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The day to day events on-board the Maggie B! Find out what's up, who's crewing, what's for supper and read the daily entries in the Captain's log.
Schooner Maggie B in rehab – July 10, 2008
The schooner Maggie B is in the Covey Island shed getting fixed up after her hard 38,400 NM maiden voyage. There are some new photos up on the web showing how she looks all stripped. I was able to go by and see her the end of June. It was quite a shock to see […]Schooner Maggie B on Friday the 13th of June
Well, the Maggie B was hauled out in Lunenburg and trucked over to Petite Rivere, and is sitting (standing?) in the very spot where she was built. The plan is to make her ready for a few months cruize, starting in August. So we are doing all the steps to make her safe and […]Maggie B in for a refit
The Schooner Maggie B is in for refit. These last few days have had all of us busy in stripping the boat for the yard. Hard, heavy work, and also hard emotionally. Today the masts come out and she will look even more of a hard case. It is strange to be down-rigging as the […]Bringing Cape Horn weather with us to Lunenburg
The Schooner Maggie B docked in Lunenburg at 11h00 on May 10th. We are back after 38,400 NM. We beat the gale in. It is supposed to blow 45 knots tonight. We brought Cape Horn weather with us, though they say that this is typical “spring” weather here.We were met by all the horns on […]
Location: 35° 26N, 64° 24W
Wednesday, 05.07.2008
The Schooner Maggie B was at 35° 26N, 64° 24W at noon on May 7th. We are close hauled, making for our Gulf Stream entry point at about 7 1/2 knots. We are headed NNE and the wind has backed a bit to WNW, and diminished from 25 knots to 17-20. It is rather a […]
720 NM to Lunenburg
After a lovely stay in Bermuda, the Maggie B got underway this morning and was leaving St. Georges Harbour through the narrow Town Cut at noon today. We have about 720 NM to go to Lunenburg. We hope to arrive there at about noon on Saturday, May 10th.We have an interesting weather pattern ahead of […]
Location: 32° 23N, 64° 41W
Wednesday, 04.30.2008
The Schooner Maggie B is safely docked in St. Georges, Bermuda, at Captain Smokes Marina, at 32° 23N, 64° 41W. Our last day coming in gave us a lovely sail, though it did end in a rather heavy downpour this morning as we danced around a huge Norwegian cruise ship waiting for dawn to enter […]
Location: 30° 31N, 64° 13W
Tuesday, 04.29.2008
The Schooner Maggie B was at 30° 31N, 64° 13W at noon on April 29th. We were finally under all plain sail with The Bird, our G2 gennaker up, making 6.2 knots in a 10-12 knot SW’erly, straight for St. Georges. We have 113 NM to go to Bermuda and have come 833 from Antigua. […]
Location: 28° 14N, 63° 35W
Monday, 04.28.2008
The Schooner Maggie B was at 28° 14N, 63° 35W at noon on April 28th. We were motoring north towards St. Georges at 7.5 knots in a 3-5 knot northerly. There are long swells from the north, courtesy of a gale off Newfoundland. The skies are clear and the barometer is rising. We have come […]
Location: 25° 16N, 63° 08W
Sunday, 04.27.2008
The Schooner Maggie B’s noon position on 27 April was 25°16N, 63° 08W. We are motoring directly north towards Bermuda in a 5-8 knot headwind. The skies are clear, the barometer is up to 1011 and there are long swells from the north. We have come 513 NM from Antigua and have 430 NM to […]
Location: 22° 30N, 62° 34W
Saturday, 04.26.2008
At noon on April 26th, the Schooner Maggie B was at 22° 30N, 62° 34W. We are motorsailing directly towards Bermuda, helped a little by a 10 knot NE breeze. It is 599 NM to Bermuda, we have come 345 from Antigua. The sky is mostly clear and the humidity is significantly lower. On […]
Location: 19° 45N, 62° 02W
Friday, 04.25.2008
The Schooner Maggie B was at 19° 45N, 62° 02W at noon on April 25th. We were making 7.2 knots due north, motorsailing in a light SW’erly. We are flying The Bird, our lovely G2 gennaker. We have come 175 NM from Antigua and have 765 NM to go to Bermuda.It is 4562 NM […]
Location: 17° 00N, 61° 49W
Thursday, 04.24.2008
At noon on April 24th, the Schooner Maggie B was at 17° 00N, 061° 49W, just a few miles off the coast of Antigua at Curtain Bluff. We were underway for Bermuda, motorsailing in a light sou’easterly. The sky is clear and the air is hot and humid. We will be happy for a little […]
Location: 17° 01N, 61° 47W
Wednesday, 04.23.2008
The Schooner Maggie B is in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, moored at the marvelous Catamaran Club, at 17° 01N, 061° 47W. We are more or less ready for the 930 NM run to Bermuda tomorrow morning (which means at least afternoon in the Islands). The weather going north should be somewhat interesting (see Commanders forecast on […]
Location: 17° 00N, 61° 46W
Saturday 04.12.08
At about sunset yesterday, April 11th, the Maggie B docked at Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua. We are at 17° 00N, 61° 46W. This is probably one of the most famous marinas on the planet. It is so cool to know that we are treading on the very stones that the Hero of Trafalgar trod. […]
Location: 14° 32N, 61° 08W
Wednesday, 04.09.2008
At noon on April 9th, the Schooner Maggie B was at 14° 32N, 61° 08W. We were sailing on a close reach in 15-20 NE’erly Trades along the Caribbean Coast of Martinique. At noon we were just aboutdirectly off Fort de France, the capitol and main port. It is sunny with only a few […]
Location: 14° 28N, 60° 52W
Sunday, 04.06.2008
The Schooner Maggie B was safely anchored in Cul de Sac des Marins at 14° 28N, 60° 52W, Martinique at approximately 1130, April 6th. The trip from Salvador was 2732 NM. We covered the 2046 NM from Fernando de Noronha to des Marins in 10 days. Antigua is about 160 NM away.The last day was […]
Location: 12° 55N, 58° 00W
Saturday, 04.05.2008
The Schooner Maggie B was at 12° 55N, 58° 00W at noon on April 5th. We were making 8.4 knots for Martinique, which is only 189 NM away. We have come 2531 from Salvador. It is mostly clear weather with an occasional rain shower marching through with a bit more wind. Mostly we have 15-20 […]
Location: 11° 06N, 54° 22W
Friday, 04.04.2008
At noon on April 4th, the Schooner Maggie B was at 11° 06N, 54° 22W. We were making 8.6 knots for Martinique. The wind has veered a bit to almost Easterly and increased to perhaps a steady 20 knots. We have reefed the fore down to one reef, like the main. We have come 228 […]
Location: 9° 21N, 50° 54W
Thursday, 04.03.2008
The Schooner Maggie B was at 9° 21N, 50° 54W at noon on April 3rd. We were making 10 knots for Martinique. We have come 2061 NM from Salvador and have 655 NM to go to Martinique. We expect to arrive in Martinique the morning of April 6th. The skies remain a thin overcast with […]
Location: 7° 30N, 47° 24W
Wednesday, 04.02.2008
The Schooner Maggie B was at 7° 30N, 47° 24W at noon on April 2nd. We have come 1819 NM from Salvador and have 896 NM to go to Martinique. From noon yesterday, we have come 231 NM and as I write this (1500), we have come 236 NM in the last 24 hours. […]
Location: 5° 10N, 44° 21W
Tuesday, 04.01.08
At Noon on April First, the Schooner Maggie B was at 5° 10N, 44° 21W. We were under sail with the main with one reef, making 8.5 knots directly for Antigua, which is 1242 NM away. We have come 1588 NM from Salvador. We are headed NW in a solid 15 knot NE trade. The […]
Location: 3° 06N, 41° 43W
Monday 03.31.2008
At Noon on the last day of March, the Schooner Maggie B was at 3° 06N, 41° 43W. We were making 9.6 knots (including one knot of favorable current) in 14 knots of wind on our beam. It is still overcast with occasional rain showers and up to 28 knots of breeze in the […]
Location: 1° 15N, 39 13W
Sunday, 03.30.2008
The Schooner Maggie B was at 1° 15N, 39° 13W at noon on 30 March. It continues to be ITCZ weather - regular rain showers with a little wind, then a wind hole, then another rain shower. We are getting good at sealing the boat up in a hurry and then opening up afterwards. One […]
Location: 0° 22S, 36° 52W
Saturday, 03.29.2008
At Noon on March 29th we were at 0° 22S, 36° 52W We have come 1025 NM from Salvador and have 1810 NM to go to Antigua. We are just a few miles short of the Equator, which we expect to cross at about sunset today.It is typical ITCZ weather: rainy and no wind. Thomas […]
Location: 2° 09S, 34° 34W
Friday, 03.28.2008
At noon on March 28th, the Schooner Maggie B was at 2° 09S, 34° 34W. The wind is calm, there are only gentle, long rollers and the sky partially cloudy with small cumulus. The barometer is steady at 1003. We have come 850 NM from Salvador and have 1974 NM to go to Antigua.It is […]
12 Days to Antigua
Thursday, 03.27.2008
The Schooner Maggie B hoisted anchor, set sail and headed for the Caribbean at 1250 on March 27th. We have about 2143 NM to go to Antigua, which should take us about 12 days. The sky is mostly clear with occasional rain showers about. The wind is 5-7 knots from the Southeast. There is a […]
Location 3° 50S, 32° 24W
Sunday, 03.23.2008
The Schooner Maggie B is safely anchored off of Fernando de Noronha at 3° 50S, 32° 24W. It is March 23nd, Easter Sunday. The prevailing wind here is from the SE and we are tucked in a broad cove with another 70-80 working boats on the NW corner. Most of the island is a […]
Location: 08° 41S, 34° 46W
Friday, 03.21.2008
The Schooner Maggie B was at 8° 41S, 34° 46W at noon on March 21st. We have come 357 NM from Salvador and have 318 to go to Fernando de Noronha. Antigua is 2217 NM away. We are motor sailing in a light sou’easterly. The skies are mostly clear with scattered rain showers all around […]
Location: 10° 57S, 36° 30W
Thursday, 03.20.2008
The Schooner Maggie B was at 10° 57S, 36° 30W at noon on March 20th. We were under full sail, making 8.2 knots for Fernando de Noronha. We have come 183 NM in 23 hours from Salvador and have 487 to go to F de N. Antigua is 2243 NM away. We have a nice […]