Geoff Schultz's BlueJacket Sailing Site 2008-05-08T13:07:27Z Geoffrey W. Schultz http://www.geoffschultz.org/ http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1138

Ahoy from the land-locked crew of the BlueJacket, We're currently in a holding pattern waiting to see if we'll be able to do our planned cruising, and as a result I've had some spare time on my hands. Given this extra time I decided to implement what's known as RSS for my web site. If you're like most people, you've probably never heard of RSS, but it's a pretty cool technology. The acronym RSS has multiple definitions, but one of the most common translations is Real Simple Syndication...

2008-04-28T00:00:00Z 2008-05-08T12:31:15Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1128

Happy New Year from the crew of the BlueJacket! We hope that everyone had a wonderful 2007 and we hope that 2008 will be even better. I've been remiss in writing to let people know what we've been up to since we arrived in Deltaville, VA with BlueJacket. We decided that we're going to do something very unique (for us) as we're going to head NORTH this upcoming season and we'll spend the winter at home, outside of Boston. As a result we had to winterize the boat as she's going to be in freezing...

2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-04T09:42:12Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=991

We've been quite busy since I last wrote. We pulled into Dozier's Regatta Point Marina in Deltaville, VA on June 29th and we've been working our tails off since then. We relaxed for part of a day and then began the lengthy process of putting the boat away for the season. We have a long list of things that need to be done and we've gotten quite good at it, but it still takes a long time. Every filter needs to be changed, every system needs a through inspection, sails need to be removed and stored or repa...

2007-07-12T00:00:00Z 2007-07-12T12:59:01Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=987

Ahoy from Norfolk, VA! We're currently docked in Norfolk, VA which is the start of the ICW. We're currently at mile marker 0.4, so once we pull out of the marina we'll quickly pass that illusive mile marker 0. All along the ICW mile marker signs are posted and you slowly watch them change. Seeing the buoy marking MM 0 will be very nice. Then it's only 50 miles to Deltaville. I must admit that the past few days on the ICW have blurred together as it's been non-stop moving. Quite often we've been ...

2007-06-28T00:00:00Z 2007-06-30T06:02:25Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=985

Yesterday we pulled into the Dowery Creek marina where we managed to scrape the paint off of two places on the boat due to the incompetence of the staff. When were pulling in we had 15-20 kts of wind on from the port-stern, which meant that we had a wind pushing us sideways and towards the dock. You have to tie up to pilings here, so that made this tricky. However, there shouldn't have been any problems, had the staff known what they were doing. As we pulled in I had Sue drop the spring line over a p...

2007-06-26T00:00:00Z 2007-07-11T14:21:31Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=984

Ahoy from Moorehead City, NC! Yesterday we made the LONG trek from Wrightsville Beach to Moorehead City via the ICW. That's 85 statute miles, which is a long day on a normal day, but when you include all of the boating traffic, it was a VERY long day. We left at 6 AM and pulled into the Portside marine at about 6:45 PM. Our decision to go inside was probably a very good one as there were severe storm warnings on TV when we arrived and the sky looked very ominous. The TV radar loop showed a series ...

2007-06-25T00:00:00Z 2007-06-25T03:44:00Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=983

Ahoy from the BlueJacket who is underway from Wrightsville Beach, NC We've been spending long days moving and I've been remiss about writing trip reports. Today we were underway at 6 AM and we probably won't get in until after 7 PM. Those are long days! But we're making great mileage and as you may have noticed, we're in NC and only have 250 more miles to the start of the ICW in Norfolk, VA. The last report that I sent was from the Waccamaw river just N of Georgetown, SC and I had just enjoyed a w...

2007-06-24T00:00:00Z 2007-06-30T05:26:11Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=982

Ahoy from the Waccamaw River which is just N of Georgetown, SC! We're anchored just north of Georgetown, SC in what you could call a wide spot on the Waccamaw River and I just watched an absolutely wonderful start to the day. I woke up a little before 6 and laid there listening to the sounds of the nature waking up. I got up and sat up on the deck to fully enjoy the beauty of where we were. The river is surrounded by marsh land and trees which was wrapped in the entrails of the morning mist. The sky ...

2007-06-22T00:00:00Z 2007-06-30T05:08:39Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=981

Ahoy from Charleston, SC! I know, I know...I lied. We're not in Jacksonville like I said that we would be. I promise (1) not to do it again! Really! Sunday morning was absolutely beautiful with glassy water and lots of birds in the air. We pulled out of our anchorage at about 7 AM and timed getting to the Bridge of the Lions perfectly. We had two boats following us that were also anchored there at our suggestion. They're pretty much on the same route back, but are going further N (NY, NY) and hav...

2007-06-19T00:00:00Z 2007-06-19T04:59:01Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=980

Ahoy from a beautiful anchorage just S of St. Augustine! Yesterday we made the 65 mile trek from New Smyrna, FL to this anchorage which is just south of St. Augustine. Along the way we once again passed by the Houses of the Rich and Famous. It was a beautiful trip passing through gorgeous open spaces and then back to communities. Some of the houses that we saw were spectacular in their size, although sometimes not in their architecture. I guess it goes to prove that money can buy you things, but it do...

2007-06-17T00:00:00Z 2007-11-11T07:08:54Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=979

Ahoy from New Smyrna, FL! Yesterday we got to enjoy watching (and feeling) the lift-off of a Titan-IV rocket which was carrying 2 spy satellites. We pulled out of the marina, went through a bridge and a lock, dropped our hook and waited for the launch. Unlike the day before it went off almost on-time (11:15). With the naked eye you could see the smoke and the flame coming out, but not much more. With binoculars you could actually see the rocket and payload, which was really neat. We were about 5 miles ...

2007-06-16T00:00:00Z 2007-06-30T05:36:17Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=977

Ahoy from the Kennedy Space Center in FL! Well, I'm not actually writing this from there as we're still docked in Port Canaveral, but it's what this report is about. You're getting a bit of a tourist report, but hey, cruising is about seeing your surroundings and enjoying where you are! Our plan was to visit the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday and get under way on Thursday. Then I found out that a launch of a Titan rocket was scheduled for Thursday, so we decided to stick around and see that, as...

2007-06-14T00:00:00Z 2007-06-15T06:07:10Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=976

Ahoy from Port Canaveral, FL! We made it back to the US of A yesterday. As I said in my last e-mail, it looked like we'd have a good weather window, so we decided to make it as far as possible along the coast of the FL. We almost had an uneventful passage. It was relatively smooth and the Gulf Stream was relatively calm. At the peak we had a boost of 2.8 kts from Gulf Stream and we were doing 8.8 kts. A low system was tracking N of us and we had winds clocking around. The forecast showed ligh...

2007-06-13T00:00:00Z 2007-06-13T05:29:00Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=975

Ahoy from Great Stirrup Cay! This is just a quick note to update people as to what our future travels will entail. I looked at the weather charts this AM and decided that we needed to get moving. It looked like we would have a window to move up the coast of the US, so instead of hanging out in the Berry Islands, we needed to get moving. Diane, from Unicorn, was anxious to get home, so it seemed like we all agreed. Instead of making a small jump to Market Fish Cay (which looks like a nice anchora...

2007-06-11T00:00:00Z 2007-06-11T06:29:01Z http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=974

Ahoy from Alder's Cay in the Berry islands! Alder's Cay is about 8 miles N of Little Whale Cay, which is where we had our anchoring adventure. The next morning Unicorn called on the VHF and said that we were getting company. It seems that they were bumping and needed to move to deeper water. So they picked up their anchor and moved to a spot near us. We had a stern anchor out to keep us into the swells and they didn't, so they swung differently than we did and BJ felt like they were getting too clo...

2007-06-10T00:00:00Z 2007-06-13T16:26:10Z