Then Again Sails

Then Again is Home Again

One thing we learned about sailing on America’s Great Loop is that a plan is good, but a schedule is not. Our plan for Winter 2019 and Spring 2020 was to put our boat into heated storage for the winter in North Tonawanda, NY at East Pier Marina, then return in late April/early May of…

The Erie Canal: Albany to Buffalo, NY

Due to a lot of unforeseen circumstances, we have a year delay in posting about our experiences on the Erie Canal. It remains one of the highlights of our on-going Great Loop adventure, something we reminisce about even now . To get you into the mood of this post, please listen to the song: We…

Baltimore, MD to New Baltimore, NY

After our sightseeing in the Chesapeake Bay, we were enthusiastic to resume our travels up the East Coast. The trip from Baltimore, MD to New Baltimore, NY granted us the opportunity to cruise in the North Atlantic Ocean, New York Harbor, and up the Hudson River, tying up at places we had never even heard…

Chip and Dayle Say “Check Back In January 2020”

Our boss and pack leader has been under the weather for awhile. She’s been to several people doctors, and liked it as much as we like going to the vet. She’ll be back to chronicling our adventure from Baltimore, Maryland to North Tonawanda, New York in early January. Subscribe to this site and you’ll be…

Chesapeake Bay Sightseeing

Many people travel the Great Loop as quickly as possible, often in a year or less. Their rationale is that they will use the first trip to check out where they want to spend more time on their subsequent trips. We made the very conscious decision that we would only be doing the Great Loop…

Portsmouth, VA to Baltimore, MD

For those of you who like “just the facts, ma’am,” this blog entry is for you and you can skip the next one. It details our journey from Portsmouth, VA, to Baltimore, MD. For those of you who like “just the sights, ma’am,” you can skip this one and just wait for the next one,…

EveryDay Life: Dirt Home vs Boat Home

People often ask us, “How can you possibly live on a 31-foot boat for extended periods of time?” We decided to set up a new section, titled “EveryDay Life” to record the knowledge and experiences that we have had, after a year living on a 31-foot-long, 10-foot-wide, 3-foot draft Ranger Tug. Disclaimer: A lot of…

Little River, SC to Portsmouth, VA

It’s been just a year since Then Again was hauled out of the Columbia River at Rocky Pointe Marina in Portland, OR, to begin her Great Loop Journey, and just a year since we left our dirt home in Vancouver, WA, to take the I-90 canal to Watergate Marina in Minneapolis/St Paul, MN. This adventure…

New Smyrna Beach, FL to Little River, SC

Ten months? Ten months! Yes, we have been on this journey for over ten months. Some days it seems like a wonderful dream, and some days like a scary nightmare. But, all of life is like that anyway, so we figure we are living like usual, just not in the same place for very long….

Tarpon Springs, FL to New Smyrna Beach, FL

February and March have been very busy months for us, but not in terms of the number of miles we have travelled, nor in the number of ports of call we have visited. We planned to stay for over a month on the west coast of Florida for two main reasons: Southwest Florida Ranger/Cutwater Rendezvous…