July 2016 Maintenance and Mishaps
We’ve had a whirlwind month filled with a lot of blissful sailing. However, the more we are in motion, the likelihood for repairs, maintenance, system failure, and problems at sea are greatly increased. So what happened over the last month? Starter Failure In the middle of one of our first charters of the season, we…
July 15, 2016
Fourth of July Week in Provincetown
Arguably Provincetown’s busiest week of the year, July 4th brings visitors from all over the world to enjoy all the town and surrounding area has to offer. We were out sailing every day and enjoying every Moment. Our special offering of the week was a 6-10PM fireworks sail, where we got to watch the sun…
July 9, 2016
Provincetown 2016 Blessing of the Fleet
For over sixty years, Provincetown has honored its Portuguese ancestry with an annual Blessing of the Fleet and weekend-long Portuguese Festival. Centuries ago, before a fleet departed on a long and possibly dangerous journey, the Bishop blessed the vessels and crew. This year, our fleet of Moment, Momento, along with their tenders, Tary and Un…
June 30, 2016
Long Point, the Tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Long Point is a land mark at the very Tip of Cape Cod that we regularly sailing around. It can be seen from the streets and Harbor of Provincetown and we sail very close to it on all our sails as there is very deep water all the way to the shore. What makes Long…
June 28, 2016
Bahamas to Provincetown Passage, May 2016
After two weeks of enjoying Bahamian Cays, warm waters, and beach side campfires, it was time to get serious and sail offshore for New England. Once our last guest left on the morning of May 17th, we got Moment reprovisioned, fueled, and prepared for our 1000 mile trek to Newport, RI. Our crew members for…
June 5, 2016
Cruising Abacos, Bahamas
Moment’s first debut to foreign waters under our watch finally happened. On May 2nd, we completed a fast overnight passage across the Gulf Stream to West End, Bahamas. The day prior, we raced furiously to prepare for our departure that had to be by 8pm to make the 8:15 Las Olas bridge in order to…
May 16, 2016
Delivering “Xcape” from USVI to Turks & Caicos
In addition to sailing charters on Moment and Momento, we offer captain and crew delivery services. From May 18-23rd, Captain Chris flew to St. Thomas, USVI to deliver the Catalina 44, Xcape. Upon arriving in St. Thomas, I had my complementary obligatory Cruzian Rum shot at the welcome center. Without a working cellphone, I had…
April 28, 2016
To Key West and Back
On March 17 – 30th Moment traveled from Fort Lauderdale to Key West and back stopping along the way to enjoy swimming, snorkeling and scenery and wildlife. The first couple days of the trip were unseasonably chilly, but brought beautiful North East winds that pushed us down the coast and through Biscayne Bay and created…
April 11, 2016