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Macgregor Venture 17
http://macv17.blogspot.com/
My personal log about a 1973 Macgregor Venture 17 sailboat and sailing in the Washington DC Metro, Northern Virginia, and Chesapeake Bay areas.
- Added on: Jun 27th, 2006
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Listed in: Sailing
Recent Posts
A Blast
Either this nautical stuff is just in my blood or I am too stupid to know any better!...
Day Three - Rock Hall to Flag Harbor
Whoa what a day! Started at sunrise heading south. It was absolutely gorgeous! I was out amongst the crab boats and the early arrivals of container ships, tugs, and tankers. The marina in Rock Hall faced the bay bridge and the first couple of hours o...
Day Two - Continued
I am laying here in the settee, looking up through hatch at the perfectly clear sky. The stars are so bright out here. All I can hear is the sound of the water lapping against the hull. Jo really should be here!!...
Day Two - HDG to Rock Hall MD
Its was the first day, for me at least, with the boat moving. I was under power all day as the wind was blowing from the due south and, naturally, I was traveling due south. I guess I could have tacked my way down here but I really wanted to make som...
Day One - Havre de Grace
I had originally hope, albeit secretly, that everything was going to go so smoothly with the whole boat transition thing. Alas, not so much. Upon arrival, I had to start the motor and get it going. Since nothing so worthwhile is ever easy, I procede...
Where Man Has Gone Before...
OK...where a lot of men (and women) have gone before. The reason for this is that I am about to embark on a solo traversal of the Chesapeake Bay - From Havre de Grace, MD down to and up the Potomac to Colonial Beach, VA. I will be blo...
