29 October 2016 | Georgia, USA
29 October 2016 | Georgia, USA
08 October 2016 | Brunswick, Georgia, USA
07 October 2016 | Hotel on West Side of Hwy I-95, Brunswick, GA, USA
07 October 2016 | Brunswick, Georgia, USA
06 October 2016 | Brunswick, Georgia, USA
05 October 2016 | Brunswick, Georgia, USA
04 October 2016 | Photo off Outer Banks near Cape Lookout, North Carolina.
27 September 2016 | Piankatank River, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA
22 September 2016 | Current Position - Sassafras River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA
16 September 2016 | Orient, Long Island, New York, USA
11 September 2016 | Ebenecook Harbor near Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USA
07 September 2016 | Penobscot Bay, Maine, USA
05 September 2016 | Penobscot Bay, Maine, USA
04 September 2016 | North Haven, Vinalhaven, Maine, USA
28 August 2016 | Castine, Maine, USA
27 August 2016 | Belfast, Maine, USA
12 August 2016 | Mount Washington, New Hampshire, USA
06 August 2016 | Canada/USA Border Crossing
04 August 2016 | La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
It's A Bit Windy
15 September 2015 | Eatons Neck , Long Island, New York, USA
Vicki – Weather: Air 14 C/57 F, Wind NW 33 kn
On Sunday we moved a further 70 miles SW down Long Island to one of our favourite anchorages, Eatons Neck near the town of Huntington. As I’ve mentioned previously, Eatons Neck recorded one of the highest gusts of wind in Hurricane Sandy in 2012 at 94 knots. Another front was approaching us so we needed to find protection from the WNW. We hid behind the sandspit with another motor vessel called Phoenix in wind with gusts to well over 40 knots. As we’ve had virtually no wind to speak of in over two months, this was a good test for our ground tackle and anchoring techniques. The anchor alarm was set for the night so we slept comfortably knowing it would let us know if we dragged at all. The only problem we encountered was that Mike’s cabin window was open during the night and a large wave from a passing vessel dumped a bucket full of saltwater onto him and his bed. Nice one. He has a great sense of humour and thought it was hilarious….luckily.