Burnham, United States

Here's a quick look at where we're headed over the next month and a half. You can also check out the route in more detail via Google Earth by opening this file (if you've already got Google Earth installed). Here's the general breakdown of our route from ...

We were feeling jumpy and almost put the boat in last Saturday but the travel lift (the mega-machine that moves boats into and out of the water) had some sort of malfunction while bringing the last boat before us out of the water. The hiccup in our plans ...

Sunday morning, it was about 33 degrees F outside when we awoke and by noon as we write this, the temperature has risen to a balmy 39 degrees. Hawkswood was built in 1975 with the Bahamas in mind. She does NOT belong in the Chicago area during the onset ...