Sailing Trance

Shelburne lies at the southwest corner of Nova Scotia, approximately the same latitude as Portland, Maine. Shelburne was incorporated as a town on April 4, 1907, has a rich Loyalist history. Several descendants of the first-generation Loyalists (those loyal to the British) still live in the area today. During the American Revolution hundreds of colonists … Continue reading Shelburne

Saturday, June 7, 2025 Departed Tolchester Marina at 2:39pm heading north to the C&D canal, to the Delaware Bay, then North Atlantic Ocean. Destination, the Provence of Nova Scotia, Canada. Very light winds, temp is 77F, on the Chesapeake Bay. We are currently motoring. 5:30pm, a heavy downpour of rain with gusty winds fell upon … Continue reading The Great White North

Over the winter we joined this club NC3, Northern Chesapeake Cruising Club. It is a group of sailboaters most of who keep their boats in the Middle River area across the Chesapeake from Tolchester Marina where we keep TRANCE. The group hosts different events throughout the year. On March 23, we attended our first event … Continue reading NC3

The adventure began on Friday July 21, 2023 with a drive to Canton, NY for Dan’s 3 day high school reunion event. Actives included a cocktail party, golf outing, dinner, tour of the high school and a picnic. Sunday July 23, we drove to Maine from Canton, to pick up s/v Alice, for delivery. The … Continue reading Sailing Across America

Dan joined Bill Southon, on February 18, 2023, in Acapulco, Mexico to help sail Bill’s boat (s/v Epsilon) to Panama and then transit the Panama Canal. Friday March 24, 2023, I flew to Panama City joining Dan and crew to transit the canal. Saturday March 25, 2023, provision day for our trip, Cheryl (Bill’s wife) … Continue reading Aboard s/v Epsilon

Marlene completed a book, "Grandpa Dan's Dream Sailing Around the World", a whimsical story to granddaughter Cora. Born during Covid, we didn’t meet Cora until our return. In addition to the poem, Marlene filled 90+ pages with hundreds of photos and passage description from TRANCE’s World Tour.

Sunday's (December 25, 2022) edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer will feature TRANCE's World Tour. See the Sports Section centerfold! Also more details in the online version, which has a $0.99 trial.

Monday September 5, We were interviewed for a podcast by Jeffry Wettig of The Escape Pods, Shooting the Breeze Sailing Podcasts. Part 2 is now available. You can listen here or wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

Jeff Monday September 5, We were interviewed for a podcast by Jeffry Wettig of The Escape Pods, Shooting the Breeze Sailing Podcasts. You can listen here or wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

Victory Lap Week 8/8 Monday May 23, John and Joy departed after breakfast. Shortly afterwards we departed from the Town Point Marina in Deale, MD. Our destination is the Wye East River on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake. John, Joy, Dan, Me Our friend Yana in Hawaii has many friends. Daphne is one of … Continue reading Trance is Back in Town