Morpheus Sailing – Page 21 – 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.

We are delayed…

14 Nov 201916 Oct 2022

The plan was for Morpheus to leave New York on Nov. 11th bound for St. Martin. We had a full and talented crew. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and…

Family

Ross & Brynn

14 Nov 201911 Feb 2020

Just enjoyed a great weekend in Florida attending my niece's wedding. A total success!! The bride and groom were as happy as could be and surrounded by a very large…

Walk Down Memory Lane

12 Nov 201911 Feb 2020

My brother Bob and sister Lori flew into Newport in time to celebrate my 60th birthday before sailing on a "back to the future" cruise from Newport to our childhood…

Morpheus Cruising…

Low/No Light

30 Oct 201911 Feb 2020

So many of the best scenes on this journey of ours have been during times when cameras (especially phone cameras) struggle to capture a photo that accurately reflects what we…

Morpheus Cruising…

Fall Colors

26 Oct 201911 Feb 2020

Morpheus recently spent a couple of weeks out of the water at Brewers Boatyard in Westbrook, CT. While she was getting new bottom paint, a replacement for her lower rudder…

Morpheus Cruising

The Breakers

26 Oct 201911 Feb 2020

I've been visiting Newport, RI now for forty years and in all of that time I NEVER toured any of the mansions that this town is so famous for. Finally,…

Morpheus Cruising

Mic Drop!

20 Oct 201911 Feb 2020

And we're done. Tory's Texas Hash Beef Stew Red Beans, Rice and Sausage Chicken Babootie Meat Loaf Muffins and Whitney's Beef JERKEY! (They are in the oven...) 💁🏼‍♀️

Morpheus Cruising

Cooking Again

19 Oct 201911 Feb 2020

It's that time again!!! Kim, my partner in crime, and I are cooking the meals for the crossing to the Caribbean in 3 weeks. Today are made, 4 RUM cake,…

Morpheus Cruising

Bubbles

We lost one of my favorite people this past week. Robert "Bubbles" Shattuck - husband, father, teacher, sailor, friend. He was great at so many things. We sailed more regattas…

Morpheus Cruising

Newport to Rye – Singlehanded

Well, Deb is home getting our house re-rented (I hope) and it's time for the annual American Yacht Club Fall Series Regatta. We have planned all Summer to visit western…