Day four of an offshore passage seems to be the day when time and distance finally drift to the background. The journey becomes the focus not the landfall. During the first few days of a passage, I am constantly thinking about boat speed, distance covered, and the number of days still required to achieve the… Continue reading Atlantic Crossing
Month: June 2018
Meeting Liz
Prepping for sailing across the Atlantic seemed daunting. Was Alembic ready? Were we ready? You can have adverse weather or boat problems in any harbor or sea, but we wanted to be ready to be completely self sufficient for a month, even though the longest passage, Bermuda to Açores would probably only take fifteen days.… Continue reading Meeting Liz
Projects in Saint Martin
We had a few days between Cay and George’s departure and Liz’s arrival. While we at times felt overwhelmed with the projects we wanted to do on Alembic, surveying our neighbors’ vessels put everything into perspective. We were doing preventative maintenance and boat improvements, while so many other folks were facing far larger tasks. Bill… Continue reading Projects in Saint Martin