Category: Cruising and Exploring
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Oh wow, this is actually happening, huh? – Early September 2026
“For his voyage was made in the right direction; not speeding away from his spiritual self, but moving inward – while traveling with the winds.” – Walter Magnus Teller, from the introduction to Joshua Slocum’s “Sailing Alone Around the World” To view all photos from this phase of the trip, see the Google Photo Album…
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The Final Push, and Shoving Off – August 2026
It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet… there is no telling where you might be swept off to. – JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. All photos from this period are available in the google album here. Pennsic is over,…
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Short, Sweet, and a Little Spicy! – July 2026
But where, after all, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves?” – Joshua Slocum To see all photos from this period, see the July 2026 album. July is prime sailing month in the gulf of Maine; it also happens to be the month when ALL of my camping events and…
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Changing Weather, Changing Fortunes, Back to Portland? – June 2026
“No one is so brave he is not disturbed by something unexpected.” – Julius Ceasar To see all photos from this post, please see the google photo album HERE For all the planning and figuring we do, sometimes things just change course, and this summer has tossed me a curve that isn’t wholly unwanted, but certainly…
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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…