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hmastevens
Dec 2, 20246 min read
The Hudson River: West Point, Castle, and Lighthouses
Montrose, NY to Kingston, NY We waited for the tide to rise a bit before leaving Courtlandt Yacht Club, as the water in the marina was...
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hmastevens
Nov 21, 20245 min read
New York, New York!
Atlantic City, NJ to Staten Island, New York Our 16th and LAST State! We were up at 5:00 AM, checked the weather, and decided it was...
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hmastevens
Nov 13, 20248 min read
Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean!
Annapolis, MD to Chesapeak City, MD @ Chesapeake Inn, Restaurant & Marina We arrived at the fuel dock right before it opened at 8:00 AM...
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hmastevens
Nov 4, 20248 min read
Chesapeake Bay: Addicted to Crabs
Norfolk, VA to Dyer Creek We started our day at the pump out dock just before opening and the dock hand showed up right away. While we...
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hmastevens
Oct 30, 20245 min read
The Beautiful Dismal Swamp
Elizabeth City, NC to Dismal Swamp Canal Visitors Center We were excited to see the Dismal Swamp but the radar showed rain in the area,...
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hmastevens
Aug 28, 20248 min read
Crossing the Abermarle
Sneads Ferry, NC to Oriental, NC After our earlier false start today due to shredding our impeller, we were away by 11:40 AM. You can...
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hmastevens
Jul 31, 20248 min read
Wacca What? Sneeze Fairy?
We have gotten a kick out of some of the place names on our Great Loop. The first was one of Heather’s favourite stops at Paducah,...
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hmastevens
Jul 21, 20248 min read
Gone to Carolina in Our Boat
Kilkenny to Savannah, GA There are a lot of songs written about these areas where we were privileged to travel. Our last blog borrowed...
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hmastevens
Jul 11, 20249 min read
Georgia on our Minds
St Augustine, FL to Fernandina Beach, FL We were away from St Augustine around 7:00 AM as we were expecting a long day on the water. We...
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hmastevens
Jul 2, 20247 min read
Calmer Seas and Good Loop Friends
Titusville, FL to Hammock Beach Marina We were really looking forward to leaving our last marina in Titusville, with two sunken boats,...
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hmastevens
Jun 6, 20248 min read
SEALS, Rockets, and Sunken Boats
Stuart to Fort Pierce, Florida We took our time before leaving in the morning from Stuart. We were waiting for the tides to be in our...
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hmastevens
May 21, 202413 min read
Wild Wild West
A Posse from Nassau It was a one nautical mile ride today, officially our shortest travel day yet on our Great Loop! Our time at Atlantis...
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hmastevens
May 16, 20245 min read
Finding Atlantis
Nassau Our last blog ended in a rocky-rolly anchorage in Highbourne Cay. We were trying to decide if we could go deeper into the...
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hmastevens
Mar 20, 20245 min read
Retrieving Dory...the Sea Quell
Norman's Cay We had been in Shroud Cay for a couple of days in two different anchorages, the first of which had been quite rough. We had...
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hmastevens
Mar 17, 20249 min read
We Caught Our Dinner!
Staniel Cay In our last blog, we were anchored in Big Major and had been exploring Staniel Cay. There are a number of places to stay in...
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hmastevens
Mar 9, 20248 min read
We Meet Our Doppelganger!
Cambridge Cay We had an early start today thinking we were leaving Warderick Wells at 7:00 AM. Heather had based the departure time on...
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hmastevens
Feb 27, 20249 min read
Take Nothing but Pictures and Leave Nothing but Footprints
Shroud Cay We had a relaxed morning while we waited for high tide and we were away from Highborne Cay around 9:00 AM. Our run was mostly...
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hmastevens
Jan 25, 20247 min read
Counting Starfish!
We had a beautiful and comfortable night on anchor at Rose Island with a nice breeze blowing through the boat and a gentle roll. We were...
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hmastevens
Jan 20, 20247 min read
A Three Hour Tour ... Gilligan’s Island
We were up and underway from Chub Cay just after sunrise. The water conditions were not too bad and at speed, the waves were hitting us...
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hmastevens
Jan 2, 20249 min read
Chub Cay: Up the Creek without a Paddle
It was Monday morning and we had been in Bimini, Bahamas for six days due to weather. Several boats left in rather windy conditions the...
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