The Windward Passage - Talking Trash [🎥28🇯🇲]

This is Part 2 of our Windward Passage video – Happy Earth Day all! After seeing up to 44 knots in our previous video, the wind all but died as we sailed behind Haiti. Another change was the significant amount of trash we started seeing in the water, which culminated into a huge mess once we reached Jamaica. What to do?!?!?!

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ABOUT US: Welcome aboard. We are a family of five sailing around the world on our “dream boat,” a performance catamaran named “Archer.”

Ten years ago, before kids, we sailed a Lagoon 380 named “Honeymoon” halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences with family and friends via YouTube, and by happenstance created one of the first sailing channels. But more than anything, we realized what an incredible experience that first trip was and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids.

We want to share with them the importance of taking time to be with family. To show them a world outside of the one they grew up in. We want them to appreciate how lucky we are to experience (and to care for) the natural beauty of this world. But mostly we want to spend time with our kids during these formative years and create lasting memories as a family. That’s why we are sharing our videos weekly – thanks for watching!

OUR BOAT is a Ferrari red Outremer 51 performance cruising catamaran. We chose this boat as it has been specifically designed for the purpose of bluewater sailing. It was designed and built to withstand the stress of sailing multiple times around the world safely and in comfort. It’s also a speed demon, which is important when you want to cover large distances of water before the weather changes. Lastly, it’s backed by the manufacturer with outstanding customer service and aftermarket support, so we believe she will hold her value well. And, she’s nice on the eyes too.

OUR ROUTE has taken us from the Boston/Cape Cod area of the United States down to the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal and to French Polynesia. We had a mooring break on us in Bora Bora, and after a lengthy repair we are now in New Zealand. We hoped to sail to Southeast Asia in 2020, but now all plans are up in the air.

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