Freilassen
To Set Free
| Vessel Name: | Blue Heaven |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Sabre 386 |
| Hailing Port: | Eastport, MD |
| Crew: | Chuck & Ann |
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| Extra: | A boat is just a house on the water with no address! |
27 November 2016 | Charleston, SC - City Marina
Sailing Alone Around the World
The title of this book published in 1900, "Sailing Alone Around the World", doesn't apply to us. Joshua Slocum launched a small boat from Fairhaven, MA and became the first person to ever sail around the world single handed (BTW he couldn't swim!). I found a small marker commemorating his adventure [...]
07 November 2016 | Bellhaven, NC
Southern Cooking
How do you know when you are really in the south? Its when you can get real southern cooking. You can suddenly buy the best peanuts in the country, hush puppies are mandatory, there are whole dried hams in the stores, black eyed peas and collard greens are side dishes with a hamburger, and shrimp n' grits are on many menus. We left Winn Bay to spend two days in Bellhaven, NC to rest. Not knowing what to expect we came to a town with one stop light and one of the best restaurants we have ever encountered. The restaurant Spoon River came out of nowhere and is in the most remote place I could imagine. We hadn't seen a house for about 100 miles of the ICW till we reached Bellhaven. We had no cell service. Doesn't matter, you need to find a way to go to Spoon!
06 November 2016 | Winn Bay
Perfect Day
Successfully transited the much feared Albemarle Sound from Coinjock without any issues. Used a triple reefed main to control the boat in high winds. Great run but very cold. The picture is sunset in our anchorage in Winn Bay. Perfect end to a perfect day.
05 November 2016 | Coinjock, NC
ICW
The importance of our coastlines to the military and defense of our country is evident in the history of the intracoastal waterway. In 1763, a young George Washington first proposed connecting the Chesapeake Bay to the Albemarle Sound via a canal subsequently to be known as the Dismal Swamp Canal. [...]
03 November 2016 | Portsmouth, VA
Nuclear Submarines as Hazards to Navigation
Another beautiful run of 57 miles. In fact Ann and I took turns taking naps. While underway we heard an announcement by the Navy that they were commencing "A Live Fire Exercise". That got our attention and we made sure we weren't near their location. We are headed to Hampton Roads home of Norfolk [...]
02 November 2016 | Doziers Deltaville, VA
Cubs Win!
We have never been this far south on our boat before. We arrived in Deltaville, VA after 53 miles in 80 F temperatures. We left Solomons into a beautiful sunrise and turned south. Great day, no complications. Doziers marina in Deltaville was fantastic and they had a captains lounge that was perfect for watching the Cubs win the world series! In reality I passed out about 11 and Ann at midnight when they were tied 6-6. We woke up to baseball history.
Big Day! Underway - Day 1 / Day 2
Proceeding with the tide so made pretty good time and then the unexpected happened. We found a small sailboat upside down outside of Baltimore in the middle of the bay with no one with the boat. Didn't look good to say the least. Called the coast guard on the VHF radio and they dispatched a helicopter then two coast guard vessels. It was crazy to have a helicopter circling us looking for survivors. They didn't find anyone and concluded it was a club boat that had broken loose after the last storm.
Made it to Turner creek and anchored just as the sun set (see photo). In the quiet of the night we could hear machine guns and artillery shells in the distance at Aberdeen Proving grounds. Sounded just like a war movie except it was real.
Thursday morning woke to rain. Wondered whether to proceed and decided we had enough time to go on into the C&D Canal then find a marina. Weather improved and the tide was good to us. We were making more than 9 knots speed over ground and decided to go all the way to Summit North Marina to wait out the bad weather that was coming in the afternoon. At the moment the weather is beautiful.
So far it's been an amazing experience. I added some pictures of interesting sights from the last two days. Next post should be from Lewes or Cape May. Our best wishes to all friends and family.
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Photos from Annapolis to the Sassafras river to C&D Canal
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Created 23 June 2016
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