Transporting Boundless

Sail with Captain Jeff and learn the ropes of what it takes to move Boundless from one geographical area to another, over long distances with changeable weather conditions.

These extended trips last from ten days to 4 weeks and are ideal for an experienced sailor, a cruising couple, or an adventurous novice. These trips are usually a combination of inshore, coastal, and offshore sailing.

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Each season we have to move Boundless to get in position for our upcoming sailing adventures. These trips often cover several hundred nautical miles, often with portions offshore in the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes they include multi-day, overnight sailing. Making great mileage each day is our goal, so these trips keep us on the move! We may stop and explore a town we are anchored off of, but these trips are mostly leaving before first light, traveling 12-16 hours a day, and then anchoring or sailing through the night. These types of trips are called "Deliveries" and require strength of character, endurance, and the ability to maintain a positive, uplifting attitude when tired. The boat and its needs come first, the other people on board second, and your own needs last! With that understanding, we would be glad to have aboard and to accomplish something sailors of many years rarely have the chance to participate in.

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Here is a list of possible topics covered during a delivery trip:

• Route and voyage planning

• Weather departure planning and meteorology sources available underway. Interpretation of surface weather charts and analysis.

• Meal planning, preparation, and provisioning

• Emergency navigation

• Use of radar and AIS

• Offshore/inshore communication using VHF, SSB/HAM, Cell phones, Iridium Go, Starlink

• Watch keeping duties and schedules

• Safety gear, harnesses, life-vests, MOB, Epirbs, Flares

• Underway repairs, maintenance, and spare part inventory

• Review of Rules of the Road and Right of Way

• Heavy weather preparation including reefing and heaving to. 

• Additional topics available based on crew's interests!

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Our schedule is different each year, although we typically deliver Boundless from Virginia to Maine in June and from Maine back to Virginia in late August or September. In October/November we sail from Virginia to the Bahamas and return again in the late spring around April/May.

Costs for our delivery trips vary based on length so contact us!