James and I met in Seattle, Washington, in 1996. We’ve been together ever since and we continue to establish how well matched we are. Some of the stories are told[…]
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Author: Dena
Enjoying Horta
I (Dena) just folded a long grocery store receipt and had one of those thrilling moments that is so very prosaic when it comes down to it. The receipt is[…]
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To Azores Day 29
Tuesday August 22 Day 29 and Faial is in full view! I can see details on the entire western face of the island. We traveled 39.4nm over the last 24[…]
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To Azores Day 28
Monday August 21 Day 28 slow moving on an awkward beat to Horta…Day three of a frustrating nor’easter that won’t let go. Dena’s 7-8 pm watch 7:36 pm: We just[…]
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To Azores Day 27
Sunday August 20 Day 27 starts on a beating to port. Dena had a lot to deal with last night with actually getting the boat on a tack that wasn’t[…]
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To Azores Day 26
Saturday August 19 26 days of living here… We eat, we sleep we read we write we love on each other we pet the cat and we sail the boat[…]
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To Azores Day 25
Friday August 18 Day 25 to Horta…we read the Azores Islands section of the Atlantic Islands guide again this morning…only, this time we read it together on the starboard lee[…]
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To Azores Day 24
Thursday August 17 Day 24 starts at 244.9nm from Horta 1673.2nm from Bermuda. The sky is the clearest blues only the seas won’t give us a break…giant I’m IJames) finding[…]
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To Azores Day 23
Wednesday August 16 Day 23… 323.8nm to Horta. We traveled 91.3nm in the last 24 hours blowing our 72nm average out of the water…so to speak. Did a full inspection[…]
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To Azores Day 22
Tuesday August 15 Day 22 and all is well! The winds are fair and seas are kicked up but fun…sailing in the middle of the Atlantic flow is cool. 8:58[…]
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