A Serious Ocean
You know it by the northern look of the shore,
by the salt-worried faces,
by an absence of trees, an abundance of lighthouses.
It's a serious ocean.
North Sea off Carnoustie by Anne Stevenson
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Tomorrow will have an island
by William Stafford
Tomorrow will have an island. Before night
I always find it. Then on to the next island.
These places hidden in the day separate
and come forward if you beckon.
But you have to know they are there before they exist.
Some time there will be a tomorrow without any island,
So far, I haven't let that happen, but after
I'm gone others may become faithless and careless.
Before them will tumble the wide unbroken sea,
and without any hope they will stare at the horizon.
So to you, Friend, I confide my secret:
to be a discoverer you hold close whatever
you find, and after a while you decide
what it is. Then, secure in where you have been,
you turn to the open sea and let go.
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Boats Sailed
I
have sailed quite a few boats over the
years. This is the list of boats that I
have sailed 1000 miles or more. My total to date is
227,000 miles!
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Boat
Model |
Miles |
Duration |
Conditions/Notes |
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Outreamer 50 Cat |
1000 |
7 day non-stop |
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Kaufman 47 |
22000 |
2 trans-Atlantic |
Force 8+ |
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Beneteau Oceanis 40 |
1000 |
7 day non-stop |
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74' 1909 Ketch |
2000 |
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Classic Fife design |
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Ocean
71 |
5000 |
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Winter
Trans-Atlantic Passage, Force 12+ conditions |
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Swan 57 |
2000 |
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Jomar
56 |
3000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
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Maple
Leaf 54 |
1000 |
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S&S
Yawl 52 |
1000 |
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Irwin
52 |
2000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
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Gulfstar
50 |
13000 |
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Fort
Lauderdale to Japan, Hurricane Floyd,
Typhoon Roy, Force 10+ |
CS
50 |
2000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
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Custom
Schooner 50 |
4000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
Force
8+ |
Hylas
49 |
44000 |
Includes many 7 day+ non-stops |
Force
10+, Hurricane Grace, Hurricane Lenny |
Hylas
47 |
8000 |
Includes many 7 day+ non-stops |
Force
10+ |
Vagabond
47 |
3000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
Force
8+ |
Hylas
46 |
5000 |
Includes many 7 day+ non-stops |
Force
10+. Hurricane Mitch |
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Heritage
46 |
3000 |
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Beneteau
456 |
1000 |
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Hylas
45.5 |
2000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
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Roberts
45 |
5000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
Extensive cruising in the Western Carribean, Force
10+ |
Morgan
45 |
4000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
Trans-Atlantic passage |
Hylas
44 |
9000 |
Includes many 7 day+ non-stops |
Force
10+, Hurricane Bob |
Pearson
Countess 44 |
3000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
Force
8+ |
Swan
44 |
2000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
Force
10+ |
Gallart
44 |
5000 |
|
Trans-Atlantic Force
11+ |
Krogen
43 |
2000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
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Westsail
43 |
1000 |
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Spindrift
43 |
2000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
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Moody
424 |
4000 |
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Trans-Atlantic
Passage, Force 8+ |
Tayana
42 |
3000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
Force
8+ |
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Allied
XL 42 |
1000 |
|
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Fountain
Pajot Venezia |
6000 |
Includes many 7 day+ non-stops |
Force
8+ |
Morgan
OutIsland 41 |
3000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
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Endeavor
40 |
3000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
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Hinckley
Bermuda 40 |
2000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
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Catalina
400 |
1000 |
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Oyster 39 |
1000 |
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Beneteau
First 38 |
4000 |
7
days+ non-stop |
Trans-Atlantic Passage, Force
8+ |
Jeanneau
GinFizz 38 |
12000 |
Includes many 7 day+ non-stops |
Trans-Atlantic Passage, Force
10+ |
Hans
Christian 38 |
1000 |
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Gulf
Star 37 |
1000 |
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Force
8+ |
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Vancouver
36 |
1000 |
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Neptune
33 |
5000 |
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Trans-Atlantic
Passage, Force 8+ |
Contessa
32 |
24000 |
Longest passage was 74 days! |
New
York to San Francisco via Cape Horn,
Trans-Atlantic, Force
10+ |
Sabre
28 |
1000 |
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Bristol
27 |
1000 |
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