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Captains Update: Sint Maarten

Posted on May 6th, 2018 · Posted in SV Ruth Updates

Peace All, From a layman climatologist and sailor’s perspective, I can state that when we have a week of westerlies in March in the Eastern Caribbean with monster swells turning.. read more

Twilight Zone

Posted on March 12th, 2018 · Posted in SV Ruth Updates, Uncategorized

Peace All, The saying ‘reality is stranger than fiction’, is the category into which the next several days fall. First, Brigantine ‘Eye of the Wind’ sails into the bay as.. read more

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Schooner Ruth Saga – Part 3 (Final)

Posted on March 9th, 2018 · Posted in SV Ruth Updates

Peace All, Schooner RUTH is an excellent sailing vessel when trimmed well, she will self-steer for several minutes without touching the helm and going windward in rough swell she cuts a.. read more

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Schooner Ruth Saga – Part 2

Posted on March 5th, 2018 · Posted in SV Ruth Updates

Peace All, I did say stunningly beautiful, but that does not do the anchorage proper justice. Do you know when you sail into a bay a night not knowing what.. read more

Schooner Ruth Saga – Part 1

Posted on February 26th, 2018 · Posted in SV Ruth Updates

Peace All, After our passage south, heading north was always going to be a challenge with the polar NE trade winds blowing truly crispy across the notorious Bay of Biscay.. read more

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The continuing voyages of S.V. RUTH: February 2018

Posted on February 12th, 2018 · Posted in SV Ruth Updates

Peace All, This is my first blog posting and hope you will be forgiving of any blogging etiquette that I may break. RUTH has had several Caribbean sailing passages since.. read more

New Deck Paint

Posted on July 5th, 2017 · Posted in SV Ruth Updates

Recently returned from St Vincent and the Grenadines, Bequia, St Lucia to home we renewed the anti slip deck coatings with a lovely Dijon mustard hue carefully mixed for us.. read more

Schooner Ruth Launch

Posted on January 28th, 2015 · Posted in SV Ruth Updates

Although many of our interested followers are already aware, SV Ruth has wonderfully exciting news – she is launched and in the water! As of Saturday, December 6th, 2014, we.. read more

Installing the Final Winches

Posted on February 14th, 2013 · Posted in SV Ruth Updates

Valentine’s Day on Schooner Ruth, and one way to celebrate is by doing something we love – Installing our beautiful winches! Cpt. Danielle Doggett & Anges Fournier spent the morning.. read more

Pre-Launch Paintjob

Posted on February 11th, 2013 · Posted in SV Ruth Updates

As we get closer & closer to launching, some of the final jobs on Schooner Ruth are happening. Now that the Rig Team has completed most of their dirty work,.. read more