Relaxing in North Sound
We spent an entire week relaxing on our Mooring at the Bitter End Yacht Club and checking out at a leisurely pace some of the amenities of the North Sound area of Virgin Gorda. I’ll admit I miss owning a…
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1499 Nautical Mile Adventure
We made to Virgin Gorda around 11 am on Saturday, November 15th. The trip log showed 1499 nm when we anchored at Gun Creek to check in with the BVI customs office, and 1500 by the time we made our…
Paradise in Two Weeks
At least that is what we hope, to be relaxing on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. We just have to sail 1500 miles non-stop first. I don’t think I mentioned it on the blog yet, but for those…
Hudson River to Hampton
We left Waterford and entered the Hudson River at Troy, NY state a little over a week ago. A short distance later we passed down through the Troy lock that will likely be the last lock we encounter for a…
Erie Canal
Last Monday afternoon we departed Toronto and sailed overnight to Oswego to start the Erie Canal. The sail was mostly a good one as the winds were from the south and then shifted to the south west so we mostly…
T.O.
Last sunday we transited the Welland Canal. We left the marina in Port Colborne with our extra crew of Chrissy’s Parents and headed for the sign in dock. Upon arrival we were informed it was our lucky day, that they…
Lake Erie Leg
We finished our journey across lake Erie this past Friday night and tied up a couple hours after sunset at the Sugarloaf marina in Port Colborne. Next up is the Welland Canal and we will be lining up to get…
Heading South
We had been planning on leaving the marina in Penetanguishene in the middle of last week and to head to the Manitoulin island area to take in the fall colours for a few days before starting our journey south, but…
The Amenities Part 2- Power System Makeover
Most of the amenities that we take for granted require some form of power to operate and seeing as our goal is to live primarily at anchor we need to be self sufficient. As with most sailboats of a…
The Amenities Part 1
While we were sitting on the hard waiting for the prop nut I started a long post which I have since though better to split up into two. Seeing as we are now floating again, I was a bit distracted,…