USA Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/tag/usa/ Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36 Thu, 01 May 2025 11:38:23 +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 USA Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/tag/usa/ 32 32 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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]]> Thanksgiving Travel https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/12/thanksgiving-travel/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/12/thanksgiving-travel/#respond Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=4036 While Janine and the pets hold down the fort on Rua Hatu at anchor in Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce Costa Rica, I headed out on a cross country, cross continent journey to visit my family in California for Thanksgiving. This was also a re-supply mission and involved returning with over 100 lbs of goodies. The …

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