Season’s Greetings my friends. I’m hoping you’re all Home For The Holidays with those you love. I know many of you – like me, have migrated to warmer climates to avoid the […]
Peace On Earth – The Final MBB Video for 2019
Good To The Last Drop – The Final Cruise of 2019
For the third time in Vigilant history, we planned a final cruise of the season in late October. The first attempt (2017) was a wash out with Peter and Mary Lee. The […]
Lady Fest 2019 Video – Oak Bluffs
We’re in Oak Bluffs for our final cruise of the season. I’ll be doing a full report soon, but suffice it to say, Saturday was spectacular. Without a doubt, the highlight of […]
The Black Whale – New Bedford
Last night we tried a new local restaurant called The Black Whale in the port of New Bedford… Yep, New Bedford is the #1 fishing port in America and the source of […]
The “No Name” Storm Slams Buzzards Bay
Last week I decided to change the service provider for my home generator to R.A. Mitchell in New Bedford. Wednesday morning they visited our home in Mattapoisett and went over the entire […]
Happy Days End With Closing Weekend At The Chart Room
Lunch by boat at the Chart Room has always been one of my top Happy Places going back to my days crewing The Aquarius. From 2001 to 2007 – when our sea […]
October Cruising and Vineyard Haven
I admit that the 2019 Cruising Season in New England is living on borrowed time. The days are depressingly short, the nights are cold, and we must constantly be on the lookout […]
Beach Road – Vineyard Haven
We’re in Vineyard Haven in October for a short autumn cruise. It’s the first time we’ve stayed here since the early 1980’s in Aquarius and the first time we’ve ever stayed at […]
Oak Bluffs in Autumn – Our Newest Tradition…
Two years ago, Mrs. Horne and I went to Oak Bluffs at the end of September for an overnight, but ended up staying three days thanks to a massive fog bank that […]
Coop de Ville Pig Roast – Oak Bluffs
We’re on Oak Bluffs for 4 days in what could be our final cruise of the season (I hope not, but you never know). We began yesterday with a nice healthy walk […]
Avoiding the Drama of Docking!
Despite over 500 hours of running Tenacity and Vigilant, we still occasionally struggle when pulling into a dock or slip. As mentioned here a few years back, the Dreaded Four Piling (or […]
Never Trust a Weather Forecast After a Hurricane!
A few weeks ago I did an updated post on the weather apps I use to safely navigate Buzzards Bay. We just returned from 8 days on the boat beginning the morning […]
The Olympia Tea Room – Watch Hill
We’re in Watch Hill for the second time. Last year it was early August, which was wonderful, but more crowded. It’s now mid-September and while summer is fading, it’s still an incredible […]
Weather Insanity Off Westport
We’re in Newport for the Boat Show. Our plan is to spend a couple of days in Newport, then Watch Hill, and end up Sunday morning in Jamestown. This is my first […]
The Surfside Smokehouse – Safe Harbor Plymouth (Updated 9/10)
We first had lunch at The Surfside Smokehouse in 2015. We were visiting Plymouth on a day trip with Paula, Peter, and Mary Lee. Back then we were on Tenacity (Back Cove […]
Chasing Summer – While It Lasts…
Where did the summer of 2019 go! Every year I remind myself that the New England summer is only 8 short weeks long – The 4th of July to Labor Day. But […]
Wind and Wave Forecasts For Buzzards Bay…
In early 2018, a follower asked me “ what app do you use to forecast the weather for Buzzards Bay? I answered him via a story called You Don’t Need A Weatherman […]
A Day Tripping Weekend
As you may have noticed, we haven’t been doing a lot of day trips this season. In fact, other than the three we did with our kids on My Summer Vacation, I […]
Vigilant’s Fluff and Buff MBB Video
As last reported, we enjoyed a great 4 day weekend on Block Island with Gary and Amy two weeks ago. When we got back to Buzzards Bay the fog lifted and I […]
The 2019 Rhody Tour MBB Video
We’ve cruised Rhode Island for 12 days over the last month. What can I say – we love the state! We started in late July with Gail and Rudy for The Newport […]