We tackle a bunch of small projects on the boat and get on each other's nerves in the meantime, but don't worry, we work it all out ;)

We're back at Tarka after aa much needed mental break in Hawaii. It's a cold return to North Carolina, though, and we were totally unprepared....what's new? ...

This is a little different of an episode, but we hope you like it!! Our podcast on the 14 things your boat needs to be ready for an ocean passage was a popular ...

This week we have a mechanic come and do some tests on the old Perkins motor we have. This is a big deal as what he says will determine if we are going to ...

We are making our way North and as we do we run into something we've never seen before, a submarine!!! We narrowly miss one as they call them "warships" and we ...

We take off from Vero Beach with some old friends you all know and head to South Carolina. This means a 2 night, 3 day passage which are the worst as it ...

We attempt to leave Vero Beach but as we approach the fuel dock a horrible sound comes out of the engine room. When we take a look we find the prop shaft has ...

Take a tour of our sailboat! Last week we showed you all the work that went into making our 41 foot sailboat a home so now we're gonna show you the finished ...

We are in Vero Beach and we take some time to make some interior upgrades to Tarka. Since we plan on keeping her for a long time, we want to make her a home! ...

We have a really great day hanging out at Elliott Key outside of Miami but as we move North storms roll in. We all get his with a 47 knot squall right over ...

We're over at our friend's boat when a storm hits and our dinghy's line snaps. The problem was, all other dinghies weren't functioning. We all had to act fast. ...

It's a rush job, but Spencer and our friend Brad start at 9pm and 7 hours later, at 4am, the rear main seal is replaced in our Perkins 4108. It took a lot! ...

We're sailing Little Chicken today, Baby Beluga's boat! We sail out to a reef in the Florida Keys and dawn our tanks and jump in right from the sailboat! It's ...

Our motor is still not starting but a couple of Fries reach out and offer to help and offer us a stay at their dock in Key Largo! On top of all that, Shelby ...

We wake up early to try and get the motor running before some weather moves in. When we can't get her going, we decide it's smarter to use the dinghy to power ...

We get stateside and after an additional 7 days in quarantine Tarka seems so relived that she lets herself go completely. Everything breaks as we are sailing ...

Things tighten up in Belize and officials start to approach cruisers and tell them to get off their boats and get a hotel room. We decide this is the time to ...

We're still traveling with our buddy boats; Whipper Snapper and Livin Life. There's a calm day so we decide to mix things up and swap everyone's boats around! ...

We have a lot of drama this week when we get way too close to a reef and then our dripless shaft seal starts to drip....and then full on leak! We scramble to ...

When you are sailing in remote locations the last thing you want is something major to go wrong. We are traveling with a buddy boat that just such a thing ...

We’ve been sailing for 9 years now but there’s always those times that make you feel like you just don’t have a clue what you’re doing. Our sail in Southern ...

With borders closing, we try and make it to Belize. This means we have to check out of Guatemala and hope they don't close both borders while we sail to ...

We are back at the boat after 5 weeks! We come across a very surprising thing in the yard and we tackle a few cleaning projects before we get put in the water. ...

We take a break from the boat and head inland to Antigua! It's a colonial mountain town that hosts a LOT of nut salesmen! I know, weird! We also let you know ...