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Maine Cruise 2010 |
After the Sabre
Rendezvous, we decided we just had to do a quick
cruise through our favorite sailing grounds, so
we did a quick tour of coastal Maine... |
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Sabre Rendezvous 2010 |
Esmeralde sailed
back from Bermuda just in time to attend the
Sabre Yachts rendezvous in Boothbay Harbor,
Maine. Good fun for everyone, including
Pepper! |
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Bermuda Race 2010 |
This was our third
Newport Bermuda Race in Esmeralde, once again in
the Double Handed Division. Good fun,
mediocre results... |
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Wayfarer Marine 2010 |
Esmeralde spent the
winter of 2010 getting some really excellent TLC
at Wayfarer Marine in Camden, Maine. We
had such a good experience at Wayfarer that we
want to share it with others looking for a
first-rate service facility. |
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Kayaking Florida 2010 |
Oh
yes, we had to pick the coldest winter in memory
to go camp on a beach in Florida to do some
kayaking. And Bruce got the flu. It
was lovely, though, and we want to try again in
better weather! |
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Maine Cruise 2009 |
ESMERALDE went to Maine for 2009, our 11th Maine
cruise in 13 years. In spite of the
dreadful weather that plagued the entire spring
and first half of the summer, we enjoyed
spectacular weather on our abbreviated trip to
Maine. |
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Bermuda Race 2008 |
This was our second
effort in the Double-Handed Division in the
biennial Newport Bermuda Race. It was a
rough ride this time, unlike the comfy trip in
2006. But always a thrill! |
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Maine Cruise 2007 |
This is Esmeralde's 10th cruise to Maine in 11
years (we missed last year because we did the
Newport-Bermuda Race). It's also our 10th
Wedding Anniversary! Check out our
adventure, favorite spots, and friends we meet
along the way... |
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A cold winter ride
on the Vespa with the Fiat 500 in tow, February
2007... |
It was about 25
degrees outside when we left the house.
Toasty in the Fiat 500, but a little brisk on
the Vespa GT60. The LX150
stayed home because Alec wanted to come with us,
and refused to ride in the Pet Carrier. See him
in the front seat?
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October Storm |
New England was
hammered on October 28, 2007 by a major storm.
We ventured out to various harbors to review the
damage the next day. Impressive results,
and some good lessons to be learned. |
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Fall cruise to Mystic
Seaport, October 2007... |
It was gusting over
30 knots out of the east when we left Newport on
Friday morning of Columbus Day weekend. It
was an easy decision to change our plans from
heading towards the Cape and Islands, and
instead run west towards Mystic, CT. What
a great sail, and a delightful weekend at Mystic
Seaport. |
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Bermuda Race 2006 |
The Centennial
edition of this classic ocean race that was
first sailed in 1906. Bruce and Dorsey did
it double-handed, and ended up 4th in division,
pretty good for a mom-and-pop crew! |
