Cruising on Alexia

An informal update of our travels for Family and Friends

05 September 2013
27 June 2013
27 June 2013
27 June 2013
20 June 2013 | William wears kneepads to protect from the heat of the deck
17 June 2013 | Torrential rain for six hours
13 June 2013 | Herring Bay off Chesapeake Bay
08 June 2013 | Miles River, Maryland
08 June 2013 | Amelia at the helm with a helping hand from DAD
28 May 2013 | Just a short half mile journey across the River
27 May 2013 | Free dockage at the city marina
24 May 2013 | Narrow and shallow
24 May 2013 | Visitor Centre Dock
24 May 2013 | We're at the top
24 May 2013 | Going up
24 May 2013 | The gates close behind us

St Patrick's Day - Dinghy Drift

17 March 2013
Hope Town Harbour
Bill and Gill arrived from the UK yesterday and we are alongside Mangoes Marina, MH well placed on the right side of the harbor for getting into town and we do need to provision. They are doing the crossing back to the US with us but we want to make sure they see as much of the Abacos as we can fit in before departure.

This means leaving Marsh Harbor tomorrow and getting to Elbow Cay for a party in celebration of St Patricks Day.

A ' dinghy drift' has been organized in Hope Town Harbour and B&G have come prepared - green bow ties, feather boas in white, orange and green. (click on this link for more pictures) http://sailmotuiti.com/2013/03/18/the-raft-up/).

The party started at 3pm and more and more cruisers joined the group until there were almost 36 dinghies. William sported his best green shirt and the green bow complete with a green flashing LED. It was great fun and very alcoholic. I don't know how many were of Irish extraction but it didn't really matter. Plates of snacks were passed from boat to boat .

Our island of dinghies floated across the harbor, weaving its way though the mooring field, each connected to the other by light lines and 'herded' by organisers in 3 separate dinghies.
Vessel Name: Alexia
Vessel Make/Model: Hallberg Rassy 42 built in 1998. She's extremely comfortable aboard with two ensuite cabins. Endless useful equipment like microwave, bilge pump counter, bowthrusters, Mastervolt generator, air conditioning, 12v freezer,
Hailing Port: London, United Kingdom
Crew: William Spouse and Frances Rogers
About: William has been a competitive sailor most of his life and introduced Frances to the boating life 29 years ago. In that time they have chartered many sailboats in Europe and the Caribbean finally purchasing Alexia in 2007.