Brief cruising history
(Passages 3 days or longer are highlighted. All passages made with only my wife and myself on board, except for the noted single-handed passages.)
1986: Coastal cruising in New England waters
1987: To Beaufort, NC via waterway, then offshore from Beaufort to Turks and Caicos (7 days), then to Western Caribbean via Windward Passage.
Winter of 1987-1988: cruising in Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize.
April 1988: Isla Mujeres, Mexico to Key West (5 days)
May-June 1988: Crossed Atlantic: Miami-Bermuda (9 days), Bermuda-Azores (14 days), Azores-Cadiz, Spain (9 days).
July 1988-March 1989: Cruising/wintering in Spain
Spring/Summer 1989: Across Med, cruising Greece and Turkey.
(Passages 3 days or longer are highlighted. All passages made with only my wife and myself on board, except for the noted single-handed passages.)
1986: Coastal cruising in New England waters
1987: To Beaufort, NC via waterway, then offshore from Beaufort to Turks and Caicos (7 days), then to Western Caribbean via Windward Passage.
Winter of 1987-1988: cruising in Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize.
April 1988: Isla Mujeres, Mexico to Key West (5 days)
May-June 1988: Crossed Atlantic: Miami-Bermuda (9 days), Bermuda-Azores (14 days), Azores-Cadiz, Spain (9 days).
July 1988-March 1989: Cruising/wintering in Spain
Spring/Summer 1989: Across Med, cruising Greece and Turkey.
Sep-Oct 1989: back across Med to Gibralter Cap dell Armi, Italy to Sardinia via Strait of Messina (3 days); then Gibralter to Canary Islands (7 days).
Nov 1989-March 1990: across Atlantic: Las Palmas on Grand Canary direct to Bequia (2858 miles in 21 days–-ran engine in gear only 8 hours -- that's an average of 5.7 knots for three weeks!, virtually all of it under sail), winter in Caribbean.
Feb 1990 Grenada to Ponce, Puerto Rico (3 days)
April/May 1990 Culebra to Bermuda (8 days) then to Block I, RI (7 days) summer in New England
Sep 1990-April 1991 to Beaufort via waterway, then Beaufort to St Thomas offshore (10 days), another winter in Caribbean. Tortola to Bequia (3 days), Bonaire to Boqueron, PR (3 days).
April/May 1991: Puerto Rico to Abacos (6 days) then to Beaufort (4 days)
April-June 1996 and 1997. Two separate trips (singlehanded) from Beaufort to Abacos and back offshore (3 to 6 day legs).
1999. May-Oct singlehanded coastal cruise NC to Maine and back.
2000. Nov-Jan Beaufort to Georgetown, Exumas offshore (6 days); return to NC via Florida and waterway.
2002 May-Oct coastal cruise NC to Maine and back.
2003 Nov offshore trip to St Thomas had to be aborted 5 days out because of tropical system. Diverted to Georgetown, Exumas, then to FL. Result was 9 days Beaufort to Georgetown. Left boat in FL for winter, then up the coast to NC in May.
Summer 2005 Another coastal cruise from NC to Maine and back.
Summer 2009 Another coastal cruise from NC to Maine and back.
Spring 2011 Six week Chesapeake Cruise
Spring 2013 Two month cruise to Chesapeake (intended to go to New England but lousy weather changed our plans).
Nov 1989-March 1990: across Atlantic: Las Palmas on Grand Canary direct to Bequia (2858 miles in 21 days–-ran engine in gear only 8 hours -- that's an average of 5.7 knots for three weeks!, virtually all of it under sail), winter in Caribbean.
Feb 1990 Grenada to Ponce, Puerto Rico (3 days)
April/May 1990 Culebra to Bermuda (8 days) then to Block I, RI (7 days) summer in New England
Sep 1990-April 1991 to Beaufort via waterway, then Beaufort to St Thomas offshore (10 days), another winter in Caribbean. Tortola to Bequia (3 days), Bonaire to Boqueron, PR (3 days).
April/May 1991: Puerto Rico to Abacos (6 days) then to Beaufort (4 days)
April-June 1996 and 1997. Two separate trips (singlehanded) from Beaufort to Abacos and back offshore (3 to 6 day legs).
1999. May-Oct singlehanded coastal cruise NC to Maine and back.
2000. Nov-Jan Beaufort to Georgetown, Exumas offshore (6 days); return to NC via Florida and waterway.
2002 May-Oct coastal cruise NC to Maine and back.
2003 Nov offshore trip to St Thomas had to be aborted 5 days out because of tropical system. Diverted to Georgetown, Exumas, then to FL. Result was 9 days Beaufort to Georgetown. Left boat in FL for winter, then up the coast to NC in May.
Summer 2005 Another coastal cruise from NC to Maine and back.
Summer 2009 Another coastal cruise from NC to Maine and back.
Spring 2011 Six week Chesapeake Cruise
Spring 2013 Two month cruise to Chesapeake (intended to go to New England but lousy weather changed our plans).