Yearly Archives: 2013

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  In Praise of Vulnerability…

  Posted on September 29, 2013 by Gretchen in Cruising, Sailing, Uncategorized.

  s/v Alchemy leaving Rockland Harbor, ME for Onset, MA Photograph care of Patricia Thompson aboard s/v Equus.   I have been attempting to recreate some of our passages, both coastal and offshore in the Ocean, so I can share them with blog readers in writing. I am amazed at how truly different each one is […]

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  “The Certainty of Misery or the Misery of Uncertainty”

  Posted on July 28, 2013 by Gretchen in Cruising, Sailing, Simplify.

    Upon arriving in Annapolis and anchoring in Spa Creek we were greeted the next morning by Stanley on a nicely maintained aluminum work boat; ‘Dockmaster’ emblazoned on it side in big letters. Stanley is tall, thin, fit and philosophical. He introduced himself, asked for our phone number and any other pertinent contact information and […]

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  New Sails…

  Posted on February 22, 2013 by Gretchen in Cruising, Sailing, Uncategorized.

    There is nothing quite like the feeling of being carried along the face of the Ocean, aboard a well designed sailboat, under solely the power of the wind.  It is a sustainable mode of transportation.  We made our way to and from, and all around the Bahama Cays last winter sailing the majority of […]

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  Maiden Voyage…and the new Salon Table

  Posted on February 3, 2013 by Gretchen in Boat Repair, Cruising.

  Two Thursdays ago, s/v Alchemy’s maiden voyage was from the Sailcraft boatyard, down the canal, heading towards the Neuse before hanging a short left into the marina where we will keep her temporarily until we are ready to leave and the weather has warmed up a bit. While turning the key to the engine and […]

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  Back in the Water…

  Posted on February 2, 2013 by Gretchen in Boat Repair, Cruising, Sailing, Uncategorized.

    The quote above on the fortune cookie is snappy.  John Augustus Shedd was waxing philosophy when he wrote it but I can tell you through experience it isn’t a quote that can stand up to reality.  I find there are so many heady sayings like this that roll off the tongue but quickly under […]

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