Growing up in Upstate New York, meaning 3 miles from the St. Lawrence River (the body of water that I learned how to swim in), one hour south of Ottawa, capital of Canada Upstate NY, meant that I lived out in the middle of nowhere. My closest neighbor was a quarter of a mile away […]
The next few days after Gaia arrived and crews I met left Caribbean bound involved continued effort of attempting to settle in, trying to stay dry, communal dinners, and planning the getaway to Hamilton. There was an International Moth Regatta in town and we decided it would be more fun to sail over and check it […]
That evening as I was trying to catch up with some business online at the Whitehorse Tavern, when I looked up and across the water saw a very familiar boat attempting to dock at customs. It took a minute to register but Gaia had finally arrived to Bermuda!! Gaia is the boat of my friends […]
We had just put up the spinnaker and started to see Acedia scream along when it was time for my morning call from Jon. I was on the phone chatting down below when he said it looked like we had entered the Gulf Stream. I was a bit confused by this because we hadn’t come […]
Bob, Lance, and I- what a great ocean sailing team! I seriously couldn’t ask for better crew for my first offshore passage as Captain of my own boat. It was an eerie morning where pea soup thick fog surrounded us as we snuck off the dock at Brewer’s Cove Haven. It was early Friday November […]
All that love, blood, sweat, and tears! Yet, it still led to a grueling 100-day count down this past summer and fall, which started at the end of July counting down to November 1, 2015. This is the date that marks the end of hurricane season, it is when most boats start looking at weather […]
Before I go on, I want to take the opportunity to thank all the wonderful people in my life. All of them. If I know you and you’re a positive person in my life, thank you!! Even if you’re not so positive, thank you for making me know that it’s the positive energy I want […]
Yes, there is crying in boat ownership. What can I say? I’m a girl. I didn’t mention, yet, the second time I sailed up the Piscataqua River (which has the 3rd fastest current of any river in the US) and I didn’t hit slack tide just right. The confused, conflicting tides created standing waves and white water […]
Where to start? Whenever I think about where to start the story on how I started sailing and living on a boat, I start jamming out to the theme song to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Now, this is a story all about how…. a girl who just wanted to learn how to sail, oh […]
