Tag: Beaches
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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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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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Oriental to Mile Hammock Bay to Carolina Beach to Little River, SC
Day 7: Oriental, NC to Mile Hammock Bay, NC; 55.7 Nautical Miles We left before sunrise from our anchorage on the Neuse River in Oriental, NC for a 9.5 hour cruise down the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to Mile Hammock Bay, NC, which is just outside Camp Lejeune. Dolphins greeted us as we passed Morehead City…
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Stepping Back in Time on Tangier Island
We first talked about the possibility of visiting Tangier Island by sailboat several years ago, but I didn’t think we’d actually get around to it any time soon. So when we decided that we had run out of time to spend the summers in New England and would instead explore the Chesapeake Bay, we knew…
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Little Bay and its “Pirate’s Beach”
While we were a little sad to leave Urbanna behind, we knew that other new and exciting destinations were ahead of us. Just 23.1 nautical miles back out of the Rappahannock River and up and around the southeastern tip of Virginia’s Northern Neck lies Little Bay. A large anchorage with protection on three sides, marshes…
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Anchored on the Ware River
As long as we’ve lived on the Chesapeake Bay, I can’t believe we had never sailed to Mobjack Bay! We’ve talked about it for years, so when we decided we were going to spend the rest of the summer on the Bay, it just made sense. When you enter Mobjack Bay, you can anchor in…
Sailing Mystic Hearts 