Where I Was When a Hurricane Headed Straight for My Sailboat
We leave Malta with great wind, high spirits, and hopes of catching our first fish in a long time.
The Mediterranean gives us one of those rare, perfect sailing days — steady breeze, open water, and total freedom. As we approach Crete, we slow the boat, throw a line off the stern, and jump into the deep blue, swimming as the boat drifts forward.
At the same time, halfway across the world, Hurricane Beryl is heading straight for Grenada — where my sailboat Chak Matay has been moored. I’ve owned her for 10 years, and she’s survived more than she ever should have.
This episode is about distance, freedom, and the helpless feeling of being far away when everything you love is in the path of a storm.
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We leave Malta with great wind, high spirits, and hopes of catching our first fish in a long time.
The Mediterranean gives us one of those rare, perfect sailing days — steady breeze, open water, and total freedom. As we approach Crete, we slow the boat, throw a line off the stern, and jump into the deep blue, swimming as the boat drifts forward.
At the same time, halfway across the world, Hurricane Beryl is heading straight for Grenada — where my sailboat Chak Matay has been moored. I’ve owned her for 10 years, and she’s survived more than she ever should have.
This episode is about distance, freedom, and the helpless feeling of being far away when everything you love is in the path of a storm.
Subscribe: to follow our passage from Grenada to Dubai 🌍
Don't forget to like, comment, and share if you got something from this story
—————————————————————————
Stay connected! 🔗
Facebook: [facebook.com/bumsonaboat]
Instagram: [instagram.com/bumsonaboat]
#bumsonaboat
#SailingLife
#HurricaneBeryl
#SailingVlog
#Liveaboard
#MediterraneanSailing
#SailingAdventure
#BoatLife
#BlueWaterSailing
#SailboatLife
#OceanLife
#AdventureSailing
#ChakMatay
#SailingToDubai
#StormSeason
#LifeAtSea
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Bums on a Boat is a story. It starts with reckless abandon, throwing all caution to the wind. Just bloody go for it and see what happens. It's not pretty but it sure is exciting. We wanted to live an alternative way of life, no more 9 to 5, no more playing by the rules. This is adventure, sailing with no previous experience, fixing a sailboat with no skills and sailing the world with little money. Living as if there really were no tomorrow. Feeling freedom in the mind and body. Look how we want, talk how we want and live how we want. Everything has a price. Love became a beautiful part of this story but it ended in heartbreak. Now only I (Joel) remain. These are the Tales of BOAB!
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