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Today is day #15 of Nakee’s 1,500 mile passage from Philadelphia to Culebra, Puerto Rico and 8 days since we left land at Norfolk, Virginia. Despite it having been Thanksgiving yesterday, provisions aboard precluded a roast turkey dinner like the ones being enjoyed by family back in the US. Despite this we cooked a really…
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All well aboard Nakee on day 13 since we left Philadelphia. We are gliding along at about 6 kts in 14 kts of wind, sailing close hauled to try and make as much progress Eastward as possible. Winds forecast to veer around to come from the South late Thursday night, at which point we will…
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We have managed to drift out of the doldrums after a few days of not making much progress. Now doing 5.5 kts in 6 kts of wind, helped by ocean currents. Overcast conditions with intermittent light rain. We have hooked up a new control line to the Hydrovane self steering wind vane and used fairleads…
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We woke up today with the barometer much higher at 1021, light winds of 12kts and blue skies with white puffy clouds. What a difference after three days of gales with winds 30 – 50 kts and very large breaking waves. We and Nakee took a pounding but came through intact. I cooked us a…
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Gale forecasts keep getting extended by 24 hours, hope the heavy weather eases tomorrow as most recently forecast. Life on board is uncomfortable, waves crash into us and keep the boat rolling. It is very noisy with cookery, bottles and equipment crashing around in lockers. Neither of us have much appetite but we will attempt…
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Last night at about 2:00 am we were hit by a gale. We had been expecting it from forecasts around 22:00 and were well reefed down in anticipation, but the wind stayed around 10 kts until 02:00 am when it then very quickly went to the mid-40s with gusts into the low 50 kts. It…
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After an overnight stop in Phoebus, across from Norfolk, to refuel and get some fresh fruit and veg, we weighed anchor at 09:30 am this morning and are now motoring out of the Chesapeake as only 4 kts of wind. PredictWind is promising Westerlies starting tonight, which should be good to get us across the…
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John and I enjoyed two days exploring Annapolis – including the pubs! Today we were up at 6:00 getting Nakee ready to put to sea. After a quick stop at the fuel dock and a brief visit by Collin from C.L. Rigging to measure for a new staysail track, we were off at 9:00 am…
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My friend John Ashworth flew in from England to join me on a passage from Philadelphia to Culebra, Puerto Rico, via Annapolis and Norfolk. I ’ve said goodbye to my parents, sister and niece after having many nice visits. I will miss them dearly, but winter is coming to Philadelphia and the hurricane season is…
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On Monday Harbour Haven Marina re-launched Nakee with fresh anti-foul bottom paint and repaired gel coat on the transom that had been damaged by the new dingy. They also made a protector bolted onto the towing profusion on the front of the dingy that caused the damage to Nakee’s transom. To top it all off,…
Bluewater sailing, diving and culinary adventures!
Bluewater sailing, diving and culinary adventures!