Desiree walks through her routine of arriving in a new port-- washing and stowing sails, rinsing the deck and metal fittings on Atticus, grocery shopping, doing laundry, filling up on water, diesel and gas, and meeting people along the way. Although arrivi...
After arriving in San Pedro, Belize we get our paperwork together and head ashore to check in with Immigration, Customs, and Health. We meet Maga Man, our boisterous cab driver, who shows us around town and gives us a somewhat vulgar lesson in Creol, the u...
With the brutal sail against the Yucatan current behind us we set sail for the Belizean Port of Entry of San Pedro. What we experience on the way could not be more different than our sail south. In this episode we enjoy the calm water, vibrant colors, and ...
We are finally cruising again!
After staying in Isla Mujeres for over a year, building a lifestyle that would allow us to financially sustain our adventures, we begin season 3 with the first leg our our Caribbean circumnavigation, sailing south from Mexi...
Our last day in Isla Mujeres is jam packed with last minute to-do's, lots of emotion, and plenty of self reflection. We talk about what it feels like to be on the cusp of starting to cruise again, the relief and pride we feel in having figured out how to f...
We finally get to the bottom of our engine overheating alarm by flushing the heat exchange with muriatic acid. Desiree does one last provisioning run and struggles to find a place for everything onboard. We take some final steps towards getting Atticus rea...
After hunkering down in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for over a year, we finally start to stow our tools and bust out our sailing gear to transform Atticus back into a cruising sailboat!
We sign up for the first annual Isla Cup Sailing Race to support a local no...
After living in Isla Mujeres for over a year to save up enough money to start cruising again, we FINALLY begin tackling some maintenance issues on Atticus so that we can set sail over the horizon.
Jordan replaces a shroud that was damaged when we dragged...
Jordan celebrates installing the hard dodger by getting a tattoo with Kika from Sailing Uma.
If you haven't seen our epic battle of the channels, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbEBBA36YSQ
We also install the hard top hand rails and...
A DIY step-by-step tutorial on how to build a hardtop for a boat.
After many hours of designing, fabricating, and spraying the hard dodger, we FINALLY install it on Atticus.
We also endure our first cold front in the anchorage with our new Mantus Marine...
After living at the dock (in exchange for work) in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for a little over a year, we are FINALLY ready to untie the lines and head to the anchorage to start prepping Atticus to cruise again.
We assemble our FX-23 Storm Anchor from Fortres...
A DIY step-by-step tutorial on how to build a hardtop for a boat.
Jordan continues to fabricate the hard dodger and gets it completely ready for painting. Desiree meanwhile works on the canvas window panels for the hard dodger using the skills she learned...
A DIY step-by-step tutorial on how to build a hardtop for a boat.
Refitting Atticus took us 3 long years, during which time it was difficult to decide what we absolutely needed on the boat before setting off to cruise!
We've always known we wanted to bui...
For Jordan's birthday, I surprise Jordan with a trip to Chichen Itza, because let's face it, nothing makes him happier than ruining my life! Jordan also wraps up the extension project he has been working on in Isla Mujeres just in time for us to take a cou...
While hunkering down in Isla Mujeres to build up our cruising kitty, we take advantage of a long weekend to explore some mayan ruins and cenotes in Coba.
Then we get right back to work in Isla Mujeres, where Jordan is working on a swim deck extension on ...
After working hard in Isla Mujeres to build up our cruising kitty, we take a long weekend vacation into the interior of the Yucatan to explore more cenotes and ruins.
We were both captivated by remote, quiet, and friendly Coba. We spent our first day hun...
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We finally saved up enough money to start cruising again! Wohoo! We worked our butts off doing anything from fiberglass, to painting, to sewing, and soci...
After getting back from our magical trip to Bahia de Ascension we get right back to work so we can make the money necessary to start cruising the Caribbean once again. Desiree finishes some sewing projects while Jordan begins work on an extension to a 58' ...
Get your war paint on! It's time for an Epic battle of the channels!
We gathered your challenge ideas, threw in some of our own, and went to town in Isla Mujeres with Dan and Kika from Sailing Uma.
Special thanks to those of you who submitted challenge...
After living in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for almost half a year while working hard to beef up our cruising kitty, we sort of forgot what it felt like to cruise! This trip to Bahia de Ascensión (Mexico) helped remind us about the ups and downs of cruising and ...
After exploring much of Bahia de Ascension (Mexico) and the nearby remote fishing village of Punta Allen we get lost in an extensive mangrove maze that wound its way into a large lagoon. After finding our way back to Atticus we decide to move the boat to a...
In this episode we stumble upon some gorgeous reef, talk about our weather fax setup, and finally we set out to explore remote and quiet Punta Allen on foot.
One of our favorite aspects of cruising is the ability to access places that are difficult to re...
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The first question we get after telling anyone about our plans to sail Atticus around the world is always "what about storms"? Before we actually started...
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The first question we get after telling anyone about our plans to sail Atticus around the world is always "what about storms"? Before we actually started...
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