We spent longer than we originally anticipated at Hinckley Yacht Services in Savannah but left with the engine room in better condition than when we arrived. Boat yards are not typically good places to spend time but this stop was made great by the oth…
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Stranded….
We pulled into Hinckley Yacht Services in Savannah, Georgia earlier this week for what we hoped was a simple fix to an exhaust leak. As boat adventures often go, the problem was bigger than we had hoped. So the crew settled in for a stay. It was no big…
Dolphin Watch
Today we did a day-hop offshore from St Johns Island Yacht Harbor in Charleston to Dataw Island Marina. As we were approaching the inlet we heard that distinctive snort that can only mean one thing. The crew ran to the pilothouse door with faces full o…
Makin’ Hay
The aCappella crew spent several days at Morehead City Yacht Basin waiting for weather. It was a great place to be. The marina is terrific, there’s a field where the crew can chase a bumper, and we were joined by lots of friends including numerous boat…
Party, Party!
Last Sunday was the dispersing of the fleet following the annual Krogen rendezvous at Calvert Marina in Solomons, Maryland. It’s a highlight of our fall cruising and one the crew has only missed once in the past 6 years, the year we did the American Gr…
Life is Really Good!
Diesel price at Top Rack Marina today. Yes, that’s per gallon including taxes. No, we didn’t use PhotoShop.Haven’t seen a price like that in more than ten years!
Life is Good
A beautiful evening at anchor off the Chesapeake Bay.We had a rainbow that ran from the starboard side…to the port side.And then a brilliant blue off the cockpit. Life is pretty good.
Weathering the Storm
Like most boaters on the U.S. East Coast, the crew on aCappella has been keeping an eye on Hurricane Joaquin. For Dee Dee, this was her first hurricane. Dylan is more or less a pro having weathered Irene and Sandy. Of course, he had Dyna to keep him sa…
Crew Safety – What We Learned
The crew underway.Everything involving Dee Dee’s romp with the dolphins has been a learning experience. If you still haven’t read her tale, you can see her post Swims With Dolphins. And be sure to checkout Lessons Learned.In our quest to learn from our…
Crew Safety – Putting Them To The Test
The crew hard at workThe hard work began. The crew faced hours of swimming and running and bumper retrieving from the Bahamas to Maine with numerous stops in-between. It was an arduous task but we are happy to report that their performance was exemplar…
