Sailing Ithaka

"May your road be long and full of adventure" - C.P. Cavafy

Reflections

28 September 2023 • Airport, Frankfurt Germany

Coastal Hopping in Norway

16 September 2023 • Son, Norway

Norway!

04 September 2023 • Stavanger, Norway

Highlights/Surprises from Ithaka's Month in Scotland

03 September 2023

Is It a Loch or a Lock?

03 September 2023 • Inverness, Scotland

Scottish West Coast Finale With Holly and Bill

22 August 2023

Scottish Family Time

20 August 2023

Two Days on the Isle of Rum

29 July 2023

Beginning our travels in Scotland

27 July 2023 • Isle of Rum, Scotland

North Atlantic Crossing Part 2: Kitty’s Notes

21 July 2023 • Oban, Scotland

North Atlantic Crossing Part 1 - David's Play-by-play

21 July 2023

A Dash to Scotland

26 June 2023 • Halifax Nova Scotia

Oh the People You'll Meet

24 June 2023

Love is in the Air

18 June 2023 • Glenwood Springs, CO

A Conundrum

09 June 2023

When You Travel By Boat

31 May 2023 • St Peter’s Canal, Bras d’Or

A Dash Downeast

25 May 2023

Why Sailing In Canada Is Not Like Sailing in the Caribbean

19 May 2023 • Shelburne, NS

Off the Dock and on to North Haven

11 May 2023

Springtime Splash

23 April 2023

Hanging Up The Foul Weather Gear for the Winter

15 September 2022 • Belfast, Maine

Sailing South Uphill, or What is the Opposite of Downeast?

05 August 2022

Dipping Our Toes Into Canadian Waters

05 August 2022 • Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Halifax

St. Thomas to New Jersey - Part 2

10 May 2022

St Thomas to New Jersey Part 1

08 May 2022 • Liberty Landing Marina, Jersey City NJ

Goodby USVI, We’re Heading North

22 April 2022

Guadeloupe to St John, Oh My!

08 April 2022

Southern Caribbean Grand Finale with Holly and Bill

05 April 2022

Living on a Sailboat = Sailing + Boat Projects

20 March 2022

To Another World and Back Again

09 March 2022

The Fun is in the Details

23 February 2022 • Anse d’Arlet, Martinique

One Sunday in Martinique

14 February 2022

Martinique: le Marin, Slave Museum, Balata Gardens, Morne Larche and Coast Path hikes

14 February 2022

A Day of Stories

03 February 2022 • Blue Lagoon, St Vincent

Ed’s Caribbean Adventure, plus Mustique Blues Festival

03 February 2022

Island Hopping

22 January 2022

Mustique: Turtles, Basil’s Bar

18 January 2022

Our Sail to Bequia and Bagging the Peak of Mount Peggy

14 January 2022

Negative PCR Tests! Off to Bequia Tomorrow

09 January 2022

Family Time - Christmas and New Years in St. Lucia

02 January 2022

David & Kitty Cross the Atlantic

12 December 2021 • Rodney Bay, St Lucia

Time to Go!

20 November 2021 • Marina, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

T - One Week to Cast Off

14 November 2021

T- 3 weeks to Cast Off

04 November 2021

Marina Life

23 October 2021 • Marina Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Santa Cruz, Tenerife

18 October 2021

Lanzarote, then on to Tenerife

18 October 2021

Porto Santo, Madeira, and Lanzarote

09 October 2021

We Are Ready for Madeira; Is Madeira Ready for Us?

29 September 2021 • Lagos, Portugal

Colorado comes to the Algarve

25 September 2021 • Lagos, Portugal

Cadiz, and back to Vilamoura

12 September 2021

Crossing Borders

07 September 2021 • Sanlucar de Guadiana

(Sailing) Life of Brian

02 September 2021

Alpine Start

01 September 2021

Exploring the Algarve

26 August 2021

An End and a New Passage

21 August 2021

Down the Portuguese Coast - Peniche and Oeiras

15 August 2021

Charlie the Weatherman and Bay of Biscay - Redux

15 August 2021

Family Riches

11 August 2021 • Peniche, Portugal

Baiona Spain to Povoa de Varzim Portugal

04 August 2021

Biscay Crossing with ARC Portugal

29 July 2021

Ready, Set, Off to Spain & Portugal

23 July 2021 • Plymouth, UK

Isles of Scilly, July 11-17

18 July 2021

Epilogue: Mystery Solved - Suspects Confess

12 July 2021 • New Grimsby Sound, Isles of Scilly, UK

Mysteries Do Pass the Time

10 July 2021 • New Grimsby Sound, Isles of Scilly, UK

Heading South III - Milford to Isles of Scilly

10 July 2021

Heading South II - Holyhead to Milford Haven

10 July 2021

Heading South I - Kirkcudbright to Holyhead

10 July 2021

Liverpool to Kiel Castle Anchorage to Kirkcudbright Scotland

06 July 2021

Puffin Island to Liverpool

04 July 2021 • Puffin Island then Liverpool

Port Dinorwic, Caenarfan Castle, and the Straits of Manai

03 July 2021 • Puffin Island

Many Miles, Less Sleep

28 June 2021 • Port Dinorwic

Isles of Scilly

28 June 2021

Sailing from Helford to Isles of Scilly

24 June 2021

Falmouth Harbor

19 June 2021 • Falmouth UK

Time…. For a Blog Post

17 June 2021 • Fowey

Rhythm, No Blues

11 June 2021 • Dittisham

Jurassic Coast

08 June 2021 • Weymouth

Update on Saturday: Great!

06 June 2021 • Poole Harbor, UK

Strategy for Tomorrow

04 June 2021 • Hamble Point Marina

Ups and Downs.

01 June 2021 • Hamble and Solent

Going Against the Tide

29 May 2021 • Hamble Point Marina & Solent

Guide to English Weather Forecasts

25 May 2021 • Hamble Point Marina

So Why Aren’t We Sailing?

23 May 2021 • Hamble Point Marina

A Big Blow and Lessons Learned

23 May 2021 • Hamble Point Marina

Hamble Point Marina and the Solent

19 May 2021

In UK waters

17 May 2021 • Off of Dover

Off of Denmark

13 May 2021 • Off of Denmark

Grateful

12 May 2021 • Ellos

Ithaka

11 May 2021 • Ellos, Sweden

YES!!!

09 May 2021

What's the Plan?

30 April 2021

Airplane Tickets and Fingers Crossed

10 April 2021

Passage - Chesapeake to Antigua, November 2020

01 December 2020

Southwest Harbor to Sorrento and Back - September 2020

31 October 2020

Sweden Ban Extended to October 31 - our trip postponed until Spring 2021

29 August 2020

Reopening?

27 May 2020

Our Original Departure Date – April 8

09 April 2020

Diesel class; Corona World Tour is on schedule, ours may be postponed

17 March 2020

BVI , and Montclair... one month to go

05 March 2020 • BVI, Montclair

Preparations and anticipations

17 January 2020 • Montclair, NJ

Hallberg Rassy Open Yard

23 August 2019 • Ellos, Sweden