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Sailing upwind up current in the trade winds and Antilles current. Full episode 161.

We are defeated by the thorny path. All plans fail as we depart Crooked Island, Bahamas heading east on the thorny path - trade winds, prevailing currents, and engine overheating. What would you have done? Matt SV Cadence Crooked Island, Bahamas Episode ...

Find out why we are measuring the carbon fiber mast on our sailboat, and take a close look inside our new neighbors ship, what we found was really interesting! Visit our Website for Live Tracking via Predictwind: www.sweetruca.com Join or Crew on Patreo...

We have a very tight weather window to make the cold, wet, & windy sail from Brazil to Uruguay in winter, with no bailout points or safe harbors. Can we outrun a southern storm? Or will sailing into big currents and steep waves cause us to turn us back...

Want a glimpse of normal sailing life aboard? Servicing a Lewmar 64 Ocean Series Winch onboard our J Boats J/46 while at Nanny Cay Marina in the BVI. Curtis does a quick service on our winches. This is what real boat life is. Much of our time is spent doi...

The Sailing Sweet Ruca crew is jumping in the water again, this time freediving with their friends on board SV Dragonfly. Join Curtis and Ryan as they adventure in Dragonfly’s Ladybug tender to explore some reefs near one of our favorite secret anchora...

Shark Reef is off the south side of Grenada. The fast-moving Atlantic ocean current rips through here, but also provides the food for this amazing reef ecosystem. This is some of the best coral and reef life we have seen so far in the Caribbean! We droppe...