Tag: Anchorage
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Cooper Island Beach Club, an Eco-Resort in the BVI
Because Cooper Island Beach Club is an eco-resort, they have incredible flora (and some fauna)! Some of the food used on site in the restaurant is grown on the island. I had never seen bananas “in the wild,” and honestly, I thought it was the coolest thing seeing them hang from a tree off one…
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Top 5 Must-Do Activities on Norman Island, BVI
We’ve now chartered three times in the British Virgin Islands and have gone to almost all of the larger islands in the chain. The one island we keep coming back to the most is Norman Island. Just south of Tortola and Peter Island, Norman Island is a great spot for beginning and ending week-long charters.…
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Bristol to Newport to Block to Long Island Back to the Chesapeake Bay
In an effort to finish recapping our summer 2023 cruising to New England and get back closer to “real time,” this blog post will feature the destinations on our return trip, many of which we stopped at on our way north. Bristol, RI to Newport, RI – 12.3 nautical miles Newport is a natural stop…
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Bristol, Rhode Island
After four nights in the southern anchorage in Newport, some winds were expected that would leave us a little exposed, so we headed north up the Narragansett Bay to tuck away in Bristol. (We briefly visited this town many years ago, in 2014, on the same trip that we visited Newport for the first time.…
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Newport, Rhode Island
You can’t sail through New England without making a stop in Newport! A convenient pass-through on your way north to Maine or back south toward Long Island, Newport is geographically surrounded by water and well-known for its rich maritime history, including the America’s Cup and has been home to many of our nation’s wealthiest citizens,…
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Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts
Cuttyhunk Island is part of the Elizabethan Islands just northwest of Martha’s Vineyard in New England. As the far western island in the chain, it lies between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. Easily a day sail from nearby Block Island, Newport, or Nantucket (where we cruised from), it’s well worth a visit for the beauty…
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Celebrating Freedom in Nantucket
Several years ago, when we first decided that cruising would become a part of our lives, we excitedly talked about all of the places that we would go, the things we would experience, and our “must-see” locations up and down the coast. I can’t recall when Nantucket made it onto the list (to be honest,…
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Revisiting Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard
There is so much to love about Martha’s Vineyard. Quintessentially New England from its harbors and homes and hydrangeas, it’s always a must-stop for us. Many years ago, in spring 2017, we spent a day on the island, crossing over from the mainland on the ferry. We took the bus all over the island, exploring…
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Block Island or Bust!
Yes, we are super late on blogging some of our cruising adventures from last year, but New England is one of our favorite destinations and we’re always excited to share all that it has to offer. After cruising 2 days straight to Port Washington (and spending family time in New York City), we continued through…
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The Rest of Long Island
We were eager to get a move on from Port Washington because there are countless places we have yet to explore in Long Island. Two years ago, our time on Long Island was cut short when Hurricane Henri made a direct hit in New England. We were on Block Island at the time when we…
Sailing Mystic Hearts 