Always have the ship and her crew prepared for less than ideal conditions…

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Continuing on our journey north today we cruised along the Jersey shore with westerly winds around 20 knots with occasional gusts to 30.   Jesse started the day with an early morning run, leaving the Golden Nugget marina in search for a bait and tackle shop with instructions from Ray who has particular fishing expertise. […]

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The day started with an early morning briefing by Tentative Tim; proprietor of Delaware City Marina. Forecasting called for tumultuous seas accompanied by strong winds… scaring off several other crews, but not that of Kairos. After a light breakfast and sailor showers, we departed to transit the Delaware River and Bay en route to Cape […]

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Our journey north has begun.   Follow us on delorme maps at Kairos Track and Current Position. As we departed Burr Yacht sales into Selby Bay we encountered 25 knot winds with 4 ft seas without the use of an autopilot.  The autopilot had been installed the prior week and needed to be initialized…..in calm seas;….we […]

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Hauled for some sprucing up before heading north

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Kevin Althoff, of Burr Yacht Sales, took us out for our first on the water training sessions on April 8th. Sheryl got to build her confidence doing close maneuvering and docking with 25 knot winds. Thank God for bow thrusters and Kevin’s favorite gear…. Neutral. Sheryl did am awesome job. 

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