February, 2012 - I interviewed charter race boat captain AJ Smith in Saint Martin. We had just completed a 1,500 nautical mile sail from Savannah, Georgia aboard Swan 48 "Bella Luna."
February, 2012 - I interviewed charter race boat captain AJ Smith in Saint Martin. We had just completed a 1,500 nautical mile sail from Savannah, Georgia aboard Swan 48 "Bella Luna."
February, 2012 - I interviewed charter race boat captain AJ Smith in Saint Martin. We had just completed a 1,500 nautical mile sail from Savannah, Georgia aboard Swan 48 "Bella Luna."
February, 2012 - I interviewed charter race boat captain AJ Smith in Saint Martin. We had just completed a 1,500 nautical mile sail from Savannah, Georgia aboard Swan 48 "Bella Luna."
February, 2012 - I interviewed charter race boat captain AJ Smith in Saint Martin. We had just completed a 1,500 nautical mile sail from Savannah, Georgia aboard Swan 48 "Bella Luna."
February, 2012 - I interviewed charter race boat captain AJ Smith in Saint Martin. We had just completed a 1,500 nautical mile sail from Savannah, Georgia aboard Swan 48 "Bella Luna."
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February, 2012 - I interviewed charter race boat captain AJ Smith in Saint Martin. We had just completed a 1,500 nautical mile sail from Savannah, Georgia aboard Swan 48 "Bella Luna."
February, 2012 - I interviewed charter race boat captain AJ Smith in Saint Martin. We had just completed a 1,500 nautical mile sail from Savannah, Georgia aboard Swan 48 "Bella Luna."
February, 2012 - I interviewed charter race boat captain AJ Smith in Saint Martin. We had just completed a 1,500 nautical mile sail from Savannah, Georgia aboard Swan 48 "Bella Luna."
Days 9-11 - We encounter trouble with the auto pilot and Mo introduces a brilliant new footwear idea. We hope you enjoy our sunny day sailing montage and our last sunrise before we arrive at our destination in Tortola.
As always, we really appreciate any ...
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Days 5-6 of Swan 48 Bella Luna's 10 day offshore sailing voyage to Tortola. They see the most amazing sunset and sunrise, and use a goPro kite camera to shoot footage of the sailboat from the sky!
Days 3-4 of Swan 48 Bella Luna's 10 day voyage to Tortola. Drake hand steers by watching the tell tales and windex. Monique and Drake discuss how to determine if you're on a collision course. Captain AJ demonstrates how to tie a variety of knots.
Swan 48 'Bella Luna' continues her 1,500 nautical mile voyage to Tortola with captain AJ Smith and crew Drake Roberts and Monique Davis aboard. They enjoy their first dinner at sea, try to catch a fish, and discuss the importance of sunscreen at sea. They ...
Swan 48 'Bella Luna' starts her 1,500 nautical mile voyage to Tortola with captain AJ Smith and crew Drake Roberts and Monique Davis aboard. While sailing at 10 knots with just a mainsail, they enter the Gulf stream.
Drake Roberts gives a tour of the cabin of Swan 48 'Bella Luna,' while docked in Tortola after sailing 1,500 offshore nautical miles from Georgia.
NOTE: At minute 07:32 where I mistakenly mention that the boat is made in Sweden, there is an annotation tha...
Drake Roberts and Monique Davis crewed for Captain AJ Smith aboard Swan 48 'Bella Luna' in February of 2012. We sailed from Savannah, GA to the British Virgin Islands and then on to Saint Martin. The 1,500 nautical mile sail took only 10 days. We averag...
An interview with Astrid and Björn, a German couple sailing all over the world aboard a 39 foot steel sailboat named "Buena Vista"
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