Ever been in a storm? Yep, we have. Story Time!
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From Leopard 46 catamaran voyaging to a high-authority monohull reset. Join professional meteorologist Nick O'Kelly and content architect Megan O'Kelly as they manage their 2026 search for the ultimate offshore flagship in Spain.
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Back to the boat upgrades and weather stuff next time, but while we hide out from crazy winds in Pipe Creek in the Exumas, it got me thinking about a question we get from just about every non-sailor when they find out we cruise full time on a little boat: have you ever been in a storm?
Yes we have.
If you are interested in how this storm affected our cruise, Megan and I will sit down and talk about how this one experience changed everything for us and affects our sailing to this day.
I wrote this story shortly after it happened in 2003, and published it on Medium a few years ago. I thought it might be nice to record and share.
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Nick’s Books and Audiobooks:
Get Her on Board is about getting that significant other to buy into this cruising nonsense. People seem to like it. All proceeds go to our dog Sugar.
Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/B00CIE9I1I/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-006507&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_006507_rh_us
Book:
Live on the Margin is about making money on the go trading stocks and options. I co-wrote it with Pat Schulte of Bumfuzzle. People seem to like that one too. All proceeds donated to our boat.
Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/B00CMCGHPQ/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-006031&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_006031_rh_us
Book:
Audiobooks:
Bumfuzzle – Just out Looking for Pirates.
You know these guys, and now you know me, so have a listen.
https://www.audible.com/pd/B00CWJISRE/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-007114&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_007114_rh_us
Bound for Distant Seas, by James Baldwin
James is the real deal and this his story of adventure aboard a small, simple boat.
https://www.audible.com/pd/B015HQBDWU/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-043332&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_043332_rh_us
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