Charleston for Thanksgiving

That was the goal - make it to Charleston, SC by Wednesday before Thanksgiving. However, unlike with conventional methods of travel, we...

2 Weeks.....

11/04/17 Deltaville to Portsmouth We had a sporty run to Portsmouth from Deltaville. 20+ knots of wind plus the occasional gust, rain,...

Countdown to departure

We were getting down to the final days of our time at the house. Trips to the donation stations and the dump were no longer daily...

From Sale to Sail

What do most people think when they hear “Estate Sale?” I know what I thought. Old folks selling their wears. The reality is most folks...

Ready to "live on the hook?"

Living on the hook.....what would that look like? Are we ready to do this? How much work would that take? What is the plan? Questions?...

Northbound, up the ditch...

After months of preparation we finally set the date for our trip north "up the ditch"as we say. We are renting a car one way to drop it...

Southport, NC

We found the right boat for us in Southport, NC. As it turns out, it's not a bad place to do boat work! The Zimmerman Marine crew was...

Sock Burning 2016

So I had no idea that this is a tradition on the East Coast. Well it must be from the MidAtlantic region north. The idea is that you...

Prep for the trip up the ICW to Deltaville, VA

So we bought the boat....now what? Well, we want to prep her for the trip North, up the ditch, to her new home in Deltaville, VA. Jeff...

And so it begins, The Survey.

It was snowing the day we headed south from Virginia to Southport, NC to survey our potential new sailboat. I was sitting in the back...

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