Author Archives: Dave
First Two Days
All seems to be going well! We left Herrington Harbour North Marina on the first of June and headed up the Chesapeake Bay. We motor sailed most of the way to our first destination, Still Pond (and it was). The weather was good in the morning but a line of thunder storms blew through in … Continue reading
Departure Day
Everything seems to be in order (knock knock) for our departure today. Yesterday we motored down to the South Marina for fuel, checked all the fluids, topped off water, got ice and checked weather. Weather report is, hot, but we’ll have South winds so that will be nice, hopefully we will get the sails up. … Continue reading
Updates
We’re not sure how often we’ll be able to update the site once underway. If we can find a wifi signal we will update but in the interim we have our cell phones. This morning we are busy readying the boat, getting fuel, topping off water, paying the bills and all those fun things! Talk with … Continue reading
A Friend
Our friend Sue stopped by last night to say farewell. We went to Calypso again and had a great time. Thanks Sue!!
Solar and Head
…are done (for the trip North). The solar installation was a bear but we learned alot. Actually wiring the panels all the way down to the batteries was the easy part. Mounting the panels and getting them up on the davits was the challenge. Running wires from the panels to the controller: Mounted and wired: Everything … Continue reading