Hove to off Swan Point

The 2010 Duckboat Worlds are this Friday at Mantoloking. Details here. Speedwell lacks a coat of Maynard Bray White on her bottom, a bit of soaking and rigging to be ready. Found out most folks now lash the stays rather than using turnbuckles. I think it has something to do with causing less damage in [...]

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Late afternoon light at the Landing. Nice spot for sunsets. … Al Fresco dining at its best. … Lunch at Dennet’s Wharf in Castine. Even in the fog I have that warm yellow glow. … Brother, can you spare a slug of Sauvignon Blanc? Julia wrapped up in my new WB fleece. Great trip; more [...]

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and making progress on Sjogin’s Summer refit. I’m getting the offsets ready to send to the designers for their pending Sjogin plans work as well as doing the usual painting. Julia and I spent last week in Maine on Eggomoggin Reach at the usual spot. Mostly fine weather with a day or so of fog [...]

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Our annual pilgrimage to Mystic and the Wooden Boat show was last weekend. Some virtual friends were rendered analog but a few were missing. A little less bling this year but good weather and the usual great time at our friends in Guilford. Several new Forum members showed up; one family coming from Sitka, Alaska. [...]

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We spent a great 10 days in the Virgins with our cruising pals, Dave and Cheryl. We spent most of the time in waters around St John and in Fish Bay, the site of their new home. We managed to get up to North Sound again in Virgin Gorda, staying in Leverick Bay. For the [...]

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Julia and I went to Annapolis this weekend for an all too brief visIt with my two sons, Jeffrey and David. No sailing, as a nasty front came through over the weekend. Jeff was in DC for a web analytics conference was able to spend some time with his brother. Here we are at J-Port [...]

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from our all too short visit to Maine and Brother. Different this time as we met Bob in Portland for weekend on Sonny, ending up on Eggomoggin Reach at the Landing. For the first time, we had a week of sunny days and clear nights. We had lots of quality Milky Way time as well. [...]

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We’ve been going for years, even to far Rockland, Maine. It’s been in Mystic for the last three years which seems just about perfect. Wandering around the Seaport while looking a beautiful yachts and honest working craft is a delight. Here’s a link to the Flickr album. Or the day after tomorrow but in any [...]

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Spent a week enjoying the hospitality of our good friends Dave and Cheryl on Success, their 42′ cutter. Flickr pics here. More later. And later than intended but nonetheless, here are a few choice snaps… … Fish Bay, south side of St Thomas. The National Park starts just to the east. Our home for the [...]

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WoodenBoat and the local chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association (TSCA) held the second annual Small Reach Regatta in Brooklin on Eggemoggin Reach this past weekend. About 50 small craft gathered to celebrate the joys of oar and sail boats in all their diverse glories. There were designs from as far away as the [...]

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