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Transatlantic 2020, Ep. 5: No Beach Parties
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Transatlantic 2020, Ep. 5: No Beach Parties

Passing over the Flemish Cap we are in the Labrador Current and it is cold. As we work our way into deeper water the winds begin to increase as a low pressure system passes to the north. This sends me through a series of sail reductions, as the winds bec...
  • Aug 04, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:12
Transatlantic 2020, Ep. 4: Tropical Storm Scare
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Transatlantic 2020, Ep. 4: Tropical Storm Scare

As we approach the Grand Banks of Newfoundland the weather becomes noticeably cooler and foggier. Light winds still prevail, for the most part, until--seemingly out of nowhere--tropical storm Dolly appears just to the southwest of my position. This has m...
  • Jul 30, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:09
Transatlantic 2020, Ep. 3: Steady as She Goes
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Transatlantic 2020, Ep. 3: Steady as She Goes

Light winds prevail, interrupted by calms and a period of moderate headwinds. The latter causes the aft end of the port reefing comb to pull away from the boom, prompting me to attempt a somewhat creative repair. The modifications to the windvane are als...
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:12
Transatlantic 2020, Ep. 2: Cruising Lake Atlantic
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Transatlantic 2020, Ep. 2: Cruising Lake Atlantic

After getting pummeled by severe thunderstorms, the Atlantic quiets down to the gentle breezes and the slightest of swells. At times almost like lake sailing. HOW TO SAIL OCEANS TEE SHIRT: https://maritimetees.net/search?q=how+to+sail+oceans WEBSITE: ...
  • Jul 17, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:54
Transatlantic 2020, Ep. 1: Departing Deltaville
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Transatlantic 2020, Ep. 1: Departing Deltaville

I discuss my solution to my fears of running out of fresh water on such a long passage. Come June 6, 2020, the weather forecast is decent and so it's time to go. But I no sooner get out onto the Bay when the wind dies away, so I take the opportunity to g...
  • Jul 12, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:47
The Plan
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The Plan

I complete most of my preparation projects and discuss my strategy for passaging to Ireland. HOW TO SAIL OCEANS TEE SHIRT: https://maritimetees.net/search?q=how+to+sail+oceans WEBSITE: https://www.boothbyboats.com TIP JAR: https://www.paypal.me/Kevin...
  • May 28, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:02
Splash in, more tricky maneuvering, don’t scratch that fresh paint please!
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Splash in, more tricky maneuvering, don’t scratch that fresh paint please!

I finish up my on-the-hard projects and go splash into the muddy waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Getting back around to the sheltered anchorage of Jackson Creek proves just as challenging in reverse, but at least I don't hit any channel markers this time! ...
  • May 16, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:50
Transatlantic 2020? I press on.
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Transatlantic 2020? I press on.

While the global bug has thrown a belaying pin into the spokes, my plans for an Atlantic crossing this summer may yet be salvageable. So the plan is to continue with preparations for an around the Atlantic cruise in 2020, come what may. Since I have alre...
  • May 04, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:30
Fog, fickle winds, foiled plans
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Fog, fickle winds, foiled plans

Closing the Virginia coast I encounter thick fog, which brings back memories of sailing the coast of Maine with my father years ago. And then comes the fickle winds, which also bring back memories of Maine in the summer. Meanwhile I'm contending with so...
  • Apr 21, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:24
Around Diamond Shoals, Ruth Avery thinks she’s Diamond Girl
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Around Diamond Shoals, Ruth Avery thinks she’s Diamond Girl

Well now we get to sail out of Beaufort's narrow, winding, current-swept inlet. We need a generally northerly wind to sail out, but then, as we are turning to the northeast, we need the winds to shift southerly for us. It's a tall order, admittedly. But...
  • Apr 13, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:04
Thrills and chills sailing into Beaufort
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Thrills and chills sailing into Beaufort

After quite the amusement park ride in the Gulf Stream, we close the coast and make for Beaufort, NC. The strong winds ease once over the colder waters, but the ebbing current out of the Beaufort Inlet is fierce. The winding channel into the anchorage i...
  • Apr 06, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:54
Like an Old Country Road
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Like an Old Country Road

The Gulf Stream offers a considerable amount of favorable current to boats northbound up the US East Coast, up until Cape Hatteras. But it is a double-edged sword. The favorable current often comes at the cost of uncomfortable sea states (and potentially...
  • Mar 31, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:08
Northbound for Early Birds
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Northbound for Early Birds

After a midnight arrival in Key Biscayne, FL, and then hanging on my anchor through another cold front, I spend some time relaxing in the relatively upscale area of Key Biscayne and Coconut Grove. But I am watching for a weather window to begin my trek no...
  • Mar 22, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:00
Biscayne bound; the DIY self-steering windvane
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Biscayne bound; the DIY self-steering windvane

Southerly winds ahead of an approaching cold front prompt me to make the 100-mile sail from Marathon, FL, to Biscayne Bay (Miami). On account of numerous requests, I revisit my self-steering windvane, from its design and construction to its operation. ...
  • Mar 03, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:51
New Batteries: AGM’s, by the Numbers
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New Batteries: AGM’s, by the Numbers

Well after contemplating life and its complexities, I turn back toward the northeast, to Marathon, FL. But a pit stop is on order in the well protected New Found Harbor while another strong cold front approaches. Once in Marathon I get a dinghy pass whic...
  • Feb 22, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:39
Kevin Boothby and the Philosopher’s Sandbar
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Kevin Boothby and the Philosopher’s Sandbar

February 1, 2020, and my mooring contract with Garrison Bight City Marina is up. I move off onto anchor near Fleming Key to weather another passing front. Should have stayed on the mooring ... my anchor pulls out around 0600 the following morning thanks ...
  • Feb 12, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:24
D.I.Y. canvas work (between cold fronts)
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D.I.Y. canvas work (between cold fronts)

Now that I have some time, it is time to build a new mainsail cover. The old cover has places so badly damaged from UV light that it is not much stronger than tissue paper, and any attempt at sewing patches is futile. The steady march of strong winter co...
  • Jan 29, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:34
Much Ado About Moorings
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Much Ado About Moorings

Conditions settle down enough for me to sail up to another mooring, but alas it is not without some additional adventures. Not wishing to repeat the previous week, I don mask and snorkle and tie an additional line directly to the mooring itself, just in ...
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:46
The Sailor Must Remain Self-Reliant
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The Sailor Must Remain Self-Reliant

Failing to reach Garrison Bight before dark I (wisely) decide to anchor out for the night and pick up a mooring the following morning. After some follies with actually securing the boat to a mooring, and after more than three weeks of hard sailing, we are...
  • Jan 12, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:14
When wind and tide don’t abide, adjust accordingly
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When wind and tide don’t abide, adjust accordingly

We escape the clutches of the rushing Gulf Stream and enter the relatively tranquil waters of the Hawk Channel. But the wind fails me four miles from the anchorage at Indian Key, and I end up just closing the shore and anchoring for the night. Then it's ...
  • Jan 03, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:42
Sailing on Thin Water
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Sailing on Thin Water

Happy Holidays everyone! In this episode we thread our way through the Providence Channel, cross the Bahama Bank, and exit into the Florida Strait by South Riding Rock. Having to pay close attention to my navigation seriously cut into my sleep schedule...
  • Dec 26, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:58
Marine Technology, Old and New
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Marine Technology, Old and New

A spell of light winds and pleasant weather obliges me to break out the sextant for a few sun LOP's. I also talk about my new Garmin inReach-mini, which I now use for obtaining offshore weather. For more information on celestial navigation, see my two pr...
  • Dec 17, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:52
The wind is free, just not always what you want
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The wind is free, just not always what you want

The strong northwesterlies arrive and the Gulf Stream refuses to release me from its clutches. Finally some pleasant sailing ensues until Sunday (November 24) when we are obliged to heave-to for strong southwesterlies ahead of an approaching cold front. ...
  • Dec 10, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:18
No Weather Window is Perfect
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No Weather Window is Perfect

Well after days and days of waiting, a weather window appears for Monday, November 18. This follows a massive low pressure system which hung off the US East Coast for three days before finally moving off to the northeast. Two days out, however, the model...
  • Dec 03, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:21
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