Tucked in City Marina, Charleston, South Carolina
5 May 2012

We are safe in Charleston, landed at the City Marina at about 6 PM. Exciting landing with full Spring tides making the “chute” about three knots. As they say, you can check in but not check out.

A Day Away from Charleston
4 May 2012

At Noon on Friday, 4 May, the Schooner FARFARER was at 23°20N, 69°47W. We were under power, making 7.6 knots for Charleston, which is 212 NM away, or somewhat over a day’s travel at this speed.

Stone Soup Recipe
3 May 2012

At noon on Thursday, 3 May, the Schooner FARFARER was at 28°02N, 74°40W. We were making 7.5 knots motorsailing directly for Charleston, which is 384 NM away, or about two days.

Crossing the 10,000 NM milestone
2 May 2012

At Noon on Tuesday, 2 May, the Schooner FARFARER was at 25°51N, 72°31W. We were making 8.8 knots directly for Charleston in a 12 knot Easterly Trade. We made 215 NM in the last 24 hours and 630 NM in the last three days from St. John. The day is bright with only small fair weather clouds and a temperature of 74 for the air and 70 for the water. We are 550 NM out of Charleston.

The Real May Day Update
1 May 2012

At Noon on Tuesday, 1 May, the schooner FARFARER was at 23°20N, 69°47W. We were making 9.7 knots for Charleston.

Studying Rey’s ‘The Stars’
1 May 2012

The two squeakers had been studying their beloved “The Stars” by H. A. Rey in anticipation of being ready for the Old Man’s quizzing. The night wasn’t promising as the rain showers passed one after another and he kept driving her, topsails and all. 9.7. 10.4, even 11.5 as the line smoked off the reel each hour.

Five Days to Charleston
30 April 2012

At Noon on Monday, 30 April, the Schooner FARFARER was at 20°58N, 67°23W. We made 216 NM since Noon yesterday. The wind has been constant from 100 degrees, starting at 18 knots yesterday and subsiding to 10-12 today. Currently we are averaging 8 knots with our relative wind at 7-10 knots on our Starboard quarter. There is an easy long 6-8 foot swell from the NE.

Like Sailing Next to Everest, Upside Down
29 April 2012

At noon on Sunday, 29 April, the Schooner FARFARER was at 18°23N, 64°49W, having just cleared Carval Rock in the Windward Passage and staying below Little Tobago, our last point of land before Charleston. Charleston is 1180 NM away on a heading of NNW (333 Magnetic). We were making 9.2 knots directly on course. The wind is 100 degrees at 15 knots, and is forecast to remain like this for the next three or four days.

Moored off Lind Point, St. John’s USVI
28 April 2012

At sunset, Saturday 28 April, the Schooner FARFARER was moored just off Lind Point, around the corner from Cruz Bay, St. John’s USVI. It is lovely, but somewhat rolly.

“Sind sie von die Sud Tirol?”
27 April 2012

At noon on Friday, 27 April,, Farfarer was at 17°17N, 61°49W, just crossing from the Atlantic to the Caribbean, between the islands of Antigua and Barbuda.