Sailing Vessel ile de Grace

Just as it takes some time to shut down one's land life before heading to sea for several years, it takes some time to re-enter after li...

The Bay Tunnel is on the right. At dusk Sunday evening (July 1st), Jon and I sailed ile de Grace into the Chesapeake Bay, a feat accomp...

Sunset, St. Mary's River, Fernandina Beach, FL We have spent the last few nights at a marina in Fernandina Beach, Florida, waiting f...

At 0230 local time, on June 11,2012, ile de Grace crossed her outbound track and we completed our voyage around the world, roundin...

Mark snorkeling at Virgin Gorda's Baths The journey from St. Maarten to Turks and Caicos has brought Jon and Jen very close to comp...

Jon, Maggie, and Mark -- St. Maarten We returned to the islands a few days ago, having flown home to be with our son, his now-wife, a...

Customs office in Barbuda After Antigua, we continued our northward march toward St. Maarten, where we have a reservation at a marina t...

I am a cold weather person.   I like cool crisp air to breath.    My brain works best at temperatures below 65 degrees Fahrenheit....

Crotch Island Pinky, built by Peter van Dine My father, who taught me to sail, turned 80 years old this week, a week in which the Antigu...

Mango Man, Dominica On our way northward to St. Maarten, where we'll leave the boat for a few weeks to visit home, we spent some t...