The haul at Spice Island Marine Services was a success, and we got an impressive amount of work done. Kestrel is fresh and beautiful, from the interior… Read more “A lazy Grenadian spring”
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On Lockdown in Antigua
It’s hard to believe that we’ve been in Jolly Harbour for a month now. The days have really flown by in a blur. As I mentioned in… Read more “On Lockdown in Antigua”
What’s Worse Than a Hurricane? A Pandemic.
We haven’t had internet in an age, and the blog has suffered as a result. Since leaving the Turks and Caicos, we have gone to Cabo Rojo… Read more “What’s Worse Than a Hurricane? A Pandemic.”
Charleston, SC, to Marathon, FL
We left Charleston on November 18, 2019, and had a three-night offshore passage to Ft. Pierce, FL. It was a mixed bag of weather but overall was… Read more “Charleston, SC, to Marathon, FL”
June 16-26, 2019: Annapolis, MD, to Oriental, NC
One of the things complicating our return to Oriental was the weather, which was unsettled and full of foreboding forecasts of heavy thunderstorms each evening. We have… Read more “June 16-26, 2019: Annapolis, MD, to Oriental, NC”
June 4-June 15, 2019: Cape Henlopen, DE, to Annapolis, MD
Having made our decision to turn around and head back south in Atlantic City, we retraced our steps back to Cape Henlopen on June 4. I think… Read more “June 4-June 15, 2019: Cape Henlopen, DE, to Annapolis, MD”
May 21-29, 2019: Solomons, MD, to Norfolk, VA
It was time to leave the Chesapeake and head north, which paradoxically means going south due to coastal geography. We could have gone from Solomons to Cape… Read more “May 21-29, 2019: Solomons, MD, to Norfolk, VA”
May 6-20, 2019: Solomons, MD
From the Great Wicomico River, we went to Solomons, MD. It was a “little bit of everything” kind of day; we started out with winds in the… Read more “May 6-20, 2019: Solomons, MD”
June 24-June 30, 2018: Turbo Boost Up the Florida ICW, Vero Beach to Fernandina Beach
We couldn’t stay in Vero Beach any longer, so on June 24, we headed up the ICW to Melbourne, FL. It was a typical ICW-on-a-pretty-weekend kind of… Read more “June 24-June 30, 2018: Turbo Boost Up the Florida ICW, Vero Beach to Fernandina Beach”
June 9-23, 2018: Vero Beach, FL
Once the chain plate and rigging replacement job in Stuart was done, we needed some serious R&R, so we headed to the Vero Beach Municipal Marina to… Read more “June 9-23, 2018: Vero Beach, FL”
Sail Kestrel 