"When I am old I'll tell you are story, but now that I am young, I must live one....." -Pete Grundvig
This is a read-only archive of our sailing log, 2015–2019. Comments, the newsletter and the contact form are closed.
Merry Christmas from Florida here on Hiraeth. We had some awesome fog the morning of Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve service hosted by Bridge Point Church at the Mahaffey Theater . We walked back with Sarah, John and Susan. The service was quite a production. That night we joined some friends from college who even put …
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Sara and I returned from our trip to the Great White North. (More on that later.) We were relieved to find that Hiraerth had survived Hurricane Irma without a single scratch inside or out. The next two weeks were a whirlwind as we recommissioned systems, addressed an issue with our head, reconnected with old friends …
Read the postWe got into Beaufort on Tuesday the 8th of November. We were pretty tired but excited to see some new friends we made on the way down. Santa Mojo and her crew is another Alberg 30 from Canada. We first saw them in Portsmouth and were really excited because they have the same boat. Soon …
Read the postWe're finally starting the trip down the coast. We left the Magothy on the 20th of October and today we pulled into Hampton River, just a hop skip and a jump from the start of the ICW. We've had quite the adventure getting here already, I can't imagine what's in store for us the rest …
Read the postWe've just returned from the Alberg 30 Fall Cruise. We had some amazing weather and were able to sail most of the cruise. When we started we had twelve boats on Hopkins Creek. I think eight of them were Albergs. Here's a map of our cruise, By the time we finished the GPS started overlapping …
Read the postThis weekend we went out for the 2016 Commodore's Cruise. Sara wasn't here so I soloed to Eagles Cove behind Gibson Island here on the Magothy following Mike and Trish on Gilleleje. It was about an hour and a half of motoring with 5 knots of wind right on my nose. Really the hardest part …
Read the postLast Saturday we went to Bay Ridge and enjoyed an afternoon with the rest of the Albergers. There was a flea market with some interesting gear, we picked up a set of signal flags and books. Good deals to be had! The guys on the grill made some excellent chicken and hotdogs. Rene is training …
Read the postThis weekend we crewed for Jonathan Adams on Laughing Gull (hull #197) in the Annapolis NOOD Regatta . It was exciting for Sara and I as it was the first time we got to sail an Alberg 30. There were three days of sailing with light winds on Friday and Saturday. The wind picked up …
Read the postWe hosted some people for the first time this weekend. We got to see Terri of TS Photo Creations (and co-worker from Nxtbook.) Also Steve and Fletch who helped us install shelves in the v-berth. It was good to see friends, share our new home and explore the boat yard with them. Thanks for coming!
Read the postSo many important things have been happening this season. First we've become more involved in the Chesapeake Bay Alberg 30 Association which is a group made up of current and former owners of the Alberg 30. They're a very active association cruising together on the weekends and participating in the Wednesday night races during the …
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