJ
We had hoped to sail through the night and make it to Atlantic City. Unfortunately, the weather wouldn’t cooperate so we changed plans and anchored behind Sandy Hook NJ. The prediction was for strong winds out of the north and north east all night, which would have made for great downwind sailing. But, there was …
New York City by water
We’re at Croton-on-Hudson meeting up with friends for dinner at a local restaurant. No walking or biking this time. They had a car, so first class traveling for us. It’s been two and a half months since we’ve ridden in a car. Hard to believe. The trip up the Hudson was easier and more relaxing …
New York City
This morning we left Port Washington and headed down the East River for Manhattan, I had done my homework on the tides and currents and decided that 11:30 was the best time for us to leave. At about 9AM, other boats started leaving. I tracked them on AIS, and they were heading toward the East …
Chicago to New York City in 3000 miles
We left Block Island RI and sailed through the night to the town of Port Washington NY, a suburb of New York City. As we were pulling into the town mooring field, our chart plotter odometer hit 3000 nautical miles. I used Google to see how far a car trip would be from North Point …
Exploring Block Island
Today we dropped the dingy and headed to shore to explore Block Island. The cruising guide says there’s a public dingy dock, but doesn’t tell you where it is. On ActiveCaptain, someone mentioned it by the Oars restaurant. I found that on google and pulled up to a broken up dock with barely enough water …
Kurt & Sue Sail 