The day has finally come to pull our masts, and we’ve got a LOT of work to do to get Atticus ready. We remove the main and mizzen sails and booms and loosen up ...
Bocas Marina is hosting a Christmas Boat Light Parade and competition in Bocas Del Toro, Panama and we’re in it to win it! We have two days to design and ...
Sailing around the world has it's drawbacks, like being far away from home during the holidays, but it also opens doors to unique experiences that we couldn't ...
Holiday Wish LIst: https://amzn.to/2sJAMhn Sometimes refitting a boat can take waaaay more time and energy than we ever could have planned for. In our minds ...
PROJECT ATTICUS HOLIDAY WISH LIST: https://amzn.to/2sJAMhn Sailing around the world can be tedious, exhausting, and downright scary. We do it all in search of ...
You don’t need a lot of money to sail around the world. All it really takes is a lot of hard work. But does that mean working long hours with no days off? Or ...
You definitely don’t need an engine to sail around the world. We made the decision early on to have a reliable, bullet proof engine because we believe it opens ...
We absolutely love getting off the beaten path, exploring remote islands, and living off the sea. It’s our favorite aspect of the sailing lifestyle. But in ...
Having lived on a 30 foot sailboat for 5 years without hot water, an indoor shower, air conditioning or even headroom for Jordan, we normally aren’t aware of ...
We're at the Annapolis Sailboat Show this year!! Living a life on the water with minimal comforts and extreme challenges might sound unappealing to the ...
We used to think our biggest challenges while sailing around the world would be storms, big waves, and strong winds. But sailing is only half the battle; the ...
Since we bought Atticus, we've dreamed of sailing to Panama to transit the Panama Canal and cross the Pacific. We've come a long way since our first fiberglass ...
How does the sailing lifestyle force us to get to know the places we visit? From visa runs, to finding fresh water, to figuring out how to fill up our diesel ...
We’ve known for a long time that the most dangerous waters for piracy in the Caribbean are through the Nicaraguan banks. Every year we hear accounts of yachts ...
It takes a lot of flexibility and strategic planning to sail the world on a budget. In this episode we decide where to do the boat projects that we need to ...
What does it take to sail the world without a lot of money? In this episode we meet another cruising couple, Davy and Erica, who, like us, have had to figure ...
We're flying to the USA in October to guest speak at Cruiser's University and to attend the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, and we'd LOVE TO MEET ...
We experience culture shock when we arrive in Grand Cayman after having spent a month sailing and exploring remote Cuba. Jordan busts his head open and Desiree ...
We arrive in Cayo Largo and discover that finding convenient and affordable drinking water, groceries, and internet access isn’t going to be as easy as we ...
While sailing Cuba’s Southern coast, we haven’t been able to provision for over a month! Our fridge is almost empty, so we decide to take the difficult route ...
After sailing east for 2 weeks along the Southern Coast of Cuba, we finally arrive at Cayo Campos, the coolest freaking island in Southern Cuba. Jordan ...
After sailing east along the South Coast of Cuba for 2 long and difficult weeks, we are finally two days and 1 sketchy pass away from arriving in the most ...
After sailing a week along the Southern Coast of Cuba, we start to run low on water. Because Cuban maritime law prohibits sailors from entering most coastal ...
After spending a couple pleasant days anchored at a remote lagoon in the south coast of Cuba we get a weather report and discover that a cold front is on it’s ...