Author: Lauren Zike

It’s 9:30 pm and it’s the third evening of the sail to the Bahamas. I am on watch until midnight. We are using a 3 hours on and 6 hours off watch schedule since there are 3 seasoned sailors on board, Francis, Mike and myself.

After 48 hours, we have sailed 335 nautical miles and reached a major milestone: over halfway to our goal, with only 329 nautical miles to go.

It is 9pm the evening before disembarking for the Bahamas. I will have two experienced sailors on board for this delivery.

Our final port stop in the East Coast Expedition was in Annapolis, Maryland, a hub of maritime activity. We were hosted by Epilepsy Foundation Maryland […]

Saturday marked our fourth port stop in the East Coast Expedition, hosted by Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania and Paul’s Purple Warriors. While Phil wasn’t […]

Saturday evening was the third port stop event in this summer’s East Coast Expedition. Our final event with Epilepsy Foundation New England was certainly the most well attended, with over 100 people joining us for a sunset cruise in Boston Harbor aboard the Mass Bay Lines Music City Queen.

During the sail from Boston, MA to Portsmouth, RI on Monday, Phil aggravated an old back injury. We were hoping a day off would allow this flare up to subside, but he will need more rest before it is safe for him to sail offshore again.

Yesterday began before sunrise with a quiet walk down the marina dock to where Cepheus waited for us. Looking at the weather ahead, I wanted to get an early start towards a variety of options where we could tuck in for the night, if we wanted to.

As I went to Portland, I was on my own (solo), but coming from Portland to Boston I was sailing with Ilya (double-handed). Is solo better than double-handed sailing or the other way around? Neither is better.

On Saturday, we held our second port stop event in Portland, ME hosted by Epilepsy Foundation New England. Over 50 people with epilepsy and their families enjoyed a sunny day next to the ocean at Bug Light Park.