Flying back to Cloudy Bay for winterization project
Wednesday 30 Sep: As today’s blog title suggests, we have made the decision to defer our travels on Cloudy Bay till 2021 so I’m heading back to prepare Cloudy for her first…
Wednesday 30 Sep: As today’s blog title suggests, we have made the decision to defer our travels on Cloudy Bay till 2021 so I’m heading back to prepare Cloudy for her first…
Sunday 31 May to Friday 5 June: 6 days to packup’n’go. I write this on 6-June as we sit in Amsterdam airport, about to board our final flight: a repatriation flight to…
Saturday 30 May, passage Cayman to Chesapeake day 16: At midnight we are a few miles into the Chesapeake Bay. After a few more iterations of sail-motor-sail, we finally give up, furl…
Friday 29 May, passage Cayman to Chesapeake day 15: At midnight, Cloudy is thundering towards Cape Hatteras shoals, doing a steady 9-10kts in 25kts wind. In an effort to slow her down,…
Thursday 28 May, passage Cayman to Chesapeake day 14, departure from Cape Lookout inlet: It’s a mixture of sun and rain storms today. Thunder storms are forecast, but we only hear the…
Wednesday 27 May, passage Cayman to Chesapeake day 13, Cape Lookout inlet: The wind is forecast to veer from E to SE today. Where we are anchored, in the strong current, that…
Tuesday 26 May, passage Cayman to Chesapeake day 12, Cape Lookout inlet: Departure postponed to Friday. Dull and very mist day today. We could be anchored in Scotland on a normal summer…
Monday 25 May, passage Cayman to Chesapeake day 11, Cape Lookout inlet: We both sleep through the 8am alarm and don’t wake up till nearly 10am! Clearly our batteries were not yet…