Stephanie Birchenough
Sails, sails, and more sails
With the ending of sailing season upon us and Añejo on the the dock to get ready for haul out, there are a few things the Captain and I...
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Stephanie Birchenough
- Sep 10
- 1 min
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
- 3 min
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
- Jul 31, 2022
- 3 min
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 18, 2022
- 1 min
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 10, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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 15, 2022
- 1 min
It’s Almost That Time of Year
Every spring we take a few days to get Añejo ready to splash in the water for the season. There is so much to do to get a sailboat ready...
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Stephanie Birchenough
- Nov 14, 2021
- 2 min
Anejo's Winter Storage
A few weeks ago I spoke of the End of our Season but this year the end took much longer than we expected. We took the dodger and the...
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Stephanie Birchenough
- Nov 14, 2021
- 1 min
Wrapping Anejo up
When we purchased Anejo a couple years ago, she came with her own cover. Which means we didn't have to pay for shrink wrap again, we...
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Stephanie Birchenough
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
The October Nor'easter 2021
It seems every year we get one really bad storm in October that has heavy rain and high winds. Rain that you go out in and need to wear...
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Stephanie Birchenough
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
The End of another GREAT season!
This week our season has come to an end, and the other day we moved Anejo off her mooring and to Cape Ann Marina for winter storage....
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Stephanie Birchenough
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
A Weekend in Marblehead
A Weekend in Marblehe
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Stephanie Birchenough
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
Boat Terms
The other day we had an All Day Around Cape Ann Charter and the young ladies on board wanted to know what all the parts of the sailboat...
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