Providence: SailBlogs

Sail and Sell

Kim — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:56:37 -0500

It's hard to believe how different our life looks right now, then it did 2 weeks ago when we last blogged. After sailing through a storm from Cape May, down the canal, to Chesapeake City, we were able to spend a couple of days anchored in the Chesapeake Bay. It was nice to spend a little time enjoying what we love about cruising... calm anchorages, good family time, and no schedule. (Continued...)

Fun in Atlantic City

Kim — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:28:10 -0500

Sunday morning we had lots of rain until around lunch time. We decided since we were in Atlantic City to take the boys to see their first boardwalk. The only thing they really wanted to do was swim in the surf. We enjoyed walking down the steel pier, watching a motorcycle tight wire act, and the boys swam. We also went into Hard Rock Café for some nachos. Nathan couldn't believe they would put perfectly good electric guitars on the wall. (Continued...)

Dolphins

Kim — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:25:00 -0500

After waking up at 4am this morning to make our way 85 miles to Atlantic City, we are exhausted. On an early passage the kids always ask us to wake them up. I am not exactly sure why. The banging of the anchor coming up and the motor blasting next to their bunk brings them out of a dead sleep anyhow. Today's sail was probably one of my favorite yet. We averaged 7-9 knots all day. The wind direction and swell was coming in such a way that we had great speed and weren't getting thrown around all day. The end of the day we did manage to "dip the rails" a couple of times. This typically happens when sailing close hauled, which means the sails are pulled in tight as the wind is coming from ahead and to the side. At one point, Seth and I were sitting on the bow and had to hold on for our lives. (Continued...)