Debi and Jack sailing on SV Iroquois

Vessel Name: Iroquois
Vessel Make/Model: Ohlson38
Crew: Jack Markin, Debi Dennis
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21 July 2019 | Belfast Maine
12 July 2019 | Pulpit Harbor, North Haven, Maine
27 July 2018 | Lincolnville Maine
05 July 2018 | Boothbay Harbor Maine
17 June 2018 | Falmouth Foreside, Maine
14 June 2018 | Portland Maine
12 June 2018 | Portsmouth New Hampshire
10 June 2018 | Jamestown CT
07 June 2018 | New Haven CT
30 May 2018 | Port Washington New York
27 May 2018 | Brooklyn New York
25 May 2018 | Atlantic City, New Jersey
24 May 2018 | Cape May NJ
23 May 2018 | Worton Creek
21 May 2018 | Annapolis Maryland
16 May 2018 | Solomons Island Maryland
13 May 2018 | Deltaville Virginia
11 May 2018 | Cape Charles Virginia
09 May 2018 | Hampton Virginia
06 May 2018 | Hampton Virginia
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21 July 2019 | Belfast Maine

Belfast Maine

After Pulpit Harbor we stopped at Warren Island state park for a night before checking into Belfast. Nate came by in his little boat and took us up river which was way cool. We passed some houseboats, one of which was covered in plants. He even had peas growing up the stanchions  and lifelines.

12 July 2019 | Pulpit Harbor, North Haven, Maine

Pulpit Harbor

Iroquois is afloat again! We launched Wednesday in Rockport where we stayed all day readying and organizing. We had a nice get together and dinner in Camden with our Rockport friends then yesterday we did a shakedown sail to Pulpit Bay on North Haven. There was a light wind, 8-15 kts, so we put up the [...]

27 July 2018 | Lincolnville Maine

2018 The End

Iroquois is getting the full spa treatment. Every locker, cubby, lazarette, bilge emptied and cleaned. Varnish in and out. Metal cleaned. Winches serviced. Sails washed and repaired. The engine is serviced and winterized. Even the fuel is polished! The boat is going to enjoy a well-deserved rest in a [...]

05 July 2018 | Boothbay Harbor Maine

Boothbay Harbor

Our apologies for the lack of recent posts. We hung around Portland and Handy Boat -- visiting with family and friends and trying to adjust to a more land-based existence. Lily and Anthony came up for a Saturday dinner (oysters and lobster) aboard then sailed to our mooring at Handy Boat. The next weekend Zach and Maura came and we did the same thing. It was a pleasure to have Zach aboard for the first time. Thank you Maura! Hopefully it was enough fun they will want to come again. This past weekend the Garbers came and we did some sailing around Casco Bay. Lily was a good helmsman. She and Hubbard shared the duties. There wasn't much wind, but also no accidents. We had some great food in Portland, including two excellent meals at Fore Street, which did not disappoint. In between all the family visits we caught up with Stephanie and Brian on Detour. We met them on the OCC Norway Rally in 2016. They crossed over the next winter and spent last summer in Maine. They are just getting ready to take off on their next adventure as we wrap ours up. Hopefully they will have an excellent trip wherever the winds blow them. Handy Boat was very welcoming to us. It was fun to come back and see everyone who took such good care of us before our first Atlantic crossing. We also took in a concert by the  Frank Vignola Hot Jazz Trio, which was really good and a nice break in routine. Yesterday we motor sailed and motored to Boothbay Harbor. We will stay here a few days and visit with John and Ann who live here. We met in the Bahamas when Ann greeted us with a freshly baked loaf of bread. We were hungry and tired after a six day passage from St Thomas and her bread is amazing. It's hard to repay something like that. Anyway, this is our last hurrah for the season. Saturday we'll stop in Rockland. Sunday we move to Rockport and prepare to get hauled out Monday morning. Then we'll start work on the long list of deferred maintenance and repairs. We plan to be home in Wisconsin by August.

17 June 2018 | Falmouth Foreside, Maine

The Atlantic Circle is Complete

We have completed the Atlantic circle. Today we sailed from Portland to Handy Boat in Falmouth Foreside with Lily and Anthony. Almost exactly three years ago we left here on a transatlantic adventure. It's hard to imagine and even to remember all the places we've seen and all the people we've met. We [...]

14 June 2018 | Portland Maine

BacK in Maine

Jack woke me at 4:20 this morning, claiming that it was light, and we left Portsmouth harbor a little while after along with a fishing boat. It started as a slow day of dodging lobster pots. Every time I get annoyed by them I try to think about how delicious lobster is. There are so many of them, either there are a lot of lobsters or there will soon be none. Somewhere between Portsmouth and Portland we heard a sound we haven't heard for a very long time, it was the call of a loon which brought smiles to our faces. The wind did pick up and it turned into a nice sail all the way to Portland Maine. This is only the second place we've been in four years that we have actually been to before. We also stopped twice in Bergen Norway.  Anyway, we have certainly seen a lot of new places and the end of the journey is a little sad. Luckily Jack bought an oyster knife and we are docked near the fish market so we can treat ourselves and enjoy the moment.

Lanzarote part 2

15 November 2017 | Lanzarote, Canary Islands
The northern part of Lanzarote is different from the south. First, it's much more populated or at least more crowded with tourists. There are what they call centers, which are for tourists and I think owned by the government. I guess they're sort of like national parks but more commercial. Many of them were designed by this artist from the 1960s named Cesar Manrique who encouraged tourism on Lanzarote. We first used the rental car to visit a mall in Arrecife where we got a Vodafone simcard for the canaries in Jack's phone. Then we went to a chandlery where we got a stainless steel bolt, washers and nut to finish repairing the reaching pole. The first tourist place we went was the cactus garden. We knew we were in the right town when we saw every yard in the town full of cacti. People grow them to collect cochineal which there is or was apparently a market for. Cochineal is used to make a red dye. You enter the Jardin de Cactus at the top and look down at circular paths of different kinds of cactus. Some of them are big as trees. The first and most noticeable thing to me was the sounds of birds singing. The plants were full of birds. It was well designed and a serene place even with all the tourists. After that we went to lunch at a place recommended by the port captain. He said we should sit outside,  which we did overlooking the ocean, and get the parridas pescas mixtas, which we did. It was a huge platter of seafood and fish with potatoes and a green salad. We were more than satisfied. After lunch we visited the Jameos del Agua and the Cueva de Los Verdes. They are both part of the same lava tube. The Jameos del Agua central feature is an underground pond which is home to some unique albino crabs. You enter the space down a curving staircase through the restaurant. There are pleasant pathways down to the water and along the side. At the opposite side of the pond is a bar. All of the fixtures and furniture are built into and of the natural environment. Past the bar is the spectacular pool where no swimming is allowed. I did read somewhere that only the king of Spain is allowed to swim there. And finally you come to the auditorium. There was an opera singer practicing for that nights performance while we were there. Mind you all of this is in a lava tube which in some places has collapsed and is open to the sky and in others is very cave like. It's actually quite an achievement. The Cueva de Los Verdes is just across the road from the Jameos del Agua. You have to go on a guided tour. It's not developed except for the addition of lighting. It was really interesting though and you felt sorry for the people who hid there from pirates in the bad old days. We were getting tired by then so headed back, stopping at a supermarket to stock up on heavy items like water, sport drinks and some fresh vegetables and fruits.
Our plans have changed slightly since our application for the marina at Gran Tarajal was denied -- it must be full. So we will skip the island of Fuerteventura and stay here until Saturday when we will go to Pasito Blanco on Gran Canaria.
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