About us
We grew up in California, went to public schools receiving four year degrees from UC Berkeley, got married, worked for 20 years child free, are now retired and sailing around the world.
Sailing Interlude
The Adventures of Kurt & Katie Braun while sailing the world aboard the yacht Interlude
Sailing Interlude
The Adventures of Kurt & Katie Braun while sailing the world aboard the yacht Interlude
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Sailing to Salem
Salem is obsessed with witches and witchcraft with plenty of tourist shops and attractions taking advantage of the towns sordid past. We fell under its spell and visited the Salem Witch Museum featuring an audio-visual manikin show explaining…
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Folk Festival Frenzy
Thursday we motored another hour back to Rockland to make preparations to visit Bangor by car for the 2012 American Folk Festival. Here we also picked up a computer dropped off a couple weeks ago for conversion to…
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Windjammin’ in Camden
Wednesday morning historic Camden beckoned and within an hour we were anchored in the outer harbor next to a mini cruise ship (on the edge of the designated anchorage area outside the mooring field, 44d12.52’N, 69d02.96’W, 35 ft).…
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Windjammin’ in Camden
Wednesday morning historic Camden beckoned and within an hour we were anchored in the outer harbor next to a mini cruise ship (on the edge of the designated anchorage area outside the mooring field, 44d12.52’N, 69d02.96’W, 35 ft).…
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Pristine Pulpit
Mount Desert Island is as far ‘Downeast’ as we planned to go this season and we have now backtracked with a nice sail to Pulpit Harbor on North Haven Island in Penobscot Bay (44d09.36’N, 68d53.27’W, 50 ft to avoid…
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Deserted Mount Desert
We are now about 15 miles north anchored at Somesville in Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island (44d21.58’N, 68d19.59’W, 40 ft). The bus system and hiking trails allow some great walks and Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor…
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Swan’s Sweet Songs
After a foggy day at anchor on Sunday with the Dashew’s aboard for a cup of tea, we had a sunny day Monday to motor about 30 miles further Downeast thru the thick lobster pots of Merchant Row…
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Gilkey Gam
Having overdosed on all things lobster at the Lobster Festival, we are now anchored ten miles north in Gilkey Harbor, Islesboro (Grindel Point, 44d16.77’N, 68d56.04’W, 35 ft) for a Seven Seas Cruising Association annual Downeast Gam. We had over…
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Rockland Lobster Madness
We managed to sail most of the way yesterday to Rockland, ME but proptly took on 350 gallons of diesel ($3.69/gal at The Landings Marina 44d06.10’N, 69d06.27’W) We anchored outside the their mooring field (44d05.94’N, 69d05.75’W 25 ft…
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Boothbay Birthday
Boothbay Harbor (anchored 43d50.87’N, 69d38.15’W 30 ft at LW) has many seafood eateries but our favorite was McSeagulls (14 Wharf St. at Pier 1). They have their own dinghy dock, a huge menu, full bar and best price…
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