Jun 2021

• Mon 28 Jun 00:25

  • Whales, Dolphins and Turtles Oh My!! ABP

• Sun 27 Jun 01:05

  • We are Cruising on the Atlantic Ocean! Almost to the Gulf Stream!

• Sat 26 Jun 00:49

  • Day 2 at sail on Arbella (ABP)

• Fri 25 Jun 19:01

  • We're off! Arbella leaves St. Georges!

• Thu 24 Jun 20:10

  • End of EAST-bound and Start of WEST-bound "ABP"

• Sun 20 Jun 16:43

  • June 19th We've Arrived!!

• Fri 18 Jun 15:21

  • June 18th 11:15A ET Under Sail!!

• Thu 17 Jun 15:03

  • June 17 10:00AM Water Spout!
  • June 17 8:30P ET Going to be Rough

• Wed 16 Jun 14:00

  • Wed June 16th Gulf Stream!

• Tue 15 Jun 15:56

  • Second Photo for Previous Entry
  • Photo For Previous Entry
  • Start the “Arbella Bermuda Passage”... ABP Day 1
  • Start the “Arbella Bermuda Passage”... ABP Day 1
  • Test on 6/15

• Fri 11 Jun 12:23

  • test

Jun 2017

• Sun 4 Jun 22:41

  • Fwd: "Heading North" ... Tortola to Annapolis .. the "New Arbella"

May 2017

• Wed 31 May 16:15

  • "hunkering down" .... we are in for a "ride"....entering Bay late today

• Mon 29 May 23:25

  • Sailin' .... and making way!

• Sun 28 May 14:20

  • Wahoo!!!....."ocean to table"....in 3 hours!

• Sat 27 May 13:17

  • Underway for 48 hours....."fish on" -- twice!

• Fri 26 May 17:23

  • "Heading North" ... Tortola to Annapolis .. the "New Arbella"
  • "Heading North" ... Tortola to Annapolis .. the "New Arbella"

Jun 2015

• Wed 3 Jun 17:09

  • A "slog" up the Bay...Šwith "Canon Salute" on arrival

• Tue 2 Jun 22:05

  • Full moonŠ...prepare for heavy weather...end Day 7

• Mon 1 Jun 19:20

  • Encounters with marine mammals as we approach the Gulf Stream

May 2015

• Sun 31 May 17:37

  • "Running for the barn"Š...or home dock..Š.end Day 5!

• Sat 30 May 18:03

  • RainbowsŠ…dolphins...Šhalf way home...Šend Day 4

• Fri 29 May 19:14

  • Wind and fuel and calculations!Š....end Day 3!

• Thu 28 May 18:55

  • Sunrise…new day…Day 2

• Wed 27 May 20:46

  • End of Day 1!

• Tue 26 May 19:15

  • BVI to AnnapolisŠ...passage underway..Š "Intrepid Crew"

Mar 2015

• Sat 28 Mar 22:11

  • CSA '15 .. Last Evening on "Arbella"Š Qualifications of all CREW Recognized!
  • CSA '15 .. DAY 7 .. Preparing to leave BEYC .. refueling .. plotting course

• Fri 27 Mar 20:06

  • CSA '15 .. Day 6 .. "Pay Back"Šand a "BIG DIVING DAY"

• Thu 26 Mar 20:45

  • CSA '15 .. Day 5 .. "The Baths"..Š"Arbella Small Boat Regatta"Šand the pool

• Wed 25 Mar 21:28

  • More special family and "crew" pictures
  • CSA '15 .. Day 4 contd .. "Arghhh HB Nate"
  • CSA '15 .. Day 4 .. "Happy Birthday Nate"

• Tue 24 Mar 18:53

  • CSA '15 .. Day 3 .. "Beer Boat Regatta"

• Mon 23 Mar 16:36

  • CSA '15 .. Day 2 .. "Bitter End"

• Sun 22 Mar 16:16

  • CSA '15 .. Day 1 .. "Cooper Island" and hit the "boards"
  • CSA '15 .. Day 1 .. "Setting Sail"

• Sat 21 Mar 15:09

  • Caribbean Sailing Adventure 2015 Š -- The Wallace Family

Nov 2014

• Mon 10 Nov 23:01

  • "LAND HO"! (continued)
  • "LAND HO!!" -- HIT THE BEACH!
  • "Fish On" #3 -- The Captain is on it!
  • "Power Sailing"Špushing through the swells
  • Sailing at night

• Sun 9 Nov 14:46

  • "FISH ON"Š -- AGAIN!!
  • "Original Portraits" -- every day!!

• Fri 7 Nov 20:00

  • A "Thanksgiving" tradition? -- every passage!!

• Thu 6 Nov 19:10

  • A Day on "Arbella"Š. (continued)
  • A day on "Arbella"Š.Hello Lake Magdalene!

• Wed 5 Nov 20:31

  • "FISH ON!!! (continued)
  • "FISH ON"!!!!

• Tue 4 Nov 21:00

  • Fair winds and following seas!

• Mon 3 Nov 19:10

  • Cast off all lines?.we are Underway!
  • Leaving the Chesapeake Bay

• Sun 2 Nov 10:10

  • IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WEATHER!!!!

Oct 2014

• Thu 30 Oct 20:00

  • Passage .. Annapolis to BVI .. getting set!!

Nov 2013

• Fri 8 Nov 20:27

  • "On the beach" in 5 hours .. arrival imminent
  • How will the Passage End....

• Thu 7 Nov 15:31

  • This can't be....even King Neptune is against us!
  • Thanksgiving! ... and Captain Ron

• Wed 6 Nov 04:49

  • Motor, Sail, Motor-Sail...doing it all

• Tue 5 Nov 09:35

  • Sail or motor....what would you do?

• Mon 4 Nov 05:01

  • Lookin for the wind shift

• Sun 3 Nov 10:03

  • Passing Bermuda

• Sat 2 Nov 17:27

  • Clear skies and a good forecast...but no Bermuda stop

• Fri 1 Nov 09:19

  • A bit rough...but crew carries on

Oct 2013

• Thu 31 Oct 06:00

  • End of Day 1...entering the Gulf Stream

• Wed 30 Oct 17:01

  • Change 3....'Touch and Go'...we leave the Bay....'Dive, dive'!!
  • Whoa! It is looking bad out there!

• Tue 29 Oct 22:00

  • Passage to BVI's begins!

Jul 2013

• Sat 6 Jul 12:02

  • Blessing and Christening of "Arbella" Š and yet more photos
  • Blessing and Christening of "Arbella" Š more photos
  • Blessing and Christening of "Arbella" ...

Jun 2013

• Fri 7 Jun 15:00

  • Passage ended.....and school ends!!
  • Bay position update 4
  • Bay position update 3

• Thu 6 Jun 22:59

  • Bay position update 2
  • Bay positioon update 1
  • End of Day 7... entering the Bay!

• Wed 5 Jun 16:04

  • Day 6....perfect sailing!

• Tue 4 Jun 16:00

  • End Day 5...swabbing the deck?

• Mon 3 Jun 14:29

  • End of Day 4....Flying the Kite
  • Day 4...sunrise and fishing!

• Sun 2 Jun 20:00

  • End Day 3...another 200+ mile day....but...

• Sat 1 Jun 19:18

  • End Day 2...201 miles!
  • Seas flatten...the captain is back....catch up entry...new position!

May 2013

• Fri 31 May 14:06

  • Day 1....231miles...smokin'

• Thu 30 May 14:00

  • Passage started....BVI to Annapolis

Mar 2013

• Thu 28 Mar 13:31

  • "Arbella's" Honorary Crew.... 3rd Grade at Lake Magdalene in Tampa

• Sun 24 Mar 17:11

  • Return to Nanny Cay...depart 24 March

• Sat 23 Mar 17:04

  • Position update....Little Jost

• Thu 21 Mar 09:48

  • St. John...Sunsets and clear water....Little Jost Van Dyke

• Sat 16 Mar 16:16

  • Joni's aboard...9 Mar to 16 Mar

Feb 2013

• Thu 21 Feb 09:00

  • Trellis Bay...and Bitter End...then bitter cold!

• Tue 12 Feb 17:52

  • Peter Island

• Wed 6 Feb 21:51

  • We're back....on "Arbella" in the BVI's

Dec 2012

• Sat 15 Dec 07:30

  • BVI's...Home for the season! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

• Fri 14 Dec 18:33

  • "Are we there yet"!!

• Thu 13 Dec 14:41

  • Enroute to BVI's!

• Wed 12 Dec 20:39

  • Day 14 1/2....The Finish!!

• Tue 11 Dec 16:13

  • Day 14....the end greeted with Rainbow and Dolphins!!

• Mon 10 Dec 19:39

  • Day 13....Facetime with the kids!!

• Sun 9 Dec 18:19

  • Day 12....rockin'the night away!

• Sat 8 Dec 16:34

  • Day 11....Fantastic sunset...starry sky...and sunrise....wing-on-wing...running

• Fri 7 Dec 18:14

  • Day 10...Spinnaker and Generator...followed by filet dinner!

• Thu 6 Dec 17:35

  • Day 9...GPS's to the microwave...we've got fireworks

• Wed 5 Dec 15:49

  • Day 8...the sleigh ride continues

• Tue 4 Dec 16:28

  • Day 7...Middle of Atlantic

• Mon 3 Dec 13:54

  • Day 6...Deck's Awash!!

• Sun 2 Dec 15:55

  • Day 5...We're movin'....Provisioning!

• Sat 1 Dec 13:50

  • Day 4 -- Jibe ho!

Nov 2012

• Fri 30 Nov 12:15

  • Day 3/4 Sunset and Sunrise

• Thu 29 Nov 13:29

  • Day 2

• Wed 28 Nov 14:02

  • Day 1...a great start!

• Tue 27 Nov 20:15

  • Heading west
  • Rounding Gran Canaria
  • The START.....we're off!

• Sun 25 Nov 23:07

  • The "First" ARC Start

• Sat 24 Nov 16:24

  • It unanimous!!
  • Day before start..."Skipper's Briefing"

• Fri 23 Nov 22:48

  • ARC Farewell Party
  • Sea Trials! Itching to go!

• Thu 22 Nov 23:05

  • Safety Demo...Oyster reception

• Wed 21 Nov 21:14

  • First dinner aboard!

• Tue 20 Nov 22:45

  • The full "Intrepid Crew" of Arbella is aboard!

• Mon 19 Nov 17:46

  • It's not all work!

• Sun 18 Nov 21:18

  • Them Oyster Boys!
  • ARC 2012 Opening Ceremony

• Sat 17 Nov 22:02

  • The crew is here!

• Wed 14 Nov 20:00

  • Arbella is on "Arbella"

• Mon 12 Nov 19:00

  • The Oyster team arrives....already!

• Sun 11 Nov 15:00

  • Mike Arrives in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Oct 2012

• Thu 25 Oct 17:01

  • Arrival...Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

• Mon 15 Oct 19:57

  • Stopover in Lagos, Spain
  • Position update

• Sat 13 Oct 11:54

  • Rounding Lisbon

• Sun 7 Oct 16:26

  • An update from Bayona

Sep 2012

• Thu 20 Sep 09:00

  • Arrived Bayona, Spain

• Wed 19 Sep 22:20

  • Rounding NW corner Spain

• Tue 18 Sep 22:30

  • Leaving UK -- Rounding Brest, France

• Mon 10 Sep 16:28

  • A Pit Stop in Plymouth
  • Leaving Ireland -- Passing Isles of Scilly

Aug 2012

• Fri 17 Aug 19:12

  • Last day in Ireland!

• Thu 16 Aug 17:01

  • More coming...let's get back!
  • Rounding "Old Head of Kinsale"
  • Passing "Galley Head"
  • Oh What A Night!

• Wed 15 Aug 17:40

  • It just keeps getting better!

• Tue 14 Aug 21:32

  • Vicki's Birthday and Cape Clear Island -- Part 2
  • Vicki's Birthday and Cape Clear island .. Part I

• Mon 13 Aug 18:58

  • Amy aboard for sail to "Long Island Bay"
  • Fastnet Rock...Famous Sailing Mark

• Sun 12 Aug 16:31

  • A visit on Sunday in Kinsale
  • Land trip -- "The Glin Festival" -- and Wallace's

• Thu 9 Aug 17:27

  • Returning to Kinsale...

• Mon 6 Aug 17:24

  • Baltimore, Ireland...and the Pirate Museum

• Sun 5 Aug 17:11

  • Sailing from Kinsale with Joni

• Fri 3 Aug 17:08

  • Blarney Castle and Gardens...land tour continues

• Thu 2 Aug 17:04

  • Ring of Bera, Lakes of Kilarney, and Kenmare

• Wed 1 Aug 13:30

  • Ireland -- Land & Sea With Joanne

Jul 2012

• Sat 14 Jul 18:12

  • Kinsale....it all comes together here!!

• Wed 11 Jul 17:31

  • Baltimore...Ireland, that is

• Tue 10 Jul 12:10

  • Crookhaven ... population 11

• Sun 8 Jul 15:30

  • Castletownshend

• Sat 7 Jul 19:00

  • Irish Family Gathering

• Wed 4 Jul 09:59

  • Touring in Ireland

Jun 2012

• Thu 28 Jun 19:45

  • Arrived Kinsale, Ireland
  • Entering the Irish Sea
  • Passing Isles of Scilly

• Wed 27 Jun 09:11

  • Guernsey to Kinsale

• Sat 9 Jun 09:00

  • Our "broad itinerary" becoming clear!

May 2012

• Mon 28 May 09:00

  • Back at Guernsey

• Sun 27 May 18:30

  • From the Distaff Side-Vicki Here

• Fri 25 May 18:20

  • St. Malo..Brittany.. with Celtic and Pirate connections!

• Wed 23 May 10:42

  • Passage to St. Malo, France

• Mon 21 May 21:55

  • Returned to Guernsey

• Tue 8 May 17:10

  • Wearing their "watch caps"!
  • The Wallace Crew grows!

Apr 2012

• Sun 29 Apr 21:00

  • Guernsey challenges...and beauty!

• Sun 22 Apr 13:30

  • Passage ended at Guernsey!
  • What a passage

• Sat 21 Apr 08:31

  • Heading to Alderney

• Fri 20 Apr 18:37

  • Brighton UK diversion
  • Crossing Prime Meridian

• Thu 19 Apr 22:00

  • Rounding Dover
  • Entering North Sea
  • Initial entry...Leaving Ipswich