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Sparkling Star
May 261 min read
Ocean Route to Staten Island (#9)
Waiting for the perfect weather window has paid off. In the distance of this picture you can see 5 boats ahead of us. There were three in...
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Sparkling Star
May 252 min read
Blue Water, Fog and Casinos (#8)
Atlantic City, here we come! We decided to take the off-shore route in the Atlantic to go to Atlantic City. We looked for a perfect...
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Sparkling Star
May 212 min read
Pivot to Long Cape May Trip (#7)
We started the day with fantastic weather and decided to make the long trip through the Delaware Bay in calm conditions. With constant...
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Sparkling Star
May 191 min read
Leaving the Chesapeake (#6)
We made our last stop on the Chesepeake in Chesapeake City, Maryland at Schaefers Marina. We were instructed that the direction that we...
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Sparkling Star
May 172 min read
Preparing for Delaware Bay at Havre de Grace (#5)
We had a beautiful calm day of travel to our next stop in Havre de Grace. We traveled early on Mother's Day and had the bay to ourselves....
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Sparkling Star
May 121 min read
Passing through Pasadena, MD (#4)
This was a very brief stop at Pleasure Cove Marina on our way up the Chesapeake. The best weather window was a Saturday, so we passed...
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Sparkling Star
May 112 min read
Plan & Relax @ Herrington Harbour (#3)
With so much to do along the way, we decided to spend a few more days planning out our trip up the Chesapeake and through to New York...
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Sparkling Star
May 81 min read
Trip to and Stay at Solomons Island (#2)
Our travel day to Solomons Island from Colonial Beach was calm and beautiful. We saw the Stiletto M80 on our Navionics as a "military...
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Sparkling Star
May 21 min read
First Stop - Colonial Beach! (#1)
Our first stop was always going to be the Boathouse Marina in Colonial Beach. This marina has been our home away from home for the past...
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Sparkling Star
Apr 301 min read
We Are on the Loop! .... Leaving Our Boat Home of 4.5 Years at Prince William Marina (#0)
We have had the most amazing support from the staff and boat friends at Prince William Marina who took us from newbies to feeling...
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Sparkling Star
Apr 301 min read
Hello and Good-Bye to New and Old Friends
We have been able to meet up with a fraction of people we wanted to before we left. Luckily, we were able to see so many friends at our...
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Sparkling Star
Apr 241 min read
Sparkling Star Purchase to Launch Story
Watch our Great Loop Launch video (without sound) that we shared at our Great Loop Launch party to learn more about our story.
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Sparkling Star
Mar 101 min read
Great Loop Launch Party
Thank you to our dear friends and family who were ankle to join us for fun and friendship at our Great Loop Launch Party. We look forward...
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Sparkling Star
Jan 41 min read
2023 Great Loop Prep
In 2023, the Sparkling Star crew completed preparation tasks for the 2024 Great Loop. Some of the to do actions we completed were...
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Sparkling Star
Jan 41 min read
Chesapeake June & July 2022
Solomon's Island Solomon's Island St. Michaels St. Michaels St. Michaels
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Sparkling Star
Jun 5, 20221 min read
Memorial Day 2022
The Sparkling Star returns to friends at Colonial Beach, Virginia
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Sparkling Star
Jun 4, 20221 min read
New Propellers 2021
We got new propellers with a different pitch to help rebalance the weight load with the dinghy.
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Sparkling Star
Jun 4, 20221 min read
DC Travels 2021
We took several journeys to DC in 2021.
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Sparkling Star
Mar 14, 20211 min read
Shooting Star Aboard the Sparkling Star
The Shooting Star (Gala 330 HL) has been joined with the Sparkling Star through our Sea Wise Electric Davit system.
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