Winter 2005-06, Aloha Winter Cruise.

On Dec 7th, we left Annapolis with snow on the boat and sailed 4,000 miles! Although we did come back four times to take care of business, we actually made down the East Coast, across the Okachobee to the Gulf of Mexico, to Key West, to Marathon, to Nassua, the Exumas, and back across the stream to make landfall North of Charleston. We recommend the trip! It was a great voyage in a small seaworthy boat! Aloha, BCC #95 was refit in 2004-05 with everything imaginable including the SSB, laptop, and installed sat phone. Great trip!

Channel Islands 2005 S/V "Indigo", Bristol Channel Cutter #113, Sam L. Morse

When we saw Indigo in Mates "Best" we loved her. When we saw her in Newport, we could not resist. We bought Indigo to put her in the Boat Show for the Sam L. Morse Co. Of course we had to sail the Channel Islands befor shipping her home to Annapolis.

Santa Cruz 2005 S/V "Indigo"

We had a wonderful adventure sailing from Catalina to Oxnard, to Santa Cruz. It was spectacular! From the beautiful "anchorages" with towering cliffs to the sea life, dolphines and fish and birds. It is an amazing place to sail.

We decommissioned Indigo and shipped her home. Come see her and us at the Annapolis Boat Show.

Anacortes, Washington Early Spring 2005 through the San Juan and Gulf Islands, on Misty, Hull 5 of the rock solid Sam L. Morse built, Lyle Hess designed Bristol Channel Cutters, better known as the BCC28.

A young gentleman from Minneapolis, Minnesota has dreamed about owning a BCC28 for many years. He called us late last year and asked us to “help him pull the trigger” and “make the jump”. Which he did. One condition of the sale was to help him commission the yacht, teach him to sail her and then, decommission her for her journey overland to Lake Superior where she will live till he decides to venture further. We left Anacortes in 20 knots of wind and under sunny skies, and for the next ten days, not a drop of rain fell in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We sailed and anchored in same coves tucked deep inside islands, and no a boat was in sight, for it was still early in the sailing season there. Ten days of seeing the Cascades, the Olympic Range and all the way into British Columbia; living up to our code of ethics and fulfilling RogueWave’s promise. This promise is the reason why Kate and Bernie serve the sailing community.

Panama Canal, Colon to Panama City, on GOSI, Valiant 42 owned by our dear friends Barb and Tom. 2004

Bernie and I were "line handlers" and we had an amazing adverture. It was a great experience going through the Gatun Locks, across Gatun Lake, and through the Miraflores to the Balboa Yacht Club and La Playita! It is a great place to visit even if you never sail througth!

Annapolis to Robinhood, somewhere in Maine, offshore, in a one of the best of the best, my Valiant 40, hull number 282, named Solstice. Less than four days, none stop for the entire run.

A friend decided to move up from a BCC28, and purchased my Valiant 40 Solstice, which I have owned and loved for the past eight years. As a proper good bye and change of the helm, I sailed her with her proud new owner non stop from Annapolis to Maine. The Valiant is the offshore cruiser of the decade, in fact, the past three decades. There is nothing that comes close in the forty foot range, that offers the sailor comfort, speed, safety, and grace. The Valiant 40, now 42 will always be one of my all time favorite designs. Thank you Bob Perry.

Annapolis to New England, offshore on Hull number 103 of the Lyle Hess designed Sam L. Morse built, Bristol Channel Cutter, better known as the BCC 28. 2003

A close friend and repeat client asked us to help deliver his new found love to New England. Under sunny skies, and a following sea, it was a spinnaker run of 280 miles, from Cape May to the Salt Pond on Block Island. No rain, no gear failure; just great wind, great company, all on an incredible boat. This is sailing. Sailing a BCC is the purest form of sailing there is, with a true cutter rig and tiller steering, one will be one with the art of the sea while riding the wind.

Lelystad, The Netherlands to the Mediterranean Coast of Spain, on a beautiful BSI Farr 50, July 2002.

A close friend and repeat client, from Boston, asked us to help deliver his new Farr 50, which RogueWave found for him. We left the inland lakes of the Netherlands, sailed out across the North Sea, past the White Cliffs of Dover, across the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay, then down the Atlantic Coast of Spain and Portugal, and then through the gateway to the Med; the Straights of Gibraltar. Fifteen hundred miles on a beautiful boat, with a great crew, all adding up to an incredible adventure. This is why we run RogueWave Yacht Sales.

Lyle Hess Rendezvous 2004

April 17th in Oakland California, owners of Lyle Hess designs...Nor'Sea 27 and Bristol Channel Cutters will gather. We all appreicate the late Lyle Hess for his genious and unique way of packing everything neatly in a small package. We'll be there!

On the Chesapeake, we hope to have a similar gathering in the fall. Just counting the Bristol Channel Cutters and the Nor'Sea we've sold,we have quite a group. You'll probably see us in or around Annapolis in September.

Downeast! Maine and Nova Scotia.

Last summer we had a great trip to Maine and braved the fog. Hey, once you survive for a few days you start to enjoy the challenge. You just need really good navigation equipment. In every anchorage and in every quite little village, we met people we know. We visited so many boats we've sold and even found people we've only spoken with on the phone. We made lots of friends and had a great time.

We hope to see you up there. Let us know if you are sailing North this summer.

At RogueWave, we strive to make our passion our life and our life our passion. We love sailing and we are a unique brokerage and consulting firm in large part because we sail! Our recent adventures include the delivery of the Taswell 44 "Contessa" from Tampa to Annapolis. We look forward to sailing "Indigo" on the Bay this Fall.

Several years ago, the crew at RogueWave were invited to deliver “Asylum” from the Eastern Side of Puerto Rico to West Palm Beach, Florida, then to Annapolis for the Owner. We found “Asylum” to be absolutely beautiful, incredibly well equipped and maintained, she is ready to enjoy and take anywhere, and reflects a proud and knowledgeable owner. There is no other Offshore Center Cockpit mid forty foot sailing vessel currently available today that matches her strengths, for she has no weaknesses at all.

We waited for the perfect weather window to leave; especially that Tropical Depression Odette just arrived when we did. Very rarely a Delivery Skipper gets onto a perfect boat, one where everything works and everything did work. I mean everything; she is a pure pleasure.

The first leg of our passage of 982 nautical miles took seven days exactly, all on one reach the entire way, with winds constantly in the 20 to 30 knot range with 6 to 8 foot seas running. We arrived well rested, well fed and with three quarters tank of diesel remaining, plus the autopilot steered her the entire distance. This Yacht sails wonderfully, is extremely comfortable, and most importantly, is solid and safe.

The Sea of Cortez, an unspoiled, unexplored, almost virgin wonderland. It is a hard place to get to from the East Coast, but it was Kate's big birthday, so we had to charter a small Beneteau there through the Moorings. It is remote and wild with big rocks. It was cold and windy and wonderful. We had a dolfine visit us on New Year's Eve and it was unforgettable. Hope to get back there somehow.
Don't miss this place.

Thailand, the South China Sea, the Pi Pi Islands, really nice people, and a strong friendly economy. Bernie actually did go there to sell the Bristol Channel Cutter Xphias for Sir Christopher Edwards. It is a sailing place beyond, where lots of people go and don't ever leave. I can see why! It doesn't get better than this. Bernie did come back eventually!