Finally in the South...Charleston, SC

Isn'tCharleston beautiful? The pineapple fountain is from City Park, the flags from Fort Sumter which was where the first shot of the Civil War occurred. The USS Yorktown is at dock in Mt. Pleasant (near Charleston) and the alligator is one of the critters living at Magnolia Plantation. We have really covered a lot of area here because there is just sooooo much history to follow and learn about. We have had the privelege of having wonderful guests to share our explorations with. Jodi's Mom and Dad joined us the first week and our friends, Rich and Bev Worford came aboard for week 2. One of Bev's high school pals, Paula, joined us as well. We have had a great time with everyone! In between visits we are working on several projects such as: stripping and sanding the teak rail and eye brow, now we are waiting for the weather to cooperate. We have been here for the record setting COLD temperatures which is not allowing us to stain the teak but we await patiently. John is also installing our SSB radio and our AI50 transceiver arrived yesterday, also waiting for installation.

John was pleased to see the "Hooters Patrol IV' yacht right across the dock as we pulled into The Mega Dock at Charleston City Marina.

The Dismal Swamp has a real beauty to it

"Not All Who Wander Are Lost"

J.R. Tolkein

Happy Halloween from St. Michaels

What a fun "small town". These are all pics from the local pumpkin carving contest. Pretty talented!

If you can make it here...you can make it anywhere...

What a beautiful sight, sailing through New York City. It gives one a whole new perspective as if seeing it for the first time. We hit the city bright and early Monday morning since we had to get through "hells gate" as the sun was coming up. It seemed like we had the river to ourselves until we got into New York Harbor. It was then that all the Big Boy Boats showed up and we ran like a dog with its tail between its legs because we were then the Little Guy. We sailed on to Sandy Hook, NJ.

On Tuesday we made it all the way to Atlantic City (over 100nm)...a long day. We stayed at Trump Marina in Atlantic City and left Mr. Trump a bit of our money but had a great time. We walked the Boardwalk the next morning and then got back on Jay Sea Dee and made it to Cape May that evening.

Last night we made it through the C&D canal and anchored at Veazy Cove along the Chesapeake Bay. Today we had a shorter sail and stopped in Annapolis, MD. We had the Seafood Buffet at Buddy's and are docked on Ego Alley along the City Marina Wall. What a beautiful city with lots of history that we hope to explore tomorrow, unless it rains...then off to St. Michaels.

Inside Jay Sea Dee

We have had quite a few requests for more photos of the interior of Jay Sea Dee so here they are...

We have had many requests for more interior photos of the boat so here they are...

Jay Sea Dee has a new 'do in blue

We are very excited about our new canvas. We now have a full cockpit enclosure so that when the weather moves in, we will stay warm and happy. We also had a back deck awning created with the help and ingenuity of The Canvas Lady, aka Tonya. Now when we go to the Bahamas and the Caribbean we will have some SHADE. If anybody needs new canvas work done, we highly recommend her.

2008-2009 Schedule

OK, we have sketched out our cruising itinerary for the next 10 months. Any and all friends & family are welcome to join, check your schedules and make your plans, first come -first serve.



Sept 20-Oct 15- Jay Sea Dee will be on the hard in RI for maintenance, repairs & upgrades. Road trip to Annapolis Boat Show and take car to Charleston SC.

Oct 16-Oct 19: Long Island Sound, NYC, East River, Hudson River ( John Wickes?)

Oct 20- Oct 25: NJ Coast, Delaware-Chesapeake Canal, Upper Chesapeake Bay

Oct 26- Nov 1: Lower Chesapeake Bay, Norfolk, Inter coastal waterway to Beaufort NC

Nov 1-Nov 4: Off shore to Charleston SC

Nov 4 - Nov 30: The City Marina at Charleston, SC (pretend to be "Southern Folk")
(Vic & Virginia Fontaine Nov 5-9, Rich & Bev Worford Nov 12-17)

Dec 1 - Dec 15: Savannah, Amelia Island, ICW to Fort Lauderdale

Dec 15- Dec 18th: Transit to Nassua, Bahamas

Dec 19th- Jan 3rd: Atlantis Resort Marina, Nassau ( Jaq, Jen, Bud, Blake)

Jan 4th- Feb 1: Bahamas, Abacos, Turks & Caicos

February: Grand Turk, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Spanish Virgin Islands

March: USVI & BVI's

April 4-11: BVI's ( Tim & Linda Rhodes)

April 12- May 4 Island hop to Antigua

May 7- Start of ARC Europe (leg 1 to Bermuda)

May 20: ARC Europe (Leg 2 to to Azores)

June 13: ARC Europe (Leg 3 to Lagos, Portugal)

June - July: Portugal, Spain

August: French Riviera

Sept: Italy, Sardinia

High & Dry

We arrived back at Greenwich Bay Marina early Friday afternoon. There was alot of concern about what HANNA was going to do. Last fall a wicked storm blew in from the southeast here and nearly destroyed the marina we are currently docked at. They do not have a break water to the east, so any sustained wind from that direction wreaks havoc on the marina, a 65 ft cruiser was sunk. With that knowledge and the fact that 2 other named storms were lining up in the carribean, we made a quick decision to pull Jay Sea Dee out of the water for the 3 weeks that we will be back home in Colorado.

We were hauled by 4pm Friday, hung in the slings of the travel lift over night, and then were moved ino the parking lot, blocked and braced on Saturday morning.

We will get our through hull fitting fixed and replace the zincs while the boat is on the hard. We check into a hotel on Saturday, John is battling a stomach flu, and Jodi is cleaning and organizing the boat. First part of the new replacement canvas is due in today for fit up, and the rest will be completed while we are back home.

Martha's Vineyard after Labor Day

Well, we were going to head to Nantucket but have decided that we love exploring this place instead. We got here on Tuesday night and walked around a bit then went to bed...it had been a long day. Wednesday, we got up and loaded the bikes into the dinghy and off we went. We ended up going on a 17 mile ride around the island. They have great bike paths and cool towns to hang out in.

I (Jodi) made this picture in the sand while hanging out at Gay Head Lighthouse Beach. I want to dedicate it to my friend Bev who first showed me how she did this when she visited beaches. Tomorrow we are off again, back to our second home, Warwick RI. We'll miss the sea in the next month as we travel home but am really looking forward to seeing all of our family and friends.

The "Amazing Flying Obinator"

Many of you have been asking how Obie has been doing. Everyday is an adventure for Obie. He does not like the sailing very much but he loves the fulltime attention he gets from Mom & Dad. He sleeps in the bottom of our bed each night, gets up with Dad in the morning and does his business outside on the poop deck (we actually have a special piece of artificial turf that sits in a plastic tray on the aft deck). Then he anxiously awaits his morning treat at the top of the companion-way. Then just like back home he goes back to bed until something worthwhile happens.

While sailing Obie sits in his little dog bed at my feet behind the helm or in the warm pouch of someone’s hoody.. For some reason he thinks this is the safest place on deck. When things get rough Obie has his own personal lifejacket with a convenient carrying handle. Obie is at home down below, we keep his food and water in our stateroom, he spends his leisure time snuggled on one settee or the other in the main salon. He is the best burglar alarm ever made, any slight sound or intruder is instantly reported.

Obie’s favorite time is shore-leave. He can smell land long before any of us see it. Obie has snuck onto many beaches, restaurants, stores, and museums inside his special carry bag. He will ride the bus, he goes on the dinghy, the ferry, the taxi, or any other conveyance, just so long as he gets to go with us!!!

Obie loves to go for walks, cruise the shopping district, and ride bikes. He has a special bike basket that quick mounts to our bike and has a roll cage for his protection. Jodi is considering becoming a sales rep for the company that made the carrier...she could have sold hundreds by now, even with paying Obie a commision!!!Everywhere he goes, he brings a smile to young and old, Obie has been greeted by perhaps thousands of people wherever we travel, there are many many Dachshund lovers in the world, he has become an incredible ambassador for the canine world. Here’s to the “Amazing Flying Obinator”: the greatest dog in my world.