Merry Mac to Maine and Back to POW NY

Gloucester to Boston

We got up at 6:00 so we could exit the Annisquam River at 7:00 which was slack tide. Lots of fishing boats in the marina had already left the marina starting at 3 am (and I heard each of them!). There was very little wind initially but by 8 am we were sailing...

Portsmouth NH to Gloucester MA

We got an early start this morning at 6:30 so we could enter the Annisquam River at high tide, scheduled to happen at 12:50 pm. Winds were forecasted to start in the west, shift to southwest and then shift all the way to south east. We started out under sail...

Kennebunkport to Portsmouth NH

We left this morning at 7:30 and almost immediately began sailing. We had a steady NW wind moved along at 5-6 kts right away. We had a short day planned today but began. To reconsider our itinerary because we were moving so swiftly. Jonathan used to live in...

Portland to Kennebunkport

We woke up to a beautiful sky and a nice Northwesterlly breeze. We shove off at 7:10 am although poor Jonathan was bleary eyed recovering from west coast time. It took about an hour to get out of the Portland harbor but as soon as we were clear we raised the...

Portland

Wow! Everything worked perfectly in terms of our travel plans and the logistics. I arrived on time at the airport, met Marc at 4:00 as planned and we had Merry Mac tied up at Dimillo's in Portland by 5:30. There was a strong 25 mph SW wind as we motored along...

New York to Falmouth to Portland

This afternoon I am flying to Portland, Ubering to Falmouth and meeting up with Marc Hovde (a friend of Alger Rollins who lives nearby) who will help me move Merry Mac from her mooring at Handy Boatyard to Dimillo’s Marina in Portland. We hope to arrive...