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Stephanie Birchenough
Sep 10, 20231 min read
39th Schoonerfest
If you have read our blog before you know I love the schooners and love schoonerfest weekend even more. Last weekend was The 39th Schoonerf
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Stephanie Birchenough
Aug 27, 20233 min read
Mini Trip North
Last weekend Birch and I took a mini vacation north. We traveled to Newburyport, Portsmouth, and Rockport. We do frequent Newburyport,...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Gloucesterman - the Gloucester Harbor Launch
I know we have mentioned the launch but I really want to talk about how awesome the launch really is her in Gloucester Harbor. The...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 31, 20223 min read
We have a sailboat, who needs an engine
We took an overnight to Marblehead ... We decided we needed a break from Gloucester and wanted to go away overnight some where, we didn't...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Last Stop - Procida
I want to start by saying I think this is my favorite island of all the islands I have been to in the Amalfi Coast, and this was our last...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 18, 20221 min read
Our sail back to Procida
Our last sail on the Mediterranean Our last sail in the Mediterranean was one of the best sails we had all week. Don't get me wrong all...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Back to Ischia
This time we went to the Porto D'Ischia, which is the main port on the Island. This is the port where all the ferries come in, and all...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 10, 20222 min read
Pit stop in Capri, well, we tried to at least
Our flotilla went to Capri but we decided not to and stayed in Amalfi one more night so as not to be rushed around, and if we might not...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Amalfi ... we stayed another day
Like I said in my last post, we were going to leave and head to Capri but things changed. While in the skippers meeting we heard that...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jul 1, 20223 min read
Amalfi … one of the most beautiful places in Italy
We woke up in Sorrento and got a pretty good start to the day. Today we spent most of the day on the water sailing down the coast to...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 29, 20222 min read
Sorrento, Italy (while Sailing)
I will start by saying that we finished our trip in Sorrento so there will be much more to say about it later. When we pulled into this...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 22, 20223 min read
Heading to Ischia
Let the sailing adventure begin. Our first sail was to the west side of Ischia another island I had never heard of but did not disappoint....
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 20, 20221 min read
Filomeane, our Sailboat for the week
When we arrived in Procida we found out our boat's name was Filomeane and it would be our home for the next week as we sailed around the...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 15, 20221 min read
Launch day for Añejo
In the middle of talking about our trip to Italy, though I would give you all an update on Añejo, since this is the reason we are all...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Jun 5, 20221 min read
Let's talk about Italy ...
This did not go as planned ... We are now back from our "Trip of a Lifetime" to Italy, and our plan was to blog everyday, and talk about...
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Stephanie Birchenough
May 18, 20222 min read
We are going on a "Trip of a Lifetime"
This is that time of year when we get Añejo ready for the summer, but this year we decided to delay her splashing in (and because the...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Catalina 30 Tall Rig
Some of you know and some of you do not know, a Catalina 30 Tall Rig was the first boat the Captain and I owned together, well, he would...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Mar 13, 20222 min read
Book Corner: “Sailing Alone Around the World”
Since there are so many books about the sea, some of my friends like to give me books about the sea. And the one thing many of these...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Mar 3, 20222 min read
The New England Boat Show
Part of being a boat owner is going to the boat show every winter. There are a few reasons why one goes to the show, and the most...
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Stephanie Birchenough
Feb 13, 20222 min read
The Breakwater
Many harbors have one but why are they there and do they really serve a purpose? As you enter Gloucester Harbor from the Bay you will...
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