The Adventures of the Sailing Vessel Finn
"Not everyone who wanders is lost"
Last update April 28, 2002
"This was the greatest year of our lives."
This is the home page for the SV Finn. Finn is a 1999 Hunter 340 that was commissioned in September of 1998. On April 14, 2001, Finn and her crew of John Eddy and Jennifer Thien left Liberty Landing Marina and began a yearlong exploration of the Atlantic coast.
We returned to NJ April 4, 2002. We are currently staying at Dillon's Creek Marina in Toms River. Check out the logs below to read the account of our adventure.Send us email at svfinn@att.net We love to hear from you!
Finn at Liberty Landing, Early April 2001
Liberty State Park - Click here if you want to see more pictures of Liberty Landing Marina and what it is like to live in a state park.
John and Jennifer - Learn more about John and Jennifer.
John and Jennifer look forward to cruising life.
Finn, A Glorious Hunter - See more pictures and read more information about Finn and boats like her.
The Plans For Our One-Year Trip - Read about where we plan to go and how we are getting ready for it.
Contact Us - Via email at svfinn@att.net
Month-by-Month Adventure Accounts
The Search for Diet Coke on the IntraCoastal Waterway
Chesapeake Abbreviated Log - One-line descriptions of where we went and where we stayed in the Chesapeake.
Maine Abbreviated Log - One-line descriptions of where we went and where we stayed during our trip to Maine.
Bahamas Abbreviated Log - One-line descriptions of where we went and where we stayed on our trip to the Bahamas
Northbound Abbreviated Log - One-line descriptions for the sad journey home
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April, 2001 - We Are Ready to Go |
We finally go - From Jersey to the Chester River in Maryland |
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May, 2001 - More exploring the Chesapeake |
Back up the Chesapeake - North from Norfolk |
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June, 2001 - Back to NJ |
Layover in NJ - We get the boat serviced |
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July, 2001 - The road to the Cape Cod Canal |
Maine - From the Cape Cod Canal to Maine |
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August, 2001 - Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island |
Back to NJ - From Rhode Island, through Long Island Sound, past New York City |
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September, 2001 - New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland |
To Norfolk - Maryland and Virginia |
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October, 2001 - South on the Intracoastal Waterway |
Finally Florida - Through Georgia to Florida |
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November, 2001 - Florida |
The Crossing - We cross the Gulf Stream and head to the Bahamas |
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December, 2001 - The Abacos and Nassau |
The Exumas - After Nassau, we head south in the Exumas |
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January, 2002 - More of the Exumas |
Back to Nassau - We leave the Exumas and head back to Nassau |
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February, 2002 - We cross the Gulf Stream back to the States |
To South Carolina - Push to Norfolk |
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March, 2002 - We make it to Norfolk and celebrate St. Patrick's Day |
To New Jersey - We make it back to the Garden State |
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April, 2002 - We return to land-based life |
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