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.
Cooking… I’m On A Boat- New Video Series 9 Aug 20129 Aug 2012 Just this last month we’ve started a new video series called “I’m On A Boat.” It will cover all sailing projects and endeavors apart from our cruising on Velocir. Here…
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…
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…
Leisure… Surfs UP! Oh, Georgia..when will you end 13 Apr 201220 Apr 2012 Happy Easter! We decorated some eggs and ate a bunch of candy. After our busy social scene in St. Augustine, we headed to an anchorage we like on the Ft.…