Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/ 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 Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/ 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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]]> Winds of Change https://www.svruahatu.com/2025/05/winds-of-change/ Thu, 01 May 2025 11:38:20 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=5764 After a month of hard work out of the water in a boatyard in Virginia, we felt ready to set off towards our goal of crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe. We had made all the necessary repairs, checked all of the critical systems, amassed supplies, inventoried provisions for the long journey ahead, and planned …

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]]> New Coast, New England https://www.svruahatu.com/2024/12/new-coast-new-england/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:41:07 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=5685 Following our brief stay in Long Island Sound, we headed up to New England for the summer (and fall), stopping at Newport Rhode Island, various locations throughout Massachusetts and ultimately exploring the beautiful coastline of Maine. Though each of these locales are steeped in maritime heritage, they all had a unique flavor that made our …

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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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