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Eric sailed Fiona over 320K nautical miles. These distances were culled from eight successive logbooks. Failure of the distance log is not uncommon due to mechanical or electronic problems, or weeding. In this event the distance was calculated using GPS or Loran...

THE YACHT FIONA IS FOR SALE  – We wish we could keep her, but that's not in our future. We would love to sell Fiona to someone who appreciates her many miles and adventures around the world with our father, Eric Forsyth.  -Brenda and Colin Details in this post:...

Hello Friends, Here is the link to Eric's obituary:  https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/eric-forsyth-obituary?id=53101557

Hello friends. This is Eric’s daughter Brenda and his son Colin. Captain Eric passed away peacefully this morning at his home in Brookhaven, New York, following a short illness. We will post more on this later, but for now we’d like to thank Nancy Corwin, John Cuenin,...

Eric is doing a bit better. Thank you for all your words of encouragement, he really appreciates them. If you want to contact him the best way is to email him at ericbforsyth@gmail.com. He went on a Scottish Puffer old steam ship cruise with his friend Louise a couple...

This is a message I have been dreading to write; there is no chance I will be fit enough to go sailing in September, hence the trips is cancelled. I am particularly sorry for ruining the summer plans of the three that signed up, Mark, Drew and Jeremy. I felt better...

 Eric  has decided to repeat Fiona's traditional Fall cruise to Maine.   The plan is to leave Patchogue on September 5th and return the first week of October. We will overnight to Block Island, sail through the Cape Cod Canal and overnight from Provincetown to Bar...

Fiona maintenance, the engine started first turn of the key, oil pressure 40 psi, fuel pressure 4 psi and the generator charged.  Looks like we are on our way to a summer sail.   Before that I am flying to Scotland for a week on a Puffer Ship. Fair Winds, Eric...