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Speeding South
Yorktown
,
United States
After a week in Newport it was time to move on. We sailed on to Grotton CT to visit Dave who we met on the course and his wife Sue. After waiting for a few days for the weather to let us out we sailed down the Long Island sound and through New York. Spent a day washing clothes, then sped south whilst the wind was good to Ocean City MD. Our longest single trip yet of nearly 200
Miles
.
After a rest in Ocean City we sailed another overnight trip to a creek near
Yorktown
VI. The weather then turned cold and rainy and we stayed huddled below waiting for some sunshine to help us on the last stretch of the season back to the boat yard.
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on October 10
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Yorktown
,
United States
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Fire fighting for the STCW 95 basic traning
Hartford
,
United States
We stopped in Newport RI for a week in order to attend a 5 days course. The STCW95 basic training is a requirement on many commercial vessels and will enable us to work on larger yachts. The highlights of the course were the day spend fire fighting in Harford CT and meeting lots of people in many different parts of the boating industry.
Di looking sexy
How come everyone else look sexyin this stuff
Making a mess
Barney spraying with his hose
Meeting lots of new people
Hanging with real firemen
Di with her big hose
Fighting big fires with big hoses
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on October 5
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Hartford
,
United States
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It got cold, so we turned back south
Boothbay Harbor
,
United States
Maine coast
Towards the end of
August
it started to get colder, so we decided we had reached our furthest north for the year, and turned to head south. The coast of Maine was very different from the rest of the East Coast, with deep water, rugged cliffs and rocks to avoid. There were thousands of islands to explore and sail between. Definately worth returning.
Installing the heater
The temperature was dropping and it was finally time to instal the heater we had bought the year before in Deltaville.
This is the picture I would have got with a super zoom and great timing
Whilst sailing south passed Cape Cod we passed through a Right Whale designated sanctuary. We looked long and hard for hours and eventually were rewarded with a pair of whales jumping and playing. Thankfully not too close to the boat. This is the picture I would have taken with the right camera and timing.
Right whale blowing
Later in the day more whales came closer but were calmer just doing the blowing and swimming stuff.
Right whales near the boat
This time I got some pictures, but never quite at the right time, but you get the idea.
Another beautiful sunset in Maine
The weather was treating us well and we made good progress south for our training course we had booked in Newport RI.
A rare picture of us sailing
We were heading for Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard, but were held in harbour by some strong winds for a few days. Luckily we had found a very sheltered bay with free moorings. When we finally left, along with others in the bay we had a great sail to Newport. We were passed by another sail boat and had the chance to take and exchange pictures of our boat under full sail.
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on October 1
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Boothbay Harbor
,
United States
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Into Maine. Freeport via Jewel Island
Freeport
,
United States
We sailed north into Maine and stopped at the Isle of Shoals. We visited Smuttynose Island in the evening and had a nice walk and met the slightly mad volunteer ranger.
Smutty nose island huts
We also met his goats
Smuttynose Island goats
Smuttynose Island goats
Next door was Star Island, a Unitarian Retreat.
Star Island Retreat. NH
We knew we were in Maine as the sea was thick with lobster pot markers.
Lobster pot markers everywhere
The main sail was on its last legs, but luckily there was a new one on its way.
Old sail dying
The day we finally found the sail was very exciting and Mr Crispy, as the sail in now known, is greatly appreciated.
New main sail
Barney did get a little carried away by the moment.
Appreciating the new sail
The island was called 'Pound of Tea' I can only assume it was cheap.
Pound of Tea Island Maine
We stopped at the beautiful Jewel Island
Anchored in Jewel Island Maine
Walking on Jewel Island
and enjoyed a long walk ashore
Walking on Jewel Island
WW2 lookout towers gave great views of the islands
WWII watch tower
WWII watch tower
View from top of the tower
It was not easy to get lost either.
Not easy to get lost on Jewel Island
written by
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on September 27
from
Freeport
,
United States
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Long Island Sound up to Boston
Provincetown
,
United States
Sailing was fantastic up the Long Island Sound and we were glad to be away from the big city.
Sailing in Long Island Sound
We stopped at the Thimbles on the
North Shore
where holiday homes perched on small rocks.
Thimpble Islands
We visited the Hamptons and ended up in Block Island on a very busy weekend.
A busy day in Block Island
BIG achos
A long walk ashore rewarded with a small plate of Nachos.
After a quick trip to Newport to book onto a training course for later in the year, we headed North again up
Buzzards Bay
and through the Cape Cod Canal.
Cape Cod Canal
We were told it was cold up north, but still warm enough for a swim on a hot still day.
Swimming off Cape Cod
We sailed to Province Town on Cape Cod.
Cape Cod
Then into Boston Bay for some great sun sets over the city.
Sunset over Boston
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on August 10
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Provincetown
,
United States
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New York, New York
New York
,
United States
We sailed up the New
Jersey
Coast and into New York. Very Busy harbour with barges, ferries and tripper boats. We saw this famous lady too.
Statue of Liberty
We visited Ellis island, the immigration centre for NY for many years. Lots of interesting history and stylish architecture.
Ellis Island
After 2 days we had enough and left up the East River, nearly got landed on by a plane.
Sea Plane
Saw some crazy mansions built on the top of tower blocks
Mansions in the sky.
And were glad to escape to the relative peace on Long Island Sound.
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on July 27
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New York
,
United States
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Sailing in Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
,
United States
Shake down sail in June 09
After launching we took a few new friends from the yard sailing. Some who had never sailed, some who needed a reminder of what it was all about.
Anchored near the washington monument
We sailed north up the
Chesapeake
Bay taking a week or 2 on a small side
Mission
to Washington DC.
Tourists in Washington
We spent two days in the noisy city and managed a few memorials, museums and statues before we could walk no more and became tired of tourism.
Getting a tow
We sailed on to
Solomons
Island up the bay and spent a few days watching the world go by whilst fixing the raw water pump on the engine. We watched this beautiful reproduction boat come into the harbour, but they were unable to drive away from the fuel dock and had to be towed out to see. The skipper should be flogged.
Di and the sunset
Sailing from the sunset
Once all was repaired we had some great sailing days up to
Annapolis
to meet our first guests of the season.
More sailing from the sunset
Iris and Wilson visit Sea Gal in USA
Iris and Wilson joined us for a week to enjoy the pleasures of cruising.
What happens after we catch it
Wilson donating some equipment and expertise to enable Barney to catch our first fish of the season, an 8 pound cat fish. Wilson also lend the will power to hit it repeatedly over the head so Iris could get it into the oven.
Osprey
A common but still wonderful sight are the Osprey nesting on the marker posts around the bay. Each week the chicks get bigger and louder.
4th July
We also enjoyed the fireworks on the 4th July, but the locals were most surprised when we said we didnt celebrate the day !
Baltimore Harbour
We then sailed into busy
Baltimore
to bid farewell to our guests, whilst surrounded by dragons !
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on July 4
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Baltimore
,
United States
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Getting the boat ready for 2009
Richmond
,
United States
We flew into Richmond Virginia and back to the boat yard to find our beloved Sea Gal. Then the work started.
Rested after winter and in need of paint
We scraped
Its a dirty job!
And we sanded
Endless rounds of sanding
Then we painted
The painter and her new paint
It was tough
Working hard
Then like proud parents
Proud parents
We let her go for a swim
Launching with the new paint job
Down the ramp and into the water. Off for another summer of adventure. With her new paint and plenty of repairs she was ready for the summer and we were ready for a rest.
written by
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on May 7, 2009
from
Richmond
,
United States
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Off to Davos in Switzerland
Davos Dorf
,
Switzerland
}After training it was off to find our new home for the winter. The beautiful Tivoli Lodge. Right on the slope, very new chalet with all the satellite, and wifi we could need. Also a wonderful pool to enjoy ( and fix ).
Chalet Tivoli
Chalet Tivoli
View from CHalet Tivoli
Lucy, Ali, Helena and Diane. CHalet TIvoli staff
First order of the day was to meet the new team.
Helena
, Ali, Lucy and Ayshea.
Aysha, Lucy and Alex. Chalet Tivoli staff
Lucy, Helena, Alex, Christmas 08
Then Christmas seemed to turn up pretty fast.
Lucy and Ayshea, chalet TIvoli staff
Ali and his beloved snow thrower
It kept snowing and Ali kept clearing it away.
The ski touring group Davos '09
We managed plenty of skiing on our days off, and especially memorable day was taken with Tony ski touring. Basically walking up mountains and skiing off-
Piste
down them. Pretty knackering for us unfit people. But great views.
Off piste skiing in Davos
Off piste skiing in Davos
Phil Smith tromping up
Near the end now Di
Off piste skiing in Davos
Off piste skiing in Davos
Off piste skiing in Davos
Barney at the top of the world
DI skiing Davos
Di's new helmet
Getting arty
written by
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on December 20, 2008
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Davos Dorf
,
Switzerland
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Off to the Alps for the winter
Moutiers
,
France
Well it was off to France for our 2nd season with Descent. We started with a training course in a hotel in Brides-le-Bains near Moutier in France. Diane did a sterling job of organizing the hotel and the logistics of the training, with plenty of spreadsheets of course. Barney fixed a few things, and learnt how to set fire to stuff. Mainly some tissue hot air baloons on the last night.
Paper hot air balloons. Descent training '08
Paper hot air balloons. Descent training '08
Paper hot air balloons. Descent training '08
Paper hot air balloons. Descent training '08
Paper hot air balloons. Descent training '08
written by
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on December 15, 2008
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Moutiers
,
France
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