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Martha’s Vineyard, Buzzards Bay, where summer sailors come to play | Ep. 170
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Martha’s Vineyard, Buzzards Bay, where summer sailors come to play | Ep. 170

My passage from the Chesapeake ended in Pt. Judith, RI. And so is where my short New England cruise begins. I attempt a day sail to Vineyard Haven but do not have the tides right in Vineyard Sound so I put in to Tarpaulin Cove for the night. I reach the...
  • Jun 28, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:53
Arriving in New England waters | Ep. 169
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Arriving in New England waters | Ep. 169

The fog clears with a frontal passage, ushering in brisk southwest to west winds to speed us on our way to New England. With only a few hours of daylight left I debate where to make landfall, whether to put in to Block Island, go to Point Judith Harbor o...
  • Jun 21, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:33
Fog, fickle wind, rain–a slow ride to Maine | Ep. 168
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Fog, fickle wind, rain–a slow ride to Maine | Ep. 168

After a sleigh ride down the Chesapeake Bay, the winds go light and generally easterly, putting us close hauled on starboard tack, with the occasional port tack thrown in to get some more sea room. Besides light winds, we encounter dense fog, rain and thu...
  • Jun 13, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:36
The gale clears, the trek north resumes | Ep. 167
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The gale clears, the trek north resumes | Ep. 167

The large low offshore which has me holed up in Put In Creek, Mobjack Bay, has begun moving northeastward and away from the area. Behind it light to moderate southeasterlies are forecast, an acceptable window to exit the Chesapeake Bay and resume my tre...
  • Jun 06, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:07
Up the Creek | Ep. 166
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Up the Creek | Ep. 166

Wild thunderstorms, swift tidal currents, strong winds and calms ... all in a day's work. HOW TO SAIL OCEANS TEE SHIRT: https://maritimetees.net/search?q=how+to+sail+oceans WEBSITE: https://www.kevinboothbysailing.com DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/Ke...
  • Jun 01, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:29
Rounding Hatteras, racing the weather | Ep. 165
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Rounding Hatteras, racing the weather | Ep. 165

It is Sunday morning, and I have until Tuesday evening to cover the 200 miles from the Cape Lookout Bight to the Chesapeake Bay, according to the latest weather models. After that I am contending with a cold front. In theory it is doable ... HOW TO SAIL...
  • May 25, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:56
At test of skill, or a foolish risk? | Ep. 164
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At test of skill, or a foolish risk? | Ep. 164

Twice I have sailed into Beaufort, and twice I had thought it a rather risky thing to do. The original plan was for a short stay in the Cape Lookout Bight before continuing on around Cape Hatteras to the Chesapeake Bay. The weather, however, did not comp...
  • May 18, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:51
Another “weak” cold front | Ep. 163
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Another “weak” cold front | Ep. 163

The gentle southerly breezes which propelled me north-eastward toward Cape Lookout die away as I approach Frying Pan Shoals, off Cape Fear. After laying becalmed for nearly one day, southerlies appear again ahead of a "weak" cold front. What's behind th...
  • May 05, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:12
Tidal ports to challenge the engineless sailor | Ep. 162
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Tidal ports to challenge the engineless sailor | Ep. 162

The entrance to Fernandina Beach is wide, and the anchorage is spacious. But the skipper of a sailboat sans auxiliary must me mindful of the strong tidal currents that run through there. HOW TO SAIL OCEANS TEE SHIRT: https://maritimetees.net/search?q=ho...
  • Apr 29, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:29
Dolphin Social | Ep. 161
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Dolphin Social | Ep. 161

There was no dodging the thunderstorms and squalls this time around, which preceded the passage of a cold front. Behind the front was moderate northerlies and crisp, cool conditions. Apart from the headwinds, it was pleasant sailing. Then the winds fell...
  • Apr 18, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:23
In the Big Blue Rocket Chair | Ep. 160
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In the Big Blue Rocket Chair | Ep. 160

A so-so weather window to begin my trek north from Miami, but after two weeks of waiting I decide it's a go. Once out in the Gulf Stream we are just bombing along with over 3 knots of favorable current and near perfect sailing conditions. Those near perf...
  • Apr 10, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:17
Winter is not over yet | Ep. 159
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Winter is not over yet | Ep. 159

Up at first light to begin the 45-mile sail to Key Biscayne from Key Largo, and I am rewarded with near perfect sailing conditions. One would never guess that a strong cold front is less than 24 hours away, putting me under some pressure to locate a dece...
  • Mar 30, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:43
The patient sailor gets a fair wind | Ep. 158
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The patient sailor gets a fair wind | Ep. 158

Moderate to fresh easterlies persist while my next destinations all lay to the east and north. So my anchor remains buried in the mud of Newfound Harbor for over a week. But the patience pays off and I am rewarded with a pleasant sail to Marathon, FL, ...
  • Mar 22, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:58
What Scares a Sailor | Ep. 157
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What Scares a Sailor | Ep. 157

Five miles from the entrance to Newfound Harbor and I am hit with a ferocious squall. I decide to temporarily drop anchor to ride it out, but that turns out to be a mistake and I nearly lose my ground tackle. Some days later when the winds subside I retu...
  • Mar 13, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:18
Smooth sailing from the Dry Tortugas … mostly | Ep. 156
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Smooth sailing from the Dry Tortugas … mostly | Ep. 156

Would have liked to spend another day or two in the Dry Tortugas, but alas the weather gods do abide sailors' wishes. As it was I had about 24 hours to return to civilization before the next cold front. While the cold front was not forecast to be particu...
  • Mar 05, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:29
The Dry Tortugas (finally!)
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The Dry Tortugas (finally!)

I return to Key West for provisions and fresh water. Following the passage of another cold front, I finally set off for the Dry Tortugas during the late afternoon, planning to do the 60-mile run overnight. As the Dry Tortugas do not offer much shelter fo...
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:40
When the weather rules your life
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When the weather rules your life

Off to the Dry Tortugas! However, an imminent strong cold front obliges me to stop in Boca Grande Key, where I set out two anchors and hang on. The trailing winds behind the front have me waylaid there for several days, as it turns out, so I decide to r...
  • Feb 15, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:36
Key West and Beyond
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Key West and Beyond

I finally return to civilization upon reaching Key West, Florida. This will be the staging place for my trip out to the Dry Tortugas. However, on the weather maps is (yet another) very strong cold front, which I decide to weather in Boca Grande Key. Fr...
  • Feb 05, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:04
Fun in the Florida Keys
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Fun in the Florida Keys

An approaching strong cold front obliges me to depart Marathon in search of a more sheltered spot, which turns out to be Newfound Harbor. The front does not disappoint. Under more clement conditions I attempt to land my dinghy in the mangroves and walk t...
  • Jan 25, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:38
To the Florida Keys!
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To the Florida Keys!

I wanted to get an early start for the 80-mile trip from Miami to Marathon, but was awakened much earlier than desired by a drifting sailboat which happened to drift down on top of me around 0400. Then much time was spent tacking out of the Old Florida Ch...
  • Jan 17, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:16
Baby Ruth is in sick bay
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Baby Ruth is in sick bay

After weathering the passage of a cold front, I take a short sail across Biscayne Bay to get to a water tap. Then it's back to Key Biscayne to tackle a repair job on Baby Ruth, my 8' Fatty Knees dinghy. HOW TO SAIL OCEANS TEE SHIRT: https://maritimetee...
  • Jan 09, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:31
Virginia to Florida in one go, December 2021, passage conclusion
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Virginia to Florida in one go, December 2021, passage conclusion

Well no one else is posting content over the holidays, so you may as well tune in here ... the passage over the Bahama Bank and then back across the Gulf Stream offers much variety to offset the tedium of a typical ocean passage. On the other hand, and es...
  • Dec 30, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:17
Thunderstorms, calms, headwinds, the sailor’s life
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Thunderstorms, calms, headwinds, the sailor’s life

Breathing a sigh of relief to be southeast of the Gulf Stream and in warmer waters, the hard part of the passage should be over. But the sea gods never seem to like sailors living lives of ease, so they throw in things like cloud-to-sea lightning strikes ...
  • Dec 23, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:45
It’s nearly December, time to head south
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It’s nearly December, time to head south

Nighttime temperatures are falling below freezing here on the Chesapeake Bay, making life uncomfortable for a small boat sailor. Even with a diesel heater. But then we live on ocean sailing craft precisely because we can migrate to warmer waters ... HO...
  • Dec 16, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:31
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