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The 5 Steps of Boat Projects

Prep: Identify boat project and read Don Casey tips. Estimated time of completion: 1 hour.  Step 1: Gather tools      1A: Destroy home while spending three hours manically looking for tools.      1B: Realize tools are lost.      1C: Drive to store. No tools.      1D: Order tool online....

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Hasting's Update from St. Michaels, MD

I was recently asked by a fan to share my feelings about our new home.  Tilty. I better stop myself right there and explain that sentence. First off, I bet you didn’t realize I had fans, did you. #humblebrag  Well, I have many. Dozens? Hundreds? I can’t really...

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Solomons, MD

Rather foolishly, we left the perfectly wonderful embrace of Onancock and arrived in Crisfield, MD. The anchorage felt too small. A survey of the area revealed a fence around the marina. The marina office was closed. The waterfront restaurants were closed. We didn't launch the dinghy. We began...

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Onancock, VA: photo tour

Onancock from the anchorage Onancock wasn't on the list for our summer tour until a friend mentioned the town had a bakery with donuts. Sold! We arrived and discovered a cheese shop, an Irish pub, sweet houses, and lovely walks. What could be better?  Onancock Wharf and Marina...

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Chesapeake Bay Sailing: Deltaville, VA to Onancock, VA

Dulcinea at anchor in Onancock, VA.  5 loud honks. The international signal of imminent danger. We'd anchored in Onancock, VA on the DelMaVa peninsular. It seemed like we were well out of the channel 5 minutes ago, but now the barge is approaching us on a dead on collision...

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Two Weeks (or so) in The Boat Yard

When we purchased our Cabo Rico 38 in January in Virginia, it was cold. We wanted to beeline southbound as soon as possible. But the boat was pretty bare and hadn’t see the open water in many years (if ever). There was a lot on our to-do list,...

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