Happy Sunday! Here on Moonstone we started the day wing-on-wing going DDW at about 7 knots. The machine says we are 885 nm from the Azores. I was at the helm at dawn this morning and the neighbors came to
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Here comes the Sun
Beyond the sea
another beautiful day in paradise. Sailing under spinnaker all day. Under 1000 nm to go. The ‘outer says6 more days +/-. With days like this, the journey is too much fun
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A quick update! We are a week in and 1200 nm from the Azores. Anyone following on the tracker has seen the huge high pressure system we have been avoiding by going north. Well, today we turned the corner and
Read moreMay 14th update
We have hit the doldrums! It is amazing to see how flat and glass-like the ocean can be. We saw another boat on AIS this morning, the first since Saturday! Moral is still high, there is plenty of coffee, and
Read moreMAY 11th update
We are 490 nm out as I write this update. Having been blessed with great weather thus far, we are making good time. Winds have been favorable for us to head northeast. Seas have been mostly 3-5 ft with us
Read moreSeize the day!
Yesterday was a very good day! The new hatches had arrived and been installed. Lots of other work happened as well. We secured the extra fuel and water, lubed tracks, did some work on the windlass and some much needed
Read morePreparations
Hello form sunny Antigua! The crew of Moonstone is busy preparing the boat for our offshore passage. Preparations aren’t the most glamorous part of any trip, but necessary. We are making sure that all is in working order, everything we
Read moreTransatlantic Crossing
Very excited to be part of the crew of Moonstone, a Tayana 52, as she crossed the Atlantic. We will be leaving Antigua and headed to the Azores during the first week of May. You can follow us with our
Read moreWhat’s in your Ditch Bag?
No one ever expects or wants to think about the need to abandon ship. The best way to keep that from happening is diligence in boat knowledge and maintenance. However, if you do find yourself in one of those situations,
Read moreWindCheck Magazine On Watch Article
Had a great interaction with Chris Szeppessy at WindCheck which turned into this amazing On Watch article in the January-February issue. Thanks to Chris and WindCheck for honoring me.
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