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Cruising Edgartown | Rover's Blog
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July 20, 2015. There’s a dirty little [not such a] secret that sailboat cruisers eventually will uncover during their travels: many marinas – and their fuel docks especially – don’t like us. At all. That sailboat that’s taking so long! Oh well. Around Nantucket we were chump change and treated as such by their service docks, so it was on to the next destination. Had been set up for little guys like us. Ice cream, some light clothes shopping, and more scenic walks were all taken in during our visit to Edg...
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Cruising Block Island | Rover's Blog
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August 3, 2015. We found it interesting that so many power boaters frequent Block Island given the lumpy sea conditions we’ve encountered traveling too and from. Saturday we saw southwest winds in the 15-19 knot apparent range and a big ocean swell (the video below was taken on the more favorable starboard tack) made for very challenging close-hauled sailing conditions. Once inside we found Great Salt Pond to be blissfully well protected and scenic. If you’re lucky enough to find yourself on a Grea...
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Nantucket Sound Cruise 2015: Out With A Bang. Ugh. | Rover's Blog
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Nantucket Sound Cruise 2015: Out With A Bang. Ugh. July 24, 2015. Was perfect mechanically for our entire, 10-day, two couple cruise right up until – and this isn’t hyperbole here – 5 minutes before the end of it. We had a long motor back from Vineyard Haven to Jamestown in absolutely flat calm winds until we came to the mouth of the Narragansett. As the board fell all the way to fully extended. Below: What a 10-ton Sabre looks like in a ship yard’s 100- ton Travelift. Power Boat’n →. 3 thoughts on &ldqu...
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Cruising Nantucket | Rover's Blog
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July 19, 2015. How is the experience of extended cruising impacted – for better and for worse – by the fact that the crew is comprised mostly of sailors with a racing background? But back to the question at hand. Oddly, a racing background can be applied to improve the. Gentlemen never sail to weather. Though it’s been over 30 years since last I saw Nantucket, the island is still just as I left it. The kite shop is no longer a kite shop but the little structure remains and simply offers new war...Once we...
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Return To Block Island (And A Heavy Weather Sail Home) | Rover's Blog
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Return To Block Island (And A Heavy Weather Sail Home). August 10, 2015. This weekend we returned to Block Island with our good friends Erik and Shannon to see if we could broaden last week’s experiences with a bicycle tour of the interior of the island. We motored out Friday in a very weak breeze and enjoyed a leisurely afternoon and evening on the mooring followed by the obligatory drinks and dinner at The Oar. Six hours of the toughest conditions we have yet faced aboard. As I loaded Lisa and our gues...
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Cruising Woods Hole | Rover's Blog
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July 15, 2015. On July 4th we had a lovely close-hauled sail in 8 knots or so from Cuttyhunk to Woods Hole. We decided to indulge in a novelty: making our way through the tiny draw bridge to pick up a mooring in Eel Pond. Ferry traffic and currents made the approach to the bridge exciting, as did the extraordinarily narrow bridge passage (which drew numerous gawkers – some of whom may have been expecting [hoping? To witness an incident as we crammed our 12’6″ beam through). Cruising Hyannis →. Fill in yo...
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Cruising Block Island | Rover's Blog
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August 3, 2015. We found it interesting that so many power boaters frequent Block Island given the lumpy sea conditions we’ve encountered traveling too and from. Saturday we saw southwest winds in the 15-19 knot apparent range and a big ocean swell (the video below was taken on the more favorable starboard tack) made for very challenging close-hauled sailing conditions. Once inside we found Great Salt Pond to be blissfully well protected and scenic. If you’re lucky enough to find yourself on a Grea...
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Return To Block Island (And A Heavy Weather Sail Home) | Rover's Blog
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Return To Block Island (And A Heavy Weather Sail Home). August 10, 2015. This weekend we returned to Block Island with our good friends Erik and Shannon to see if we could broaden last week’s experiences with a bicycle tour of the interior of the island. We motored out Friday in a very weak breeze and enjoyed a leisurely afternoon and evening on the mooring followed by the obligatory drinks and dinner at The Oar. Six hours of the toughest conditions we have yet faced aboard. As I loaded Lisa and our gues...
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Cruising Chatham | Rover's Blog
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July 19, 2015. Monday saw us in no hurry at all to leave Hyannis. We pulled into the docks to fill water, wash the decks, clean up the tender, and to enjoy another one of Paula’s delicious breakfasts. The girls even got in a few laps of swimming before we enjoyed another leisurely reach toward Chatham. Once we’d made the anchorage with keel intact, we found ourselves moored next to a legitimate fishing boat – another of the wonderfully odd sights I have beheld outside of. Once downtown white sharks, whit...