In route to the Azores Last night we crossed the mid point in our passage from the US East Coast to Europe. We were roughly 2,000 miles from both. Fortunately, our next stop, a small group of Portuguese islands called the Azores, is less than 750 miles away. While the first few days of the […]
In route to the Azores – Mary Most people who know me wondered if I would go on this Atlantic Passage, especially since I was very open about my complete and utter desire NOT to go. But in the end, I couldn’t send Larry thousands of miles offshore with unknown crew. Even people you know […]
In route to the Azores Unfortunately we were so busy while in Bermuda that we left without doing a blog update. This entry is being sent remotely from Berkeley East, 900 miles off the US East coast. In short, we loved Bermuda. It is a beautiful, clean and the people are extremely friendly. (We will […]
Horta Azores We were met by the ARC rally crew, and Splendido, when we arrived in Horta, the main sailing port on Faial. It’s great to have someone to guide you in and catch lines after being at sea for 11 days. We did a quick check-in with the marina, customs and immigration and were […]
St George, Bermuda The plan was to begin looking for a good weather window starting on May 1st for the passage to Bermuda. As it turned out, the weather looked good for departing on May 1st so we headed. While we had planned to do this leg alone, we had some last minute changes and […]
While we missed the warmth of the Caribbean this winter, we enjoyed our time at home, visiting family, and hanging out with friends. We also accomplished a couple notable things during our time on land : 1. We blended our own wines: “Beast Cabernet Sauvignon” (short for Berkeley East) “Mary’s 100 Point Wine” – (named for the […]
In route to the Azores Someone took our wind. Or some how we where transported into the doldrums overnight. At the 6am watch, we are bobbing rather than sailing. So much for the 9-day crossing idea. On the positive side, Berkeley East is really clean after all the rain last night. This afternoon brought light […]
Cornelius, North Carolina For the past two years, October has been a month packed with boat projects as we readied Berkeley East to make the passage south for the winter. While we had decided to take BE to the British Virgin Islands with the Caribbean 1500 boat rally again this year, and then sail across […]
Cornelius, North Carolina Berkeley East is doing well, resting nicely at the marina in Hampton, VA, while we enjoy some land time at our house just north of Charlotte, North Carolina. We keep an eye on the hurricanes and travel up to the marina regularly to ensure that the boat is doing well, but the […]
Hampton, VA With Berkeley East safely docked in Bluewater Marina, we began getting her ready for a restful summer. This involved a lot of washing, cleaning, polishing and unloading. We went through all of the outside lockers, getting rid of things we had not used in the last 12 months and making way for new […]
