In this episode we enjoy some beautiful downtime on Stuart Island in the San Juans: hiking in the woods, paddle boarding over kelp forests, and watching the ...

What a day this was!! Come join us a warm, sunny evening downwind sail that turns from good to great when we hang out with a pod of orca on our way to Stuart ...

We are in beautiful Roche Harbor on San Juan Island and decide to go on a bit of an adventure and try something neither of us have done before! We might have ...

Sailing Life Caught at Mermaid Reef - Ep 124 It takes two days and nights to sail from Dampier to the pristine coral atolls called The Rowley Shoals. There ...

Come along with us as we sail the circumference of San Juan Island in pursuit of seeing whales!! We are determined to find ourselves some wildlife so we take ...

Its almost summertime in the San Juan Islands! Join us as we enjoy a day on the hook and explore town, grab provisions, hunt down wifi, and make dinner as the ...

In this episode we spend a week in a marina tackling projects to get viā ready to head off shore. We measure our standing rigging and take on a risky little ...

In this episode we go through Deception Pass: a place known for its white water tidal rips that can become severely dangerous in certain conditions. We do our ...

In this episode we pass through an active naval torpedo range (?!), navigate a shallow channel on Whidbey Island during an extra low tide and almost run ...

We tackle a few firsts! We finally cross the Straight of Juan de Fuca and look out on the path to the Pacific that we will be taking in just a few short ...

The day our son stopped breathing SO scary Ep 118 We have visited the four furthest points on the compass of Australia's mainland. A small achievement for us ...

In this episode we spend the spring heat wave in gorgeous Watmough Bay on Lopez Island. We hang the hammock, go for a hike, paddle board around the shallows, ...

Tides, currents, and winds, oh my! In this episode, we get a taste for the good and bad sides of sailing this part of the world: we have to navigate a big ...

In this episode we come face to face with an unexpected patch of SPICY conditions: a strong rip tide moving against 25+ knots of wind that creates some big, ...

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Sailing Zatara assist emotional reunion between mother and teenage son separated by covid 19. Separated by the covid 19 pandemic travel restrictions, I have ...

Dinghy disappears from the back of our boat - Sailing life Ep 110 This weeks action takes place at Airlie Beach, gateway to the Whitsundays. It's a great ...

In this episode we explore gorgeous East Sound, spot Oprah’s digs on Orcas Island, have ourselves a perfect downwind sail (we passed Oprah's house!), update ...

WHAT?! SAILING BOAT STUCK IN CORAL WITH NO WAY OUT! Ep 109 Can you trust your charts to take you to a safe anchorage? We sailed in to Driftwood Bay, Hamilton ...

In this episode, we learn some important lessons about our boat, we discover bioluminescence in a VERY surprising place, and we make some mistakes. Oops.

In this episode we sail to and explore stunning Sucia Island, celebrate 13 years together, and get a surprise visit from the U.S. Coast Guard!

We finally leave the marina and begin our life as full time cruisers, and it doesn't go quiiiiite to plan. Come along with us as we spend our first few nights ...

We finally make the move from our house and to living full-time on our boat, and in the first 12 hours we have the rug pulled out from underneath us. This ...

Live sailing roundup Ep 102 After a long and drawn out process taking nearly three years filled with doubt and anxiety about whether or not to take the plunge ...