Morpheus Sailing – Morpheus was designed by Carl Schumacher, built by Davie Norris Boatbuilders in New Zealand and launched in 2002. She spent her first 18 months cruising the South Pacific before reaching her home port of San Francisco. Since that time, Morpheus has been raced and cruised extensively. This blog will document her ongoing adventures.

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Return to Morpheus

Time to get this blog warmed up for a new season traveling onboard Morpheus. Back to the boat!! I’m currently on a JetBlue flight to JFK. Staying with a friend…

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Three Bridge Fiasco – 2022

3 Feb 20223 Feb 2022

Yes, this blog has been dormant for a while. Deb and I decided to bail on our Caribbean plans and once again spend the winter dodging Covid while working on…

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Newport to Miami (actual)

16 Nov 202117 Nov 2021

Well, these fall deliveries never actually turn out the way you expect them to. We delayed our departure from Sunday to Monday due to strong winds and left over seas.…

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Newport to Miami

28 Oct 202116 Nov 2021

For those that like to try to figure out where Deb and I are heading. Deb has left in our new truck and is heading to Florida now. She stopped…

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When is a hurricane not a hurricane?

27 Oct 202127 Oct 2021

Answer: When it is a deep extra-tropical depression. Why is it that everytime we pull Morpheus out of the water it rains? Worse than that what is the connection between…

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Maine: Winter Harbor, Burnt Coat Harbor, Southwest Harbor

26 Oct 202127 Oct 2021

Note: this is a long overdue catch up post. After saying goodbye to Torben/Judy & Andreas/Lizabeth, Deb and I set off on our own for a few days. Or so…

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Closed for the Season

Well, the 2021 cruising season, such as it was, is done. Highlights included Winning our class at Block Island Race Week in June.Visiting our new grandson Parker in AugustCruising Maine…

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11 Years Behind the mast!

13 Oct 202114 Oct 2021

Yes, I have been very negligent updating this blog over the past month or two. I promise to catch up, but for now we can't let today pass without pointing…

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Post Hurricane Socializing

27 Aug 202127 Aug 2021

Maine seems to be full of people that we've met sailing over the years!! We are a bit late to the party but are doing our best to catch up…

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Henri Rips 1BI from her Mooring!

Most likely, if you've followed this blog at all you know that Block Island is special place for us. And this buoy which normally marks the end of the reef…