Monthly Archives: July 2015

Power Boat’n

July 26, 20152015 Cruisingjeopardyracing

By Rich

We are a group of sailors at our core, but we find plenty of opportunities to enjoy power boats, too. We concluded our Nantucket Sound cruise week by taking a quick trip over to Dutch Harbor from Jamestown on our good friend Chris’ stunning Hinckley Talaria 44. On the sailboat, this trip takes up much of the day between coming, going, and cleaning up the boat after. On the power boat, it was a jaunt quick enough to allow us to enjoy The Shack’s fantastic tacos and still make afternoon flights home to Maryland.

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Nantucket Sound Cruise 2015: Out With A Bang. Ugh.

July 24, 20152015 Cruising, Sabre 42jeopardyracing

By Rich

Le Saberage was perfect mechanically for our entire, 10-day, two couple cruise right up until – and this isn’t hyperbole here – 5 minutes before the end of it. Continue reading Nantucket Sound Cruise 2015: Out With A Bang. Ugh. →

Cruising Vineyard Haven

July 24, 20152015 Cruising, Sabre 42jeopardyracing

By Rich

Our sail on Friday from Edgartown to Vineyard Haven was such a tease. The day started out with a nice Northerly in the upper teens (apparent) – enough to enjoy a wonderful beat (and later close reach) at the upper ranges of our full sail plan before – as forecast – the breeze completely died after only an hour or so of sailing. Ugh. Continue reading Cruising Vineyard Haven →

Cruising Edgartown

July 20, 20152015 Cruising, Sabre 42jeopardyracing

By Rich

There’s a dirty little [not such a] secret that sailboat cruisers eventually will uncover during their travels: many marinas – and their fuel docks especially – don’t like us. At all. Continue reading Cruising Edgartown →

Cruising Nantucket

July 19, 20152015 Cruising, Sabre 42jeopardyracing

By Rich

How is the experience of extended cruising impacted – for better and for worse – by the fact that the crew is comprised mostly of sailors with a racing background? In the ‘better’ column must surely be that crew’s ability to keep the boat moving as quickly as it can under sail. That capability has two implications: (i) destinations are reached more quickly and (ii) more time is spent under sail because the crew need cave in and motor less often. Sailing is more fun and more rewarding than powering. Continue reading Cruising Nantucket →

Cruising Chatham

July 19, 20152015 Cruising, Sabre 42jeopardyracing

By Rich

Monday saw us in no hurry at all to leave Hyannis. We pulled into the docks to fill water, wash the decks, clean up the tender, and to enjoy another one of Paula’s delicious breakfasts. The girls even got in a few laps of swimming before we enjoyed another leisurely reach toward Chatham. Continue reading Cruising Chatham →

Cruising Hyannis

July 17, 20152015 Cruising, Sabre 42jeopardyracing

By Rich

Reciprocity with our own Annapolis Yacht Club ‘made’ our visit to Hyannis because we were able to spend the night at the fabulous Hyannis Yacht Club. Continue reading Cruising Hyannis →

Cruising Woods Hole

July 15, 20152015 Cruising, Sabre 42jeopardyracing

By Rich

On July 4th we had a lovely close-hauled sail in 8 knots or so from Cuttyhunk to Woods Hole. We decided to indulge in a novelty: making our way through the tiny draw bridge to pick up a mooring in Eel Pond. Ferry traffic and currents made the approach to the bridge exciting, as did the extraordinarily narrow bridge passage (which drew numerous gawkers – some of whom may have been expecting [hoping?] to witness an incident as we crammed our 12’6″ beam through). Continue reading Cruising Woods Hole →

Cruising Cuttyhunk

July 14, 20152015 Cruising, Sabre 42jeopardyracing

By Rich

Cuttyhunk was the first destination of our 2015 circumnavigation of Nantucket Sound and was certainly a front-runner for one of the best of our cruise. Continue reading Cruising Cuttyhunk →

Nantucket Sound Cruise!

July 14, 20152015 Cruising, Sabre 42jeopardyracing

By Rich

The four of us are just back from a fantastic 10-day circumnavigation around Nantucket Sound. Rather than making our dear readers suffer through a slideshow of everything we thought looked pretty, I thought it would be more fun to publish one article summarizing our experience, then write brief blog entries for each port visited for those who are interested in particular destinations. Continue reading Nantucket Sound Cruise! →