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The hard work has definitely payed off. We got all of our boat projects completed in record time and its now time to get back to doing the things that we love. Exploring the Caribbean! Being back at Sandy Island and knowing that we just rocked our repairs...

*Here we go! Full on DIY boat jobs in the Caribbean!* Were back in Tyrell Bay, Carriacou and in just 5 days, major projects are unfolding, from hull repairs to cutlass bearings. We are told it can’t be done, but we have other ideas in mind. Hard work i...

#sailing #anarchists #sailinglifestyle Anarchy, derived from a Greek word meaning "having no ruler," is a belief system that rejects governmental authority in favor of self-governing or community consensus. A good description of our situation out here on t...

Did we bite off more than we can chew this time? Are we seriously testing our abilities? You know we like to do all of our own work, but is this going to far? We only have a finite amount of time to get our boat shipshape and back in the water. So let's ge...

#sailing #fishingnets #sailinglifestyle Fishermen go out early afternoon to lay out their nets. Lots of them. They’re racing out to secure a good spot to put out their long lets. Like, kilometer long nets. Laid out perpendicular. We were sailing side by ...

Have you ever heard the term everything on your boat is broken you just don’t know it yet? This week brings us to a very interesting boat fix that couldn’t be more of a pain in the butt. One of the sheeves in our handcrafted dinghy davits has exploded ...

#sailing #dakar #sailinglifestyle We were just going out to buy some new batteries in Dakar. The city was unusually quiet because of fear of rioting in the streets. As I was purchasing the batteries we heard crowd noises and our eyes were stinging. Police ...

Living on a boat we have a lot of dangers that we need to take into account on a daily basis. There is always something to fix, adjust or protect. Strange sounds pop up or something doesn’t feel just right and the investigations begin. But the one thing...

#sailing #sailinglifestyle #fishingnets When sailing from Cabo Verde to Dakar Senegal we had to pass through a sandstorm. Sail into a headwind. Batteries ran dead during the night. What was supposed to be a 4 day passage turned into 6 days. Then when we ha...

The thing about owning a boat is there is always a laundry list of projects to get done. Some are more urgent than others and some you save up for a rainy day…literally. This week are digging deep and pounding out all the big jobs we have been putting of...

#sailing #sailboatlifestyle #roughsea Sailing in a sandstorm sounds near apocalyptic. It was a strange feeling to be on the ocean with little visibility and the sun blotted out by the sky. Thick Sahara Desert sand coating everything on my boat and even my ...

Welcome to Grenada! We are diving right into the thick of things. Getting to know our surrounding and the local cultures. We were told the Carnival here was not to be missed and truer words have not been spoken. This is a massive celebration that tops anyt...