After an enjoyable week cruising Narragansett Bay, we took our first weather window to head south to the Chesapeake. We were watching for a 60+ hour window (2 overnights) without winds and waves from the South. Just the two of us this time — these will be our last overnight passages until our plans to…

After we enjoyed some time in Sag Harbor, we set out for Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The trip to the Narragansett was an easy motorboat trip. Because it was coming up on Labor Day weekend, we decided to skip Newport and head farther into the bay. We spent a peaceful night on the anchor…

We left the mouth of the Chesapeake 4 days ago, with the goal of heading to Block Island. We anticipated it would take about 80 hours. The weather had different plans. Our first two days were easy travel — little to no wind, so a lot of motoring, but also almost dead calm waters. One…

We have left Norfolk, VA and are heading toward Block Island, RI. The weather is looking good, but perhaps not quite as much wind as we would like for sailing. Still, it’s nice to go to sea and make for another port. We think we’ll get there mid-morning on Wednesday, September 2. We have a…

After spending weeks working on the boat on the hard in the North Carolina heat during July, and then spending time at home in Minneapolis for work and family, we are headed north. We are aiming for New England, where the weather and the water are cooler.  We provisioned in New Bern. It was a…

After some weeks away from the boat, we returned to North Carolina in mid-June. For the past month or so, we have been focused on boat projects. Some of the projects required that we have Tilia hauled out of the water…

Brian arrived to help Jim get Tilia from Fernandina Beach to Charleston. The journey can be taken on the ocean or on the ICW. The ICW is a sure thing because you are well protected from weather, however it twists and turns, so you will be traveling more miles and we only travel during daylight…

Well, as we have often said, it’s critical to make a plan and at least as critical to be willing to modify the plan. Our passage started out as we anticipated, but then two things happened. First, the winds were more from the north than forecast, resulting in the winds blowing against the current of…

We’ve had a great few days making our way to the northernmost islands in the Abacos, getting ready to head home. It’s been a perfect few days for Bobby and Zach to get familiar with Tilia. We’ve had great sailing weather with the opportunity to use three of our sails and get the feel for…

We made our way north to the Abacos to get ready to go back to the US. Our crew joined us in the Abacos and we continued our journey…