Cruising FULL TIME entails lots of factors and TONS of DECISIONS that dictate our DAILY MOVES. But there's one VERY complicated factor that is and OBSESSION with all cruising sailors. And that's weather. Not just the big stuff...sure we fret about hurri...
Our SMALL FAMILY has been sailing FULL TIME in the CARIBBEAN for 2 YEARS now. After hurricane season in PUERTO RICO, it's time to move EAST for ROUND TWO! We show you what it's like to sail the islands as a FAMILY aboard a SMALL BOAT as we make our way t...
After THREE MONTHS of marina life, travels home, and the ANNAPOLIS BOAT SHOW, it's finally time for us to leave the CUSHY COMFORTS of marina life. But after so much time, have we gone a bit soft? We've had a lot of time to contemplate the difficulties of...
Not being able to go HOME for 2 YEARS has TAKEN a TOLL. Now it's time for a whirlwind visit to the states including OLD FRIENDS, FAMILY, and all our favorite things from the old LAND LIFE. But as we travel to ANNAPOLIS to take part in the new YOUTUBE BOOT...
Creative people have a NEED to SHARE. When we set off to SAIL the WORLD, we wanted to "bring along" our friends and families. Thus, YOUTUBE. This is an ARTISTIC venture for us, one in many we've both pursued in our lives. And as artistic types, the sha...
It's been a LONG TWO YEARS at times, and we're finding ourselves WORN DOWN and a little weary of the demands of this crazy life. Can a couple months in a marina help us to hit the RESET button and get us mentally prepared for the next leg of our journey? ...
As a BATTERY threatens to EXPLODE and TWO TROPICAL STORMS approach our marina in PUERTO RICO, we start to ponder the LUCKY vs. GOOD proposition. We try our best to be "good" - to make good decisions, prepare, sail conservatively, etc., knowing we don't al...
We're usually about LESS RULES in this lifestyle, but there's ONE we really try to stick to. But as we RUSH around the NORTHERN COAST of Puerto Rico, in and out of AMAZING anchorages and towns to make it to our HURRICANE SEASON safe haven, we find ourselv...
Sailing the UNBEATEN Path AND the WRONG WAY during hurricane season means we're truly ALONE out here much of the time. And some of our destinations have little to no information for us to go on. But we strike just the same and make as good of decisions a...
COME SEE US in the YOUTUBE CREATORS BOOTH! We'll be MEETING and GREETING for at least an hour every day. We're on our way now to the big show and can't wait to meet anyone attending as well as all our fellow Youtubers. OUR SCHEDULE for the Youtube booth...
REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK. After 2 1/2 years OFF the GRID, we find ourselves immersed in CROWDS and CITY LIFE for the first time since the onset of THE GLOBAL CRISIS whose NAME SHALL NOT BE SPOKEN. And while enjoying all the amenities that SAN JUAN has to of...
Sailing the daunting NORTH COAST of PUERTO RICO en route to SAN JUAN (our favorite Caribbean city as it turns out) we think back to our ORIGINAL plans for our sailing life. We intended to move to the east coast of PR and sail our former boat, LAYLA, here,...
He used To SING for a LIVING...now it's for our FRIENDS! THIS MEANS YOU! This is our 2ND ANNUAL (though not limited to) DECK CONCERT, with Captain ERIC DOVE. LIVE from the serene waters and crystal blue skies of PUERTO REAL, PUERTO RICO. Join us for an...
He used To SING for a LIVING...now it's for our FRIENDS! THIS MEANS YOU! This is our 2ND ANNUAL (though not limited to) DECK CONCERT, with Captain ERIC DOVE. LIVE from the serene waters and crystal blue skies of PUERTO REAL, PUERTO RICO. Join us for an...
Well, we're in AMAZING PUERTO RICO. We haven't been to the US in OVER 2 YEARS, but now it's starting to feel like WE'RE BACK! Puerto Rico has a hugely diverse landscape and culture, so it's easy to forget sometimes that it's part of the United States. A...
Even though sometimes SIMPLE THINGS are NOT SO SIMPLE, we do our best to EMBRACE the simple life....and USUALLY succeed. This week we celebrate the Captain's birthday in perfect simple sailing life style - lots of wing foil time in a perfect anchorage, a ...
So we're IN the HURRICANE ZONE this season and after ONE DAY in CULEBRA, our decision is already being tested with TROPICAL STORM ELSA. We think we have a plan in order, but Elsa causes us to scramble, eventually running and hiding in the tropical paradis...
This year we're NOT heading to GRENADA. Instead we're pointed to PUERTO RICO, which is of course very much in the HURRICANE BELT. WHY? you may ask? Well, we know IT'S A RISK. but it's a calculated one and we definitely have our reasons. This week we ex...
We discover a FLOATING TREASURE! But FINDERS KEEPERS is NOT the way in the cruising world. We believe BOAT KARMA is a real thing...or at least it's nice to think it is. Out here so many things can go wrong on a regular basis...sometimes all we cruisers ...
Life is full of DETOURS and sailing life even more so. Some are as small as getting lost walking to a destination, others are as big as changing the entire course of your journey. Learning how to navigate these detours is the SECRET to a happy life aboar...
FORCED TO LEAVE OUR MARINA, we are now ANCHORED OUT with TROPICAL STORM GRACE barreling our way. This is a real time update recorded today, Aug. 15, 2021. Look for our next episode this coming Tuesday. Enjoy!! And be sure to SUBSCRIBE for WEEKLY CONTEN...
Our LAP THROUGH the CARIBBEAN has included some STRESS and LOT of JOY and FRIENDSHIP. As we make our way back to the "FINISH LINE" of the USVI - where it felt like our Caribbean cruise really began, we have an opportunity to reflect on our journey...and t...
It's NOT THAT SIMPLE anymore. With OUTBREAKS still taking hold among the UNVACCINATED on the islands, traveling between islands is still very complicated. But the vaccines ARE HERE. We just have to figure out how to get one as complete foreigners most ev...
EVERY Boat Expense IN DETAIL after 2 FULL YEARS of CARIBBEAN CRUISING. Since leaving the US, we've definitely had our share of issues, maintenance and upgrades. Once we hit Antigua and St. Martin (right about the 2 year mark for us), we suddenly had acce...
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