Sailing in FOREIGN COUNTRIES always comes with DIFFICULT SURPRISES, often very UNEXPECTED. When we're blind-sided by a pretty big issue and no solution in ...

BUYING a CATAMARAN while also SELLING a MONOHULL, both in a FOREIGN COUNTRY is a daunting task. Being IN CONTRACT with this particular boat seemed like a ...

Maybe BIGGER ISN'T BETTER? The LITTLE SISTER of the AMAZING Leopard 48 really packs a PUNCH and delivers TONS of features in a AFFORDABLY COMPACT cat. But are ...

Will it SINK?! Will it DISMAST?! Will it CRUMBLE to DUST?! WHO CARES, just look at ALL THIS SPACE!! Okay, so the BULKHEAD issue has been THOROUGHLY covered. ...

Our CATAMARAN SEARCH is in FULL GEAR and we're working hard to prepare OUR BOAT FOR SALE as well. It's a TON of stress just like ANY BIG MOVE or LIFE CHANGE. ...

CECILIA is FOR SALE! And we're on the hunt for a USED CATAMARAN! But how on EARTH do we DO THIS while living aboard in the CARIBBEAN? As we take the first ...

We're SAD to announce...CECILIA is FOR SALE! But even though it will BREAK our HEARTS to watch Cecilia go, CHANGE is GOOD and BIG CHANGES are taking place for ...

Sometimes you can TELL you're being SEDUCED...but when it's by an EXOTIC BEAUTY like this, why would you RESIST?! LOL. We've had our sights on MARTINIQUE ...

It's our LONGEST PASSAGE in a while, and it shapes up to be GRUELING. We've done this enough to know to EXPECT the UNEXPECTED, but we also know there are a ...

It's NO SECRET that boat life can be CHALLENGING. Sometimes the little difficulties STACK UP in a short period. But it's also filled with AMAZING MOMENTS ...

Sometimes THIS LIFE IS AMAZING. We find ourselves among BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS with INCREDIBLE SAILING and STIMULATING SIGHTS. And we also know it all like the ...

We start to wonder if we've RIPPED OUR BOAT APART for NOTHING. This NAGGING ISSUE has been an EYESORE for the ENTIRE TIME we've owned our boat. But we had NO ...

It's one of MANY sailors' NIGHTMARES. You're in a FOREIGN COUNTRY and not only does your BOAT GO MISSING, but your FAMILY AS WELL. Lots of scenarios jockey ...

Our BEST memories DESTROYED. We're NOT ALLOWED on this island, but it means TOO MUCH to us not to GO ANYWAY. It's been 8 LONG YEARS since we last saw this ...

Are you SICK of the COLD and SNOW? Or just having no access to a BOAT? We're here to help. :-). You see, we're in the BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS with no plans ...

No place we've sailed has had such SPECIAL MEANING as the one were about to sail to. It's where we we MARRIED 8 years ago and for over 2 years we've been ...

Cruising the CARIBBEAN has lots of UPS and DOWNS, sometimes ALL AT ONCE! As we make headway with some recent BOAT ISSUES, we maybe get a little cocky. What ...

Over a YEAR ago, our GENERATOR became a $15,000 PAPERWEIGHT. Now, tons of STRESS and WAY too many $$$ later, the saga finally concludes. The difficult ...

We've had WEEKS of random DIFFICULTIES followed by some BAD LUCK, all of which have ADDED to already growing EXPENSES. These things happen to everyone, and ...

Things can get DICEY when anchoring next to MEGA YACHTS and CRUISE SHIPS. But it's NOT always PRISTINE anchorages and remote, desolate BEACHES that define the ...

2 PRIMARY ASPECTS make this life enjoyable. And BOTH things FEED each other to keep this crazy life working. Without ONE, the other suffers and vice versa. ...

SAILING PURISTS often look at CRUISING with a slight air of DISDAIN, especially when that cruising involves MOTORING. How much motoring is too much? When do ...

As humans we're often GUILTY of TAKING LIFE FOR GRANTED. Even though we live this life to escape that cycle, it still gets its grips on us sometimes. But ...

After our CIRCUMNAVIGATION of PUERTO RICO, we realized a LOT of our favorite memories never made the cut. But WE still thought you might want a look at them. ...