Category: Cruising and Exploring
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The season begins – May 2026
Ship’s log 13th May, 2026: 105 Days until departure It’s May the first, Beltaine, May day. I generally try to watch the sun come up on the 1st of May, and for the last several years I’ve done that from Dyer Cove in Cape Elizabeth. It’s a place convenient to my very literal pied-de-terre in…
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Endless (chilly) Summer – Sailing season 2025
“The time to prepare for your next expedition is when you have just returned from a successful trip.” – Admiral Robert Peary To see all photos from this post, please see the google photo album HERE The season started just around the first of June this year, getting in the water at Aspasia Marina in…
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Ups and Downs – The Summer of 2024
“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” — Jacques Yves Cousteau To see all photos from this post, please see the google photo album HERE It’s the summer of 2024: the weather is glorious, the boat is slowly coming more and more awake and we are learning…
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2023 – Summer Comes again! First sailing season together.
For all the photos from this post, please see the Google Photos Album “I don’t know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention” – Mary Oliver The weather is warm, the winds are pleasant, and it’s time for SUMMER once more.Selkie’s new home is in the sheltered inner harbor of…