New York City

Our exit through the Cape May inlet was much more calm and pleasant than our entrance. We even spotted a few bottle nose dolphins on our way out.

Instead of day hopping up to NYC, we decided to go from Cape May to NYC in one jump.

C&D canal and Delaware Bay

We left Worton Creek and headed to Chesapeake City on the C&D Canal. The next day we passed through the C&D and made some progress on the Delaware Bay.

It was a cloudy, yucky day, but the wind was great and for the first time it was not coming from the direction we wanted to go!

And we're off!

What a first day. We were up early, excited and ready to go. I go to start the starboard engine ... and nothing happens.

WHAT?!?

Getting Ready To Go

It has been a crazy rush since we arrived in Annapolis last week. Showing up at a boat and getting it ready for a 1,300 mile trip takes A LOT of work.

Adding to the difficulty is the lack of a car, and the 21 month old toddler we have on board. There is no end to the trouble Hobie can get himself into. At the same time Hobie is sprinkling in a bit of the terrible twos just for good measure.

Part 1 - Muskegon to Annapolis (via roads)

Packed and ready to go!

Tonight is our last night sleeping in a house! Ready or not, the dice has been rolled. We're leaving tomorrow morning. We're packed up and I feel ready!

Here We Go Again

We sold our Privateer 35 (pictured below) in 2009. We knew we wanted to continue cruising, but we wanted a boat better suited to living aboard.

It's been five long years of planning, working, scrimping, saving, and not a day has gone by that I haven't dreamt of going sailing again. That day is finally here! We purchased a Lagoon 380 (pictured below) and we're gearing up to move aboard!

The boat is located in Annapolis, Maryland. We will be spending the summer brining the back home to Muskegon, Mi.

Lagoon Owners Manual

These seem to be a little difficult to come by, so I thought I'd post them:

Lagoon 380 Owners Manual - Click Here
Lagoon 410 Owners Manual - Click Here

Baby on a boat!

Our son, Hobie, took his first ride on a sailboat recently. Conditioning him for the cruising life from a young age!

Beer!

Eddie

(three beers later) Srsly... I love you guys.

16 things every cruising boat needs

What does a cruising boat need? I mean really NEED?

Surprisingly, not much. We've sailed off into many a sunset, leaving naysayers behind to endlessly prepare their own boats while attempting to convince others that their boats aren't ready to go either.