Monthly Archives: June 2011

It is a picture perfect day in Nantucket.  The  sun is shining.  The sky is crystal clear…a deep blue punctuated by a scattering of fair weather cumulus clouds.  The temperature is a pleasant 70 degrees with low humidity.  A low pressure area … Continue reading →

We are wide awake at 5 AM with the rumble of thunder, the sound of rainfall pelting the deck hatches and Cutter Loose tugging at her anchor.  In our pre-dawn thought process, we become resigned to spending the morning or perhaps the entire day … Continue reading →

This morning we travel 4 miles from Potter Cove and set the hook in the harbor at Bristol, RI.  The historic town of Bristol has been a center of boatbuilding for centuries.  Bristol promotes itself as having the oldest continuously celebrated … Continue reading →

Today we ease back into cruising mode after a brief respite.  After the 9:30 AM service at First Presbyterian in Newport, we slip free from our mooring and mix it up with the hundreds of pleasure boats plying the waters of Narragansett Bay on … Continue reading →

Today we leave Cuttyhunk Island and retrace our steps to Newport, a journey of 27 miles.  There is a threat of thundershowers for this afternoon.  As we enter Newport harbor at 1 PM, the sprinkles begin to fall. Cutter Loose will … Continue reading →

This morning we visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum.  During the 17th and 18th centuries, whaling ships from New Bedford traveled to all of the oceans of the world.  The ships would not return to port until their holds were … Continue reading →

Today, we leave island life behind and return to the mainland.  Our destination for today is the town of New Bedford, MA, a journey of 24 miles. The navigational challenge of the day is Woods Hole, home of the famous … Continue reading →

Today we explore the eastern half of Martha’s Vineyard by bicycle.  Since today is Sunday, the outbound ferries from Vineyard Haven (aka Tisbury) are packed with retreating weekenders.  We cycle out of town against an incoming tide of vehicles and … Continue reading →

Today, we sail from Newport Harbor to Vineyard Haven on Martha’s Vineyard, a distance of 49 miles.  Our course takes us southeast from Naragansett Bay into Rhode Island Sound, then northeast into Vineyard Sound and briefly east into Nantucket Sound where … Continue reading →