Author: Kristin Sharpe

After a brief trip to my hometown of Stamford, CT, the Boundless crew was off to New York for a refreshing new outlook on the city and a broadened view beyond Manhattan. Continue reading “A Bite of the Big Apple”

Hurricane Jose smashed through the Caribbean, roared up the east coast, then sat off New England bringing four days of high winds and waves off Boston. So we scratched our plans for Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and some of Connecticut and prepared Boundless for the storms. Then we waited. Continue reading “Waiting for Jose and Massachusetts Recap”

Except for college, I’ve lived my entire life in Washington, DC or in the suburbs of DC or New York City. I traveled to cities all the time with work. I’m used to cities. I love cities. But that didn’t stop me from experiencing sensory overload in Boston. Continue reading “Experiencing Sensory Overload… and Loving It!”

We spent almost a month in Maine, covering more than half the coast from Bar Harbor to Portland. Continue reading “Maine Reflections”

We left Provincetown, MA at 9:30am on a sunny and cool Monday morning planning to hit calm seas, sun and gentle breezes for our ~32 hour sail north to Southwest Harbor, ME. Continue reading “Finding our Way in the Fog”

I got plenty of practice at patience this week when our 5 – 7 days in Newport stretched to 13 days as we waited for our dinghy engine parts and repairs. Continue reading “10 Things to Do in Newport when Waiting for your Dinghy”

One of the things that sailing teaches me is patience and flexibility. Continue reading “Waiting for Weather and Heading Offshore”

Our departure plan was straightforward: Continue reading “And We’re Off!”

I’m cleaning up the last little doo-dads on my dresser. There’s a small spool of thread. “Oh crap” I think, “I don’t think we have a sewing kit on the boat!”. I yell downstairs to Doug “Is there a sewing kit on the boat?”. Doug yells back, “A mini one like from a hotel”. Continue reading “The Final Packing Day”

When I finished my last day of work, I envisioned an idyllic few months before we threw off the lines. Continue reading “Transitioning from Work to Boat”