Keith Nicolai
Chatham, MA
Grew up sailing a 30 foot sailboat on the Chesapeake. Moved to Cape Cod in 2003 where we’ve had a series of motorboats. Retired in 2023 and found sailing again by attending Offshore Sailing School in Fall of 2023 to obtain charter certifications. In 2024 and 2025 I was able to crew on repositioning cruises on a Knysna 500, chartered an Excess 12, crewed on the repositioning on a Vision 440 and finally purchased SV Full Circle, an Excess 14 at the 2025 Annapolis show!
4,055
NM
Total Distance
43
Days
Time at Sea
Basic Keelboat
US Sailing
Basic Cruising
US Sailing
Bareboat Cruising
US Sailing
9 November 2025 at 06:36
Headwinds most of the trip, picking up in speed and then shifting from the west. A few early morning squalls. Temperature dropping. Low of 35degree predicted tomorrow.
200.3
NM
1 day 8 hours
Charleston to Davis Shores, United States
3 November 2025 at 18:14
Exciting trip with a night of 50kt gusts off of Cape Hatteras. We motored into wind just to stay in place through the night until the winds calmed down in the morning. After the storm we got to see pods of dolphins several times, a huge shark and a nice sea turtle. We were ready to spend the night at the docks in Charleston by the time we arrived.
565.4
NM
3 days 23 hours
Severn River to Charleston, United States
5 October 2025 at 12:53
Flat to slight chop. Sunny.
11.1
NM
1h 18m
North Atlantic Ocean to West Chatham, United States
28 September 2025 at 21:07
Mostly calm winds with a few stretches of good downwind sailing. Once in the Delaware Bay we had a good run motor sailing. All to beat the pending storm winds heading up the coast. Fantastic boat and crew. Chesapeake City is a gem!
313.4
NM
1 day 21 hours
Buttonwoods to Chesapeake City, United States
16 September 2025 at 11:30
Manual Entry
Calm seas. Light wind.
71.6
NM
9h 0m
Venice to Fort Myers Shores, United States
