Marina Cay & Trellis Bay Full Moon Party
Trellis Bay Full Moon Party was a highlight of our BVI visit last year, and fortunately we were able to attend another party this year on Dec 14th. We left … Continue Reading
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Salt Island and Cooper Island
Our most challenging task of the day – figuring out how to use an old-school coffee percolator! The guys were avid coffee drinkers and after being up throughout the night to ensure … Continue Reading
Our first BVI sunset this year!
After dropping off our check out captain at Nanny Cay, we headed over to The Bight on Norman Island to spend our first night. By the time we got settled, … Continue Reading
TMM Base to The Bight
During our breakfast at Fort Burt, we met an interesting guy and gal who just so happened to be from Canada and were in BVI as crew on one of … Continue Reading
Miami to Beef Island BVI
We’re here! Our final travel leg was from Miami to Beef Island BVI, via San Juan PR. We wanted to fly directly to The BVI to avoid dealing with ferries between USVI and Tortola, … Continue Reading
Denver to Miami
For our first leg of our journey, we’re only travelling from Denver to Miami due to the limited flights via San Juan, Puerto Rico to BVI. We like to stay in … Continue Reading
And We’re Off!
And we’re off! John got away from work early this afternoon, so we headed to Denver to try and beat rush hour traffic, but alas we failed. For some reason, … Continue Reading
What We Packed For Our Charter
As my suitcase tends to look much like this picture each time we travel, we both tried to lay out what we thought was absolutely essential….and then removed about 20%. … Continue Reading
Another Caribbean Charter!
Even though work has not allowed us to quit and sail off into the sunset…just yet, it has allowed us to charter another big cat in the Caribbean again this … Continue Reading
Farewell Montgomery
We’ve left Montgomery AL, and are now living in Colorado Springs, CO. Admittedly from a geographic standpoint, this is not a tangible step closer to getting on a boat and … Continue Reading
Sailing Across the Atlantic
I can’t remember where I first saw Sailing Across the Atlantic and downloaded it, but it is on YouTube at the Free Documentary page in 5 parts. I hate it … Continue Reading
Sailing the South Pacific
Sailing the South Pacific is a video from 1993 (I think) from Bob Bitchin’ that looks like it has been converted from VHS and uploaded to YouTube…with associated video and … Continue Reading
Lagoon 42 – Miami Boat Show
One of the boats we were looking forward to seeing was the Lagoon 42. It seemed to be one of the most popular boats of the weekend for most other … Continue Reading
Bali 4.5 – Miami Boat Show
One of the first boats we came across after entering the show was the Bali 4.5. We’ve read a lot of the new Bali line, but had never seen one … Continue Reading
Maverick 440 – Miami Boat Show
The boat we were most intrigued with was the Maverick 440. We had read about them on various blogs and magazines, but had yet to see one (or the 400) … Continue Reading
Twenty Eight Feet: Life on a Little Wooden Boat
Twenty Eight Feet: Life on a Little Wooden Boat is a short documentary about David Welsford from Halifax Nova Scotia, who has given up the luxuries of land in search … Continue Reading
Aragorn’s Studio Raku Pottery – Trellis Bay BVI
While we were waiting for the craziness to start with the BVI version of Burning Man at Trellis Bay on Christmas, we had some time to enjoy a tour and … Continue Reading
Miami Boat Show – Strictly Sail Miami
Less than a week to go! The annual Strictly Sail Miami show kicks off in Miami on February 11, and as usual there’s a strong multihull contingent. Among the new … Continue Reading
Avred Fuchs Sails the North Atlantic Greenland to Germany
Avred Fuchs Sails the North Atlantic Greenland to Germany looks to be a great documentary. I have only found Part 1 and Part 5 of the five part series online. … Continue Reading
Facial at Manchioneel Bay, BVI
Just around the east corner from some of the more famous locations on Jost Van Dyke (JVT) is Manichioneel Bay and Long Bay which both offer good mooring and anchor … Continue Reading