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2 augusti 2018
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fredag 27 juli 2018 21:54
⛅ 75 °F
Höjd över havet: 43 ft
Förenta staterna Squirrel Hill 42.249591, -70.90850742°14’59” N 70°54’31” W
Getting ready in fits and starts
27 juli 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
So much left to do. Right now I’m concentrating on putting the ditch bag together. Tomorrow I need to hunt down a solar phone charger and supplies to make a water still (to distill seawater into something drinkable in case of, gulp, an emergency😳). I have no idea what David is responsible for. Let’s hope it’s the watertight-ness of the boat.Läs mer
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söndag 29 juli 2018
⛅ 81 °F
Höjd över havet: 43 ft
Förenta staterna Squirrel Hill 42.250007, -70.90840442°15’0” N 70°54’30” W
Getting ready
29 juli 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Modern hardtack. (With brown sugar, almonds, and ginger added)
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tisdag 31 juli 2018 20:59
🌙 75 °F
Höjd över havet: 43 ft
Förenta staterna Squirrel Hill 42.249977, -70.90847242°14’60” N 70°54’30” W
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If not one thing, its another...
31 juli 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌙 75 °F
Does this look like a boat ready to launch? We are waiting for the solar panels and new multifunction display (MFD)(like GPS) to be installed. It was supposed to be done by last Saturday!!!!
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ResenärNot shipshape!
2018-08-04Svara
Resenär Ok, my time estimate, and budget, were a tad off😊
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torsdag 2 augusti 2018
☀️ 90 °F
Höjd över havet: 43 ft
Förenta staterna Lower Neck 42.252366, -70.92369742°15’9” N 70°55’25” W
Have patience.
2 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
The solar panels are installed, and the new MFD is installed. We started loading to boat tonight but I can’t put anything away because it’s all still a mess! We will clean it up in the morning, finish loading, and look at the weather. Right now they are predicting a 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms from around 11 am to 8 pm 😫 AND I just found out that it’s bad luck to start sailing on a Friday!! Don’t you think someone could have mentioned this several weeks ago?!?!?! So, I’m still not sure if we will be going tomorrow.

Also, I met some fellow sailors tonight who said that up in the Bay of Fundy (the Canada coast) it stays light nearly all night! That will be interesting.Läs mer
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fredag 3 augusti 2018 11:00
⛅ 84 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
Förenta staterna Boston North Channel 42.362932, -70.92185542°21’47” N 70°55’19” W
Set sail
3 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
We set sail this morning. It’s hot, with little breeze, so only motoring now. We decided to leave today because the thunderstorm threat for today was revised, and are supposed to be only tomorrow. We will go to Marblehead and moor near a friend of David’s. It’s nice to be on our way!! Although still lots of unpacking to do yet!Läs mer
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fredag 3 augusti 2018 13:17
⛅ 86 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
Förenta staterna East Point 42.421761, -70.87996242°25’18” N 70°52’48” W
Under sail
3 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Put the sails up; 9 knots, making 3.5 knots. We are towing the dinghy, so that slows us down a little.
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fredag 3 augusti 2018 13:32
⛅ 84 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
Förenta staterna Phillips Point 42.441828, -70.84908242°26’31” N 70°50’57” W
Going 5.2 knots
3 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
ResenärLooks like fun! Enjoy! God bless!
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fredag 3 augusti 2018 13:48
⛅ 86 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
Förenta staterna Outer Breakers 42.453463, -70.82385842°27’12” N 70°49’26” W
Missed the storm!!
3 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
The thunderstorms are now behind us. That’s Boston under the rain clouds!
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fredag 3 augusti 2018 14:46
⛅ 86 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
Förenta staterna Marblehead Harbor 42.507483, -70.83720542°30’27” N 70°50’14” W
Safe in Marblehead Harbor
3 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Made landfall ahead of the 2nd storm coming our way😊
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fredag 3 augusti 2018 21:27
⛅ 79 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
Förenta staterna Skinner Head 42.496441, -70.84796542°29’47” N 70°50’53” W
Marblehead
3 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
David and I had dinner with David’s former colleague, Don, and his wife Noelle. They gave us the rundown on all the good spots to stop in on the Maine coast!!
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ResenärWe loved having you! See you on the return voyage. Happy & safe sailing!
2018-08-04Svara
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lördag 4 augusti 2018 11:00
☁️ 75 °F
Höjd över havet: 23 ft
Förenta staterna Blunts Island 43.057995, -70.72730343°3’29” N 70°43’38” W
Leaving Marblehead
4 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
These are pictures that Noell Henrich took of us as we were leaving Marblehead. She and Don gave us some vital trip information as well as a stash of terrific coffee!!!
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lördag 4 augusti 2018 15:08
🌧 81 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
North Atlantic Ocean 42.49627, -70.72069442°29’47” N 70°43’14” W
Sprinkling
4 augusti 2018, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
Starting to rain!! Good thing we left the bimini up!! Still warm though.
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lördag 4 augusti 2018 14:32
⛅ 73 °F
Höjd över havet: 16 ft
Förenta staterna Rockport Harbor 42.658633, -70.61443342°39’31” N 70°36’52” W
Rockport MA
4 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Made it to Rockport. We were able to sail for an hour or so this morning in 10-13kn winds, before the wind died to nothing and we moored instead. The rain started, and gradually became more windy, up to 32 knots. The swells were only 1 to 3’ but were against us for a good part of the way, leaving me feeling a little green around the gills! Our docking situation is an unusual one, as you can see by the picture. We have to pull the boat in to the pier to climb up the ladder! (The yellow line is an electrical one we ran to plug into the marina’s power.)Läs mer
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ResenärSmooth sailing and may the wind be always at your back! -jan
2018-08-04Svara
ResenärI am following your trip....very interesting and neat.
2018-08-04Svara
ResenärHow exciting that you are underway. ⛵️
2018-08-04Svara
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lördag 4 augusti 2018 15:04
🌧 73 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
North Atlantic Ocean 42.495594, -70.72916442°29’44” N 70°43’45” W
Destination: Rockport
4 augusti 2018, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
Heading to Rockport,MA today. We left Marblehead around 10 am but it’s not tracking us for some reason.
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ResenärWell, it is electronics on the ocean, that is possibly one reason it isn’t working properly :-)
2018-08-04Svara
ResenärHey, don’t worry, according to the weather report it won’t rain on the coast today.
2018-08-04Svara
ResenärYeah, that was a lie.
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Dag 3
lördag 4 augusti 2018
🌧 73 °F
Höjd över havet: 23 ft
Förenta staterna Blunts Island 43.058017, -70.72738243°3’29” N 70°43’39” W
Signs from Rockport
4 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
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söndag 5 augusti 2018 16:00
⛅ 82 °F
Höjd över havet: 23 ft
Förenta staterna Blunts Island 43.057964, -70.72731843°3’29” N 70°43’38” W
Portsmouth
5 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Arrived at Little Harbor, Wentworth Marina, just S of Portsmouth Harbor.
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söndag 5 augusti 2018 22:08
🌙 72 °F
Höjd över havet: 23 ft
Förenta staterna Blunts Island 43.05798, -70.72736443°3’29” N 70°43’39” W
Wentworth By the Sea
5 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌙 72 °F
No wind today, so we had to motor all the way up from Rockport. Leaving that “dock” (more like a pier) was almost as harrowing as it was coming in, but we did it with no mishaps.

We made it in about 6 hours, under sunny skies. It was hot!! At one point David slowed the boat down to 2 kn and jumped off the bow of the boat and floated to the stern. I asked him what he wanted me to do if he couldn’t catch up with the boat ( I was at the helm)(because we had to get to Portsmouth to see friends of ours for dinner). He said, “I hope you’ll turn around and come back and get me!!” Okay, whatevs.

David saw 2 seals and one (what he claims was a) Minke whale. I sent in the sighting to the Whale Alert app (our first sighting, Hannah!) so I hope they don’t come after us if it turns out to have been a seal.😳

Had a great time with dear friends, Angela and Andrea, tonight. We will probably stay here tomorrow night too, because David wants to fix the pressure regulator on the propane tank.Läs mer
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ResenärGood morning! Agreed, it can get hot out there especially when there is no wind. If you don’t want to jump overboard while sailing, you can attach a clean bucket with a line and scoop up the water and dump it over yourselves. Misting spray bottles can also help keep you cool. 😎 Love reading your blog!
2018-08-06Svara
ResenärThat’s a GREAT idea, Noel! Don’t know why I didn’t think of that!!
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måndag 6 augusti 2018 18:38
☀️ 86 °F
Höjd över havet: 23 ft
Förenta staterna Blunts Island 43.057947, -70.72728943°3’29” N 70°43’38” W
No, we are not making several round trip
6 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Apparently when I was trying to add pictures for earlier dates it counts it as a trip back to that location. I turned off that feature, so now when I post pictures from a place after we had left, it will just show the location of where I posted the pics, not where they were taken.Läs mer
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måndag 6 augusti 2018 18:46
☀️ 86 °F
Höjd över havet: 23 ft
Förenta staterna Blunts Island 43.057968, -70.72733143°3’29” N 70°43’38” W
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USS Albacore
6 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Since we stayed an extra day in Portsmouth, David and I went to (West Marine for an unfruitful trip 😤 and happened upon) the USS Albacore, one of the first experimental torpedo shapes of US submarines which changed the entire design strategy for submarines in 1953. Unbelievably confined space and every single thing had a function.Läs mer
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Resenär Just like the movies.
2018-08-07Svara
ResenärLooks like the Scamp
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tisdag 7 augusti 2018 09:44
☀️ 82 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
Förenta staterna Frost Point 43.055987, -70.71820743°3’22” N 70°43’6” W
Leaving Wentworth/Portsmouth
7 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Let’s hope it is cooler on the water. It was in the 90s here, very humid. Happy birthday, Brian! And happy birthday, Amber!!
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ResenärWe stayed at the Hotel up there last fall and that harbor looked like a nice place . Hope you enjoyed it.
2018-08-07Svara
ResenärSo sweet of you to remember! I am enjoying your travels. Keep posting. We loved our trip to Maine for 10th anniversary. Gee that was awhile ago. ;-)
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tisdag 7 augusti 2018 17:30
⛅ 84 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
Förenta staterna Halftide Rock 43.451885, -70.35079543°27’7” N 70°21’3” W
Arrived Wood Isl. Harbor, Biddeford, ME
7 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
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onsdag 8 augusti 2018 00:44
🌧 77 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
North Atlantic Ocean 43.280178, -70.40964543°16’49” N 70°24’35” W
The Day's Happenings
8 augusti 2018, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 77 °F
We had a great sail today. We set off around 10, on the motor, but around noon the wind came up (eventually to 13-14kn) We sailed along with the motor for a while (we can keep up our speed (6kn) without using the motor as much— reduces gas consumption) but finally were able to shut the motor off and just sail for a few hours. We were able to make between 4-6kn, and it was great to see the sails full.

Our big excitement for the day was seeing a shark!! We still don’t know what kind. I’m posting the picture, so let us know what you think it is. Please do not say “a lobster pot,” because it definitely was not!! It could be a whale, but 1) it was sniffing at David and 2) the dorsal fin was not as floppy as a whale’s. It had a light underside and dark topside.Läs mer
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ResenärSounds like a good day at sea. How does it feel to be away? Love Mary
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tisdag 7 augusti 2018 20:52
⛅ 77 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
Förenta staterna Halftide Rock 43.451752, -70.3507243°27’6” N 70°21’3” W
Tomorrow: Portland, ME
7 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
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onsdag 8 augusti 2018 08:40
⛅ 77 °F
Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
Förenta staterna Negro Island Ledge 43.461227, -70.33609943°27’40” N 70°20’10” W
Leaving Biddeford, to Portland
8 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
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onsdag 8 augusti 2018 08:52
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Förenta staterna Negro Island Ledge 43.461227, -70.33609943°27’40” N 70°20’10” W
Like a Starbuck's on every corner ...
8 augusti 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
. . . there‘s a lobster pot every 3 feet.
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