Blue Turtle Cruising

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After spending 2 weeks getting acquainted with our new RV, it was time to hit the road. We knew we wanted to head west, but where exactly was undecided. During our time at River Forks Campground, Randy started researching work camping jobs. Work camping in RV life means working part time somewhere in exchange for …

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My sewing obsession began while we were stuck in Delaware City having our sailboat engine rebuilt during summer 2023. While I had a little sewing experience with my Sailrite making various boat covers and repairing canvas on the sailboat, my skills were very limited. Since we were stuck in a small town, I knew I …

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Once the boat was docked at Brunswick Landing, we packed a few things and headed south to Lake City, FL, where we stayed with friends for a couple of weeks. While we were there, we received an inquiry about Blue Turtle from a potential new owner. After a quick phone call with them, we planned …

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After transiting the busy New York Harbor, we anchored in the Atlantic Highlands, NJ. Our plan was to get south to Brunswick Landing Marina in Georgia where we would leave the boat and head to Fort Myers for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. We stayed a few nights in Atlantic Highlands and then moved the …

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After leaving Wickford in Narragansett Bay, we stopped and anchored at a place called Horton Island Beach for one night before heading on Long Island Sound. Northport, NY We decided to stop in Northport, NY for a few days before staging at Port Washington to go through New York Harbor. Northport, a historic maritime village, …

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I know, I’ve been slacking on this blog thing… Life has been a bit nuts lately but I’m determined to get y’all caught up. In the last post, we spent a month or so in Mattapoisett and then grabbed a slip in a marina in New Bedford to finish up boat projects. With the projects …

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After spending one night in Port Washington and venturing into shore the next morning, we decided we needed to keep moving. Temperatures were supposed to be in the 90’s that weekend with little wind. After consulting with our friends Jay and Tanya, aboard SV Minx, we decided to head to the opposite end of Long …

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We motored from Atlantic City to Atlantic Highlands, NJ, on calm seas with a slight swell. We originally planned to use the Sandy Hook anchorage, but afternoon winds picked up and made it a bit too rough. We dropped the hook outside the Atlantic Highlands municiple marina and mooring field after a long day cruising …

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After checking back into the States from our trip to the Bahamas, we took the ICW inside from Port Canaveral to St. Augustine, stopping in Daytona Beach for a couple of nights. After the usual provisioning and laundry, we met up with friends, Jay and Tanya (SV Minx), at the local brewery, Old Coast Ales, …

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We left the West Palm Beach anchorage around 6am and motor-sailed about 109 nautical miles on calm waters. We were so glad we waited for a good weather window. The wind wasn’t great for sailing, but less winds usually means a calmer sea state which was just fine for us. We arrived at Little Sale …

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