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The Log of Spartina: July 2012
Notes on sailing an open cockpit dinghy
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The Log of Spartina: distracted?
Who me? Doesn't everybody take courtroom breaks to check weather and look at the outside route from Chincoteague Inlet to Wachapreague Inle...
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The Log of Spartina: day thirty-three - back to the ramp
A bouncy sleep as the wind swings around to the north in the early morning hours. Cool and crisp at dawn. Sail off anchor 7:10. 7:30 round...
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The Log of Spartina: a first attempt
My version of Oysters Romanoff, inspired by an appetizer at Bill's Prime Seafood and Steaks on Chincoteague Island. I'll probably ...
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The Log of Spartina: January 2017
Notes on sailing an open cockpit dinghy
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The Log of Spartina: day twenty-seven - crazy, admired
The day begins right with a breakfast sandwich and iced tea at Java Rock. Cool and overcast I carry the gear down to SPARTINA. With the la...
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The Log of Spartina: Day Six, across the Bay to Dobbins Island
We carried our gear from the hotel room, packed Spartina and cast off from the dock at 6:30. Or we tried to cast off. I put the outboard ...
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The Log of Spartina: the shellfish guy
That's Uncle Chuck, the shellfish guy. He threw me a curve today. I was headed there to get the Argentinian cold-water shrimp and h...
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The Log of Spartina: day sixteen - "baby, that's a hard no"
Calm night, all the storms seemed to disappear. Sail off anchor 6:30, 3.0 down Bear Creek to the Bay River. 7:15 main and jib down to mot...
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The Log of Spartina: day twelve - down and back again
The day starts with a new set of clothes. How nice. Calm morning, light southwest wind. Sail off anchor 6:35, wind over port quarter. 7:...
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https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2014/08/rain-rain-rain.html
The Log of Spartina: rain, rain, rain
Rainy all day yesterday, but thankfully the neighbors had enough tents so they could get in the annual crab boil. Everybody enjoyed the cr...
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The Log of Spartina: Great sailing
It has been a great trip! All kinds of weather from sunny and hot to heavy rain. Wind has been with us for the most part pushing us two da...
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The Log of Spartina: we're back
We are back safe and sound. Had a great trip. Just wanted to post a quick note to say thanks to the folks that followed the trip. We appr...
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The Log of Spartina: Day Four
The water was calm on Swan Creek under the cool blue light before dawn. I stowed my sleeping gear quickly. Curt was working on his sails a...
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The Log of Spartina: the thin line
Visiting Rodanthe on Hatteras Island yesterday I stood on the narrow dune that separates the oceanfront from Highway 12. Four months now s...
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The Log of Spartina: day five - up the Pamlico River
Up at 5:15, a buggy morning in the mouth of Cedar Creek. Quickly tuck away the sleeping gear and pack the boom tent. Sails up on th...
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The Log of Spartina: a trip to the hardware store
Nor'easter conditions this morning, part of the storm that that covers much of the east coast and making life miserable for those who ...
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https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2013/06/dit-mon-la-verite.html
The Log of Spartina: Dit mon la verite'! *
Shaggy, the Crawfish King! Didn't have time to wait around for the crawfish. Instead grabbed a alligator/sausage burrito with red...
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The Log of Spartina: day twenty-two - light wind, strong wind
Crystal clear morning. A heavy dew coats SPARTINA. Water is smooth as glass. Under power to get out of the anchorage, sails up JUST past ...
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The Log of Spartina: Day Four - mizzen and jib to Oxford
The evening before the weather forecast was for a small craft advisory (again). Four days into the trip and three of them had weather advi...
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