A Cruise Of The Outer Bay of Fundy 2007

by Phyllis November 19, 2007
Hiking on the shore of Cape Sable Island with the lighthouse in the background partially obscured by fog

We ended our newsletter of December 2006 with our plan for the summer of 2007, which was to cross to Europe via Greenland. Well, we weren’t far into 2007 when we realized that we would not be able to get the boat ready in time for the crossing—the triple blows of both our mother’s illnesses [...]

Georgia On Our Minds

by John December 19, 2008
A blue heron hunts for dinner at dusk, Taylor Creek anchorage, Beaufort, North Carolina, with Shackleford Banks in the background.

In a departure from our normal habit of cruising the North, we spent the last seven weeks on a leisurely voyage from Maine—where we spent much of the summer—to the Bahamas. (Phyllis wrote about the first part of the trip here.)

A Foggy Point In Maine

by John April 4, 2010
Lobster pots on a fishing wharf on a foggy day in Stonington, Maine

I have long been meaning to do a full photo essay on Stonington, Maine, home of Billings Diesel and Marine, where Phyllis and I have spent so much of the last five years. First during the “Interminable Refit” and now while replacing Morgan’s Cloud’s engine.

Swans Island And Anchoring

by John June 17, 2010

We are finally out of the boat yard after the re-power and so I thought I would celebrate with a Photo Short.

A Hidden Gem, Cape Lookout Harbor

by John December 22, 2010
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Over the years we have been privileged to visit some truly wonderful anchorages in remote places like Greenland, Svalbard and Labrador. But you don’t have to travel to the high latitudes to discover a real gem.

North Bound From Charleston

by John April 24, 2011
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We left our winter berth at Charleston, South Carolina on 1st April—probably an appropriate day, given where we are bound this summer—and headed north using our accustomed way of transiting the east coast of this continent: A series of one or two night offshore passages interspersed with  a few days off to enjoy the stops. [...]

A Winter In Charleston

by Phyllis May 8, 2011
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Well here we are, back at Billings Diesel & Marine, Morgan’s Cloud’s “home” boatyard in Stonington, Maine—1000 nm, 5 overnights, and 21 days since leaving Charleston [I wrote this on April 21st]. We really thought that, after all the work we did on the boat over the winter, we’d be able to sail directly to [...]