Outback Water Filtration – Part 1
The water source at our house is from a well. It had some of the best tasting water we have experienced until we discovered the high mineral content that was … Continue Reading
Category: Cruising
80° North: Sailing On Top Of The World
80° North: Sailing On Top Of The World is a great addition to your sailing movies library. It’s a new mini-series from SV Delos and 59 North that covers their … Continue Reading
Weather Resources
Recently we had a great sailing adventure to The Bahamas with friends that own a Leopard 45 catamaran. We will be forever grateful to them for getting us out of … Continue Reading
Provisioning Cost
In our previous post we looked at all those items we purchased beyond the large systems we had installed at the boat yard. In this post we look at how … Continue Reading
Purchases Beyond Boat Yard Work
In our last post, we covered our plan and budget vs reality for our boat yard work. In this post we’re looking at the surprising number of items that we ended … Continue Reading
Plan and Budget vs Reality for Boat Yard Work
In the previous post, we looked at the purchase price and admin costs associated with actually buying the boat. In this post we are covering what our boat yard work … Continue Reading
Don’t Tell Mother! or Look What Can Happen With Lightning
Nine Brits rescued after lightning strike sparks boat blaze off Thailand www.thesun.co.uk
Catamaran Market Report – Q3 2018
Since we just sold our boat, we were interested to find a 2018 Q3 market report on catamaran sales and we able to see where we fit in the overall … Continue Reading
We got hit by lightning – Now what?
Lucky for us, we had insurance coverage (many people self-insure) and are now back in South Florida dealing with the inevitable repairs associated with a lightning strike. As it turns … Continue Reading
So…why did lightning hit our boat?
So…why did lightning hit our boat, and not others close by? We have no idea, nor does anyone else, regardless of the various theories out there whether credible or not. … Continue Reading
Our Winter Cruise Ends…With A Bang
The morning after we anchored in Rock Sound (again) to trouble shoot our starboard engine, we were woken by an approaching thunderstorm. It was about 0545 on March 11th, the … Continue Reading
On To Cat Island…Almost
By March 9th we had started to grow restless in our anchorage at Rock Sound, Eleuthera. I was probably feeling it more than Christa, as we had been trying to … Continue Reading
Rock Sound Eleuthera
We pulled into Rock Sound Harbour mid-afternoon with lots of light to find a good spot to drop our anchor. While John was at the helm, I stood on the … Continue Reading
On To Alabaster Bay – Eleuthera
As we got up early to leave for Eleuthera, fishing boats were just heading out. This large trawler was towing 3 smaller boats who were part of his fleet, just … Continue Reading
Touring Spanish Wells by Golf Cart
After the beautiful Exumas we continued north to Spanish Wells for a couple days to stock up on some provisions and wait for good weather to head to Eleuthera. During … Continue Reading
WiFi and Lizards in the Exumas
As we headed north from Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, our next stop was Normans Cay where notorious drug smuggler, Carlos Lehder, built an ambitious operation in the early … Continue Reading
“I recognize you from your knot”
In Rock Sound, we were anchored off a place called Frigate’s Bar & Grill, which is a pretty good resto-bar and has a good sized dinghy dock that they let … Continue Reading
Sailing Log Template
Some time before we moved aboard, I got ambitious and created a sailing log template on Adobe with ideas I got from a number of sources online. Our plan was … Continue Reading
Exploring Ruins on Pipe Cay
We were looking for a convenient place to anchor north of Staniel Cay area before spending some time at the Land & Sea Park at Warderick Wells. Christa suggested Pipe … Continue Reading
Staniel Cay and Big Majors Spot
The trip from Black Point to the Staniel Cay area was a quick one; just 5 miles around a few shallow areas. The winds were a bit sporty, but we … Continue Reading