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Home | About Terry | Reading Room | Personal | Projects Here are some of the pictures of the sailing trip on my friend's 47 foot ketch. The owner and a crew of at least three took the boat from its home port in Maryland down the inland waterway, out in the ocean from Beaufort N.C. to Charleston, S.C, then on to Jacksonville, Florida. All of us on board are blue water sailors. I have over 25,000 nautical miles in blue water (which is also called off-shore sailing - 3 nautical miles off the coast) ocean sailing.   As we headed south, we could set the jib for some sailing in the intercoastal waterway (ICW). Here we're being passed by a trawler having some breeze from the rear.   As we headed south, all of the cellphones on board worked, so we did as well. I took several client calls, which was productive for us both. I like my new office! I've found that being a coach mean to be available to my clients, and I am. Even when I'm in fun places like this. It was cold this morning!       Now this is what I call 'luxury'. We had this Trumpy pass us entering Albermarle Sound, and kept in touch with her until we hit Charleston, S.C. She is a beauty.   This was sunset prior to heading into Whittaker Creek. Calm and clear it was.     We stopped for food, fuel and some shore time in Beaufort, N.C. This is a great sailing port. Great supplies, good restaurants, laid back attitude, and wonderful scenery. We left at 12 noon for Charleston for an overnight sail with a full moon. About 3pm that afternoon, we had several dolphins swim with the bow of the boat. They are so graceful!   This picture does not tell the story, though we were sailing at night without anything in sight. This evening I will never forget. Sails set for a broad reach (blowing 12 to 15 knots, jib,main and mizzen set), and clear without a cloud in the sky. Everything was in 'balance'. This is what I call 'Nirvana'. The moon's reflection covered the water, and it was nature at its best.       We arrive the next day in Charleston, SC. We came back to Baltimore, and then in the middle of November the boat moved from Charleston to Jacksonville, Fl. The boat stayed south for the winter and we picked it up in mid-April to bring it north. Except for the gail we encounter 40 miles southeast of Cape Fear, we had a great trip north.   Here was one of the breaking sunrises on our trip. As we headed up the Chesapeake Bay for our last 100 miles, the owner decided to try our the mizzen staysail. Here is a shot from the bow looking stern, with it set. We carried it for about 90 minutes.   Thanks for being with me on this adventure. If you have any questions or comments, please pass them along. To email me - press here
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