The weather rules. If you're a cruising sailor it's all about the weather. We left Warderick Wells southbound with a good long range forecast with moderate easterly winds. East winds are important here in the Exumas because it can be hard to find an anchorage that is protected from other directions. After a couple of … Continue reading A Step Forward and a Step Back
We worked our way along the west coast of Eleuthera, stopping at the settlements of Governors Harbour and Rock Sound. Governors Harbour was a pretty little place with a slightly tourist oriented economy. Rock Sound, on the other hand, was poor and run down with its best days behind it. From Rock Sound it was … Continue reading On to the Exumas
When we were outfitting Noodin for this adventure we wanted to make her (and us) self reliant. Three things that we added to help with that were new sails, solar panels, and a watermaker. We have four 100 watt panels installed on the Bimini that provide the power that we need. The watermaker is a … Continue reading Technology at Work
We were up at 5:00am to begin our passage from the Abacos to Eleuthera. We had a lot of miles to cover so we needed to get an early start. On the other hand, we were leaving through the Little Harbour cut and we needed enough light to evaluate the conditions as we started through … Continue reading First Days in Eleuthera
We've already been in the Abacos for nearly two weeks. Tonight we are anchored at Lynyard Cay with 15 other boats preparing for a 60 mile passage to the island of Eleuthera at first light. Our stay in the Abacos has been fun but marked by a couple of cold fronts that had us hiding … Continue reading Goodbye Abacos, Eleuthera here we come – watch the blue dots move Wednesday
We finally have a weather window to cross the Gulf Stream. Watch the dots move to the Abacos. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneLocation:Palm Beach
The crew of Noodin wishes everyone a Merry Christmas from Brunswick, Georgia.
Spoiler alert. We've made it through the Erie Canal and are in Havre de Grace Maryland at the far northern end of the Chesapeake Bay. It looks like Matthew will give us a brush but we're as safe as can be. Noodin is out of the water for a little bottom work and we'll be … Continue reading Noodin is High and Dry Ahead of Hurricane Matthew
I should probably share a little info about the Erie Canal before I get started on our tale. The Erie Canal is approximately 375 miles long and runs from Tonawanda, NY to Waterford, NY. Some of the canal is just that, a man made canal. But surprisingly, much of it is in bodies of water … Continue reading Erie Canal (September 10th – September 18th)
Travels of Team Noodin 