We make our final push sailing into St. Thomas US Virgin Islands during a squally night. We have some special visitors, but first, we catch up on some boat work, fixing some not so fun problems. We visit St. John USVI for some fun with friends and do some ...
The Thorny Path...no way! We send it downwind in a gale to attempt to sail nonstop from Eleuthera Bahamas to St. Thomas USVI. We go from foul weather gear to bathing suits, again! This isn't the way the books say to cruise, but we think we found a better w...
Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays to all our friends around the world. We hope you enjoy our take on Christmas Music, the classic Jingle Bells. We go underwater to explore the reefs of Carriacou on Christmas Eve. We are looking for sharks and rays. We found th...
Sailing the blue waters of Eleuthera, we party with the locals, find an uncharted blue hole, free dive with sharks, and find a problem with our engine we must fix before we can continue on our voyage through the Bahamas and on to the Caribbean.
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After thousands of sailing miles, we finally get to experience crystal clear water and the beaches of the Bahamas. We get hot exploring Eleuthera and then cool off by getting wet & salty at the Queen's Bath and Glass Window.
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We try to outrun a storm by sailing 200 miles in 24 hours. Can we make it? The weather window is about to slam shut...HARD!!!! We sail from Miami, across the gulf stream again, towards Eleuthera, in the Bahamas to spend Christmas in the Caribbean.
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We explored the wreck of MV Hema, a cargo ship sunk in 100’ of water off of the south side of Grenada.
We headed to Shark Reef for a lionfish hunt after the wreck dive. Lionfish are an invasive species which harm the local reef.
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We face a hard decision after we worked so hard to get to paradise. Do we turn around and sail back to the USA? We find there are some surprises in store for us.
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We finish our sail across the gulf stream, through the Bermuda Triangle, and to the warm and clear water of the Bahamas!
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After a major refit, we set sail on a dark, rainy, and cold evening from Annapolis with the Goal of being in the Bahamas for Thanksgiving. We don't make it in one shot and detour to Cape Fear, North Carolina, before heading out to sea again to rip through ...
We put our boat back together!!! We are almost ready to go sailing. It is November and we need to get south. Will we get back in the water and put the sails on in time to get to the Bahamas?
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The rudder comes out!!! We drink champagne from a 100 year old trophy and do major boat surgery!
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We backroll into another drifting reef dive along with our new friends from Sailing Catamaran Mana and ScubaTech.
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Sailing from NYC to Annapolis for the Sailboat Show plus hauling out for DIY boat work.
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We cruise through Long Island Sound, the East River, and Hell Gate on our sailboat. We pass by Manhattan and New York City for a bucket list sail past the Statue of Liberty and out to the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Sailing Sweet Ruca crew is jumping in the water again, this time freediving with their friends on board SV Dragonfly.
Join Curtis and Ryan as they adventure in Dragonfly’s Ladybug tender to explore some reefs near one of our favorite secret anchora...
The Veronica L is a 40 meter (120’) freighter that is sunk off of St. George’s and Port Louis, Grenada. She lies upright on the rocky bottom in approximately 16 meters (50’) of warm water. The sunken cargo ship’s hold is now empty, but the topsides...
We sail in heavy weather, setting a new speed record. Kate quits her job and goes all-in on the sailing lifestyle!
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We hit the water again with ScubaTech, based in Prickley Bay, Grenada. Today Mark from Sailing Catamaran MANA was with us as well. Both Kate and Mark were doing their final dives for their advanced certification.
The MV Shakem sits in about 100 feet of w...
In this episode we pass a catamaran while sailing offshore with our monohull, sail with Humpback Whales, and explore Provincetown and Nantucket off of Cape Cod.
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In this episode, it is September in Maine and it seems like it gets colder by the day. It is time for us to start heading south, toward the crystal clear blue water, white sand, and palm trees of the Caribbean. First, we have to hide out from the remnants ...
We dive Rainbow Reef and the Northwind Tug on the west end of St. Croix, USVI. We dropped into the crystal clear blue waters off the stern of our 46' Sailboat "Sweet Ruca" to explore the waters around St. Croix.
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Shark Reef is off the south side of Grenada. The fast-moving Atlantic ocean current rips through here, but also provides the food for this amazing reef ecosystem. This is some of the best coral and reef life we have seen so far in the Caribbean!
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Just before the Covid-19 lockdown in BVI we had the unique chance to be the only people at the wreck of the RMS Rhone. Normally there are dozens of dive and charter boats here with hundreds of people in the water. We got to experience it like no other. Che...
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