This is a list of sailing resources I put together to support the From Dinghy Sailor to Bareboat Skipper presentation I put together for Community Boating. Without further ado: Recommended ASA Sailing School Narragansett Sailing School – tell them TJ sent you! Finding Crew Opportunities Meetup Group: Boston Sailing Meetup Group: CrewFinder Constitution Yacht Club Crew […]
A Difficult November Delivery to Maine
The shit hit the fan all at once: we rounded Cape Ann and suddenly we were no longer sheltered from the northwest wind or seas. We headed up to close hauled and began pounding into the chop. The sun dipped below the horizon and we were quickly enveloped in darkness. Rounding this natural choke point […]
Barbuda Passage Plan vs. Reality
Due to provisioning delays and a charter briefing recommendation against overnighting in Dickenson Bay given the prevailing swells we wound up leaving for Barbuda from Five Islands Harbor so the passage would be about 5nm longer than anticipated. Barbuda was the most ambitious passage of the trip so some planning had gone into it. Want […]
Choosing our Second Caribbean Bareboat Location
Some sailing friends and I wanted to do another trip during the winter and this is a summary of the process we went through deciding where we should go. Where to Visit When to visit was a constraint of ours, we wanted to sail in the off-season after the new year. So it was either […]
Passage Evaluation: Antigua to Barbuda
As skipper and navigator just about every time we go out sailing there is “passage” evaluation and planning. Even if it’s as simple as “we have 3 hours, let’s head east for 1 hour and back west for 2” you’re always evaluating options, most of the time intuitively your head. This evaluation gets harder as […]