s/v Lastdance - Sailing adventures

September Cruise

2009-09-09

9 Sept - After seeing Christopher off to return to Iraq and with less than two months before our planned October departure for Florida, we took a “honeycation,” cruise around mid Chesapeake Bay. We enjoyed 9 days of near perfect sail...

Wedding

2009-08-17

15 August - Following an intense whirlwind 6 month courtship that included many weekends sailing aboard Lastdance and a week sailing charter in Greece, the big day arrived. With Christopher home from Iraq ...

Confetti Salsa

2009-07-30

29 July - Where is the summer going? I've been commuting alternating weeks to Raleigh where Teresa and I have been making wedding plans and I've been promoting my book. Weekends we're back on Lastdance and have enjoyed some great sailing. We sai...

Lovely Cove

2009-07-13

13 July - A near perfect weekend! Drove up from Raleigh to Lastdance with Teresa and her daughter Ashley. We arrived at midnight but stopped at Red Eye's Dock Bar for a few rum & cokes. The next day we sailed north in a stiff 15-20 knot...

Back on Chesapeake Bay

2009-07-07

7 July - After a week sailing the Ionian Sea, some might say that Chesapeake Bay might be boring but not so. The Bay can offer up great sailing conditions and although not as exotic as Greece, interesting destinations abound on every bay, river and c...

Greek Voyage - 2009

2009-07-02

July 1 - The trip had been planned since the spring of 2008 and after months of anticipation, it was upon us. Teresa drove up from Raleigh a day early and pleasantly surprised me at 2 am aboard Lastdance. The next day we drove into Brooklyn so Teresa...

Tricks End

2009-05-26

27 May - I closed the cricle on this voyage today! I departed Baltimore anchorage at 0700 and motored in a very light east wind, through fog that alternated between candy cotton thickness to a light veil. Now, five hours later, my good...

End of Voyage...almost

2009-05-26

15 May - With the arrival of yet another cold front, Bill, Ky and I agreed to delay our departure from Hampton a day. Ky chilled out aboard his boat while Bill and I went to the Virginia Air and Space Museum, just a short walk from the m...

Underway at Last

2009-05-17

11 May – Grrrrrr…I was eager to get underway today but we’re delayed by a cold front! I had a whirlwind 5 days in Raleigh for Teresa’s daughter Ashley’s graduation. There was a Cinco de Mayo party Tuesday night and then...

Still in Beaufort

2009-05-04

3 March – I spent several days with my daughter-in-law and grandkids this past week and also loaded stores and did boat chores in preparation for my voyage north. The engine problem we experienced last week turned out to be a broken ground wire...