As the Lockdown begins to ease, the restaurants in the USVI begin to open...and we eat our way through St. Croix! Lol...not really, but it kinda felt that way. The novelty of eating in a restaurant with no mask was simply too much to resist! Somehow we ...
A WHALE Passes Our Hull! We SAIL to ST. CROIX and Hop The USVI SAFARI!!
We have a lot going on this week! First, we take our first "Safari" ride in St. Thomas, the self-made transportation system, island wide for only $2! This spawns a road trip involvi...
Dinghy ADRIFT! USVI Cruising and BOOZY Ice Cream!
This week we check back into our video timeline after a brief "real time" departure to cover the passing of Gonzalo. Back in St. Thomas, USVI, we do some spearfishing only to resurface to a missing dinghy...
Prepping Our Sailboat for GONZALO While In Quarantine In GRENADA!
Today we bring you a special episode as a follow up to Episode 111 as we prep our boat for the coming of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Gonzalo. After a mad scramble to seek safe harbor, we show...
Quarantine in GRENADA with HURRICANE GONZALO Coming Our Way!
FAST FORWARD to, well, almost now! This week we're skipping ahead a bit in light of very recent developments. As we sit in quarantine in Grenada due to Covid 19 and the closed borders and unab...
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REAL LIFE of a CRUISING FAMILY! Sailing from MAGEN"S BAY to MAHO and hiking the ANNABERG PLANTATION RUINS!
This week we start off by celebrating Mother's Day in true Loren style...we sail and fish!! She get's her catch which Eric fries up for the family...
ONE YEAR of Life Aboard a LIVEABOARD SAILBOAT! The GHOST TOWN of CHARLOTTE AMALIE! And SAILING to Magen's Bay!
In this week's episode we celebrate ONE YEAR of living and cruising aboard Cecilia! This happens to coincide with some businesses finally ope...
Sailing the USVI during COVID-19 Lockdown! Exploring St. Thomas!
This week we give you a look at our life in the USVI as the pandemic lockdown was just starting to ease a bit. Most things were closed, but restaurants were serving and the weather was bea...
BAHAMAS LOCKDOWN! Setting SAIL for the USVI with NO PLACE LEFT TO GO!!
This week, as the lockdown in the Bahamas becomes downright oppressive - virtually unable to leave the boat for any amount of time - we decide the time is eventually coming when all f...
SailAway TRAILER and FULL THEME SONG! Forevermore!
Welcome to SailAway! We are Eric, Loren, Rivers and Zeke aboard SV Cecilia, showing you our day to day life and adventures as we travel and continue to work full time aboard our 46' sailboat. We show you...
SAILING in the BAHAMAS during LOCKDOWN! Catching our BIGGEST MAHI yet! Exploring CAT ISLAND, EXUMAS!
This week as the COVID-19 Pandemic begins to grip the world, lockdowns go into place throughout the Bahamas. During some confusion about restrictions on ...
A DEADLY BLUE HOLE! Exploring LONG ISLAND EXUMAS, and FISH TACOS!!
This week we grill up some fresh caught snapper tacos as we recover from a night of partying at the Sou' Side. Then it's time for a road trip as we drive the length of the island to swim ...
FINALLY leaving GEORGE TOWN! Tragedy on the WATER. And FRIDAY the 13th SAILING!!
This week has a LOT going on. We finally escape the George Town Vortex and make our way to Long Island (without our lost 2nd anchor). But not before learning of the tragi...
30 KNOTS for 5 DAYS STRAIGHT! Losing our ANCHOR! And HIKING to the POUNDING SURF!!
This week finds the crew of Cecilia yet again enduring a 30-knot + blow for 5 days straight. We manage to escape the sailboat long enough to hike Stocking Island in search...
300 YEAR OLD RUINS, a new HOOKAH SETUP!
This week we wind our way into the secluded anchorage of Red Shanks and explore the centuries old ruins of Walker Manor on Crab Cay! Plus, I attempt to figure out and test my new hookah setup. Enjoy!! And be sure...
Tune in Monday night April 27, 2020 for a special LIVE CONCERT from Captain Eric. He'll be lounged out somewhere onboard Cecilia, singing and playing some covers and originals on the acoustic guitar as the sun sets over the Virgin Islands! Nobody's get...
A MIGHTY MONUMENT and an INTREPID CLIMB! SAILAWAY written in STONE FOREVER!!
This week finds us at the north end of Stocking island, Exumas near George Town as we hike to the towering momument and leave a little something to be remembered by on the famou...
SPEARFISHING in the EXUMAS! How To Clean a SPINY LOBSTER!
This week we take you back to George Town, Exumas as Loren's brother Luke and his boyfriend Chase join us for fun and adventure aboard Cecilia for two weeks! We kick things off by inspecting all ...
THE FINAL DAY!! Arriving in ST. THOMAS after 700 MILES and FIVE DAYS!
We finally cruise into the USVI under cover of darkness, not knowing what we'll wake up to. En route, we show you more daily life, we battle fickel winds and anxieties over our dwindl...
DAY 4 of 700 Mile PASSAGE from EXUMAS to USVI APRIL 2020!
Today we inch ever closer to the USVI and the uncertainty of what restrictions may await us in St. Thomas regarding COVID-19. We experience some fun ocean swells, pass over the 26,000 foot deep P...
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DAY 2 of our 5 PART OCEAN PASSAGE SERIES!! 700 MILES to ST. THOMAS!
This week we eat up more miles en route to St. Thomas as we escape the growing cruiser restrictions of the Bahamas. Part 2 of our 5 part one-a-day series. Enjoy!! And be sure to SUBSC...
DAY ONE of 5 DAY OCEAN PASSAGE from EXUMAS to ST. THOMAS!
This week we bring you a 5 part series of LAST WEEK'S passage from Cat Island, Exumas to St. Thomas, USVI. In the uncertain waters of the COVID-19 crisis, we found ourselves feeling a bit anxious ...
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