Rocinante's Voyages

Sea Gypsies, The Buddha and Winnie the Pooh

SVRocinante — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:17:58 +0000

I’m not sure who coined the phrase “Sea Gypsy”, but I picked it up from Cap’n Fatty Goodlander; one of my favorite sailing authors and self-proclaimed Sea Gypsy. For us, it means going with the seas, wind & currents – letting them guide our journey. We don’t force ourselves to meet any expectations, not even […]

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Ada’s Rock Cakes

SVRocinante — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 19:58:04 +0000

Most of you know that I do the bulk of the cooking, but what you might not know is that Ada (aka Maria) does the bulk of the baking. She’s been making these rock cakes for years now and they are simply amazing! We enjoy them as a quick breakfast when we’re underway and as […]

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Casco Bay, Maine – Jewell Island, The Basin & Dolphin Marina

SVRocinante — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 21:26:16 +0000

Heading North to Casco Bay I find that most things are far more enjoyable when you experience them within their own context and on their own terms, so I try to squash expectations as soon as I start to notice them forming. That said, my expectations for cruising Maine were set years ago when as […]

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Portsmouth Harbor – Can you say; Lobster Pots?

SVRocinante — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 14:05:14 +0000

Portsmouth Harbor / Kittery Maine We had already decided that Portsmouth Harbor would be our next stop, so wee left Isles of Shoals and never looked back. Nearly out of food, we needed to re-provision, so we set our course and headed out. It was only about a two hour sail across from Isles of […]

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Isles of Shoals, ME

SVRocinante — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 18:10:59 +0000

Rockport to Isles of Shoals The Isles of Shoals are a group of small rocky islands and tidal ledges about 7 miles off the east coast of the United States, straddling the border of Maine and New Hampshire. Four of the nine Islands are in New Hampshire waters with the remaining 5 “belonging” to Maine. […]

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Rockport, MA – One step closer!

SVRocinante — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 20:07:15 +0000

Provincetown to Rockport We’ve truly enjoyed our time here in Provincetown and our Florida emergency turned out better than we expected so it’s time to continue our voyage north! We’ve set our sights on Isles of Shoals, with a stop at either Gloucester, MA or Rockport, MA for a day on the way. The decision […]

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Provincetown, MA – Our Favorite Spot!

SVRocinante — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 20:43:29 +0000

Transiting the Cape Cod Canal The trip north to Provincetown, MA is always interesting. The first issue is timing the tides at the Cape Cod Canal – Canal regulations stipulate that: “Vessels of any kind unable to make a through transit of the land cut portion of the canal against a head current of 6.0 […]

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Cuttyhunk – a must on your sailing bucket list!

SVRocinante — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:35:55 +0000

Fishers Island, NY We’re on our way to Cuttyhunk, MA and I wish I could tell you how much we loved Fishers Island, but we just don’t. It’s a great place to stop to break up a longer passage, but as much as we had liked it during our first trip north, there is simply […]

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Friends & Family aboard Rocinante

SVRocinante — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 22:16:17 +0000

Northport, NY One of our favorite anchorages is just off Centerport Beach in Northport Bay. We have a love hate relationship with this spot and it’s possibly for that very reason that it’s still considered “One of our favorite anchorages” Many, many moons ago, we lived in Northport for a year. Having always lived in […]

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Todo es un processo!

SVRocinante — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:27:51 +0000

Atlantic Highlands, NJ It was a great trip from Atlantic City to the Atlantic Highlands. We had estimated approximately 16 hrs, but with good seas and a little luck, we made it in 14! Coming around the buoy from the Atlantic into Hudson Bay always poses a bit of a challenge, but the commercial traffic […]

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