Cooking… Happy Birthday to Grant!!–and other adventures 27 Jan 20133 Feb 2013 Sometimes we wonder why so many people, us included, live in places that are so dreary and cold a good chunk of the year. We are reminded of this every…
Leisure Good bye snowy Annapolis, hello Bahamas!! 25 Jan 201327 Jan 2013 We awoke at 0230 to drive to the airport. Three inches of snow on the ground…..great. We drove with one highway lane cleared and little salt on the road. We…
Sailing Bon Voyage to MOTU ITI! 4 Oct 20124 Oct 2012 We are excited to share with everyone that MOTU ITI has officially left on their cruise this winter. After a lot of work and planning, their cruising dreams have become…
Crew… Welcoming Our New “Crew” 10 Sep 20128 May 2023 Our trip last year to the Bahamas was a little underwhelming to our social life. We met some really terrific people, but learned that when surrounded by an older crowd…
Preparation… VELOCIR- An Albin Vega’s Journey from Graveyard to Blue Water Cruising Sailboat 21 Aug 20127 Sep 2012 Photos, photos, photos and the whole story!!! A narrated photo slideshow detailing the four year rebuild of the Albin Vega 27 sailboat Velocir. From bare hull to blue water cruiser.
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…
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…
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