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June 21, 2021 Hurricane Island Latitude 44o 02’ N Longitude 68o 53’ W Technically we did depart on June 20, Summer Solstice, as planned. My sisters organized a small bon voyage gathering with friends and family at the Rockport Boat club to wish us well and around 1:30 pm we cast off our lines and…
Read MoreYou would never cross the Atlantic Ocean by Boat
In the Summer before COVID, my niece and her finance held a pagan Scottish wedding ceremony at my younger sister’s farm in Maine. The gathering, complete with kilts and a traditional tying of the knot, was a warmup for the official wedding scheduled to take place in Scotland the following Fall. Family and friends were…
Read MoreThe Last Push
Tuesday September 30, 2014 (46o 21’N 66o 10’W): Off the Southwest Coast of Nova Scotia By Tuesday September 23rd, we’d spent four nights in Lark Harbour, Newfoundland waiting for the gale and storm-force winds to break their hold and blow from any direction other than southwest. We still had more than 100 miles to go to the…
Read MoreFriendly “Eh?”
Friday September 26, 2014 (45o 20’N 60o 50’W): East Coast of Nova Scotia It is probably an old joke, but new to me. It goes by some variation of “How do you get 20 Canadians out of your living room?” The answer is simply to say “Please leave.” I’m not sure if everyone will appreciated the above…
Read MoreLark Harbour
Monday September 22, 2014 (49o 05.771’N 58o 22.721’W): Lark Harbour Coast Station Dock We have been at Lark Harbor, Newfoundland for three nights and expect to remain for at least one more, avoiding wind and waves. Friday’s weather report read: Winds – Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 30 early this evening. Wind increasing to …
Read MoreDock-line Duty
2 AM September 13, 2014 (55o 27’N 60o 13’W): Hopedale Dock It is 2:00 in the morning and I’m taking my turn at watching and adjusting the lines and fenders between Lillian and the jetty at Hopedale. Peter and Eli are asleep. The night is clear with “puffy” clouds and a gibbous moon. One of the workers…
Read MoreThe Eli Variety Show
Thursday Afternoon September 11, 2014 (56o00’N 60o 23’W): The Eli Variety Show In addition to helping out with the watches, cooking and other crew functions, Eli continuously reminds us of how awesome, in the true sense of the word, it is to be here. Being out in the middle of the Labrador Sea on a clear…
Read MoreBack in the Fog
Sunday 1030 AM September 7, 2014 (64o 00’N 60o 12’W): Back in the fog Lillian is on track headed due south, with expected landfall in Labrador in approximately 625 nautical miles. We have chosen to follow the longer, more direct path home, keeping us well offshore for the next couple of days. The route is far enough…
Read MoreBelow the Arctic Circle
Saturday September 6, 2014 .. week 11 (65o 54’N 60o 20’W): In the Davis Strait. Early this morning, around 1:30 AM, we crossed southward over the Arctic Circle [66o 33’]. Good to be back in the sub-Arctic. Next major milestone will be Cape Chidley on the tip of Labrador, 350 miles to the southwest, unless…
Read MoreThe Stars are Back!
Tuesday September 2, 2014 (70o 50’N 68o 57’W): Off the Baffin Coast The winds were light and the seas calm leaving Pond Inlet on Sunday evening, with Eli, our new crew member (and provider of home baked cookies and Jameson whiskey ) at the helm. His enthusiasm and energy is great to have on board.…
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