Author: daveashton

We have been concerned about the 97 mile trek from Sandy Hook to Atlantic City since we first started getting serious about this trip. This voyage is all “outside” (the chart simply says “North Atlantic Ocean”) are very few places to put in and those places are very difficult to enter in bad weather. Once… Continue reading The Dreaded Jersey Shore

We left Port Jefferson at dawn on October 20th hoping to make it to the Throgs Neck Bridge by 10:30 am to catch a favorable tide. The bridge was 37 miles away and we made it at 10:45. The next few hours are a bit blurry as we dodged ferry boats, tugs & barges, water… Continue reading New York Harbor Transit Experience

We are Kathy & Dave Ashton and plan to use this space to chronicle our voyage from Rhode Island to Florida aboard our Nordic Tug “SkipStone”. The grand plan is to leave around the middle of October (2021) and cruise south until mid November. Then find a place to keep the boat for a few… Continue reading Welcome to our blog

On Saturday, October 16th, SkipStone cruised down Narragansett Bay escorted by Sea Horse, Solace, Salt and Light, Brass Ring and Sea Note II. Amidst blaring horns and a water jet, our fleet of well wishers made certain that we safely made it past Conimicutt Light. Thank you to all that made this such a special… Continue reading The Great Send Off