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Sailing downwind in 25 knots, towards a pinch point in the Gulf of California. Was this a wise decision? In our defense the forecast was for 15 knots with 20 knot gusts. The winds ended up being 25 knots gusting to 33 knots. We survived with 2 reefs in our...

We replaced the standing rigging on our sailboat using Sta-Lok fittings while on the water. In the process we found a couple of rusted out cotter pins. If undetected we could have lost our mast. Its a good idea to climb your mast now and then and check ...

Leaving our sailboat on the hard made us very nervous. After 5 months we returned to the boatyard to do some boat work and to launch our floating home. The amount of dirt on our decks is amazing and gross. After a lot of hard work cleaning up and a few b...

We go through some of the things that we have to do to prepare our sailboat for storage on the hard. This is our first time storing our sailboat, she is our home, and we usually stay on her. We flush the diesel engine, prepare our outboard for long term ...

Storing our sailboat in the Mexican heat is hard. The to do list seems to get bigger and bigger. We have to remove solar panels, water heaters, check chain plates, rigging. You get the idea. Life in a boatyard is dirty, hot, and sweaty. Did we mention h...

This week I will be walking you through some of the new additions to our little Swizzle and explain how some things we upgraded over the last few week. All kinds of good info in this episode as we have some BIG news to announce!! :) Cheers and well see y...

We are all hauled out and trying to figure out how to put our not so floating home to bed. We have so many questions. Do we remove the solar panels. Do we remove all the canvas? Should we shrink wrap our sailboat? What do we do about the heat. This boa...

After almost 2 years cruising around fulltime on our sailboat, our floating home is in need of a little work. This is our first time hauling a boat out. The anticipation was full of anxiety and stress. The actual event, not so much. We are not looking...

On our last sail north, we almost hit a whale. It surfaced 10 feet on off of our port side. It was close enough that we got wet from his spray. We were also curious how far our VHF radio would transmit. We checked in with a friend every 5 miles to test ...

Sailing around the world in a small sailboat has its challenges. The treasures that we find along the way, make it all worth it. The sea lions swimming beside us, the dolphins bow riding and surfing around Hiraya are amazing moments. Let's not forget the...

Jesica is really tired of burning her butt cheeks and sticking to the dinghy in the intense heat of the Sea of Cortez. So, while stern anchored in our favorite secluded anchorage, we decided to finally do something about the burnt butt cheek problem. We s...

The best part of living on a sailboat if life at anchor. The days just seem to fade on by and you lose all track of time. We spend our days exploring caves on our Highfield dinghy. We go for hikes and happily waste the days away fishing and eating. Boat...