NYE fireworks in the fog, and a spooky ride home after mignight in the dinghy.
Much sunnier albeit colder on the 2nd!
Century Club: Drew Mutch
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 to Thursday, January 2, 2025
Number of days:
2 days
navigating home in the fog
Sunday, December 22, 2024 to Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Number of days:
7 days
Dec 2024 cover, taken at J/22 worlds
Only 7 more days after a couple spent in a marina with family for Christmas.
Despite living aboard full time and completing the great loop, I STILL didn't make 300 days. Dave and David are true iron men for their dedication. cheers to you, good sirs.
It took me all month, but thanks to a friend pointing it out I realized I was on the cover!
Thursday, October 10, 2024 to Saturday, December 21, 2024
Number of days:
41 days
Drew at the helm for J/22 Worlds
J/22 Worlds
The last of the river locks
White cliffs of Epes AL
barge traffic on the river
one way to be all electric
Mobile AL
Biloxi MS shrimp fleet
Photon Marine 300 HP - a faster way to be all electric
Slidell LA
Twin whalebacks in Orange Beach AL
Minor league hockey with the Pensacola Ice Flyers
F-14 at the Naval Aviation museum
happy boat dogs
the dark side of the USCG - buoy tender fleet
Sunset from Port St Joe FL
Our route for "the jump" across GoM
One Tree Island, Clearwater FL
Clearwater Beach by scout
Two things you need for cruising - a smoker and a grassy patch for dogs
decorating for the parade
all lit up
fun with a fireboat
Tampa Bay
Lining up for the lights parade before sunset
An interlude from the great loop to race in the J/22 worlds back in Eastport - finally 5 straight days of sailing!
From Smithville MS down to Mobile, then over to New Orleans for the workboat show
Across the FL panhandle and jum the big bend to Clearwater
The Clearwater Lights Parade - longer but warmer than Eastport
Down the coast to Ft Myers Beach where we officially crossed our wake
6711 Nautical Miles year to date aboard Escape Plan
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Number of days:
32 days
Joliet town wall
so many bridges!
Chicago
Chicago by historic fireboat
SCC in Detour MI
Sleeping Bear dunes
WNR in Charlevoix
Milwaukee
Lake Superior
Soo Locks
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Calumet River
Des Plaines River
Thursday, September 5, 2024 to Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Number of days:
27 days
Illinois River
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Tennessee River
Cumberland River
Pickwick Lake
Tennessee - Tombigbee waterway
Friday, July 5, 2024 to Thursday, August 1, 2024
Number of days:
23 days
Youngstown, home of "the jug for one"
8m on Sodas Bay
Welland locks with 45 ft vertical
We didn't go this far by boat!
RNR HOF
Gordie Howe
up close and personal to lakers
Traveling up the great lakes, including:
Lake Ontario
Niagara River
Welland Canal
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Lake St Clair
St Clair River
Lake Huron
St Mary's River
Lake Superior
My highlight of the month was racing 8m in Sodas Bay - these are classic machines with huge genoa, dip pole jibes and a coffee grinder. Other stops included Buffalo Naval Park, Niagara Falls, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Gordie Howe Bridge under construction.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 to Thursday, July 4, 2024
Number of days:
23 days
Ft McHenry
From brackish to salty to fresh!
Back Creek
Severn River
Magothy River
Bodkin Creek
Patapsco River
Worton Creek
C&D Canal
Delaware Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Highlands
New York Harbor
Hudson River
Erie Canal
Lake Oneida
Oswego Canal
Lake Ontario
621 NM under the keel for 5 degrees of latitude gain.
Friday, May 10, 2024 to Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Number of days:
19 days
Ted Osius Twilight Race
On the hard for 10 days makes this my worst month to date. I'm not claiming the boat work days but there was plenty of that!
A couple of days of race committee and some sailing, too.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 to Thursday, May 9, 2024
Number of days:
17 days
Coming north means it's time to break out the college sailing fleece again
sunrise over spooner creek
Belhaven is a fantastic stop on the ICW
I remember working here
There really is something special about seeing a bridge appear over the horizon
Honoring Jack Lynch, a local legend
719 miles in 10 days doesn't leave much time to stop and smell the roses.
We stopped at Butler Island, Myrtle Beach , Wrightsville Beach, Spooner Creek, Belhaven, North River, Hampton and ran overnight up the Bay back home to Spa Creek.
Saturday, April 13, 2024 to Monday, April 22, 2024
Number of days:
10 days
Hard at work, or hardly working? life afloat is a good life!
Over the last 2 weeks, 356 NM +10 underway days + 5 towns + 30 degrees colder = 100 days for 2024
It's a good thing all underway days count, because I finally managed to get my first day sailing along the home stretch. I have only missed 13 days underway!
I'm looking forward to being back in Eastport for the EWE Spirit Regatta May 18. Did someone say beer and a great cause?