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Summer Dreams...........

Marblehead, MA to Norfolk, VA 2 women, 2 weeks, 2 sails We leave to explore and fish and clam along the way.

Sailing blog from Massachusetts by xxuxx

Summer Dreams...........

Marblehead, MA to Norfolk, VA 2 women, 2 weeks, 2 sails We leave to explore and fish and clam along the way.

Sailing blog from Massachusetts by xxuxx

August 11, 2008: Weeee, here we go…............next week we pick up our new boat to sail back to Norfolk, VA.  2 women, one can navigate and one can sail.  Together we make a whole sailor.  The boat is a Hunter 38 loaded with gear.  Logistics are daunting; cars, drop offs, slip availability, etc. » read more

Sole Mates III Sails to Mystic, Conn.

This trip is part of the yearly Edgewood Yacht Club (which we are members of) Cruise and the part that Sole Mates III is participating in, this year.

Sailing blog from Rhode Island by Solemates

August 06, 2008: At 4:30 a.m. the alarm on the cell phone rang and we were off by 5:30.  Breakfast, brushing and general beautification rituals were quickly accomplished as we were facing a trip of approximately 46 nm and a race that was moving west beginning about 9:00 a.m.  We hit it perfectly and the boat was logged at 8.3 knots at one point.  The race made up in part for the lack of wind.&nbs... » read more

Sole Mates III sails to Maine

Bristol, RI - Gloucester Harbor,MA -Portsmouth NH - Portland,ME -Christmas Cove-Tennents Harbor- BoothBay,Maine Snow Isand - Sebasco Estates -Biddeford - Portsmouth,NH - Glouste...

Sailing blog from Rhode Island by Solemates

July 26, 2008: Left Bristol Harbor at 6:30 AM. Wind averaged between 18-20 kts. from the South. We motored down the Sakonnet River as the wind was dead on. Seas 2 to 5 feet off shore, so sailed with the Jib only from the entrance of the river to Cleveland Ledge. We maintained an average speed of 5 to 6+ kts. As we headed up the Cleveland ledge approach we again motored as the wind was dead behind us. Arr... » read more

South to Boston...

Three of us are moving a Tartan 37 from Hyannis, MA to The Bahamas via Block Island, Norfolk, Beaufort, NC, Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale

Sailing blog from Massachusetts by JohnDurden