2018 was an exciting year for Moonwave and her crew. During the first quarter of the year, we finished up our extensive refit in Brittany [Bretagne]. It was such a nice feeling to see all the bits and pieces to take shape when they got mounted and installed. We left Brittany beginning
Beginning of November – the days were getting shorter and the temperatures were dropping, time to head south towards the islands of the Caribbeans. For Moonwave’s owner it’s a tradition to participate in the [ARC] Caribbean 1500 Rally from Virginia to Tortola, BVI. He has
It’s end of October and after a great time in the Chesapeake Bay, we have arrived in the area of Norfolk, Virginia. It is time to get ready for sailing south towards the sunny islands of the Caribbeans. The area is great for last preparations before the trip. The anchorage clos
Moonwave and us are enjoying cruising the Chesapeake Bay – here are some pictures & see below video !!! Only a couple of weeks until we will sail south to the Caribbeans ;-)
Summer is coming slowly to an end and we want to share some pics from the beautiful places in New England that we have sailed to during August 2018: Boston, Newport, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Marblehead, Gloucester, Block Island, Jamestown, Edgartown, Woods Hole, Cuttyhunk,
Here are some pictures from our recent trip to Maine in July 2018 – it’s sometimes a bit tricky to cruise there [lobster traps & fog] but definitively worth it – beautiful landscape and shorelines, nice people, interesting boats, great food [seafood & blueber
After our trips from Brittany, France to Canaries, Spain, crossing the Atlantic, Caribbean to Bahamas and Bahamas to North America in less than two months – we are now back on the US East Coast. Our first stop was Norfolk in Virginia and than we entered the beautiful Chesapeake
Moonwave got some new features during her latest refit and as mentioned in one of my last posts – Moonwave will now be easily distinguished by her new Daggerboards. First we need to give you a short background information about the original “board” set-up on board Moonwave. We w
Moonwave’s second transatlantic crossing is in the books – the first time East to West. We had a good passage but next time if possible will stick to a normal “schedule” with departure from the Canary Islands between Nov to Feb. We left Lanzarote a bit “out of season” for transa
We had again a great summer in New England. After a great cruise for the week of 04th of July we continued to sailing and discovering the shores between Bristol, RI and Boston, MA. Like last year we had a great time in Boston and enjoyed also the surroundings of Newport, RI. One time