S/V Jo Beth

11/12/2023

Hello everyone - we hope you're all doing well in this holiday season. Please read on for some important announcements concerning us and our social media...

First off, I want to announce the launch of our Consulting for Cruisers Service, available through our website. What is Cruising for Consultants? This is a consulting service geared toward cruisers or those dreaming of casting off the lines and sailing away. We'll put together my professional marine industry background and our combined cruising experience to aid in helping folks determine what boats are best suited to an individual's needs, the gear required, resource management, etc. You can find out much more on our website, link below, and once there, clicking on the 'Consulting for Cruisers' link.

I've been asked multiple times if prints of my photographs are available for purchase, and now they are. Selected photographs from our travels will soon be available for purchase through our website. there are plans to do an annual calendar and possibly, a coffee table type book. Individual images will be available as print-ready digital files, or as physical prints on paper, canvas, or metal. You can find more information on our website, link below, and following the 'Bill Ballard Photography' link.

Stay tuned!

www.svjobeth.com

01/09/2023

New post on our blog, plus some important announcements!

Photography tells the story once again. As before, this post will have (somewhat) fewer words and more pictures, with captions enough to tell the tale. There are announcements and updates, so please read through!

23/07/2023

Well, we've gone and done it now - we have a YouTube Channel!

Check it out, and please subscribe - it's free - and let's see where this goes!

Welcome to our Channel!We are Bill & Lisa, living and sailing aboard JO BETH, our 1984 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34 Cutter. We've been living aboard for eigh...

10/09/2022

We’re moored in tiny Oak Bluff Harbor on Martha’s Vineyard. Apparently, it’s a common practice to raft to a moored boat if no moorings are available. We’re watching the weather so we can start moving south again in a few days. The little town here is quaint, but overrun with partying folks and tourists.

10/09/2022

An early morning and calm start today, bound for Martha’s Vineyard, in company with the J 44, FOILE ADIUEX.

09/09/2022

03/09/2022

We enjoyed lunch and a tour around Marblehead and Salem, Mass, today with longtime friend Jonathan Klopman.

02/09/2022

We arrived in Salem Harbor, Salem, Massachusetts, a few hours ago after a sporty overnight sail across the Gulf of Maine from Boothbay Harbor, Maine. We’re here for several days visiting friends and getting some boat projects done before continuing south.

01/09/2022

We left Boothbay Harbor, Maine this afternoon, bound for Salem, Massachusetts, an overnight sail. We really enjoyed our time in Maine, but are glad to be heading back south again!

24/08/2022

We spent a fogbound day today moving from Belfast to Tenants Harbor in Maine. We’ll wait here until Saturday (probably) before having favors winds to continue south and west to New Hampshire.

21/08/2022

Lisa and I attempted to leave Belfast, ME today, bound for Tenants Harbor, ME. After nearly two hours battling against unexpected and stronger than forecast headwinds and an adverse tidal flow, we had barely made two miles or so towards our destination. Then came the fog. We turned back for Belfast Harbor. Here we wait for favorable winds to arrive, probably by mid-week. Patience pays, as does reading the tide charts…

16/08/2022

We’re expecting somewhat nasty weather to come in tonight and last through Thursday, so we moved to another anchorage to get better shelter from the forecasted strong northeasterly winds. We’re anchored between McGathery and around Islands, and surprisingly, are the only boat here.

15/08/2022

One comment we’ve heard many times on this trip is, “you’re a long way from home!” Well, not really. Jo Beth has been our home for seven years now. People are always surprised by that as well, which surprises us. But what we’ve found surprising is the vast majority of cruising boats we see here are from Maine. We’ve seen a few from New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island, and a few foreign boats - from Canada and New Zealand, and a few flying Caribbean flags. It’s a beautiful place to sail - and worth the trip. More southern sailors should do it.

sailing

15/08/2022

Doing cruising stuff…scraping marine growth from the dinghy bottom.

13/08/2022

Anchored at Hell’s Half Acre anchorage near Stonington, Maine.under leaden gray skies…

10/08/2022

We sailed today from Lovely Buck’s Harbor, Maine to the Wooden Boat School Harbor in Brooklin, Maine. And yes, Wooden Boat School is a place where traditional wooden boat construction is taught, among many other things related to boats and sailing. I was a student here way back in 1991. Here until Saturday or so. Typical Maine weather; overcast with fog overnight and a bit chilly. We’re here until Saturday.

05/08/2022

Maine Morning…

04/08/2022

Maine. Fog.

30/07/2022

Moored in Belfast, Maine for the next few days, after quite the boisterous sail from Rockland.

24/07/2022

23/07/2022

Maine.

20/07/2022

Moored in Tenants Harbor, Maine. We’re in the general area for a few days. Also, here’s last night’s sunset, as seen from the North Atlantic Ocean - 30 miles off of Portland, Maine.

18/07/2022

Rainy days in Scituate Harbor, MA. Hopefully, we continue to Maine tomorrow…

17/07/2022

Moored in Onset, MA for tonight, then through the Cape Cod Canal tomorrow. Then, a day sail to Scituate, MA.

13/07/2022

Drawbridges 101 - for our non-sailing, non-boating friends…

12/07/2022

We arrived Mystic Connecticut this afternoon for a couple of days. Boat chores tomorrow with hopefully some time to see the museum and historical boats here. It’s a very cool place.

09/07/2022

Figurehead dogs…

09/07/2022

Goodnight sailors!!

08/07/2022

Moored in Old Saybrook, CT to wait out incoming adverse weather. Looking forward to a relaxed weekend…

08/07/2022

Good night!!

07/07/2022

Anchor down in Morris Cove, New Haven, Connecticut.

05/07/2022

Our arrival at port Jefferson was not as anticipated…lost the engine sea water pump, or so I think, just as we were entering the harbor channel. Winds were such that sailing in wasn’t a safe option, so SeaTow was called. Letting things cool to investigate. Ugh.

03/07/2022

Good night!

29/06/2022

Sailing towards New York…a few miles off Atlantic City, NJ

26/06/2022

Anchored in Cape May Harbor, Cape May, NJ after an overnight trip from Portsmouth, VA. We had precious little wind, and spent virtually the entire passage under motor power.

16/06/2022

We enjoyed our time at Ocracoke Island, on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Today, we’re sailing for Manteo, NC, on Roanoke Island where we’re treating ourselves to a ‘proper’ marina stay for a few days.

14/06/2022

Good night all!

12/06/2022

We arrived this afternoon at Ocracoke Island, part of North Carolina’s Outer Banks after a raucous sail across Pamlico Sound. Lots of history here. Looking forward to doing some exploring.

09/06/2022

We anchored for the night in the small inner harbor at Oriental, NC. The weather is quite lovely now, but we were greeted by a nasty squall upon arrival. Tomorrow, we sail for Belhaven, NC and Dowry Creek Marina to wait out some seriously (forecasted) nasty weather!