We are sailors from Baltimore, Maryland – Skip and Harriet. We cruised the Chesapeake Bay for the past 20 years and spent 3 winters in the Bahamas and 1 summer in Maine. These are our cruising adventures aboard “Moondance”, a 1994 Sabre 38 with our trusty crew member, Bailey. Bailey is our Sheltie who has earned the title ‘Chief Security Officer.’
We recently sold Moondance and are now living on land in Vero Beach, FL. I know, it’s a sad day when you sell the boat but it will come one day when you’re ready. We’re still sailors and have lots of friends with boats. Our sailing and land adventures will continue!
Contact us: harriet@sabre38.com
Beyond the Boat 
October 21, 2008 at 2:14 am
Hey Hardys, did you get a hello from Noel sent from the Brooks’ Beer and Brat party? She started to write you to tell you how much you were missed. Lots of boats here this October and a cool but nice evening spent on the deck. We all read your blog and are following your adventure. Keep the news and pictures coming. Scuffy sends Baily her love. Pat and Howard
October 22, 2008 at 12:25 am
Hi Skip and Harriet,
Just wondering if you really do get this mail. Hope so. Loved your Dismal Swamp pictures and lock story. Let me know if you hear from me. Pat
October 24, 2008 at 1:17 am
Hello to the sailors! Willie said he missses Bailey! Leslie and I are enjoying your blogs. The kindness and warmth from the people you have met is much like what we encounter as we travel by trailer. This is turning out to be quite an adventure for you already. We wish you well and are looking forward to your blog entries!
All is quiet in the neighborhood.
October 30, 2008 at 2:40 am
Love your post about Oriental! Hope you enjoyed it!
January 30, 2009 at 1:36 pm
We sail a Catalina 380 out of Herrington Harbor North – also on the Chesapeake. Planning a trip like yours for this coming fall. Lets keep in touch. Interested in your experiences and suggestions. Fair winds. Stefan Leader
January 30, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Sure, would love to share our experience. We’ll be back in the Chesapeake around June and will contact you.
May 24, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Hey Harriet and Skip
Do you have time to stop in the Ocean Isle Beach vicinity for a visit? We just got back from the beach. Ken mentioned that he checked your blog and you were on your way to NC. Ken leaves for Scotland (golfing) on Wednesday (5/27) but I am here for another week.
We’d love to have you stop. Hopefully Razzle will be a better hostess dog. She has had to contend with Tom and Jane Evans dog quite often as we switch off dog sitting.
Hope to see you soon.
December 15, 2009 at 9:23 am
Wow, you two are living the life! I was going to email you but didn’t have your address. I’m writing retirement poems for Suzanne Pierce, Tim Bateman and Tom Wiseman and your names came up as people who might have some information on them. Of course, if I were you the last thing I’d be thinking of would be SSA. But if you can drag yourselves away from the good life just long enough to share a memory or two, I’d really appreciate it. I’m retiring also at end of year – wish I had a boat! Take good care!!
Frank
February 14, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Blizzard 1&2 I’ve uploaded some pix from the snow covered hood to the email above…
March 2, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Harriet & Skip:
Thanks for sharing your adventure, I look forward to your posts and pictures.
I told Alyce that is the life.
Peace & Love
March 3, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Glad you’re enjoying our adventures! Thanks for keeping an eye on the Cookielady!
December 23, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Cait and Greg had the babie on 12/21..Jenna and Josh..Everyone is great.
Merry Christmas
April 5, 2011 at 1:54 pm
I’ve followed your 2010-2011 cruise all winter long, loved every minute. Welcome back to the “Bay” Trinity goes back into the water this weekend, and I’ll be heading north to the sassafras river once again. Again thanks for the wonderful time watching your cruise
April 6, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Thanks, Dan. It’s nice to know that people enjoy reading my blog! Happy sailing!!
April 12, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Hope all is well with you Skip. The whole urclass was delighted to know your location.
January 4, 2012 at 6:37 am
Good to meet you guys at the Y yesterday . . . I’m so jealous 🙂
July 18, 2014 at 12:20 pm
Ran across your photo while researching Titusville for a piece I’m about to write. I sailed in the San Fran area and the Bahamas a few years back. Vero has a pretty nice beach I trust you are visiting. Enjoyed browsing your blog.
August 15, 2016 at 12:42 pm
Did the blue hull of your boat seem more hot in the Bahamas than a traditional white hull? Really like the look of the blue hulled Sabres
August 15, 2016 at 2:39 pm
We didn’t really notice that it was hotter in the Bahamas with a blue hull. We were there during the winter so the temps weren’t extreme. We definitely noticed it when we got back to Florida and lived on the boat there in April and May! Our first boat was a white hulled Sabre 32 that we sailed on the Chesapeake.
It’s a great looking boat. Our friends that we traveled with down the ICW used to ask if we ever got tired of people who passed us commenting on what a beautiful boat we had. We never did! Sabres are wonderful boats.