James’s artistry has taught me (Dena, of course) so much about apprehending the beauty around me. He shows me the world through his photos, which also trains my eye to[…]
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James’s artistry has taught me (Dena, of course) so much about apprehending the beauty around me. He shows me the world through his photos, which also trains my eye to[…]
Read moreWe spent just enough time in Bath to get the duties done (like buying coffee…not okay to run out) before taking off for the wilds of Maine. It’s not that[…]
Read moreS/V S.N. Cetacea used to have a pretty severe steering problem. The Monitor windvane, a self-steering system that uses wind angles and water pressure to turn the wheel and keep[…]
Read moreThe sail from Holaga Snood off Kent Point to Solomons Island took, well, all day. We were heading downwind and couldn’t quite make straight for it because Cetacea doesn’t have[…]
Read moreI (Dena) woke at four in the morning and spent an hour and a half pondering dread. It’s not an emotion I spend a lot of time with, but I’ve[…]
Read moreWe got this Seth Thomas striking watch-clock at Captain Jim’s Marine Salvage in Portland, Maine last year when we first made landfall there as a boat-warming present to ourselves. It[…]
Read moreHands are sensory organs, and the difference to the hand between old and new lines is emotional, encouraging, adventurous. A soft handful of control, thick enough to grip and pull,[…]
Read moreHer first haulout was a long one – out last September and in at the beginning of April. It really was the same thing in reverse. The guy who did[…]
Read moreBaltimore, Maryland Essex, Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland) Edgewater, Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland) Underway Yarmouth, Maine Portland, Maine South Portland, Maine Underway Groton, Connecticut Noank, Connecticut New London, Connecticut Underway Jersey City, New[…]
Read moreIt’s old home week for this crew. Some old posts are linked multiple times because we tend to do catch-up posts…yeah, kinda like we’re doing here. From Hamburg Cove to[…]
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