Trip dates:
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 to Thursday, September 14, 2023
Trip length:
101 days
Type of watercraft:
Sail
Day 3 Docked in Baltimore
Day 8 Overnight passage from Lewes to Sandy Hook
Day 10 Hello Lady Liberty!
Day 26 Anchored in Block Island
Day 30 Foggy approach to Cuttyhunk
Day 37 Provincetown mooring
Day 43 Whale sighting at Stellwagen Bank
Day 47 Passing Isle of Shoals
Day 49 Boothbay Maine mooring
Day 54 Anchored in Hell Half Acre near Stonington Maine
Day 58 Northeast Harbor Maine (Acadia)
Day 62 Camden Maine harbor
Day 65 Port Clyde Maine
Day 66 Ferried over to Monhegan Island
Day 68 Passed through swing bridge west of Boothbay
Day 70 BB at anchor in Potts Cove Maine at Sunset
Day 72 Wicked current on mooring Portsmouth NH
Day 80 Surprise safety inspection by USCG near Woods Hole MA
Day 80 Arrived Martha's Vineyard, Edgartown MA
Day 82 Ferry with bikes to Chappaquiddick
Day 86 At anchor in Newport RI
Day 89 Sewing repairs to dinghy chaps at anchor, Fisher's Island NY
Day 91 Mirage en route: Ferry boat flying into power boat
Day 92 At anchor in Northport NY (Long Island Sound)
Day 97 Passing Statue of Liberty during storms
Day 98 Offshore passage on September 11 with rainbow
Day 99 Overnight passage from NJ, entering Delaware Bay at sunrise
Day 100 Cheers at anchor on Sassafras River
Day 101 The Bay Bridge says "welcome home"
Day 101 Back in slip on South River
Garmin Track from June 6 through Sept 14, 2023
My husband and I recently retired and finally have time for a long cruise. On June 6, 2023 we threw off our dock lines in the South River and began a 100+ day sailing adventure to Maine and back. It's our first time north of Philadelphia in Belle Bateau. We are chasing 72 degrees up to Maine for Summer 2023 and returning to Maryland in the fall, as the wind blows. For more information about our journey, see https://www.sailingbelle.net.