Follow me, Miss B, our two cats (Dora and Boog, aka. The Misfit Crew) on our crazy epic adventures aboard the SV Haven, a 38' Kadey-Krogen.
The eight dock lines held, some cooler weather gave a wonderful night's sleep, and the sun greeted us today. A walk back out to check the seas found us with John and Sue and Coco. A long walk on the beach, some conch hunting, and the joy of the day. Jason fixed the solar panels. … Continue reading It’s going to be a sun, sun-shiney day
Ladies, gents, small people, furry beings...we finally did it. The weather window looked worth it, and we went. It wasn't an easy decision. It was a decision wrought with sleeplessness, unhappy tummies, scrambling around for food, necessary boat items (because boat means break out another thousand....but not that bad), and simple stress. We've been further… Continue reading Step 2: Cross over…
The winds weren't as strong today, but we did have some showers. But it was still a beautiful day. Several islands were in the area near the channels, so we did have to pay attention to the markers. One green marker you definitely didn't want to be on the wrong side of. And as we… Continue reading Vero Beach
But our first tropical storm at anchor. But our first storm that mostly hit during daylight hours. She seems to be mostly behind us now and for that, we are getting ready to tuck in for the night. It seems the whole crew is looking for us to be on the move again. Once the… Continue reading Our 4th Storm
Well, we have survived Tropical Storm Isaias. We saw winds well over tropical storm levels for several hours starting at 3 am-ish. Because, well, if a storm is going to hit, it will be overnight. 🙂 The winds stayed with us and gusted toward 55 to 65 mph until 9am-ish. This girl was heeled over… Continue reading Safe and Snug
We made it. 56 hours underway. A few hours under sail, but mostly under motor/motor sailing. But... we made it. We are tired and a wee bit loopy. We have encountered storms that required our brown pants and not our red shirts. (Inside joke) And now, the engine is turned off, the cabin is cooling… Continue reading The Sound of Silence
Don't come back until we're north. Well, we are officially at day 8 and with the exception of a few hours here and a few hours there, we have motored/motor sailed the whole way. And last night, there was a doozy of a storm. Jason turned the boat around and we motored south for at… Continue reading Rain, rain, go away…
Is paved with a weather forecast released in Florida. (Hey, I can say that. I have my Master's Degree in that). The RNG strikes again! Well, last night we had more excitement than we were anticipating. Really it was just a short lived rain storm that finally cooled some things down and brought with it… Continue reading The Road to Maine….
