Gone With The Wind

Vessel Name: White Wings
Vessel Make/Model: Catalina
Hailing Port: Mount Pleasant, SC
Crew: Laurie and Frank Thigpen
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28 July 2021

Travel to Tashmoo Lake

We departed Marblehead and motor sailed to Plymouth, MA. As we were sailing past Boston and down the coast, we couldn't help but notice the haze. Then, when we were anchoring, we saw this incredible SUN. This is not your typical "red sky at night, as sailor's delight". It looked more like a rising full [...]

26 July 2021

Marblehead

As I mentioned, Marblehead has become one of our favorite cruising destinations this year. We arrived Saturday) of their big "Race Week". We knew it was going to be crowded and we also new that it was going to be rainy on Sunday. So, we dropped the DINGHY in the water, mounted the engine, changed our [...]

24 July 2021

Isle of Shoals

So, we left Maine today (sniff). We spent our last night in Isle of Shoals. It's a wonderful little atoll about 10 miles off the coast. A couple of the islands are in Maine and a couple of the islands are in NEW HAMPSHIRE!

22 July 2021

This Ole Boat

Old is a relative term. Twenty eight years old doesn't sound too bad by my standards, but for a sailboat that has spent its 28 years in the corrosive environment of salt water, 28 years is older than dirt! Everything metallic (think engine, transmission, mast, cooktop, oven etc, etc) is subject to corrosion [...]

21 July 2021

Final Trolls

21 July 2021

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Hay Island, Vinalhaven

12 July 2017
It just keeps getting better and better! It is stunning here AND we're connected....GREAT internet service and thus I've been able to catch up on this blog!
We met some very experienced cruisers yesterday who are from PENSACOLA!!! I couldn't believe it when we saw it on the back of their boat. They're Navy and winter in Pcola, then summer here. What a life! They gave us all sorts of tips and introduced us to John, a wonderful Scot who maintains free mooring balls in the area. All he asks is that you make a donation to the Land Trust that maintains all of the hiking trails in the area. He was quite a character!
We left for a very short cruise to Hay Island. The lobster traps are becoming more prolific and thus, problematic! It was well worth it, as this anchorage is spectacular.
Frank announced that he was going for a 40 minute swim and donned his wet suit. He put his big toe in the water and said, well maybe just 20 minutes. He lasted about 7 minutes, but was able to check the bottom of the boat and prop! Thank goodness the sun was out and we had hot water for showers!!!
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