Archive for September 2021

450 miles to Spain Tuesday night we sailed as far as Smerwick Harbour on the South West coast of Ireland and dropped anchor shortly past midnight. The next morning we relied on the Iridium satellite system to download wind and wave predictions for the next five days. The forecast was not favorable for a southerly…

Since my blog last week, I’ve exchanged a seat on the Concord bus traveling down US Route 1, for the cockpit of the Lillian B., sailing down the West coast of Ireland. No internet or movie, but the view is not bad. The connections on all legs from Boston to Killybegs went exceptionally well. Leaving…