I continue my peregrinations down east along the Maine coast, to Southwest Harbor and Somes Sound. Wonderful summer sailing--except for the ever changing, ever challenging sailing conditions. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/user?u=12372934 HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON RUMBLE: ...

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Ruth Avery goes romping down Eggemoggin Reach in classic fashion: reaching in a brisk afternoon southwester. This is literally a storied part of Maine, as the Brooklin Boatyard's late in-house architect, Joel White, was the son of the famous author E.B. White. This inspires me to re-read Charlotte's...

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In this week's episode I sail from Pulpit Harbor to Northwest Harbor, a distance of scarcely ten miles. But this is the Penobscot Bay and I am under sail alone. Flukey winds, tidal currents, a maze of island and rocks can turn a mere day sail into a memorable adventure. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS...

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I leave the St. George River for Rockland and for a necessary re-provision. Though first I stop at the lovely island anchorage by Dix Island. After Rockland it is on to Pulpit Harbor, a frequent stop for the Camden schooner fleet. While preparing to negotiate the somewhat narrow entrance under sail,...

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This week we continue our trek down east along the Maine coast. Summer breezes are sometimes so light as to oblige me to get to work with the sculling oar, and at other times, well, the sailing is near perfect. Set that against the backdrop of the bold, rocky coast of Maine whose beauty has few equals...

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Merry Christmas everyone! In this episode I arrive in Maine. It's midsummer, warm and pleasant. After reprovisioning in Brunswick, I begin my downeast meander with a short trip to the Basin, on the New Meadows river. However, conditions are less than ideal to attempt the narrow cut by sail and oar,...

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You've heard the joke: if you don't like the weather in New England, wait an hour. This year's passage to Maine accorded with the rule. From light airs to near gale force gusts, from blue skies to fog so thick I could barely see past the bow, from roaring along in a fresh breeze to drifting on a...

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I'm back in familiar New England waters. Following a provisioning run, I set off for a short sail from Vineyard Haven to Tarpaulin Cove. The sailing weather is near perfect, although there are thunderstorms in the forecast. Well those thunderstorms arrive sooner than expected in the form of a gust...

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Wax on, wax off. A summer passage from the Chesapeake Bay to New England waters should be fairly easy to accomplish. And while the gales are gone, the weather conditions remain in perpetual flux. Light airs one day, brisk winds the next; warm sunshine, then rain; clear visibility, then fog. It keeps...

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Northbound toward cooler New England climes. Fresh from the boatyard, the boat is in top nick and the weather forecast is good. But the roller furling is new, and new equipment will often have hiccups. A faulty Kotter pin causes quite the cascade of failures. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATREON:...

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Some lovely cruising to be had on the lower Chesapeake Bay, from Indian Creek on down to the Severn River of Mobjack Bay. But an early summer heatwave has me searching the weather maps for a northbound sailing window, eager as I am to escape the swelter. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/user?u=12372934 HOW...

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Entering and exiting constricted waterways by sail and oar can certainly be challenging at times. But then an already small anchorage can get even smaller when other boats decide to anchor there as well. At times I feel like a nautical Houdini (Nau-dini? It's the best I could come up with ...) trying...

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