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Light winds, narrow channels, strong currents, no engine …  | Ep. 303
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Light winds, narrow channels, strong currents, no engine … | Ep. 303

I exit the Gulf Stream which has carried me nearly 600 miles. Continuing on around Hatteras is not in the cards just now with a cold front approaching, so I will put in to Beaufort, NC. The good news is that the approaching front brings increasing southerly winds, which are perfect for sailing in...
Gentle on my Anemometer  |  Ep. 302
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Gentle on my Anemometer | Ep. 302

OK, I don't have an anemometer. I just liked the word play in the title when it makes you think of the country song "Gentle on my Mind". Actually this passage started off blustery, but a few days into it and the Gulf Stream went flat, the breezes warm and gentle. I hang out every...
The American Inquisition  |  Ep. 301
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The American Inquisition | Ep. 301

I am boarded by Customs and Border Patrol. They crash into me and damage the boat. After checking my documents and rifling through my things, they leave. Good riddance! Soon after I'm contending with a nasty squall. I finally make it into Biscayne Bay late in the afternoon. It was quite...
Sailboats are No Respecters of Schedules  |  Ep. 300
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Sailboats are No Respecters of Schedules | Ep. 300

Three hundred episodes of HtSO! I am northbound from the Florida Keys, but the wind is playing cat and mouse with me. After poring over weather files for weeks and one false start, I finally find fair wind to Biscayne, but only make it to Rodriguez Key. Which means another pre-dawn start if I am...
The Spring Sailing Seesaw  |  Ep. 299
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The Spring Sailing Seesaw | Ep. 299

Summer is coming, but winter ain't done. I depart Key West with a warm, gentle, southerly breeze to blow me northeastward toward the Chesapeake Bay. But then I have to hole up in Newfound Harbor for two weeks while cold fronts howl and headwinds persist. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATRE...
Foiled by headwinds, following the sun  | Ep. 298
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Foiled by headwinds, following the sun | Ep. 298

Returning from the mystical atoll that is the Dry Tortugas, which is an overnight sail for me, I am foiled by contrary wind and current barely three miles from the Mule Key anchorage. After several futile tacks, I opt to anchor in the lee of the shoal and wait for a fair tide. The following day I...
Paradise Revisited  |  Ep. 297
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Paradise Revisited | Ep. 297

Never as good as the first time? Second visit to the Dry Tortugas was even better than the first, at least for me it was. Now, admittedly, I had to drag myself out of my bunk to get underway from Key West, all grumpy and growling I was. The Dry Tortugas is a tricky one for a small sailboat, as...
Kevin’s Unofficial Anchoring Guide to Key West | Ep. 296
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Kevin’s Unofficial Anchoring Guide to Key West | Ep. 296

Party! Key West is a fun town, lots to do and see. It's a "big port". There are several large marinas if you are visiting by yacht, but they might not suit your budget, or if you are engineless like me, they are nearly impossible to get to. Which leaves anchoring. Key West abou...
Mast Repair (from a bosun’s chair)  |  Ep. 295
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Mast Repair (from a bosun’s chair) | Ep. 295

I make my way to "winter base camp", which is Newfound Harbor, in the Florida Keys. There I find a decently protected anchorage and access to supplies, so I can rest for a while. Rest? Of course not. I just won't be sailing so that I can catch up on boat projects. First and foremo...
To the Florida Keys!  |  Ep. 294
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To the Florida Keys! | Ep. 294

The long trek south from Cape Breton to Florida is done! But I still haven't reached "winter base camp" at Newfound Harbor and Key West. So after a re-stock in Key Biscayne, I'm off again down the Hawk Channel, in blustery, winter conditions. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PAT...
Taking the Scenic Route Through the Bahamas |  Ep. 293
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Taking the Scenic Route Through the Bahamas | Ep. 293

I arrive in the Berry Islands following an overnight trip from the Abacos. There I get a night of rest before setting off again across the Bahama Bank, wanting to catch the forecasted, favorable southerly winds to blow me across the Strait of Florida. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATREON: HOW T...
A Day in the Abacos  |  Ep. 292
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A Day in the Abacos | Ep. 292

I drop anchor in the bight by Treasure Island Cay to ride out a frontal passage. Brisk northwesterlies soon moderate the following day and I carry on with my journey. I don't head directly back out to sea, however, opting to take the scenic route through the inland Sea of Abaco. SUPPORT HOW...
The Gale Has Passed, the Bahamas Beckon  |  Ep. 291
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The Gale Has Passed, the Bahamas Beckon | Ep. 291

The gale roars like a lion and then steals away on cat's feet. The following day I'm struggling to make progress in light winds, trying to close with the Abacos ahead of an approaching, strong cold front. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATREON: HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON RUMBLE: HOW TO SA...
The Ocean Rolls |  Ep. 290
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The Ocean Rolls | Ep. 290

... as it had rolled five thousand years ago. I'm making great progress south toward the Abacos, but I have a day of rough weather to contend with. Though only 12 hours of actual gale conditions are in the forecast, that's enough to put me through several rounds of sail reductions unti...
Offshore to the Bahamas in January |  Ep. 289
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Offshore to the Bahamas in January | Ep. 289

Brrrr! It's New Year's Day, 2025, and there's something like a window to depart Beaufort, southbound to the Bahamas and on to Florida. Overall a decent if blustery passage on tap, except for a spell of light gale conditions three days out ... SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATREON: ...
Hatteras Heebie-Jeebies  |  Ep. 288
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Hatteras Heebie-Jeebies | Ep. 288

With high hopes for warmer climes and clear waters, I depart the Chesapeake Bay. But the weather picture is deteriorating. Soon I will have to make a decision. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATREON: HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON RUMBLE: HOW TO SAIL OCEANS TEE SHIRT: DONATE: WEBSITE: MUSIC:...
Finally an Offshore Window to the Bahamas … Maybe  |  Ep. 287
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Finally an Offshore Window to the Bahamas … Maybe | Ep. 287

Ring out solstice bells! I see a possible weather window to head offshore for the Bahamas and Florida and to finally escape the winter cold. For which there will be much rejoicing. However, the GFS model is showing a nasty low pressure forming off Hatteras in a few days, while ECMWF is showing ...
A Race Against Time  | Ep. 286
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A Race Against Time | Ep. 286

A little over one hundred miles remain to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, and I've got about thirty-six hours before a major cold front pushes through. So it's a race against time if I am going to avoid a Force 9 gale offshore. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATREON: HOW TO SAIL OCEANS...
Four Days, 350 Miles — Or Else  |  Ep. 285
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Four Days, 350 Miles — Or Else | Ep. 285

Squeezed between two major weather systems is a four-day sailing window from Buzzards Bay to the Chesapeake. This will not be pleasant summertime sailing, but so long as I arrive within four days there will be no gales to contend with. And that's going to have to be good enough. SUPPORT HO...
The Patient Sailor Gets a Fair Wind … Eventually   |  Ep. 284
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The Patient Sailor Gets a Fair Wind … Eventually | Ep. 284

Three weeks of shuttling back and forth between Padanaram and Hadley Harbor, the former to re-stock the larder, the latter to shelter from the storms. Sailing windows remain too short to safely head offshore to the Chesapeake Bay, some 350 miles. And so I wait. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATRE...
Is it November Already?  | Ep. 283
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Is it November Already? | Ep. 283

No time to waste. It's November and I am just departing Maine, southbound for Buzzards Bay, MA. Weather windows remain short, so forget any direct offshore hops to Bermuda or the Bahamas. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATREON: HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON RUMBLE: HOW TO SAIL OCEANS TEE SHIRT: ...
The Sea Gods Must be Misers  |  Ep. 282
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The Sea Gods Must be Misers | Ep. 282

Short sailing windows, long waits. The pattern persists. Following a short stay in Bar Harbor, Maine, I find a day's worth of fair winds for a ninety-mile coastal hop down to Southport, Maine. There I ride out the next round of weather, re-provision, and look for a window to carry on to Nant...
There’s a sailing window to Maine, so I shall sail to Maine |  Ep. 281
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There’s a sailing window to Maine, so I shall sail to Maine | Ep. 281

Beggars can't be choosers. Not in late October, not when you are southbound from Nova Scotia and ill-equipped for arctic sailing conditions. I am searching for a weather window to sail direct to Buzzards Bay from Shelburne, but the weather maps remain implacable. There is, however, a short...
After the summit is reached, one must climb back down  |  Ep. 280
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After the summit is reached, one must climb back down | Ep. 280

I arrive in Sheet Harbour two days after departing the Bras d'Or lakes. There I spend the next nine days waiting for another sailing window. Fortunately there is a dinghy landing and supplies are a short walk away. I depart for Shelburne around 0300 on October 16 to catch the end of a fair ...
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