Serenity heading south...and returning home!

Vessel Name: Serenity
Vessel Make/Model: Carver 406 Aft Cabin Motor Yacht
Hailing Port: Niantic, CT
Crew: Ed, Holly & Emily (our Corgi)
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25 May 2015

Memorial Day, GKYC

Kite Flying off the bow of Serenity. Len & Michele and Holly & I enjoyed the site with a cocktail on the bow.

25 May 2015

Memorial Day, Great Kills Yacht Club, Staten Island, NY

Serenity all decked out with all of her flags for Memorial Day.

24 May 2015

Great Kills Yacht Club, Staten Island, NY, 120 Miles

We got an early start this morning (7:00 am) and started our trip from Cape May up the dreaded New Jersey Coast. When we got out into the ocean, the seas were relatively calm, but the wind was blowing a little more than I had hoped it would be at this time of the day. We started making our way north [...]

23 May 2015

Utschs Marina, Cape May, NY, 55 Miles

We got an early start at 5:20 am today. As I started to pull out of the marina, I saw 5' depth on the depth indicator and Len was following me and he draws 5 ½ feet. I think Len pushed a little mud coming out but he made it and that is all that counts. Our trip along the rest of the C&D Canal was beautiful [...]

22 May 2015

C&D Canal, Summit North Marina, Bear, DE, 48 Miles

Holly and I have decided that Annapolis is just about the nicest city we have visited on out trip. This morning we said a sad good bye to Annapolis and started our trip north for the final push towards home. The wind started to pick up and the seas were building as we made our way up the final part of [...]

21 May 2015 | Annapolis Yacht Basin

Thursday, May 21, Annapolis, MD

I am so happy we decided to lay over another day in Annapolis before we start up the rest of the Chesapeake Bay! The weather today has been cold, windy and rainy all day. I walked Emily this morning before it started to rain and then I waited until midday for a slight break in the weather for her second [...]

Utschs Marina, Cape May, NY, 55 Miles

23 May 2015
We got an early start at 5:20 am today. As I started to pull out of the marina, I saw 5' depth on the depth indicator and Len was following me and he draws 5 ½ feet. I think Len pushed a little mud coming out but he made it and that is all that counts. Our trip along the rest of the C&D Canal was beautiful and we passed our friends Kenny & Kathy Walker on "No Zip Code". Kenny & Kathy are doing the Great Loop. We met Kenny & Kathy this winter in Marathon, FL.
As we turned south into the Delaware Bay we were treated to a beautiful calm morning and a nice start towards Cape May, NJ. Well, that did not last too long!
Little by little as we got further south, the seas started to build and the wind was out of the North which is never a good thing on the Delaware bay, so it got rougher and rougher and by the time we got to the entrance of Cape May, which was about 9:30 am, it was just plain lousy and not a lot of fun...but Serenity made it a safe passage and we were very happy to be safe and secure in Cape May. Tomorrow the dreaded ride up the Jersey Coast!

Cheers,
Holly, Ed & Emily aboard M/V Serenity
Fair winds and calm seas for all
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