Grace, Kevin, and Debbie Sailing Together

29 September 2017 | Chipman Point Marina, Lake Champlain, Vermont
24 March 2017 | Little Alligator River, North Carolina
24 January 2017 | Red Bay, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Cistern Cay, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Lynyard Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Buckaroon Bay, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Tavern Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Tiloo Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Elbow Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Snake Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Tahiti Beach, Elbow Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Tavern Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Man-O-War Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Water Cay, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Great Guana Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Manjack Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Green Turtle Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas
24 January 2017 | Manjack Cay, Abaco Island Chain, Bahamas

A Souvenir from Grace in the Bahamas

26 March 2014 | West End, Grand Bahama Island
Debbie
Shortly after 8:30 AM on Friday, the 21st of March, we hauled anchor, sailing for three hours, and then motor-sailing with the mainsail for another five hours, during which the above shot was taken. We dropped the mainsail before heading into the narrow channel toward Indian Rock. Two dolphin swam near Grace along the passage. We poked our nose around West End, this being our first time there, checking out the conditions at the anchorages to both the left and right of the breakwater entrance, and looking at the first canal beyond the marina before deciding to anchor outside the breakwater to the left of the entrance channel. We arrived within an hour of low tide, which meant calm conditions that changed soon as the strong current opposed the wind. Amidst getting a bite to eat and VHF radio contact with a vessel in distress about ten miles away from West End, the anchorage became less settled. With good intentions, we tried to get some rest; however, the increasing volume of the anchor rode being stretched and slapped against Grace's hull (think: Bass Cello string over-tightened and being plucked) kept Kevin up more than down, checking on things. Finally, at midnight-thirty, the rode had stretched its last, and in less than sixty seconds Kevin had ascended to the bow, retrieving the now slack remainder of line, and we promptly got the engine and electronics fired up. Following our bread-crumb tracks on the chart-plotter from the earlier, we moved to the right side of the entrance channel, dropped another anchor from within our arsenal, knowing that the outboard motor was still not at its best for use with the dinghy, agreed that the anchor and chain left on the bottom of the ocean had served us well over the years, and got little rest in the rolley-ness of the new location, which we stayed secured to the bottom of until the alarm we set sounded at 5:00 AM.
Comments
Vessel Name: Grace
Vessel Make/Model: Morgan 35
Hailing Port: Orwell, Vermont
Crew: Kevin & Debbie Stone
Extra:
Summer 2006 - we began exploring learning to sail, took private sailing lessons, and purchased our first boat ~ a Macgregor 25. We named the boat "SomedayCame"; we launched and sailed her for one day sail on Columbus Day Weekend of that year before tucking her in for the winter in our [...]
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