DIY Sundeck

I was very frustrated that the weather was so poor for the IOM weekend and that I was at home thinking that I really should have gone up regardless, I did what … read more →

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Last Hop: DC!

Coast Guard Headquarters & James Creek MarinaWashington, DC, 6/28/200938° 51.775′ N | 077° 00.855′ WHours logged: 6.5We arrived in DC mid-afternoon on Sunday! Together with Brandywine, we cast off around 8 am. Again, we kept to about 8 knots, c…

Last Hop: DC!

Coast Guard Headquarters & James Creek MarinaWashington, DC, 6/28/200938° 51.775′ N | 077° 00.855′ WHours logged: 6.5We arrived in DC mid-afternoon on Sunday! Together with Brandywine, we cast off around 8 am. Again, we kept to about 8 knots, c…

Second Hop to DC: Colonial Beach, VA

Point No Point LighthouseColonial Beach, 6/27/200938° 13.890′ N076° 57.869′ WHours logged: 8.0Saturday was a long day of cruising. Our plan was to be underway early, and make roughly half of the remaining distance. Having burned too much diesel on …

Second Hop to DC: Colonial Beach, VA

Point No Point LighthouseColonial Beach, 6/27/200938° 13.890′ N076° 57.869′ WHours logged: 8.0Saturday was a long day of cruising. Our plan was to be underway early, and make roughly half of the remaining distance. Having burned too much diesel on …

First Hop To DC: Solomons

Clouds obscuring our sunset near Cove Point LNG facility.Solomons, 6/26/200938° 19.838′ N076° 27.384′ WHours logged: 3.5We began our journey to DC on Friday evening. For those unfamiliar with the Chesapeake and the Potomac, the journey to DC from ou…

First Hop To DC: Solomons

Clouds obscuring our sunset near Cove Point LNG facility.Solomons, 6/26/200938° 19.838′ N076° 27.384′ WHours logged: 3.5We began our journey to DC on Friday evening. For those unfamiliar with the Chesapeake and the Potomac, the journey to DC from ou…

Superstructure

On the harbour side, the superstructure is taking up quite a bit of space, but some work has been going on; the door at the back of the bridge has been beautifully constructed in aluminium and the exhaust casing which runs right the entire way up thro…

Superstructure

On the harbour side, the superstructure is taking up quite a bit of space, but some work has been going on; the door at the back of the bridge has been beautifully constructed in aluminium and the exhaust casing which runs right the entire way up thro…

Travels of The Rose 2009-06-30 10:50:00

Dick (next to me) and Jere, (above) are HS Classmates who visited us with their wives on The Rose when we docked in Bristol. It has been 48 years since we graduated but you can tell from the facial expressions that nothing has changed! It is 1961 all …