Our adventure has turned out to be even more than we expected in many ways. In the summer of 2009, after returning from the Caribbean and Venezuela, we developed our plan for the next few years. While we had enjoyed the last two years of island life in the Caribbean, we were looking for something […]
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 […]
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 […]
US East coast to the British Virgin Islands After a great summer at home on the lake, visiting family and friends and collecting enough wine to restock the boat, we decided to head back to the Caribbean for the winter. We joined the Caribbean 1500 (the cruising rally we sailed with last year) for the […]
With the increase in hurricane activity, we needed to get Berkeley East further North and out of harms way, so we decided to take her up to Annapolis for the rest of the summer. While this is a relatively short 4 to 5-day trip, the passage around Cape Hatteras always puts us on edge. The […]
Charleston, SC USA We’ve done it before – sailed up the East Coast from Florida to South Carolina — but riding the Gulf Stream north is always a thrill. The Gulf Stream is a warm, rapid current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows northeastward along North America toward Newfoundland. While in the […]
Ft Lauderdale, Florida As we left Nassua Harbor, the weather was good so we changed our plans (again). Instead of a one-hour sail to the west end of New Providence, we headed off to Chub Cay. About half-way there we landed a 48″ Mahi Mahi, the fishing has been good since we left the Caribbean […]
We left Martha’s Vineyard with a north wind blowing 20 – 25 kts, and a forecast of big seas. We were not sure exactly where we would go. While getting back to Hampton, Virginia to prepare for the Caribbean 1500 was necessary, we also thought a trip back through the Chesapeake Bay hitting some of […]
