The morning was sunny at Ridley Cove and I went for a swim off the back of the boat. Bryan remembered that Sean Mencher was somewhere in the area. He had opened for me at a concert in Freeport a few years ago. We called Sean and found out he and Hugh Boudin were playing […]
We are now in the stomping grounds of Randall Williams, someone who came to anchor next to Bryan last year in the Bahamas when he had been for a week without another sailboat in view. He invited Bryan to share a fish dinner, and when asked about Bryan’s YouTube Channel, “Acoustic Sailing,” my name came […]
We joined Bryan’s former photography mentor, Bob Krist and his wife Peggy for lunch at their condo overlooking the harbor, all the while doing three loads of much needed laundry. Bryan and Pete, both assistant photographers to Bob, had nicknamed him “the great one” not only for his photography skills but also as a person […]
Bryan was making dinner. One side of the stove was out of fuel so he began to add denatured alcohol. I said “Bryan, turn the other burner off. When I tried that the stove caught fire.” Bryan replied “Well, you’re not a pro, I’m a pro at this.” No sooner had he uttered the words […]
Aug 27 Once again a rainy morning gave way to a mostly sunny day. We left Rockland and around Owls Head, where I waved over a nearby lobsterman to ask if I could buy two lobsters. He dropped two lobsters into our dinghy and said, “no charge!” I asked if he had a way to play […]
Rob and Marcia were taking their motorized dinghy to shore about the same time we were getting into our rowing dingy, so they offered us a tow. The first person we came across on shore was none other than Captain Jim Sharp, creaor of the Sail, Power and Steam Museum, and former owner of the […]
I sing this for you together with the birds, an unreleased song recorded just before leaving Long Island.
On a mooring in Rockland Maine, Rob and Marcia invited us to join them on their Chuck Paine Apogee 50. A few tunes on my carbon fiber harp guitar: I’m Sailing, I’m Sailing; It Never Gets Easier; Captain Noah; Dandelions; The Immigrant; Also: the story of how I met Les Paul and my tour in […]
Bryan woke up early and saw that we were in about 6 feet of water with the tide to drop another 5 feet. He tried to pull the anchor up to move but to no avail. It was wrapped around a large boulder which had pulled the boat closer to shore. Having visions of another […]
8/24 We arrived at Swans Island to pick up a folding bicycle we had ordered and sent there. Bryan walked to Doug Day’s house, found the bike in the barn and rode it back toward the ferry landing where we had anchored. I stopped on the way back to send me a text on his […]
