Departure is planned for 6:00 AM on Tuesday, November 4 and, weather permitting, we still plan a six day non-stop 1217 NM run to Stewart. Below is the plan that I published in the October 15 article “Cruising Plans: South to Sarasota.” I’ll…
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Hingham Adventures: Bear Cove Park
Situated just south of the Hingham Shipyard Marina is a gem called is Bear Cover Park. Looking at the map below you can see the marina in the center. Immediately to the west (left) is a dog park called Stodders Neck. Follow the Weymou…
Cruising to the 63 – A Boating History
My recent discussions with Eugene Wheeler regarding the two yachts that I had worked on as first mate in the summers circa 1958 to 1961 prompted me to search the Internet for boats associated with my early boating career. I had some success and t…
Cruising Plans: South to Sarasota
We will be part of the annual migration of boats that spend summers in the north and then head south in the fall. For us it will be the mid fall with a planned departure date of November 4. I will be joined by my friends Dick and Phil for the run…
New England Adventures: Portsmouth and Kittery
On Monday, October 6, we decided to go north to show Kodi the fall colors as part of her Birthday celebration. Turns out it was still just a bit early as there has not been a fall freeze and we stayed to close to the coast. Heading northwes…
Quincy Adventures: Visiting the Adams National Historical Park
Tuesday was a beautiful day despite some light spotty shower activity in the late morning. It was the perfect day to sample an area treasure, The Adams National Historical Park in Quincy,Quincy Massachusetts a town of 93,000, is just ten minutes …
Celebrating Birthdays: Kodi Turns Seven
Kodi turned seven on Monday, October 6. Kodi on her 7th birthday (56 pounds)Her birthday celebration started on October 5 when we were celebrating my sister, Myrna’s, birthday. After a lovely brunch at Atlantica in Cohasset, the birthday party consisti…
Amelia Myrna Turning Two
A little background. We arrived in Rhode Island the day after my granddaughter, Amelia Myrna, was born (10/19/12) and from then until our arrival in Hingham on May 5th had seen just about her every two months. The article, “Time to Write Ab…
Newport Boat Show: Part 5 – Time to Celebrate
Reader Note: It’s been a busy 12 days since were returned from Newport. Time to catch up.The Newport Boat Show ended on Sunday, September 14 at 5:00 PM . My Outer Reef friends asked if they could blow our Kalenberg (read as very loud) air horn as…
Newport Boat Show: Part 4 – Show Time (Photos by Billy Black)
Outer Reef commissioned Billy Black, the renowned yacht photographer, to photograph Guided Discovery for use in their marketing materials. The exterior photos were taken while we were returning to Fort Lauderdale from the Passagemaker Trawlerfest in La…
