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Gary, RIchard and Drake complete repairs on Vagabond 42 Fellowship on in Thunderbolt, GA before pushing off for Florida.

Today in the galley - Cast iron Cornbread. Laura makes Chuck's favorite -cornbread w/sausage in a cast iron pot. Welcome to our galley aboard the sailing vessel Lealea. It can be challenging to cook on a 27 foot cruising sailboat especially in rough w...

Kona winds today. On shore and blustery bringing rain and muggy cool weather. Not a day for sailing. We are just cruising, having a Trash Can omelette from the fuel dock for breakfast. Hanging in our home port at the Poor Boyz Yacht Club in Honolulu afte...

Laura has a fondness for iced coffee but our budget does not. One small way we found to save money and and stick in the cruising kitty instead. Welcome to our galley aboard the sailing vessel Lealea. It can be challenging to cook on a 27 foot ...

Albin Vega Velocir sails to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas under spinnaker after saying "hi" to some tallship friends. The weather is delightful and some barracuda bite the fishing lines. Ashore, the Captains visit a Blue Hole filled with fish and then G...

Albin Vega Velocir sails close-hauled from Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas to Governors Harbour, Eleuthera,Bahamas in 20 kts of wind. It is a wet ride! The Captains Howerton haul their plastic folding water jugs to shore, filling them at the town spicket...

Veggie stew is a regular staple on our boat and will last about 3 days. I love using our Pro-Selections pressure cooker. http://www.pro-selections.com Welcome to our galley aboard the sailing vessel Lealea. It can be challenging to cook on a 27 foot...

After visiting the beautiful Spanish Wells on our Albin Vega we cruised through Current Channel and sailed to Hatchet Bay, a protected bay carved out into the sea. Here we went on a cave adventure!! The topography here is really interesting and conducive ...

Take a tour of the sailing vessel Lealea as presented by its Boatswain, Bree the cat. Lealea is an Albin Vega 27. She is hull number 1860 of 3,500 boats designed by Per Brohal and built in Sweden between 1969-1975. To follow along with Chuck, Laur...

Welcome to our galley aboard the sailing vessel Lealea. It can be challenging to cook on a 27 foot cruising sailboat especially in rough weather. But whether in port or at the dock we always have a good time. Follow Chuck and Laura on their cruising ...

After sailing to Little Harbor in the Abacos we crossed over to Eleuthera. Lots of good fast sailing for our Albin Vega Velocir! Conditions were okay, the only excitement was that we almost lost our dinghy. Arriving in Royal Island we explored the islan...

A bad day in the islands: drowned surfer, 2 boat wrecks and a lost kayaker. From the lanai at PBYC we saw a sail boat run aground at Magic Island yesterday. The owner, a friend and her dog got off the boat safely but the boat is a wreck and is now being ...