As we get closer to splash day, it is time to finish up the smaller projects that took a backseat to the massive osmosis project of the last two months.
For Sun and Stars
Part 2 of the 2 part series on how our four day "just a bit of sanding" turned into a four week saga of osmotic blister management.
Part 1 of the 2 on how our four day "just a bit of sanding and throwing on some new antifoul paint" turned into a four week saga of osmotic blister management.
As the never ending sanding continues, we try to tackle some other projects to get some progress made on the to do list.
With the sailing itch back in our hearts, we leave the comfort of home, family and summer barbeques for the ridiculous heat of Georgia and boat work.
After our long medical mystery is now solved, we get back on the road to our home, Turtle. Once we reach Turtle we have a few surprises..
After months of chasing a little bump in the neck all around the Bahamas, we finally have our answer. It isn't what we wanted to hear.
Going back to the US so soon was never in the cards. But alas, the universe had other plans for us.
Just as start to enjoy our time in Long Island, we are confronted with two huge problems. We start to re-think our entire sailing plan.
What is your idea of a perfect day? Well for us, it is sailing our boat the entire day with fair winds and following seas...
We finally reach the Exumas! After anchoring up, we become trendsetters as a ton of other boats anchor up all around us in our first spot.
Our Turtle is a 40 foot 1993 Caliber who has had 7 owners before us and has even been salvaged once. Join our adventure as we travel the world!
Unfortunately we discover an issue with our windlass that will have to be fixed. We make final decisions about our plans for the next week and head on out.
We start our install of the Seawater Pro Watermaker which would desalinate the ocean water and provide us with drinking water and allowing us to be independent.
We get to explore the wonderful town of Green Turtle Cay with our friends and just like that, we lose our friends to their own adventures...
We visit Allen Pensacola cay where Turtle leaves her mark for the first time and Munjack Cay where we husk coconuts for the first time!
This is it. Our big jump. We cross the gulf stream on the last possible day of the weather window and are welcomed by beauty, warmth, sunshine and BUGS!
Lake worth also signifies the final chapter in our first sailing season. It is the place where we start to prepare for our first international trip as sailors.
We enjoy a wonderful few days at Cumberland island in Georgia, right at the border before Florida. We take one of the best hikes we've ever taken.
After sailing the boat into the wind for hours and starting to feel a bad de ja vu, we made a hard decision. We cut our sail short and jumped off the ocean..
After having an incredible birthday with friends and family and our brand NEW cushions in place, we set out for Montauk.
It felt like forever ago that we left to go get our own sailboat, thinking we'd be bringing her back in a month, two tops.
When we learned to sail on Husdon River in NYC during COVID, we missed out on all the ramp up most people do before buying their own 40 foot boat.
After our "half splash" last week, it felt that we'd never get into the water. But instead of getting down about it, we got into more boat projects.