Preparation A Singlehander’s Cruising Costs 3 Jul 201218 Feb 2013 Our friend recently shared his cruising costs and trip statistics with us aboard his beautiful 37 foot sailboat. He is a singlehander, which means he cruises by himself. Below are…
Sailing Tallship Bounty Sails to Philadelphia 23 Jun 20123 Jul 2012 For our final leg up the Delaware River HMS Bounty sailed side-by-side with privateer Lynx. We were astonished by the strength of the current in the Delaware River and the…
Sailing Aboard Tallship Bounty 21 Jun 20128 May 2023 We have left Velocir for a larger ship! Well, only temporarily to crew the tall ship Bounty. Bounty was built in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia in 1960 for the 1962 Marlon…
Preparation… Cost of Cruising: Albin Vega Velocir 12 Jun 20129 May 2023 The cost of cruising is always a hot debate. The general rule is that the smaller you go, the less expensive. Every foot of boat increases costs exponentially. The Albin…
Preparation… Velocir’s Albin Vega Sail Design 29 May 20129 May 2023 A long winded discourse on our sails and why we chose them. Small sails, big sails, old sails, new sails, high tech sails, old school sails, cheap sails, expensive sails…
Sailing… Ah, Home at Last- Back in Annapolis 10 May 201215 May 2012 There was a lot of excitement about getting back to a house. This last month we had really been pushing ourselves with long days. Laundry and other projects had been…
Fishing… Velocir makes 98 miles in 14 hours 9 May 201215 May 2012 We had waited in Old Point Comfort, VA two days for good weather. It would take us three days (140ish miles) and realistically the weather didn’t look good for the…
Sailing… Straight Through the Alligator River 5 May 201214 May 2012 After a relaxing day at the town dock in Oriental, NC we headed out into calm calm weather and were greeted by a beautiful sunrise. The wind picked up as…
Velocir Velocir has an Off-Day…twice 25 Apr 201229 Apr 2012 After Charleston last weekend, we sure have been struggling in the cold weather the past few days!! While Amelia was on watch a bunch of dolphins were playing in the…
Leisure… Beautiful Charleston & Towboat Velocir 22 Apr 201225 Apr 2012 After spending time with family friends in Beaufort, SC, we are back to our trek northward. Every day we are trying to get 40-60 miles (8-12 hour days). We travel…