This is where I share with you, the places the wind takes me, the people I meet, the experiences and the music I compose on this journey.
You’ll never be completely ready or fully prepared to live the life you want. At some point, you just have to take the leap. Despite my own anxieties, I cast off the lines and set sail, following a desire to explore, create music, perform and see where the journey takes me. The fear of regret became greater than the fear of going. Along the way I’ll compose, play, sing, meet people and share what happens—the planned and the completely unexpected. That’s what TheSailingpiano is about.
Routes Taken
Toronto to Oswego NY
Distance traveled around 250 nautical miles.
New York City to Norfolk Virginia
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Lake Ontario provided us with a wild goodbye departure kiss. Left Toronto early afternoon for a 120 mile sail across. Arrived Oswego about 9am very cold wet and tired. Almost lost a forward deck hatch and endured headwinds of over 30kts and waves up to 8ft! Removed masts in Oswego and then the journey of the 40 locks begins. Travelling the lock system of New York state is beautiful. Distance traveled around 450 nautical miles.
Norfolk Virginia to Fort Lauderdale
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After the threat of hurricanes finally abated I left Norfolk Virginia in October and began the long passage down to Florida through the Inter Coastal Waterway. A journey through very beautiful small towns, wonderful people and American History. Every place I stopped, every person I met introduced me to the kindness of Americans and the charm of small town America. A rhythmicallay slow transformatitive journey both mentally and geographically. .Southward bound through meandering waterways, estuaries, channels, rivers all interconnected . Slowly everchanging scenary,. slowly transformed, the trees changed, concrete changed to sand dunes to dolphins appeared playing in the bow wake, and suddenly there are palm trees.
