Category Archives: Jeff’s Blog

The Anchorages of Our Summer 2015

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Jeffrey

As we did did last year, I put together a list of the places we stopped during the summer of 2015. Our list is not nearly as extensive as last year – actually, over half as small – but we … Continue reading →

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A Quick End-of-August Update

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Jeffrey

We will continue to get the videos from this summer up on YouTube over the next couple weeks. But, in the meantime, I thought I would give everyone an update. We hauled Bear at Sailing Emporium in Rock Hall, Maryland … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Cruising Guide From Our Perspective – Part Two

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Jeffrey

Life on the hook in Baltimore can be quite wonderful. This past summer, Margaret and I enjoyed ranging around town – and the coffee shops – in the mornings, then spending a relaxing few hours back aboard, before returning to … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Cruising Guide From Our Perspective – Part One

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Jeffrey

Baltimore is a beautiful city built around the water, so it seems like a natural place for cruisers to sample some urban excitement, including museums, the National Aquarium, great parks, a working waterfront, and excellent restaurants and bars. However, the … Continue reading →

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Search and Rescue on Chesapeake Bay

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Margaret

Yesterday was a sad day aboard SV Bear. We are still processing the events that transpired and are grieving for the families involved. In the video below, we explain our involvement in a search and rescue operation near the Chesapeake … Continue reading →

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August Plans from Cambridge, Maryland

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Jeffrey

We are currently tied up to a free dock in Cambridge, Maryland after coming over from Oxford yesterday afternoon. There is a bar and restaurant steps away called Snapper’s that we had a drink at as soon as we got … Continue reading →

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The Pleasures of Annapolis in 2015

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Jeffrey

We are enjoying Annapolis again this summer. After picking up a mooring at 11:55 pm last Tuesday, we spent Wednesday and Thursday morning performing some minor maintenance and cleaning Bear from top to bottom. Thursday afternoon our friends began to … Continue reading →

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How The Winter Projects Have Fared

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Jeffrey

As anyone who has followed our blog and videos know, we did a lot of work on the boat over the winter. We are very happy with the outcome of many of these jobs. Others, we realized or have come … Continue reading →

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Our First Week on the Water and Our Dreaded Schedule

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Jeffrey

Margaret and I were so relieved to finally splash Bear last Saturday. But as soon as we started heading north, we realized just how tight a schedule we are on. As folks frequently say, and we have learned before, sailing … Continue reading →

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The Work That Remains Before We Splash

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Jeffrey

As I have been repeatedly saying in our videos, we still have a lot of work to do. At the same time, we have been checking things off the list everyday and in seemingly quicker fashion than expected. So, what … Continue reading →

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