Janine, Author at Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/author/janine/ Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:58:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.svruahatu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-SVRuaHatu_Stamp-32x32.png Janine, Author at Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/author/janine/ 32 32 Our Chesapeake Bay Winter (Part 2) https://www.svruahatu.com/2025/06/our-chesapeake-bay-winter-part-2/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=6070 After making our way south from New England to Norfolk, Virginia, we start exploring the Chesapeake Bay and its many rivers and creeks and experience a white wonderland Rua Hatu has not seen since Washington State, five years and over 15,000 miles ago! Once out of the hustle and bustle of the deep water channel, …

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]]> Our Chesapeake Bay Winter (Part 1) https://www.svruahatu.com/2025/06/our-chesapeake-bay-winter-part-1/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=5761 Last fall, after lingering in Maine well into October, we hurried south ahead of the looming winter storms that would soon blast the far Northeast with ice and snow. Florida wasn’t exactly our cup of tea, what with brewing animosity towards cruisers there, so the Chesapeake seemed like a reasonable compromise of milder temperatures, friendly …

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]]> Back to the USA – Exploring New York! https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/10/back-to-the-usa-exploring-new-york/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=5616 After an eventful crossing of the Gulf Stream from Bermuda, we reach the New York Bight and set anchor at Coney Island. We explore Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and the Gold Coast along Long Island Sound before continuing on towards Cape Cod. After retrieving our flare and spear guns from the Customs Office in St. George, …

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]]> Watch out, the family is here! https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/05/watch-out-the-family-is-here/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/05/watch-out-the-family-is-here/#respond Sun, 12 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=5422 In February we welcomed both my dad and Nic’s family for a relaxing beach vacation in Puerto Rico. We rented a house and a mini van and spent two weeks visiting nearby towns along the west and south coast, exploring flavorful restaurants and bakeries, and hiking verdant trails to gorgeous beaches and stunning waterfalls. This …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/05/watch-out-the-family-is-here/feed/ 0 The Trade Winds Have Begun https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/01/the-trade-winds-have-begun/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/01/the-trade-winds-have-begun/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:15:10 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=5375 Our arrival in Puerto Rico coincided with the seasonal return of the easterly Trade Winds, so we sought shelter on the west side of the island. There we recuperated from the long passage and began exploring our new surroundings. Boqueron We spent our first week anchored in Bahia Boqueron, the largest bay on Puerto Rico’s …

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