Monthly Archives: September 2023

Our Cruising Sailboat Buyer’s Guide!

September 28, 2023Tips & Tricksjeopardyracing

It’s Annapolis Sailboat Show season once again! We thought it would be fun to create a video with guidance on how relatively new buyers can select the right cruising sailboat given their sailing objectives.

Editor’s note: around the 40 minute mark the audio has a mistake: the Island Packet 485 does not have a bobstay (although should be used around the bow as a result of the cleats’ location).

Interested in any of these models? Our reviews are linked here:

Jeanneau 409 / Sunsail 41

Sea Sprite 34

Hylas 54

Sabre 38 MKII

Not a cruising boat, but: J/88

Summer 2023 Photos & Video

September 13, 2023Sabre 38jeopardyracing

Here’s a dump of some fun photos and videos from this summer living aboard Blue Moon!

As with our Main cruise on the Hylas 54, Bar Harbor was as far north as we went. We were plagued with fog for the entirety of our time in Maine.

We had a very productive stay in Portland, Maine taking care of a number of small projects before I took on the single-handed passage to Boston.

The Sabre 38 MKII is a phenomenal performer under sail. Here Blue Moon is storming along at over 7 knots close hauled in winds only a little over 10-12 knots.

During the summer we anchored almost half the time! The new ground tackle setup worked perfectly.

Leaving New York City for the single-handed passage to Annapolis. Living aboard and constantly being exposed to the elements you learn to cover your face as much as possible because if the sun doesn’t get you, the wind burn will. In heavy traffic areas like the Hudson River, I keep the VHF very close by to negotiate passes with big ships.

Two Sabres anchored in Atlantic Highlands. I made new friends with the owners of that light blue beauty!

Generally we are so active living aboard that we don’t need to exercise very often. But after a couple of days at anchor in Cape May it was time to get out the weights.

After A Summer Living Aboard, What Do We Think of The Sabre 38 MKII?

September 13, 2023Sabre 38, Yacht Reviewsjeopardyracing

We are back in Annapolis! The summer was so busy between our cruise south, meeting friends in multiple locations, and work firing up again for me that I just didn’t have an ounce of bandwidth for blogging. But we’re back home now and getting back into a more normal routine. So lets blog!

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