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Atlantic Highlands Sunset 4
I’m not sure who coined the phrase “Sea Gypsy”, but I picked it up from Cap’n Fatty Goodlander; one of my favorite sailing authors and self-proclaimed Sea Gypsy. For us, it means going with the seas, wind & currents – letting them guide our journey. We don’t force ourselves to […]

Sea Gypsies, The Buddha and Winnie the Pooh


Ada’s Rock Cake 4
Most of you know that I do the bulk of the cooking, but what you might not know is that Ada (aka Maria) does the bulk of the baking. She’s been making these rock cakes for years now and they are simply amazing! We enjoy them as a quick breakfast […]

Ada’s Rock Cakes





Isles of Shoals
Rockport to Isles of Shoals The Isles of Shoals are a group of small rocky islands and tidal ledges about 7 miles off the east coast of the United States, straddling the border of Maine and New Hampshire. Four of the nine Islands are in New Hampshire waters with the […]

Isles of Shoals, ME


Motif Number 1 - Rockport
Provincetown to Rockport We’ve truly enjoyed our time here in Provincetown and our Florida emergency turned out better than we expected so it’s time to continue our voyage north! We’ve set our sights on Isles of Shoals, with a stop at either Gloucester, MA or Rockport, MA for a day […]

Rockport, MA – One step closer!



Welcome to Provincetown! 1
Transiting the Cape Cod Canal The trip north to Provincetown, MA is always interesting. The first issue is timing the tides at the Cape Cod Canal – Canal regulations stipulate that: “Vessels of any kind unable to make a through transit of the land cut portion of the canal against […]

Provincetown, MA – Our Favorite Spot!



Andrew at the helm of Rocinante
Northport, NY One of our favorite anchorages is just off Centerport Beach in Northport Bay. We have a love hate relationship with this spot and it’s possibly for that very reason that it’s still considered “One of our favorite anchorages” Many, many moons ago, we lived in Northport for a […]

Friends & Family aboard Rocinante



Atlantic Highlands Sunset 2
Atlantic Highlands, NJ It was a great trip from Atlantic City to the Atlantic Highlands. We had estimated approximately 16 hrs, but with good seas and a little luck, we made it in 14! Coming around the buoy from the Atlantic into Hudson Bay always poses a bit of a […]

Todo es un processo!



Swan Creek Marina Sunset
Lets see, where did we leave off? Ah, yes; “We’re going to Die! We’re going to Die! We’re going to Die!” We got Rocinante turned aound and headed towards Herrington Harbour South – sure enough, as we bounced around in the confused seas approaching the entrance channel, the engine quite […]

Swan Creek – Rock Hall, Maryland