What happens when the forecasts don't come true? We find ourselves sailing in the middle of the Atlantic without really knowing what's ahead, and you guessed ...
Buckle up! As the Captain hires a car and whisks the First Mate off on his long-promised tour of Puerto Vallarta! The only tiny problem is, that with the ...
That blip comes on the radar. Is it a squall? Is it a boat? Most boats this far offshore have some type of AIS, not all, but many. So who is this mysterious ...
We sailed off the hook in Punta de Mita, Banderas Bay smoothly, only to get rudely overtaken by a fully-laden Hobie Cat... how embarrassing! But little did the ...
We have a MAJOR problem! While we try to fix one problem, another rears its head, and then another. If we can't fix it, we may need to TURN BACK? #sailing ...
After a super early 2am start, we complete our journey north arriving in the scenic Punta de Mita, Banderas Bay, Mexico! The water was clear and the the sand ...
Where did these STORMS come from? The water turns black as we battle roaring thunderstorms that push us at speeds over 10 knots. We ask ourselves, are we ...
We knew the route from Mexico to Panama would require a lot of motoring and that there was always a possibility we would have to divert course to get more ...
We set the spinnaker and really get our tiny home at sea rolling. We find a huge convergence zone filled with squalls, storms, and lightning. The weather ...
In this episode we sailed north from the beautiful, protected lagoon of Barra de Navidad, straight onto rough, confused seas as we tried to head north. ...
Do Kate's new seasickness meds work? How does the dog adjust to sailing? How is the boat set up differently for bluewater ocean passagemaking? What is it like ...
After dropping the anchor in the cruiser's paradise of Barra de Navidad, what better way to begin the stay than hailing the local French Bakery on VHF and ...
We sail away from St. Maarten, into the vast bluewater of the Atlantic Ocean as we begin the 2500 mile transatlantic journey to Horta, Azores. Sailing across ...
In this episode we sail to the gorgeous Melaque on Mexico's Pacific coast, dodging breaching humpback whales on the way! We explore the town and sample the ...
We take our tiny home bluewater sailing, offshore from Grenada to Sint Maarten. Kate deals with seasickness, Curtis makes coffee at 9 knots, and we deal with a ...
So you're going to the 2021 Annapolis Boat Show! We'd love to see you. Come on by, take a look at Talisman, and get the tour. Beers will be on us.
In this episode we check out the Pacific cruiser's paradise of Tenacatita, Mexico! We lifted the hook from next door bay The Aquarium, where we'd spent a week ...
We completed our daysail down into Bahia Tenacatita. After narrowly dodging the incoming shrimping fleet, the crew put in a few textbook gybes (just to prove ...
A real tornado in a populated place like Annapolis? Apparently (and actually) so! It was incredibly powerful, despite not being on the scale you'd see in the ...
We are hot and sweaty and can't wait to cool off with a cold one. We take Nora for her first sail on a monohull, assist a vessel with an engine down in a ...
Here, we had an impromptu opportunity to tour a quite new Dufour 430 sailboat that was currently being chartered but for sale by the owner. It’s a nice example ...
POP! After tons of swell and the puffs hitting us from the side, the dyneema just couldn't take any more. We also go hunting for our own dinner and Curtis and ...
This video captures our salty sail from Puerto Rico across the Caribbean Sea to Curacao. From sunny days filled with slaying fishing and lounging to stormy ...
After our sporty passage from St Thomas to Bermuda, it’s now time for the second half (unless we want to be stuck there). People might think we spend a lot ...