Marathon And Moving On
For the past three years, since we began cruising OLOH between the northeast and the Florida Keys, our winters have been blissfully spent in Key West. But this was the year for us to try something different. So we found…
For the past three years, since we began cruising OLOH between the northeast and the Florida Keys, our winters have been blissfully spent in Key West. But this was the year for us to try something different. So we found…
With a successful first day back on the water under our belts, it was now time to further our progress toward our winter home in the Florida Keys. This leg of our adventure really gives you a feel for the…
After a nine month absence, settling back into life on board is much more than attending to a list of tasks. It's returning to a state of mind and important routines that help ensure smooth and safe cruising. As we…
** Spoiler Alert ** As we sit and write this, we are safely tied in Marathon as the VHF is crackling with drama, interrupting the daily 9 am "Cruisers Net" out of Boot Key Harbor where the wind is kicking…
With a successful first day being back underway under our belts and great weather on our side, we were feeling good about keeping the momentum going. We enjoyed a restful night at the City of Fort Myers Yacht Basin and…
After four full days of settling back into life aboard after a nine-month absence, we were ready to go cruising. As we always talk about, the weather is a primary consideration when making our cruising plans and it was already…
Our short trip to the Marquesas Keys remains a highlight of our cruising adventures. It was our first time overnighting with OLOH "on the hook," completely off the grid. A truly spectacular time with good friends, great dogs and magical…
We are sharing our journal from our time in Key West as the Covid-19 pandemic began to unfold. When it became clear back in early March that this was something that looked like it could have a real impact on…
Just before the coronavirus pandemic began to unfold, the OLOH Crew was blissfully cruising the the Gulf Coast of Florida prior to heading down to Key West. After two weeks docked at Marina Jack in downtown Sarasota it was time…
Clewiston to Fort Myers It was 64 degrees and sunny at 7:30 am when we spun OLOH around from the north end of the Roland Martin Marina face dock and got underway for Fort Myers, Florida. Immediately after leaving the…
Stuart to Clewiston The gusty winds abated overnight to around seven knots out of the east/southeast by the time we were ready to shove off at 7:50am under ominous, gray skies with the temp at seventy-one degrees. The lake crossing…
Titusville to Vero Beach It was partly cloudy and 71 degrees with a light southeast wind when we shoved off from Titusville Marina at 7:45 am, bound for Vero Beach, 74 miles away. After a nice day off…
St Augustine to Palm Coast After two nine-hour days on the water, it was good... no, great... to have a rare short day. We wanted to keep moving as long as the weather agreed but we didn't…
Jekyll Island was a terrific discovery for us and one that our friends from Miss Norma insisted we'd love. They were right. On our first evening on Jekyll we were joined by Tim, Ramie, and Ringo of the Miss Norma…
Day 1 of our 2020 Adventure went as well as we could have hoped for our first day back on the water. Destination - Jekyll Island. We covered 89 nautical miles over eight hours fifty minutes, around seventy miles of…
OLOH's Southbound '19 Adventure took us from the Hudson Valley in New York to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina with a one month layover in Deltaville, Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay. We had decided this year to make our…
Conditions: Sunny and 57° to start, 62° to finish. Winds NNE 7kts, waters calm to light chop in the sound. Distance traveled: 27 statute miles Time underway: 2 hours 55 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 14 kts…
Travel Day 15: Georgetown to Charleston Conditions: Cloudy and 46° to start, partly sunny and 54° to finish. Winds light, waters calm. Distance traveled: 66 statute miles Time underway: 6 hours 44 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 12…
Conditions: Overcast, temps from 38° to 51°. Winds North/Northeast 5-10 kts, waters calm to light chop. Distance traveled: 52 statute miles Time underway: 5 hours 12 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 17 kts Fuel used: 47 gallons It…
Conditions: Sunny and warm. Winds south/southwest 3 kts to start, northwest 11 knots to finish. Waters calm. Distance traveled: 44 statute miles Time underway: 5 hours 29 minutes Average Speed: 7 kts Max Speed: 19.3 kts Fuel used: 26 gallons…