October 8, 2019 When I'm not snacking on fightin’ fresh seafood, or visiting with friends and family, I’ve been working on a rather large and unwieldy sewing project. Now today, I can give you the final stats: No pattern other than the old covers 14 yards of fabric <30 yards of reused cording (eviscerated from …
Pirate Weekend and Modern day Sailors
September 28, 2019 We checked on our boat and spent a night on the Bay, where I have feasted on blue crabs! SV Wild is doing fine, and I devoured eight blue crabs in the past 24 hours. Butter, crabmeat, and Old Bay – mmmm. September 29, 2019 Today we went to the Maryland Renaissance …
Colorado and the road goes on
Get ready for a lot of photos! And you can find a link to a back log blog post at the bottom! September 22, 2019 My visit to Colorado is coming to a close, and I've been so grateful to visit friends, colleagues, and the mountains. Biking through town I would often stop to …
Getting back on the horse
Hi everyone! Sorry I've been really bad about updating this blog. I'm making a renewed effort to keep this blog up-to-date(ish) as well as chip away at my back log of photos, videos, and stories. A lot has happened that I really want to share with you, however I need to adjust my own expectations …
The Shadow of Dorian
September 4, 2019 Over three days we sailed from Annapolis back to Reedville, VA. We couldn’t find any affordable boatyards or marinas to keep the boat for a month in Maryland, so we’ve returned to familiar stomping grounds in Virginia. In Reedville, we rocked up to a deli by dinghy for delicious local crabcakes. For …
Crossing the Maryland State Line
August 17, 2019 Today Wild crossed the border into Maryland waters! We left Smith Point Marina and popped out into the mouth of the Potomac. Due to very light winds we motor-sailed the whole afternoon. We’ve spent the past couple of weeks doing boat projects while visiting family, and I’ve finished sewing three of nine …
Sewing and Art in Maryland
July 26, 2020 This is an example of the couch cushions I will be replacing. That's nine cushions I need to rip apart, tear out to reuse the piping and the plastic backing, and sew new fabric. So much sewing to do, I hope the machine can handle it. I hope I can handle it. …
From Tangier to CT and back to MD
July 12, 2019 Sailors tell you to never sail on a schedule (although we all do), because the weather rarely cooperates. As was the case when we took our friend Brent on a weekend sail from the Northern Neck of Virginia over to Tangier Island. He was in for a salty ride as we beat …
Enjoying the Outer Banks of North Carolina
June 21, 2019 I woke up still feeling exhausted, maybe even more than yesterday. I forced myself to go for a run, and I’m glad I did, but damn did it knock me out something terrible. We finished re-bedding a deck cleat, refilled our water tanks, grabbed a couple of jerry cans of diesel fuel, …
The craziest thing I’ve ever done
June 14, 2019 After waiting for some rainy weather to pass by, we sailed to Manjack Cay in the afternoon. We anchored for one last hike on shore and to cook dinner. We were mentally preparing for the journey. From Brendle’s dock, I watched a spotted eagle ray cruise around the anchorage. After eating …
Ripples and Leaves 