What happens when the navigational maps and charts and cruising guides do not match? Which one is right? Which one is wrong? And, most importantly, which one ...

After St. Vincent, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) moves on to St. Lucia, which looks a lot like St. Vincent, but neater and tidier. We moored in 5 ...

It's about time to say goodbye, but before that I have to do a couple of things. One fish out a camera I dropped to the bottom of the marina, and it's deep. ...

Day five of sailing offshore to Greenland and everyone has settled into a rhythm. Like a pendulum, Paragon rolls from side to side as she moves forward in ...

Carnaval is finally over and I have another friend come to visit me and Galopin. Laura from Marina Lanzarote. She came to stay a few days before sailing a ...

More Cranaval... yes! In my opinion you don't do things half way, you go all the way. So I close Carnaval de Santa Cruz and enjoy weeping for the burning of ...

After few days in Beautiful Bequia, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) moves on to Mustique, an idyllic gateway owned by Mustique Company. The island is ...

Can you do an oil change on your boat? How about an oil change underway, offshore with the possibility of a storm looming? A line of foreboding clouds spurs us ...

After Canouan, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) moves on to Bequia, the largest of the Grenadines islands and well set up for tourists. We moor in Port ...

Is it the best Carnaval in the world? The locals think so. As for me I think it's insanely fabulous. Everyone participates and gets dressed up in costume. The ...

Drake is cooking up a great chicken caesar wrap for lunch. Now should he use romaine or...ICEBERG! Our entire sail to Greenland we have been anticipating ...

Carnaval is about to begin! But before that you'll be introduced to boat hitchhikers. There are many who come by your boat asking if you'd like to take them ...

After 5 days in the wilderness of Tobago Cays, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) moves on to Canouan Island. We stop in Glossy Bay and explore the island for ...

After 3 days in Tobago Cays Marin Park, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) moves on to Mayreau, the last island of the Tobago Cays. Our visit to Mayreau was ...

After Petit St.Vincent, s/v Cloudy Bay spent 5 days in Tobago Cays Marine Park, which is a cluster of 5 tiny, uninhabited, cays, collectively sheltered from ...

After completing various odd jobs in Isla Mujeres, we decide to hunker down for a season to continue to make money. We quickly settle into a sedentary ...

After 2 days in Union Island (St. Vincent & the Grenadines), s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) moves 1nm east to Palm Island, a private all-inclusive ...

After 5 days in Carriacou, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) moves on to Union Island, first of the St.Vincent & the Grenadines islands. We pick up a ...

Yes it does snow in the Canaries! And this year was exceptional as the snow fall was in lower altitudes and abundant. My friend Saray came to visit for a few ...

It's the first day on the water in our journey to Greenland and Paragon has lost sight of shore. The first night is a bit rough as everyone gets used to being ...

Why do people come to the Canaries? My brother came with his girlfriend to visit me and Galopin. The conquistadors came and conquered. Pipo and Eleonore to ...

We have spent years preparing for this moment...PUSHING OFF FOR GREENLAND! The boat is in better shape than she's ever been and the crew is as prepared as they ...

During the 19 days spent in Grenada, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) crew took two days to explore the Spice Island by car. We drove along the east, north ...

After a week in Barbados, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) spent little more than two weeks exploring and cruising Grenada, 2-20 Feb 2018. Dramatic upwind ...