In preparation for our longer voyages, we’ll embark on an expedition during August and September 2021 along the East Coast of the United States. While […]
Category: Sailing
Changing Cepheus’ Steering System
During the past two years sailing Cepheus, I have repeatedly had issues when behind the big steering wheel due to inaccessibility of the controls, lines, and instruments. If […]
Sail for Hope
This past weekend we participated in Sail Newport’s annual Sail for Hope race, around Jamestown. In 2001, in the wake of the terrorist attacks on […]
Facing Adversity
No matter where you live, your occupation, or your age, life will find a way of serving up challenges. Whether big or small, it is […]
Ready to Race
**EDIT: this race has been postponed to Saturday, July 11th, due to weather concerns. It will now be an out and back, depart Newport at […]
Water Ballast
Cepheus, a Quest 33S, has some unconventional features compared to traditional sail boats. One of the intriguing ones for me is water ballast. Two water […]
Winter Refits
Over the winter of 2019-2020 we had to make several modifications, including repairs, to our race boat, Cepheus. Some were planned upgrades, others were unplanned repairs. At […]