2023
(Cover photo courtesy of David Ross – http://www.beacon-studios.com) The days just started getting longer, and I’m checking out the Opening Day for Bookings at all my favorite marinas
Amazing Grace officially ended her first season on Tuesday, October 24. It’s not the latest we’ve shut it down, but it’s close. In the past, we’d usually unload when we
September 2024 UPDATE My friend John just did a DIY install with the new Mini. Here is his report verbatim: Hey Dave – I dumped the gear out of my
Columbus Day Weekend isn’t always the final cruising weekend of the season, but even in a good season, it’s usually the second to the last. Mrs. Horne’s dear mother turns
Everyone in New England knows just how crappy the weekend boating weather has been this year. This morning, Danielle Noyes on NECN reported what we mostly knew. The Labor Day
Last week, I posted Boys Week – Part One, reporting on Girls Weekend and our voyage to Plymouth and Salem. Today, I’ll wrap up that trip, writing about our first
Mrs. Horne joined a Ryder Cup style golf event last week with women from the Bay Club and the Mid Ocean Club of Bermuda. It involved women from MCO staying
A few of you have asked me to share my impressions of the M60, and now that we’ve got 25 days at sea, it seems like the time is right.
We’ve been busy making up for lost time since August. We typically spend nearly 100 days a year at sea, and due to issues in the first half of the
Hilda Elsie Horne, born in Ocker, Texas, on April 6, 1923, peacefully passed away on August 30, 2023, in Boxborough, Massachusetts. She married her beloved husband, the late Clyde James
It was quite a first month on Amazing Grace. We brought her from Newport to Mattapoisett on July 14 with Captain Tom at the helm. Once we arrived, Maritmo sent
I love an eclectic brunch. It’s not just the bloody before noon… … but also the unique breakfast dishes. We were planning to leave Plymouth after Sunday Brunch, and I
We were still in Plymouth with my daughter’s family and our grandkids looking for something fun to do. A quick review on TripAdvisor revealed that one of the highest-rated “Things
We’re in Plymouth for the weekend aboard Amazing Grace as she wraps up commissioning and some service work. Mrs. Horne’s golf buddy Jeanne lives in Plymouth, and she suggested that
The next chapter in of our Buzzards Bay adventures began Friday when Peter and I first set foot on our Maritimo M60. But before I get to that, a little
A few weeks ago, Mrs. Horne and I took a bike ride down the new bike trail from Mattapoisett to the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier. We took a right down
Sunday was a gray day with rain in the forecast. Peter was visiting, and we planned to go out for a late lunch somewhere between Mattapoisett and Providence. After considering
Our new boat was initially scheduled for completion in March and then April. I think she might have made April if we had a ship available to bring her to
I so love Cuttyhunk! Mrs. Horne and I honeymooned there decades ago in my father’s 25’ Sailboat. Back then, there were actually two full-service restaurants on the island – The
In early April, we realized that our new boat – Amazing Grace, would not arrive from Australia in time for our annual Father’s Day Flotilla to Nantucket. Mrs. Horne and