Although there is a lot of great cruising reference material here on My Buzzards Bay (restaurant and marina reviews, cool gear, Dock and Dine, Gunkholes, and more), there are also a ton of cruising stories.

As Chief Story Teller, I love sharing our adventure – living the dream, and introducing you to some of the people we met along the way.

This historical Ship’s Log collects stories through 2024. For current adventures, visit Latest Stories; for the complete archive, browse all stories.

• Final Cruise of September 2024

• Newport and The Boat Show

• Boys Week – Block Island

• Falmouth Labor Day

• Coop de Ville “Room Service” and More OB

• Labor Day 2024

• Wickford, Rhode Island

• Sag Harbor, Long Island

• Greenport, Long Island

• Mystic, Connecticut

• Watch Hill, Rhode Island

• Jamestown, Rhode Island

• Seeking the New York State of Mind – Day Zero

• Cuttyhunk Fireworks 2024

• Island Tour 2024

• Winding Down In Plymouth

• Surreal Run South From Portland

• Portland Maine – 2024

• Biking to Camden

• Rockland Maine

• Weathering Saturday in Boothbay

• Plan B in Boothbay

• Exploring Boothbay

• The Boothbay Cocktail Party

• Boothbay Bound

• Kennebunkport Maine

• Running Downeast In A Blow

• Where did we end up Saturday night?

• And so it begins – Maine 2024

• Peter’s MBY Strong Sibling Cruise

• Wrapping Up Nantucket 2024

• Nantucket – Day Four

• Guest Day – Nantucket 2024

• Nantucket 2024

• Nantucket 2024 – Getting Here

• Provincetown with Gail and Rudy

• Let The Fun Begin

• An Eventful Saturday

• Driving Miss Daisy

• Memorial Day 2024

• Seven Days in May – Day Five

• Seven Days In May – Day Four

• Seven Days in May – Day Three

• Seven Days in May – Day Two

• Seven Days in May – Day One

• The Flotilla Cruise

• Marina Bay Friday

• The 2024 Shakedown Cruise

2023

• Closing The Book on the 2023 Season
• Riding Out Tropical Storm Philippe
• Tropical Storms – Cruising September 2023
• Boys Week – The Restaurant Tour
• Boys Week – Part 1
• Late Summer Cruising
• Midsummer Adventures – “That’s Life!”

• Amazing Grace – Day One

2022

• The Cuttyhunk Progressive is Born!

• Our 50 Hour Tour Of Cape Cod Bay!

• Island Tour 2022: Part 1 – Provincetown

• Island Tour 2022: Part 2 – The Four Villages of Martha’s Vineyard

• Maine Trip 2022: Day 1 – Boston

• Maine Trip 2022: Day 2 – Manchester-By-The-Sea

• Maine 2022: Day 3 – Boothbay Maine

• Maine 2022: Day 4 – Touring Boothbay

• Maine 2022: Day 5 – The Picnic Cruise

• Maine 2022: Day 6 – Portland

• Maine 2022: Day 7 – Touring Portland

• Maine 2022: Day 8 – Rainy Days and Mondays

• Maine 2022: Day 9 – Wentworth

• Maine 2022: Day 10 – The Final Run

• Newport Getaway

• Nantucket 2022 – Part One

• Nantucket 2022 – Part Two

• Cruising and Lousy Weather

• People, Food, and Oak Bluffs Aerial Video!

• Starting Summer (Unofficially) in Plymouth

• A Weekend on the Oak Bluffs Boardwalk

• Buzzards Bay in April!

2021

• The Last 10 Days of the 2021 Season

• Columbus Day Weekend in Plymouth

• May The Circle Be Unbroken – Weekend With Peter…

• Late September Getaway

• Autumn In Plymouth

• Ending Summa With an 8 Day Weekend!

• Vineyard Weekend in August

• Henri Crashes The Party

• Watch Hill to Greenport New York

• Getting To Watch Hill – The Anniversary Cruise

• Reuniting With Our Second Family at Sea

• Island Tour 2021 – Rolling With The Crunch

• Linner or Dunch – An Unplanned Trip to the F/V

• Doing Sunday Afternoon at the Chartroom

• Beating the Austin Heat in Newport Rhode Island

• Nantucket – The First 48 Hours

• Making Lemonade In Ptown and OB – Maine Trip Canceled (Again)

• A Mid May Cruise to Newport

• 2021 Begins – The Shakedown Cruise

2020

• Escape From 2020 – Our Final Cruise of the Season

• Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

• October Weekend to Plymouth

• The Flotilla Does Oak Bluffs

• The Anniversary Cruise

• Our First Cruise on Relentless

• Edgartown – The Harbormaster’s Slip

• Beating The Heat – Island Style

• Nantucket 2020

• The Real Opening Weekend at The Chart Room…

• Newport Weekend – Nearly Normal…

• The Soothing Power of the Sea

• Pilot House Dock and Dine – Covid Style

• Lobsterfest Tuesday at Coop deVille!

• Sandwich Dock and Dine – Covid Style

2019

• October Cruising and Vineyard Haven

• Oak Bluffs in Autumn – Our Newest Tradition…

• Weather Insanity Off Westport

• Chasing Summer – While It Lasts…

• A Day Tripping Weekend

• Block Island – Spring Break for Old People!

• Newport Folk Festival Weekend

• Seeking Cool on a Hot Weekend

• The Ocean Bay Club Does Bassetts Island

• What I Did On My Summer Vacation…

• Crazy Weather Day – Edgartown!

• Father’s Day Weekend on Nantucket

• Ushering in June – Newport Style

• The Journey Begins – First Overnight Voyage of 2019

• The Shake Down Cruise and Brandt Cove Marina!

2018

• Watching The Season Fade “Vineyard Style”

• Seeking Pilgrims – Columbus Day Weekend…

• Monica Rizzio, Martha’s Vineyard Chowder, and The Cardboard Box

• Labor Day Weekend in Newport

• My Brother Mark’s Birthday Cruise

• A Full Buzzards Bay Weekend!

• Wrapping Up The Vigilant Southern NE Tour

• Lynn’s Hula Hut and The Deep C Revival

• Rainy Day in Paradise – SE NE Tour Day Three

• Block Island Friday

• Southern New England Tour – Day One

• Rhody Trip – Day Two

• Quick Trip to Rhody – Day One

• Gunkholes, Rafting and the MBY Crew..

• The Vigilant Island Tour

• Ocean Bay Club 2018

• Edgartown in June

• Biking To Chappaquiddick!

• Things To Do In Nantucket

• All Weather Day in Nantucket

• Getting to Nantucket

• Quick Trip to the Chartroom

• Our Preseason Mini Vacation in Newport

• Falmouth Friday

• A Sneak Peak of Summer at The Lookout Tavern

• First Cruise of 2018 – Back to the F/V

2017

• Final Cruise of 2017 – Fisherman’s View Restaurant 

• Fogged In On Martha’s Vineyard 

• Oak Bluffs – An Ideal Autumn Destination

• Boys Day Out

• September At Fisherman’s View

• Mrs. Horne Sees Maine!

• The District Restaurant and Portsmouth NH

• Dick’s Last Resort – Yep…

• What are we doing in Plymouth?

• Sunday at Hadleys

• A Newport Thursday

• The Ocean eats another iPhone!

• The “Ocean Bay Club” Discovers the Weepecket Islands

• Leaving Block Island

• Back to the Beach on Block Island

• Circumnavigating Block Island by Scooter!

• A Day At Ballards Beach Block Island

• Block Island in a Northeaster!

• Block Island – Getting Here

• Menemsha and the Jimmy Buffett State of Mind!

• You Meet The Nicest People in Edgartown at The Harborside Inn and Seafood Shanty

• Big Day With The Little Prince

• An Interesting Weather Weekend and A Black Dog Tavern Review…