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2015 Adventures

Starfish afterlife

My recent art project had unexpected beginnings, twists and turns and a surprising ending. Much like my favorite way of wandering through life. Without knowing the ending. Getting lost in […]

2015 Adventures

Charleston Touristas!

This photo compilation captures the essence of some of our favorite moments discovering historic Charleston… The Food Low Tide & Dolphins

2015 Adventures

Taking in Charleston via the Charleston Half Marathon and 5K

We left our campground in Mount Pleasant by 6AM – […]

2015 Adventures

Seeking heat – A winter diversion to Charleston

We are seeking a winter reprieve to 20 something degree […]

2015 Adventures

Apple & Celery – a post-workout snack!

My cooking skills are limited to boiling water, making popcorn […]

2014 Adventures

Running the Alps of Crozet

The Alps of Crozet are located in France, exactly where they belong. But, if you are not needing to cross the Atlantic, live in the vicinity of Washington DC, and […]

A Running Life

The New York City Marathon – an epic ride

I could tell you that 5 layers of clothing and […]

A Running Life

A trip down NYC marathon memory lane…

My NYC marathons are on a 15 year (approx) cycle. In 1985 – I ran/finished my first NYC marathon….followed by #2 in 1999….and #3 yet to come – Nov 2, […]

2014 Adventures

A steamy Philadelphia Half-Marathon

On the road by 4:30AM, and accompanied by triSista Tamar – we made our way north for a 2.5 hour road trip – to Philadelphia for the Rock n Roll […]

2014

Destination Georgetown – will wait for another day

My next ‘long run’ would be in a new neighborhood. […]

2014 Adventures

Off-season in Ocean City West

The good news about camping in OCW (Ocean City West) in mid-April, is that there is no one around. The bad news, is that there is no one around. Restaurants […]

Ramblings

CastAways

A break between school semesters, a lull in the frantic pace of work life, a winter that wouldn’t quit, an RV fresh off the maintenance shop & full of gas, […]

Ramblings

Happy – at the Rock n Roll DC half marathon

Regardless of the actual start time of any running event, […]

2013 TriSistaAdventures

The outdoor gym

The long awaited first snow of the season has finally arrived. While the calendar still registers December 8 as the FALL season – the white stuff trumps calendar dates. It […]

2013 TriSistaAdventures

13.1 miles of Brotherly Love

Perfect temps – 52 degrees at the start for the Rock n Roll Half Marathon in Philadelphia PA. Recovering from a bout with dehydration at the Virginia Beach Rock n […]

2013 TriSistaAdventures

Fort Richie Duathlon

There is a pattern to this fitness madness. It goes something like this: Sign up for an event that you are not ready for Start training for that event […]

2013 TriSistaAdventures

Baltimore Womens Classic….always a Classic!

One of my favorite events – is the Baltimore Women’s […]

2012

Thawing out: Return to dockside – post Hurricane Sandy

At daybreak, we were preparing to motor 1.5 hours — […]

2012

Hurricane Sandy Aftermath

The eerie sounds of Hurricane Sandy along with the sensation of a levitating boat at anchor is haunting. At 40-60 knot winds we weren’t even experiencing the full brunt of […]

2012

Sunday evening through Monday morning was spent sleepless.twirling at anchor. When it gets dark and the winds howl muting conversation, the rains resemble waterfalls, and boat groan sounds like the […]

2012

Sandy works her way up the East Coast

The winds are blowing steady from the North – as Hurricane Sandy works her way up the East Coast. Even though she is still out to sea, we are feeling […]

2012

Departure for Wilton Creek…the Hurricane Hole

Still dockside at Deltaville, and by 3AM the winds are […]

2012

Before Hurricane Sandy arrives…

Thursday 10/25/2012 We had PLANNED to do some sailing – and when we departed for Deltaville VA – this little blip in the news called Sandy was just some storm […]

2012

Cruisers for a day, or 2, or 3!

After a few days of Deltaville day sailing, we were finally getting our sailing chops back. Well, maybe not completely back – but enough to venture further than 10 miles. […]

2012

Soxy rescued after falling into the Bay

By 9PM, all is dark, a cold front with tornado warnings has come and gone, and it’s time to fade into sweet dreams. But first, sounds of Soxy crying for […]

2012 Adventures

Savage Bitches

With the Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon over in August, we craved some a new and unique challenge. Meet the Savage Man Triathlon. The name alone is intriguing. Then, there is the […]

2012

Cat Maudy bounces back!!

After 10 months living on the high-n-dry – Cat Maudy takes to the southern Chesapeake Bay with 2 days of sailing winds – leftover remnants from Hurricane Issac. Cat Maudy […]

2012 Adventures

2012 Skate of the Union

The sista’hood takes to inline skating at the Fairfax Police Dept oval track – in a field of pro elite skaters (not us!) and amateurs (that’s us!) for a half-marathon […]

..Prelude

Russell F Wadsworth, WWII Veteran

…was the youngest of 7 children. He grew up in Childs PA during the Great Depression, and was called to service for his country on May 29, 1942. Here is […]

..Prelude

…in Russell’s own words

Most of this article is based on things I could remember or excerpts from letters I had written relatives. Most of the letters I had written home from wherever I […]

..Prelude

Russell’s WWII Timeline

May 29, 1942 Sendoff to Fort Niagara, NY On May 29, 1942, Russell was selected for service, and transported along with a contingent of men from Endicott NY, to Fort […]

2011

Cat Maudy to Reedville for the winter

Cat Maudy sails (or tries) south for her winter ‘home’. Home this year will be Reedville VA. It’s a dot on the map just south of the mouth of the […]

2011 Adventures

SeaGull Century Bicycle Ride – 2011

We trained and trained for a 100 mile bicycle ride on the Eastern Shore – but nothing could have prepared us for the extreme winds on event day. For the […]

2011

Cat Maudy sails da’sewer waters of the Bay

A week after Hurricane Lee drowned nearly every community along […]

2011 Adventures

Skate Of The Union 2011

With Mother Nature hurling 1 earthquake and 2 hurricanes at the mid-Atlantic over the past three weeks, coupled with complete lack of skating (let alone skate racing) and skate training […]

2011 Adventures

Effin TriSistas Rock Atlanta

The Iron Girl sprint triathlon event in Atlanta Georgia – came earlier than expected. For many of the sprint TRI sista veterans, we could count the # of training […]

2010

Living aboard a catamaran Igloo

For months, Captain Paddy informs me “it’s coming”. He is referring to our least favorite time of year — called winter. I know what you’re thinking. Paddy has amazing insights […]

2010

Tornado rips thru Baltimore

It was 1:34 AM, inside a deep sleep when Soxy and I bolted to a wide-eyed upright position. The noise was deafening and I shook Paddy to wake him. Paddy […]

2010

Mast Invention

Here are ideas for Cat Maudy’s mast re-design. Problem: How to modify the design of the top of our mast, so that Cat Maudy can easily navigate under 65′ bridges […]

2010

The Menhaden Fish Factory

In the sleepy town of Reedville VA, located near the southern end of the mouth of the Potomac River the main industry is the Menhaden fish factory. During processing-hours (i.e. […]

2010

Screeching down the Bay

Winds 15-20 from the NW, with gusts to 25 is Captain Paddy’s ideal world. Only one foil heading our way…rains and gale force winds to kick and could we sail […]

2010

Baltimore departure, hon

After a failed departure attempt on Friday…Saturday’s departure from Baltimore proved more successful. The winds have subsided from gale force – and we will have a leisurely, no hurry sail […]

2010

Tropical Storm Nicole: 1 Cat Maudy: 0

Now that the rainy portion of Tropical Storm Nicole has moved north of Baltimore – we are left with her gale force tailwinds. Strangely I was game for a sail […]

2010 Adventures

Skate of the Union – 2010

With a focus on triathlons, the tri sista hood has not put skates on in nearly a year. 3 weeks ago, Jilly and I decided to dust off, and lace […]

2010

Cat Maudy leaves the dock for Labor Day!

After 60 days of scorching temperatures over 90 degrees in the mid-Atlantic, a typical shortage of summer winds (which would have been too hot anyway), an exercise regimen that included […]

2010 Adventures

2010: Iron Girl Sprint Triathlon

Headline News: Iron Girl Triathlon Team Sistahood completed the journey on Sunday 8/22/2010 (swim, bike, run) and are now a bunch of Iron Girls… (yes, it rained…thank you for asking!). […]

2010 Adventures

It’s all about Heart

In 1978, Minh, escaped from Vietnam on an over sized rowboat with no life vests and no idea how to swim. Determined to learn to swim at the age […]

Adirondack Road Trip

Road Trip to the Adirondacks: Little Sand Point provides more endorphin highs

After Paddy’s successful debut in the world of triathlon relays […]

2010 Adventures

The Piseco Lake Triathlon

It is 6:30AM, and Paddy and I are busy prepping for the Piseco Lake Triathlon. Paddy remarks this would be a good sailing day. Translation — it’s windy. The wind […]

2010

Sailing? What’s that?

It’s been a month since we last sailed. Many days passed with lighter than normal winds, higher than normal temperatures, and a swelter factor that was beginning to feel like […]

2010

Baltimore…At Last

Bundled in cold weather gear, we left our mooring in Annapolis in hopes of a slow sail into B’more. But alas, NO wind at all. Not even a smidge. It’s […]

2010

The big blow no show

Rest days. Yeah right. You think you need a day of rest from a big sailing adventure, cuz you’re a tad weary, and wake up the next day to discover […]

2010

Touchdown into Maryland

After 700 miles of offshore sailing during our “return to the north”, it’s hard to imagine that our most robust sail of the journey (to date) occurs on home territory. […]

2010

Takin in time at Norfolk’s waterside

The Waterside Marina is located in the heart of “tourist trap” downtown Norfolk. We love being tourists – and this is becoming one of our favorite layover stops. There is […]

2010

Clearance under Fixed 65′ Bridges on the ICW: Our experiences during 1st week of May 2010

for tall masted sailboats Every time we approach one of […]

2010

Arrival in Norfolk marks the end of the Inside Passage

Coinjock NC to Norfolk VADeparting CoinJock at 7AM should give […]

2010

The fish are where?

Belhaven NC (approx) to CoinJock NC It is slated to be a sweltering 90 degree day, plenty of sun, light winds and muggy. We moved into position at 6:30AM under […]

2010

Little discoveries along the Inside Passage

Swansboro to Belhaven NC (approx)Up at 5:30AM we had the engines crackin’ at 6 – and started moving Cat Maudy northward. Our first fixed 65′ bridge was lined up for […]

2010

Charm on the ICW

Wrightsville Beach to Swansboro, NCThere are two natural body of water wonders to choose from, when navigating by boat up and down the eastern seaboard. One, on the outside – […]

2010

Wrightsville Beach…for a day, or 2

It isn’t yet “prime time” at Wrightsville Beach – but you would never know it by the number of beachgoers and boaters. Anyone who owned a boat….or related to someone […]

2010

Changed plans…

We departed Bald Head Island at 7AM hoping to get beyond the Cape Fear shoals before the seas grow. About a mile and a half offshore….heading straight into the swells…the […]

2010

Winyah Bay to Cape Fear River

All set for a 75 mile day hop to the mouth of the Cape Fear River – we hoped for the best – without having our trusted sources of weather […]

2010

Plans in motion – to Winyah Bay

Southwest winds 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 in the afternoon. That was the forecast. The weather folks weren’t kidding about those gusts. We departed the Charleston Maritime Center at […]

2010

Cancelled Blessin’

While strong thunderstorms and near gale force winds may have put an ending to Charleston’s Blessing of the Shrimp Fleet — it left room for Plan “B” — a relaxed […]

2010

Can’t get enuf of the big aquarium….

Still groggy from lack of sleep….I dragged my bod off of the Mega Dock…and over to the nearest tennis court for an hour of singles, followed by another hour of […]

2010

A day hop…becomes an overnite offshore sail into Charleston

Our forecasted weather window of lite westerly breezes has morphed […]

2010

Offshore to Fernandina Beach

With a 4-day unheard of weather window, we were jones’n to make 4 consecutive day hops…to Charleston SC. I had plenty of time to triple check the weather before we […]

2010

How OLD is the city of St. Augustine? Captain Paddy ‘splains…

Captain Paddy takes a break from sailing…to provide a history […]

2010

Zombies….in St Augustine

Somewhere around 11:30am….3 full hours into a deep sleep upon arrival in St. Augustine…we awoke to a huge BOOM that shook the boat. Being at anchor, it was easy to […]

2010

Slim pickins – offshore to St. Augustine

I’ve come to the conclusion that Ft. Pierce is a […]

2010

Ft. Pierce – home for a week

After 5 days at anchor, I wondered if Cat Maudy had sprouted a new “home port”. Ft. Pierce, Florida. Earlier in the week, with 2 ocean sail, back to back […]

2010

Gambling with weather

I have a few rules when it comes to sailing offshore. One, is NEVER travel on “weather transition” days. “Never” seems pretty strong. Mostly “never”. These are the days where […]

2010

Departing Ft. Lauderdale

Cat Maudy’s leak is fixed…and we are ready to move on. She is launched back into the water at 10AM… Slack tide is 10:30AM. It couldn’t be better timing for […]

2010

Hubub at the LMC

The Lauderdale Marine Center boat yard is filled with the largest yachts you can imagine. Well over 100 feet in length. Most of these yachts are larger than a 3000 […]

2010

The New River

The New River in Ft. Lauderdale is touted as the American version of waterways and channels in Venice. If this is true, then I will scratch off my bucket list […]

2010

Many new friends at Lake Sylvia

After sailing to Ft. Lauderdale on a leaky boat – we had safely made it to our anchorage in Lake Sylvia, near the Port Everglades inlet. The magic kick-butt pump […]

2010

Pon pon pon pon….Cat Maudy is taking on water

When Captain Paddy broke the news that Cat Maudy had […]

2010

Weather excitement in the mooring field

At some point, you realize you’ve become acclimated to extreme weather. Floridians do this all the time during hurricane season. When they are not lined up 100 deep in checkout […]

2010

Kite Skiing

Love to water ski and don’t own a boat? Get a kite! Kite skiing appears to be the most self-reliant method to go skiing whenever you like (assuming you have […]

2010

Bicycles and Bayside

A bicycling advocate was surely on the “design committee” when Miami metro rail was first proposed. It is practically impossible to ride your bike on the roads in Maimi. Having […]

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