The summer of 2013 was coming fast to a close and it was time to bid Ireland and Scotland farewell. To snap this picture of the Buckingham Palace guards in London we had to sail there from Dublin. ~ The changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, London ~ Just prior to leaving …
A few weeks after celebrating our crossing of the North Atlantic to Ireland it was time to leave our initial landfall at West Cork and make way for Dublin. We put in just to the south of Dublin at Dun Laoghaire marina (Gaelic – pronounced dun leery). The Dun Laoghaire marina is big with 900 …
Newfoundland to Ireland Our nine day North Atlantic passage from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Crookhaven, Ireland was a dream come true! We departed in good weather and shortly began to cross “ice alley”. This alley, also known as the Labrador sea is the ocean water chute between Newfoundland/Labrador and Greenland that floats big icebergs to …
The ‘Ocean Pearl’ is on the move – Some highlights since we departed from Annapolis, Maryland, June 1st, 2013: Nantucket – A straight overnight passage from Atlantic City, NJ. Approach from the iffy south through the shoals. An evening on board Nordhavn 46 ‘Egret’. Delighted that we were able to catch up with our fellow …
Nova Scotia et. al. – Beautiful Atlantic Canada! Read More »
http://www.oceanpearlyacht.com/aspx/TMCEH.ashx?idesc=751%7Cuploads%7C19965%7COP%20Blog%20513%7COP%20&%20BJ.jpg It’s been sometime since I’ve written a blog update. In the interlude Braun and I have been working on a plan to cross an ocean. After we tragically lost our previous boat ‘Grey Pearl’ to a fire in Phuket, Thailand, you can bet we did our fair share of soul searching. Whether or not …
Seven weeks after taking possession of the ‘Ocean Pearl’, we set off from the dock and headed for familiar cruising grounds – Annapolis to New England. As you might imagine we fell back in step with life on the boat easily but it’s been a surreal experience. Gazing out the pilothouse windows it seemed familiar …
Greetings to all – Back in the saddle…Unlike our last posting to this blog, this entry has a good message!! For quite a while I wasn’t certain that there would even be another posting to the ‘Grey Pearl’ Blog. The fire that destroyed our boat in Phuket, Thailand was a tragic loss for Braun & …
‘Ocean Pearl’…As far as stories go…this is a good one! Read More »
It is with such a heavy heart that I write this last and final blog of the good ship Grey Pearl. Early in December, while we were spending the winter at our home in Virginia away from our boat, we received one of life’s dreaded phone calls. Our beloved ‘Grey Pearl’ N6208 was on fire …
We set off from Langkawi, Western Malaysia, in late October and made way for Phuket, Thailand. As we entered Thai territory we liked what we saw…clear blue waters, idyllic tropical islands with white sandy beaches…yes, the perfect paradise picture. Phuket is the biggest island in Thailand (approximately the size of Singapore), and is located in the …
Our stay in Singapore was way too brief…nevertheless, we packed a lot in – Singapore is a city, an island and a country all rolled in one. It is an intriguing brew of Chinese, Indian, Malay and Western cultures…diversity on steroids blended into a melting pot. And…unlike some other areas of Asia, it’s very neat, …